Recycling Technologies has been formed to commercialise the development of the plastic recycling technique developed originally by the University of Warwick.
The Team
Adrian Griffiths [MD] has extensive commercial and technical experience in many manufacturing sectors. He is an engineering graduate from Imperial and has many year experience advising engineering enterprises to achieve greater business success.
David Ashcroft [FD] has managed large corporate companies up to Group Chief Executive level. Qualified as an Engineer and trained in economics, David spent his early years as a financial analyst. After experience in the automotive, construction and retail sectors, he joined a major European bank to oversee the rationalisation of its industrial and commercial subsidiaries. David currently brings this wealth of experience to the aide of SMEs. He is: a director of Krystal Services providing advice for companies on Corporate Strategy and Investment; Chairman – Wroxall Investor Group; Chairman – Minerva Investors Group; Director – Cavendish Management Resources; Chief Executive – Cavendish Business Lifeline.
Advisors and Research Partners
Professor Jonathan Seville is Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of Surrey. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering from the Universities of Cambridge and Surrey and has held visiting appointments at the University of British Columbia and the Technical University of Denmark. He is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. Before moving to Surrey, he was Dean of Engineering at the University of Warwick and for 10 years the head of Chemical Engineering at the University of Birmingham.
Dr Gary Leeke PhD is a Chemical Engineer with experience in gasification and pyrolysis technologies. He is interested in the development of processes that are more efficient and sustainable, and that lead to new and improved products. These products are focussed on performance polymers, energy and commodity chemicals from resource efficient feedstocks that are either derived from waste or minimise waste. He has published over 100 papers and sits on the editorial board of the Renewable Energy journal.
dr.ir. Stefan Bon is an associate professor in the department of Chemistry at the University of Warwick. He was appointed as Unilever Lecturer in Polymer Chemistry at the University of Warwick in January 2001. Current research focusses on the design of assembled supracolloidal structures and the synthesis of their colloidal and macromolecular building blocks through combination of polymer chemistry, colloid science, soft matter physics, and chemical engineering.Stefan is a Fellow of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), a board member of the UK Polymer Colloids Forum (UKPCF), and an invited member and current vice-chair of the International Polymer Colloids Group (IPCG).
Former Advisors
Prof Jan Baeyens, seen here along side one of the rigs used to develop the process, is a Visiting Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Warwick where he lectures on process design, sustainable development and renewable energy. He has contributed to over 250 publications in international and national journals, is co-author/editor of 14 books and a regular speaker at international congresses.
