Meet The Team

Simon Rothwell LL.B (Hons) MBA : CEO

Simon started his early career as a British Police Officer for 7 years before moving into business. He has a background in PPE and CBRN particularly in the decontamination shower system and emergency shelter/structure area. Simon is passionate about improving the experience of the bereaved and assisting those that deal with the deceased through the use of technology and innovation. He is also committed to ensuring that the company provides outstanding support to both customers and distributors. Simon is also active within the wider entrepreneurship area and has advised new start-ups on sales and marketing at Cranfield Business School, acted as Publishing Editor for the Senate Hall Strategic Management Journal and also sat on the assessment panel for the UK'S Entrepreneur Of The Year award at Cranfield Business School.

Steve Huggins : Commercial Director

Steve brings a wealth of experience across various fields including PPE, CBRN and mass fatality. During the preparation to the London 2012 Olympics Steve worked alongside many organisations such as the Red Cross and NHS London designing and advising on rapid deployment emergency shelters and mass decontamination shower systems. Steve has worked closely with many governments, emergency services, hospitals, hospices and funeral directors in the implementation of Flexmort mortuary products around the world. Steve is very customer focused and has been key to driving growth within both the UK and overseas customers.
Contact: Steve.Huggins@roftek.com

John Sullivan Bsc.Dip.Comp : Technical Director

John began his electronics career as a TV engineer moving onto Lucas Aerospace and then serving 15 years in the Royal Air Force. During his time in the Air Force John worked on the Tornado GR1 aircraft at TTTE Cottesmore supporting the radar systems. John trained for 18mnths working on High Powered transmitters and receiver equipment serving 12 years supporting systems in the UK, Falklands, Ascension Islands and Cyprus plus a 4 month deployment under operation haven during the Iraq conflict. John received two medals during his time in the Air force and left in 2000 to follow a career path in Semiconductors after completing 10 years with the Open University working on Computing, Physics and Music Diplomas plus an Open Bachelors Degree in Science. John spent 8 years running and maintaining a German company supporting the Semiconductor industry with both sales and technical onsite support for metrology, etch and other systems and continues to do so but under the umbrella of his own company. Since 2011 John has been designing and evolving cooling systems for both Flexmort’s mortuary systems as well as developing a variety of applications within the Medical industry and manufacturing industry alike.

Mark Rose : Technical Manager

After leaving Grammar school, Mark’s passion for cars led to him spending 27 years in the motor trade. A variety of roles ensued ranging from commercial vehicle salesman, parts manager and aftersales manager to his own business exporting cars and car parts. During this time he picked up a wealth of experience in many areas including customer service. Mark has been involved in developing many of the Flexmort products, as well as providing excellent service support to customers.
Contact: Mark.Rose@roftek.com

Christien Turner BA (Hons): Account Manager

Working alongside the rest of the team, Christien works across all areas of the business such as the warehouse and office. He is also responsible for the installation and demonstration of equipment. He joined the team in April 2019 where he has become one of the key contacts for the CuddleCot both in the UK and internationally.Christien graduated from the University of Gloucestershire in 2018 where he completed his BA Honours degree in Sports Management.
Contact: Christien.Turner@roftek.com

Ryan Jones BA (Hons): Business Administrator

Ryan joined the team in January 2020. Working alongside Laura and Joan, he has become a vital member of the Flexmort team. Ryan graduated from The University of the West of England where he spent 4 years studying Accounting and Finance. Contact: Ryan.jones@roftek.com

Joan Rothwell : Accounts

Joan is part of our accounts team and brings a wealth of accounts experience.

Simon Riese : Logistics Co-Ordinator

Simon joined the team in Summer 2017, bringing with him a wealth of knowledge in the exporting and importing of goods, both internationally and nationally.
Contact: Simon.Riese@roftek.com