High performance engineering solutions provider, KWSP, has made four key appointments at its Brackley-based facility, continuing its investment in engineering talent. The business integrates knowledge and technology from a wide range of disciplines, including motorsport, providing end-to-end delivery of high-performance solutions to a range of sectors.
Matthew Packham (MEng, CEng) joins the business as project engineer, and will specialise in the design and development of wind tunnels for high performance sport and other elite sporting and motorsport applications. A graduate of Sheffield Hallam University and a chartered engineer, his experience includes Force India F1, where he designed driveline and fuel systems. He has also worked at Mercedes High Performance Powertrains, where he was involved in the development of the team’s V6 hybrid engine. Packham joins KWSP directly from Bentley Motors in Crewe, where he specialised in transmission development.
With experience of the motorsport and marine engineering sectors, Christopher Beard joins KWSP as an automation engineer. A graduate of Loughborough University, he brings strong programming and automation experience to KWSP together with experience of the automated manufacturing of composites. Prior to his move to Brackley, Beard spent two years at Hexel, the world leader in lightweight materials. He brings proven capability in the areas of advanced software design and machine programming to KWSP.
Andrew Goodhead has recently qualified from Imperial College, London and joins KWSP as a graduate engineer. Having undertaken final year projects involving the use of additive manufacturing in orthopaedic implants and the development of pool aids for British Paralympic swimmers, Goodhead brings significant, relevant skills and experience to the KWSP team.
Finally, Peter Hellawell, an aerospace engineering undergraduate from Manchester University, has joined the KWSP team on a one year placement as part of his four year course. Specialising in CAD simulation, CFD and FEA, he has already been working on a range of projects including wind tunnel development and a highly specialised industrial printing machine.
These appointments follow a strong financial performance by KWSP, which saw a 60% growth in its business in each of the past two years.
Kieron Salter, managing director of KWSP, said: “Talent, creativity and teamwork are the absolute cornerstones of our success and I am delighted to welcome these gifted engineers to KWSP. Our value comes from our ability to bring fresh ideas to complex engineering challenges: that’s why such a rich flow of knowledge gained from as wide a range as industries as possible is so important to us. Our success is based on our people’s ability to bring new perspectives to manufacturing problems, bringing in new ideas and methods to unlock innovation.”
