BEN HOPPÉ OBE, CHAIRMAN
Founder of Rowecord Engineering 1968
Current Chairman of Rowecord Group
Past National President of the British Constructional Steelwork Association
Past Chairman of Newport & Gwent Enterprise
Past Chairman of Newport City Status Bid Committee
2002 Honorary Fellow, University of Wales
2003 Awarded Western Main Business Achiever of Year
2004 Awarded O.B.E. for Service to Steel Construction Industry

SOBHAN FARAHANI, BRIDGE ENGINEER
BSc,MSc, CEng, MIStructE
Over 25 years experience in design and construction of bridges and heavy structures
9 years at Rowecord Engineering

JOHN BLACKWELL, MANAGING DIRECTOR
B.TECH
34 years service at Rowecord Engineering Ltd
Mechanical Engineer
Main Board Director Rowecord Holdings
Chairman National Fabricators Group B.C.S.A.
Former Chairman of Midland & Southern Region B.C.S.A.

PAUL BENWELL, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
B.Sc C.Eng M.I.C.E. M.I Struct. E
Worked within the construction industry for 30 years
14 years with various firms of consulting engineers
8 years with main contractors
8 years with Rowecord Engineering
Chartered member of both Institution of Civil Engineers and Institution of Structural Engineers
Member of the BCSA Process and Technical Committee

IAN HOPPÉ, BRIDGES DIRECTOR
Bachelor of Engineering – Civil & Structural disciplines
Joined Rowecord in 1984 (23 years service within Group)
Currently serving as Vice-Chairman of BCSA Bridgework Committee

ANDREW HOPPÉ, FINANCIAL DIRECTOR
BSc ACA
Qualified as Chartered Accountant in May 1984 with KPMG London
Transferred to Bermuda for 2 years
Joined Rowecord on 1st December 1986
Financial Director of Rowecord Engineering Ltd and other Rowecord Group Companies

PAUL BRYANT, CONTRACTS DIRECTOR
26 years structural steel industry experience
Previously Sales & Estimating Director
Joined Rowecord Engineering in 1988 as Planning and IT Manager
Progressed to Contracts Manager and Contracts Director

PAUL MORRISON, COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR
ACIArb
Started in the Industry over 25 years ago as a draughtsman
Active member of the BCSA Contracts & Commercial Committee for over 10 years
Associate Member of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

JASON CHURCHER, SALES & PROPOSALS DIRECTOR
19 years with Rowecord Engineering
Previously worked as Estimator/Quantity Surveyor
Estimating Manager
Projects Manager

PETER J CORNISH, OPERATIONS MANAGER
MBA, MCMI, MCQI, F.I.Manf
Senior Company Manager with 25 years manufacturing experience
Masters in Business Administration
Member of the Chartered Management Institute
Member of the Chartered Quality Institute
Auditor of QMS 2000 with IRCA International Register of Certified Auditors
Fellow of the Institute of Manufacturing

HOWARD WADE, CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
27 years in Construction Industry
Construction Manager for Rowecord Engineering

KEVIN ROWE, HEALTH & SAFETY MANAGER
MSc. BSc. CMIOSH
Masters in Safety, Health & Environmental Management
Chartered Member of the Institute of Occupational Safety & Health
Employment with Rowecord – 10 Years

RICHARD THOMAS, ENGINEERING MANAGER
B. Eng (Tech) CEWE SenMWeld I
Overall responsibility for welding and quality management
37 years experience in steel construction
Member of the SCI: Steel Bridge Group and the Sector Committee for Codes, Standards & Regulations

JOHN BENNETT, GENERAL MANAGER, PORT TALBOT
32 years with Rowecord Engineering
Formerly Construction Manager
Now General Manager, Port Talbot

COLIN KAVANAGH, WEST GENERAL MANAGER
Joined Rowecord Engineering six years ago as West Wales Area Manager
39 Years within the structural steel industry
25 years at various levels of management
Involved with many varied projects nationwide within the industry