Simon discovered his love of live events during his years spent on the road with the stars of the 80’s including Tina Turner, Dire Straits, the Who and Michael Jackson. Life on the road unfortunately led him to witnessing several accidents, which made him think about how the sector could be made safer for both crew and public - without dampening the fun. The founding of TESS soon followed, and the company became one of the first to lead the way in event safety.

25 years later, Simon is immensely proud of what the talented, award-winning team at TESS has achieved in making events safer across the world. He has helped to develop TESS’ span of work to a global scale, including major UK festivals such as Glastonbury, Leeds, Reading and Boomtown, as well as international events including EDC in the USA and Riot Games events across the world. His work with Red Bull UK’s events team has seen him help to plan the safety procedures of several world-first stunts, as well as renowned events including Hardline and Soapbox.  

As a member of AGOTS, Simon has been a contributing author to the national guidance document Temporary Demountable Structures Fourth Edition by The Institution of Structural Engineers. He was also on the committee for the HSE Guidance on the effect of CDM in the event industry and during Covid was part of the industry’s mouthpiece LIVE.

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