Our people engineered around you

Like our solutions, our teams are engineered around you.

Comprising a vibrant mix of chemical, process, electrical, project and service engineers, our people are trusted to deliver projects and solutions that add real value to your business.

There’s a huge range of expertise on offer, from long-serving veterans to fresh-faced recruits. Thanks to their integrity and knowledge we can support you every step of the way, building lasting relationships around your unique needs and goals.

Operational (UK) Ltd

Operating across the UK and Ireland

  • Sean Martin

    Managing Director for Operational UK

    Sean is the Managing Director for Operational UK, located within our headquarters in Daresbury, Warrington.

    Prior to joining Operational Group, Sean worked for a leading global manufacturer of steam and hot water equipment where he led the company’s United Kingdom operations.

    Sean enjoys family time with his wife and children as well as outdoor pursuits such as hiking.

  • Tom Davies

    Engineering Director

    Tom Davies engineers expert industrial waste heat recovery, dryer optimisation, and air pollution control systems for Operational UK’s customers.

    With a BEng in Mechanical Engineering from Liverpool John Moores University, Tom boasts two decades of expertise in industrial air filter systems across various sectors.

    Originally from Wrexham, Tom finds solace in cycling, from serene solo rides to competitive racing.

  • Chris Britton

    Service Manager

    Chris Britton leads the service and maintenance division for all our customers at Operational UK

    Chris joined Operational (UK) Limited from a leading global manufacturer of vacuum pumps and systems.

    Chris has spent the last decade working with multi-national companies building successful service and maintenance packages.

    Chris enjoys family time and staying active with open water swimming and charity cycling along with hobbies such as photography.

Operational France S.A.R.L

Operating across France and North Africa

  • Philippe Irlinger

    Managing Director France

    Thermal engineer UTC/Cranfield institute – With more than 25 years experience in heat recovery and thermal process optimisation.

  • Yves-Marie JEZEQUEL

    Technical / Commercial Manager - Industrial Dust Removal Department

    With twenty years of experience in the field of industrial dust removal as a project manager, Yves-Marie naturally turned to the technical and commercial development of industrial dust removal activities in order to confirm OPERATIONAL’s growing position in this market.

Operational Benelux B.V

Operating across Benelux, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and Turkey

  • Hans van Collenburg

    Managing Director (Benelux BV & Deutschland GmbH)

    Hans is a sales orientated MD with a focus on Customer relationships and Product Leadership. By working across several countries in Europe he has a lot experience in Export and International Business Development. His drive is to help production facilities in the area of energy, process enhancements and production efficiency improvements and is very passionate about the outcomes that are achieved.

  • Piet Heinmans

    Piet is responsible for all engineering steps from the start of a project as quotation untill handover to the client.

    Piet has over 20 years extensive experience with multi-disciplinary international and national project with global market-leaders as SHELL, Dow-Corning, Urenco, CANON, SAPPI, Sekisui Alveo.

    The variety of industries results in a broad experience on different technologies, for example:

    Printing, slitter-rewinding of paper, packaging, hazardous waste incineration, plastic extrusion, foaming of plastics, flue gass treatment, energy recovery, nuclear waste treatment, etc.

    Broad knowledge of the European Directives [ATEX, Machinery, Work equipment,  Low Voltage, EMC, etc]  with their respective harmonised standards did help to finish projects succesfull.
    Piet studied Energy transfer and Thermodynamics.

    Strong points of Piet are – thinking out of the box in finding suitable solutions.

    Engineering = Problem Solving

Operational Deutschland GmbH

Operating across Germany and the DACH region

  • Johannes Piffka

    Sales Manager Operational Deutschland GmbH

    Johannes has extensive experience in an engineering and sales capacity, on a national and international basis, within manufacturing and process industries. In recent times he has been responsible for the successful development of a new business division focusing on ‘turn-key’ energy-saving solutions and is able, with his experience and process-based approach, to communicate clearly with clients and assist them on all commercial and engineering matters.

    The arrival of Johannes is in line with Operational Deutschland’s strategy and desire to assist more of our customers implement process-based improvements to their manufacturing lines with a clear focus on optimisation of dryers and ovens, waste heat recovery and abatement systems. Each with the objective of increasing production efficiency, reducing energy costs and meeting, where necessary, environmental standards in the most cost-effective manner.

Operational Iberia S.L.U

Operating across Iberia and Portugal

  • Carlos Llauder

    MD of Operational Spain

    Carlos is Managing Director at Operational Iberia, with an MBA from IESE Business School and more than 20 years of experience as a general manager and strategic consultant. He has an international profile, and has managed clients in Spain, Italy, Chile, Portugal, Mexico and United States for groups such as Telefónica Móbiles, Endesa, Abertis, Cie Automotive, Leche Pascual, Panrico and Ercros among others.

  • Joan Mases Fernandez

    Sales Manager of Operational Iberia

    Joan is an experienced Project Engineer, with 20 years’ service at Operational. Having attended ETSEIT, Engineers Industrials Terrassa in Spain, and experience as a Project Engineer for ASENGIN he has developed valuable project management and technical abilities. He is a Specialist Heat Recovery Project Manager and Sales Manager for Operational Spain.