CARNEY (UK) - Key Persons


David Standing

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Project Management Team
  • Project Manager ( Southern Region )
David is an enthusiastic Six Sigma Green-Belt-trained engineer with a passion for solving the technical problem, while implementing a friendly and professional customer-focused approach. David has extensive experience in many areas of mechanical design/manufacture, pneumatics and various control systems and previously worked in engine assembly for Ford Motor Company as a test engineer, presenting him with the opportunity to create a specification and implement the new engine testing facilities at Dagenham and Bridgend for both production and non-production test lab facilities.

Del Woolliams

‘Decking' Del specialises in tooling design for engine-body marriage (also known as Decking), chassis and powertrain assembly. Del's higher education qualifications are in product development and he has spent the past 20-years designing car factory tooling around the world for car makers such as Ford Motor Company, Jaguar Land Rover and Nissan. Del is well-known in the industry and has designed much of the tooling used to build the cars seen on the road in the 2020s

Martin Hampshire

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Project Management Team
  • Project Manager ( Midlands Region )
Martin is an expert in lifting systems, particularly industrial lift assistors and parts manipulators. He is experienced in mechanical and pneumatics design/manufacture and has worked for both OEMs, such as Jaguar Land Rover, and has worked with tier-one engineering suppliers before his employment with Carney UK. Martin's experience in lift assistors and lifting equipment has helped Carney UK to develop a product line in pneumatic-powered lifting equipment where we have brought our experience in robotics end-of-arm tooling/end effectors to produce a range of parts-handling products for use both inside and outside the car industry.

Nick Stirrup

Job Titles:
  • Design Engineer
Nick is an expert in designing machining fixtures for car makers in areas such as engine and gearbox machining. Nick is an excellent draughtsman and draws most of our manufactured products in a well-structured method that has been embraced and implemented by Carney UK's Design and Manufacture teams. Nick is fluent in German, from his time working there, and has worked with Carney UK since 2014.

Simon Carney

Job Titles:
  • General Manager
Simon is a real-life engineer; he is called upon by the customers to address their manufacturing problems by designing and producing a solution quickly. Simon is known for making it happen - He is reliable, dependable, multi-skilled, knowledgeable and likeable. He will not let you down. Simon leads the team at Carney UK, from sales and marketing through to accounts and finance, and all that is in between. If you make an enquiry with us, Simon will likely be the engineer you will meet.

Stephen Crossley

Job Titles:
  • Manufacturing Co - Ordinator
Stephen manages our workshop and leads our manufacturing team of CNC precision machinists, metal fabricators and mechanical fitters. He organises the team's workload, procures materials and engineering parts and prepares all manufactured projects for site installation. Stephen has an extensive experience in how things are made, he knows the nature of materials used in engineering manufacture and has strong relations with our supplier network. He is the go-to-guy for our project managers and has superior knowledge in the technology used in engineering manufacture, from CAD-CAM to quality inspection.