SCOTTS TIMBER ENGINEERING - Key Persons
Darren has more than 30 years' experience in construction and timber engineering. Qualified in civils and building engineering, Darren has been part of the team at Scotts for 25 years, managing an ever-developing, complex and fascinating stream of estimating and design projects for our major housebuilding clients.
Job Titles:
- Designer
- Estimator
- Manager
- David Kelly Estimator / Designer
Our resident mentor for those just starting in the industry, David has worked in the structural timber industry since 1994, having alternated between manufacturing and designing roof trusses. He joined Scotts in 2019, estimating and designing roof trusses and floor joists for national housebuilders and construction projects, as well as smaller projects for local builders.
Dean has risen through the ranks at Scotts to become Manager of our Redditch team after about 11 years working across design and sales. As part of his role, Dean now oversees, supports and develops a great team of factory and office staff while also continuing to manage his own loyal customer orders.
James is the fourth generation of the Scotts of Thrapston family business and became its Managing Director in 2017. He leads and inspires the business and its great staff, continuing the best traditions built over the last 100 years while also researching and implementing technical innovations and new ideas to meet the exciting opportunities and customer needs of the future.
With more than 30 years' experience in construction and 25 years with Scotts, Kevin manages our two teams at Thrapston and Redditch. Having worked his way up from an estimator/designer role to director of the business, there's no aspect of our industry that Kevin doesn't understand. You'll find him leading from the front, often supporting housebuilders with all types of timber engineering challenges.
Matt started at Scotts in 2005 as a trainee and is now one of our most in-demand designers and estimators. After many years of specialist coaching on Wolf Systems' software and other technical solutions, there is nothing that fazes him - Matt enjoys working with a broad spectrum of clients from one-off self builds to national housebuilders, on both trusses and joist projects.