Chief Technical Office

Our Chief Technical Office is central to everything that we do. It embodies our commitment to technical excellence, innovation and ensuring that our products perform to the highest possible standards.

CTO Team

Our Chief Technical Office embodies our commitment to technical excellence and customer service – ensuring our products perform to the highest possible standards.

Our Chief Technical Officer

Nigel Hull, started his career as an Arville apprentice. He now has 40 years’ experience at the leading edge of technical textiles.

Our Senior Technical Manager

Rob Beadle, is a globally recognised, trusted and published technical textile expert.

The CTO Team 

Nigel and Rob are supported by Gaynor Hull, Rachel Daniel, Tracey Dykes, Eleanor Ford and Sian Craven who together work closely with our customers and partners to ensure that all our products deliver consistently world-class performance.

Technology Strategy & Technical Operations

Our CTO helps define our short, medium and long-term product direction, and ensures that we have both the facilities and expertise to consistently deliver innovative solutions.

It fosters a culture of curiosity and ambition that allows us to explore the true potential of technical textiles. It helps make sure our manufacturing processes are all optimised, cost efficient and compliant with all safety and environmental standards. consistently world-class performance, helping you to stay at the forefront of textile development.

CTO Responsibilities

Quality Assurance

Supervising product and process quality and ensuring that we both meet and exceed customer expectations.

Project Management

Overseeing all product development from ideation through to execution and delivery.

Risk Management

Identifying and mitigating risk across technology adoption, manufacturing processes and production.