Our Team
A.C.T. (NATIONAL) Ltd is one of the world’s premier providers of professional, competent and ethical Health & Safety / Event Safety Services. By providing a wide range of services, we help ensure that our clients meet and discharge their moral and legal safety obligations.
Established in 1997, A.C.T. has a long history of delivering high quality consultancy and training services to over 120 SME’s & large corporations. Whether it be working with an international sporting event or considering a specific industrial sector, A.C.T. prides itself upon the provision of proportionate pragmatic services which genuinely safeguard working environments and more importantly, those present within them.
A.C.T.(National) Ltd are proud to employ some of the worlds most competent, enthusiastic and dedicated individuals from within the Health & Safety industry.
We are passionate about what we do and our core values of professional, competent & ethical are the principles we follow every day to ensure the continued high standards and success of #TeamACT
Mark Wheeldon
B.Sc (Hons), Dip SHEM, CMIOSH, FIMI.
Mark Wheeldon (MD)
'characterised by or conforming to the technical or ethical standards of a profession'
CORE VALUES
‘able to do something well’
‘adept, expert, proficient, capable’
‘relating to beliefs about what is morally right and wrong’, ‘social responsibility’
Mark Wheeldon
Managing Director
B.Sc. (Hons), Dip SHEM, CMIOSH, FIMI.
Mark is a Fellow of the Institute of the Motor Industry and an experienced trainer & specialist in the development of Health & Safety Franchise Standards. Mark is a professional course designer and has developed and delivered training modules to both national and international delegates.
Chris Hall
Director
CFIOSH, MIFSM, GIFireE Dip NEBOSH.
Chris is an experienced Health & Safety, Fire Safety consultant and a Fellow of IOSH. Chris has worked across a range of industry sectors and in venues & has specialist knowledge of the events sector both in the U.K. and overseas.
Dave Gleeson
Head of Fire & DSEAR Safety, MIFSM.
Dave is a Fire Safety Consultant with over 30 years of experience within the Private Sector.
Dave has concentrated the last 6 years specialising in Fire Safety and Risk Management.
Dave is a Member of the Institute of Fire Safety Managers and is dedicated to the provision of all fire safety related requirements for his clients.
As well as being listed on the IFSM National Fire Risk Assessors Register (Tier 3), and also fulfilling the requirements of a BAFE SP205-1 Life Safety Fire Risk Assessment Validator.
Sophie Kelly
Health & Safety, Event Safety Consultant
DipNCRQ (with merit),
GradIOSH.
Sophie holds an NCRQ Level 6 Diploma in Applied Health and Safety and supports a number of our key clients along with working on several of our clients prestigious and major events. Sophie comes from an events background and is also a keen equestrian and coach.
Marie Roberts-Watkins
Health & Safety, Consultant
CertIOSH, MIFSM, MSc, SpDipEM, BA(Hons).
Marie has been in the Environment, Health and Safety business for over 20 years and has a wealth of experience gained from working within manufacturing and educational environments.
She specialises in Ergonomics, Fire Safety, COSHH, DSEAR, Machinery Safety and the implementation of Management Systems aligned to ISO14001 and ISO45001
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Steve Riches
Health & Safety, Event Safety &
Fire Safety Consultant
CMIOSH, MIFSM, AIFireE, PGDip.
Steve is an experienced Health & Safety practitioner with expertise in event safety fire safety and DSEAR.
Steve previously worked in Emergency Planning and as a safety advisor within a City Unitary Authority.
In 2021 Steve completed an MSc in Crowd Safety and Risk Analysis with distinction and now applies that to events of all sizes.
Guy Cooper
Health & Safety, Event Safety and
Fire Safety Consultant
TechIOSH, MSyl, MIPI.
Guy is a Technical Member of IOSH having secured IOSH Level 6 Applied Health and Safety qualifications through NCRQ.
Guy’s background is in policing with thirty years served the East Midlands including regional and national work within Special Branch with specialist remits in serious and organised crime, domestic extremism and domestic and international terrorism.
On retirement Guy worked in protective roles for UHNW families and managing protester threats to high profile clients and events.
John Garnett-Turner
Health & Safety Consultant
FCMI, TechIOSH, MIET, Cert(HE) Law, IOSH Future Leader
John is Ex-Forces, and with over 8 Years of SHEQ experience in sectors that include Nuclear, Construction, Automotive and Defence , he brings a wealth of experience to the team.
John also specialises in the development of Health & Safety Management Systems
Alison Glover
Business Financial Controller
BA(Hons) Business Administration with a BTEC ONC & HND in business and finance.
Alison is highly experienced in varying finance, analytical and administrative roles within banking, education and consultancy.
Stella Preston
Business Operations Manager
BSc (Hons), PGCE
Stella is experienced in a variety of organisational strategic roles from the educational environment and joins us at a period of exciting expansion. Stella will be working in our Operations to help plan projects at a strategic level