Management Team
Dave Finch
Shop Floor Manager
David joined Chelburn in 1989 as semi-skilled staff, he was promoted to become Inspector, then Head of the Ancillary department.
In 2017 he was promoted to Shop Floor Manager. He works closely with Michael to manage production through the work shop.
Michael Horsfall
Production Manager
Like many of the Chelburn team, Michael began working for the business as a young apprentice.
His CAD-CAM expertise and programming skills support the team in achieving project success.
John Mellor
Purchasing / Quality Engineer
John joined Chelburn in 2022. A time-served Engineer with over thirty years’ experience of production and procurement in heavy mechanical engineering, John is responsible for procurement activities at Chelburn, along with aspects of quality and customer service.
Andy Bower
Financial Controller
Andy has over 20 years’ experience as an accountant and qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant in 2004.
He has worked at Chelburn since 2004 and is essential to the financial monitoring and control of the business. He is the Company Secretary.
Barry Higgins
HR Manager
Barry joined Chelburn in October 2021 as HR Manager.
Barry has worked in various HR roles since 1999 predominately for 2 global manufacturing businesses, Interface Europe Ltd and most recently sia Fibral Ltd who form part of the Robert Bosch group of companies.
Katie Travis
Director
Katie was appointed Director in 2018. A Chartered Accountant, Katie has over 15 years of operational experience at board level specialising in finance, human resources and legal compliance.
From 2008 to 2012 Katie was Finance Director at the healthcare communications group Fishawack Ltd.