The Company
Established 35 years ago, WOT Fire and Security Group has grown into one of the UK’s leading specialist companies in the Fire & Security industry. We are an independent, British owned company and a member of the Plexus Group. The Plexus Group is the UK’s largest group of independent security companies, offering a nation-wide, personal service and installation capability. WOT Security Group are NSI Gold accredited installers and NSI Gold Fire/ BAFE accredited installers.
What We Do
WOT Fire and Security Group offer a fully integrated package to our customers, with our areas of expertise including consultancy, system design, application engineering, drawings, schematics, specifications, service, maintenance, lifecycle costs and budget planning. We work closely with all clients to provide Fire & Security solutions that are as individual as each company. We invest heavily in the quality of our staff, and are therefore able to use our own IT graduates and engineers to provide an excellence of service that is uncommon in the industry.
The Directors
Paul Morris - Company Shareholder
Paul founded WOT 35 years ago. He had the passion and commitment to build a highly successful Integrated Fire & Security Systems business and is highly regarded within the industry. He really cares about his clients and has customer relationships spanning the length of his 35 year career. Away from work, Paul can be found touring on his motorbike or playing golf.
Sam Whittle - Company Shareholder
Before joining WOT Sam had been Director for Honeywell Australia, General Manager for FFE and represented the Far East for Fire & Security on Honeywell’s World Policy Committee. Since joining the company he has worked tirelessly with Paul to make WOT the high tech business it is today and has developed a graduate scheme, employing and training graduates with industry specific qualifications. When taking a break from work Sam can be found watching the golf and cheering on Chelsea FC.
Andrew Bowes - Director
Andrew has been with WOT since graduating with a Business IT degree. After completing other business roles, his potential was identified and he was fast tracked to Director. As head of the Sales and Projects side of the business, Andrew has handpicked the dynamic team that he manages and they work together to ensure that all of their clients needs are met. He balances work with playing golf and squash, as well as following Southampton FC home and away.
Matthew Tompkins - Director
When Matt joined WOT from Loughborough University, he was responsible for building new relationships with engineers and customers and as Director Matt continues to value the strength of the relationships he makes. Promotions to Service Manager and General Manager enabled Matt to further develop the Service Department and more recently he has secured the NSI Fire/ BAFE Accreditation, so allowing the company to grow further. Outside of work Matt plays rugby and golf, he’s also an avid Arsenal FC supporter.
The Office Team
Andrew Hartnett
Design Engineering BSc
Head of Projects
Sam Smeesters
Business Information Systems BSc
Project Manager
George Greenslade
Software Design & Development BSc
Project Coordinator
Tom Goodwin
Computer Networking BSc
Technical Sales Manager
Connor Hobbs
Computer Science BSc
Technical Sales Executive
Kieran Byrne
Computer Science BSc
Senior Systems Executive
Daniel Watts
Computer Science BSc
Head of Technical Engineering
Taylan Omer
Computer Science BSc
Applications Engineer
Liam Broderick
Business Information Systems BSc
Service Manager
Gemma Rutherford
History BA
Service Administrator
Aidan Clifford
Business Information Technology BSc
Client Technical Services Manager
Charlie Hobbs
Service Analyst
Janet Busby-Fox
Politics & Social Policy BA
Head of Marketing
Lindie Bamford
Psychology and Business BSc & MAAT
Finance Manager
Maria Quy
Credit Control
Lucinda Kennedy
Credit Control
Pam Hunt
Account Supervisor
Derek Sulzman
Stores Manager
Reece Collis
Stores Assistant
Nigel Self
Locksmith
The Engineers
Mark Henton
Systems Department
Rodney West
Systems Department
Will Martin
Systems Department
Andy Smith
Service Department
Gareth Bowman
Service Department
Steve Robinson
Service Department
Paul Knell
Service Department
Gokhan Erbil
Service Department
Steve Pratt
Service Department
Shaun Ford-Maitland
Service Department
Sam Gomez
Service Department
Christopher Mann
Service Department
Harley Godzisz
Service Department
Sam Osborne
Service Department
Adrian Pearce
Service Department
Jamie Smith
Service Department
Joshua Patterson
Service Department
Joe Lewis
Service Department
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