Alasdair is a Chartered Engineer and Member of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects. He started his career in 1991 on Lloyds Register’s Graduate Training Scheme and spent years working with all different types of marine vehicles, from hovercraft to semi-subs, all around the world. Alasdair moved to be Certification Manager for the Certification Services Department of AEA Technology in March 1997: the department which ultimately became HPi-CEproof. Alasdair spent a short time as Business Development Manager at ABS before becoming a founding member of the CEproof group of CE marking consultants in 2001. In 2010 Alasdair sold CEproof and bought the AEA department which is now HPi-CEproof. The company has been growing considerably ever since.

Alasdair is also CEO of Irish EU Notified Body, HPi Verification Servvices (Ireland) Ltd. With companies in both UK and EU, he sits on a variety of  national and International Standards committees and is Chair of the EU Commission’s Technical sub-committee (RSG) that provides the EU with guidelines for the design & construction of recreational craft and components. He is also a member of the EU Commission’s Group of Experts for recreational craft, helping to shape the next issue of the RCD.

After qualifying as a Marine Engineer in 1989, Craig began a career in the marine industry by founding ‘The Prop Shop’, repairing propellers. Having sold The Prop Shop, Craig spent 5 years in retail of marine products of all kinds but mostly boats and engines. In 1996 Craig joined Yamaha Motor UK Marine Division, responsible for sale of engines and personal watercraft. After 6 years with Yamaha, Craig returned to company ownership, opening a yacht brokerage in Norfolk in 2003.  Craig bought-into CEproof in 2004 and has been CE and UKCA marking ever-since. In 2010 became sole-owner of CEproof Group until the merger with HPi in 2019. Away from work Craig’s passion is diving and underwater photography. At his happiest surrounded by sharks, rays and dolphins, if Craig is out of the office he probably underwater.

As the name suggests, Jacquie runs the the non-technical aspects of the business including finances and human resources.  She has a number of qualifications relating to auditing and personnel management that are put to good use in HPi-CEproof.  She has been working with CEO, Alasdair Reay, since 2006 and is equally responsible for building HPi-CEproof into the business it is today.

Contact Jacquie with any non-technical enquiries.

Matteo is a Chartered Engineer with 15 years of experience in the Pressure Equipment industry from coordination to Project Management. Since 2002, he has served as a Technical Co-ordinator and Assistant Technical Manager for PED services at Velosi Certification – Applus Group. He joined HPi-CEproof in 2012 with the role of Principal Engineer for Pressure Equipment Certification/CE (and now UKCA) Compliance.

Toby is a chartered mechanical engineer, with several years’ experience of pressure systems, having worked for Atkins and Foster Wheeler. Toby also qualified and practised as a solicitor, before returning to engineering. He joined HPi-CEproof in 2015. In his spare time Toby enjoys gardening and going for walks in the countryside, especially when the destination is a pub.

María is a European Engineer (EUR ING) and Member of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA). She has had various jobs in the Marine Industry until she started working for the Spanish Inspection Body (IusAvant-Atisae) where she focused on consultancy and inspection of recreational craft, she was in charge of developing the company procedures for accreditation as a Approved Body under the Recreational Craft Regulations. She joined HPi-CEproof as Technical Manager in 2013 where she carries out plans reviews/approvals of boats and components, she coordinates HPi-CEproof Authorized inspectors worldwide. María is also HPi-CEproof Quality Manager.

Simon turned a lifetime of boating into his career over twenty years ago and has been active in the marine sector ever since. His experience ranges from working for the world’s largest yacht charter company to being an officer on board arguably one of the world’s finest cruise lines, but his passion has always been for racing yachts and spent many years sailing around the world and competing in numerous events. Since returning from a life at sea, Simon worked for the Boat Safety Scheme as the Business and Technical Manager and also with British Marine as a Technical Executive, where amongst other things, was an active member of the BSi and ISO committees for Standards development for Small Craft. Simon joined HPi-CEproof in May 2020 and is enjoying putting his knowledge and experience to good use.

Simon sails a classic 1980’s wooden dinghy at a local sailing club and has recently been converted to the joys of stand-up paddle boarding. Yachting is still a passion and he manages to sail as often as he can.