OUR PEOPLE

John graduated with an honours degree in Civil and Structural Engineering whilst being employed by one of the UK's largest Engineering Consultants. His role transitioned to contracting whilst managing an extensive decommissioning project within the petrochemical sector for a bluechip client. Since then, John has worked in various management roles across the demolition industry within the UK, Europe, North America and Canada.
John established DDE Solutions in 2009 with a vision to provide high quality, straightforward advice to both client and contractor initially through the provision of estimating services. With over 25 years' experience built on a civil and structural engineering background, DDE Solutions specialises in project work within the petrochemical, pharmaceutical, heavy industrial, oil & gas, nuclear, power and high-rise sectors.

With over 14 years of industry based experience, Alexandra is an established Business Manager and accredited Accountant.
With a proven track record of managing financial operations, she has a strong understanding of financial regulations and industry based practices.
Committed to delivering exceptional financial performance, Alexandra ensures the smooth operation of DDE through continuing change and development.

Andrew is a British Army veteran who completed 22 years’ service achieving the rank of Warrant Officer Class 2. After leaving the services in 2013 he passed the NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety and started his H&S career in the vehicle industry working for BCA Vehicle Services as the HSEQ & Facilities Coordinator.
After nearly 4 years he made the jump into consultancy where he provided health and safety advice and guidance to up to 8000 clients performing on-site training, writing documentation and carrying out site visits - predominantly within the construction industry.
More recently, Andrew was the H&S Advisor for a well-established mechanical and electrical building services contractor covering two high-risk construction projects within the local area.
He has proven experience with maintaining ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 standards, health and safety regulations, compliance and training.
Andrew joined DDE Solutions in 2025 to focus on driving forward health and safety compliance on all contracts, maintaining company accreditations and supporting the business during the contract tender, planning, pre-commencement and mobilisation stages.

Mark is a Civil Engineer and Project Manager with over 30 years’ experience in construction, demolition and recycling.
After graduating from University, Mark worked for major contracting companies on a wide range of projects within the UK across the petrochemical, nuclear and highway construction industries. Mark has proven expertise in the processes and requirements to deliver safe and quality projects within high-risk environments including COMAH sites.
Mark Joined the DDE Solutions team in 2024 to focus on expanding the civil engineering sector of the business.

Geoff Ford

Contracts Manager

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Geoff is a qualified and experienced Contracts Manager with over 35 years’ experience in the scaffolding industry.
Involved in a variety of sectors including power stations, chemical works, fabrication yards, new builds of gas and oil platforms (onshore & offshore) and shutdowns.
Experienced in project planning and operations, with a commitment to health and safety within the scaffolding industry; Geoff is skilled with all types of scaffold from tube and fitting to all wiki stage scaffolding.
Geoff is confident and able to work alongside engineers to facilitate scaffold designs subject to calculation and checking.
Applies meticulous attention to detail, a collaborative approach to teamwork and a disciplined work ethic to ensure high quality and standards.

Nick has worked in the demolition and recycling industry since leaving school; beginning his career as a labourer and progressing to machine operator and more recently as site manager with DDE Solutions.
Nick’s transition into site management has been very successful, having managed some of the company’s most demanding and technical projects ranging from full site clearances to complex dismantling and asset recovery.
Nick is committed to fulfilling his duties to the highest HSEQ standards and maintains compliance with company management systems.
Nick is also a very competent plant operator and has been involved in some highly complex projects on heavily regulated sites throughout the UK.