“The team at ADP Group have always provided an excellent service. Regardless of the size of project, ADP have always tried to accommodate our needs wherever possible, without compromising service or quality of delivery. The ADP Group team are amongst the best in the industry; always well turned out and eager to get on with the job in hand.”
Steve Farrer, Strategic Operations Manager, Geotechnical Engineering Ltd
Tom is our Managing Director; Tom’s background is in the Agricultural & Engineering industry, having grown up in the family Agricultural Contracting business he left to train as a Mechanical Engineer before being moved in to the Sales Dept. of the same industry leading firm, T H White Ltd.
Tom is responsible for the day-to-day running and general management of ADP Group Ltd.
Tom can be reached at our Head Office on 01454 227 115
Josh is our Operations Director and handles the day-to-day management of all live projects. Josh works closely with our both Dave, Craig and our ops teams to ensure efficient, safe and professional delivery of services on a day to day basis.
Josh is also our Rail & Road Division Lead and assumes management for all rail & road contracts including quoting and contract management (along with contracts from many other industries!); Josh is ultimately responsible for our RISQS and Sentinel, along with company health and safety.
Sally is a Director and also serves as our Company Secretary; Sally’s background and experience is mainly within credit control and accounts admin, alongside the running and day-to-day management of small offices.
Sally joined the family firm in January 2012 to assist with accounts and credit control, before being made company secretary.
Sally’s primary responsibilities now include HR, PAYE, pensions & wages.
Adrian is our founder and remains a Director; Adrian has been involved in the World of contracting and machinery sales for the past 30+ years; having founded, developed and managed what is now ADP Group Ltd, since 1983 as a sole trader and then as a partnership, prior to making it a limited company in 2007.
Historically Adrian’s background has been within the Agricultural and Civil Engineering industries before diversification in 2006 saw the company move into its current field.
Adrian is still actively involved in the running of ADP Group Ltd.
Sue is our Financial Director; Sue has been involved in ADP Group Ltd since its inception (in its previous form) in 1984, having been a founding partner before ADP Group became a limited business in 2007.
Sue’s responsibilities include:
Sarah started work at ADP Group in Summer ’19 and assumes responsibility for all accounts payable matters, ensuring that our fantastic supply chain are paid in a timely manner each month.
Like most of us here at ADP Group, Sarah is dynamic in her approach to her daily responsibilities- helping whichever team needs her assistance the most!
The office environment was new to Sarah in 2019, who came to us from a background in equine care, having previously taken care of event and sport horses- naturally Sarah therefore also assumes responsibility for all office pets and mascots, in a bid to keep her hand in!
Dave is our Ground Investigation Operations Manager.
Dave is our GI site crews’ first point of contact, and is in daily contact with field teams throughout the UK. Dave provides the link between our planning and operations team, workshop and field staff, ensuring the whole process is knitted together and a smooth service delivery to our clients.
Dave has been a longstanding member of our team, joining us in 2013 as a second man, before becoming a lead driller in 2015 and achieving promotion to Drilling Manager in 2018 and Operations Manager in 2022.
Kamil joined ADP in 2012 as a lead GI driller. Kamil’s experience was largely drawn from environmental projects. Since joining ADP, Kamil has drilled every type of borehole that we drill, many, many times.
Kamil has assumed responsibility for nearly every rig that we have had join our fleet, for its commissioning period, and often for a year or two afterwards. Rigs’ that have previously been under Kamil’s charge include Comacchio GEO305’s. 405’s, 602’s and our GEO909GT!
In 2021 Kamil was promoted to drilling supervisor and in 2022 he assumed the position of GSHP/Renewables Operations Manager.
Jake is our Survey Director; Jake joined ADP Group in early 2011 as a Senior Land & Utility Surveyor, since this time he has worked on a countless number of sites throughout the UK and France.
At the start of 2013 Jake was made division manager responsible for surveying, responsibilities include quoting, invoicing, CAD processing, logistics and planning of jobs as well as management of ADP Group surveyors; all whilst still often being onsite! In September 2014 Jake was made Survey Director.
As plant & workshop manager, Craig is responsible for all things mechanical. If it moves when it shouldn’t, or doesn’t when it should, then Craig is your man. Craig provides a vital link between our field team, operations team and supply chain to ensure that all equipment is fit, healthy and well maintained.
Equipment breaks down, and when it does, Craig’s manufacturer training combined with his experience and knowledge of our fleet of vehicles and equipment ensures that downtime is kept to a minimum.
Before his move in to the drilling industry, Craig worked with military equipment for the MOD.
Lucy works as an integral part of our operations team, ensuring that the adminstration associated with the operational delivery of our services is handled in an efficient, timely and professional manner.
Lucy is responsible for the ordering of parts, materials and hired in plant for our field teams, live projects and our workshop. Lucy also manages the production and delivery of pre-works SHE packs, issued to clients as part of our job planning stage.
Are you using our services at the moment, or do you plan to in the future? You’re sure to speak to Lucy at some stage!
