Our People :

We have assembled a focussed team of trusted people that enable us to help you in a wide range of areas from product regulatory issues through to getting the best from quality and information management systems. We operate as an association of experts and consultants and hence are able to provide unified solutions to your problems. 

Dr Colin R Petts - Director Email   Colin was educated at University College London where he obtained a 1st Class Honours degree in Applied Physics and a PhD in Electronic Engineering. He has worked with both high and low-tech manufacturing and service industries for over 30 years. During this time he has had a variety of roles including research and development, product engineering, operations management , strategic planning and control. He has board level experience in medium-sized businesses and an intuitive understanding of the problems encountered by such businesses. As a result he has gained extensive experience of business restructuring, unit integration and the associated change management. His experience with regulatory issues was originally gained through actually trying to get real product into the marketplace and hence always adopts a pragmatic but rigorous approach to things like CE marking etc. "Click here" for detailed information.

Bob Bell - Associate Email  Bob has extensive experience in managing Test departments, Production departments and Product management in High tech manufacturing and Pharmaceutical and semi-conductor plant manufacture both mechanical and electrical. He has been involved with the implementation of change within these environments. Previously Bob has also been responsible for the design and production of electronic units used in scientific instruments, and the maintenance of medium sized manufacturing plants. In addition to his involvement with PCL, Bob is a partner in an Electrical testing and Mechanical services company.

Peter Metcalfe- Associate Email  Peter is an Honours Graduate in Electronics and has over twenty years lecturing experience in Analogue and Digital Electronics and Communications Systems. He has been a qualified, active Radio Amateur for thirty-five years, with all the RFI experience that this entails. He was responsible for the design, construction and, until recently, management of the Sussex Euro Compliance Group facility, and has many years experience of EMC testing. He now heads up a test facility in Burgess Hill. Peter also has more than 10 years experience providing consultancy and training for numerous companies from multi-national to sole traders. He is a member of EMCTLA, EMCIA and ETSI Technical Group 17.

Jim Mackenzie- Associate Email  Jim is an experienced Medical Devices and In Vitro Diagnostics manufacturing and quality /regulatory professional having implemented Food and Drug Administration Part 820, ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 Quality Management Systems Worldwide including systems and Technical Files for 510k clearance and CE marking. He has provided Quality Management System training programmes on Medical Devices and In Vitro Diagnostics within multi national organisations. Jim has also acted as a senior representative for several well-known Quality Certification Bodies (Notified Bodies) implementing training and auditing assignments Worldwide for all the Medical Devices Directives as well as auditing for CE marking, ISO 9001,ISO 13485 and Canadian CMDCAS requirements.

Marja C Petts - Company Secretary Email   Marja was educated at St Hugh's College Oxford where studied English. She speaks German and French. Over the years she has worked in a number of administrative roles and in recent years she has trained as a nurse. In Petts Consulting Limited her responsibilities include web design, administration and aspects of finance.