Gary has over 25 years of commercial experience in flexible composites, steering successful SME’s and building coherent teams. He is well placed to navigate all the exciting and challenging areas of energising a business. Always an environmentalist, Lineat’s vision of building a better and more sustainable world sits at the forefront of Gary’s commitment. When time allows, he can be found racing yachts on the south coast and mountain biking along the south downs, with racing in the Caribbean and biking to Everest are a long and distant memory.

Co-founder of Lineat and having developed the University of Bristol HiPerDiF process towards commerciality, Lourens is pivotal in the on-going R&D of the AFFT™ system and strives for perfection. Having homed his skills across Europe including leading automotive giants, he now throws his considerable energy in to making Lineat a force to be reckoned with. Never one to sit by idle, Lourens is an active biker on both road and MTB and lends his hand to most sports. Don’t be surprised to hear he has organized a company bike ride somewhere wild!!

Luis’s drive and dedication to a cause is infectious and his 15 years of machine development and build filters through the whole team, with great results. A multi-faceted engineer covering all aspects of required to get the job done, Luis has built a strong and dedicated team of like-minded practical engineers to service Lineats needs.…

As co-inventor of the original HiPerDiF process, Kevin imparts a wealth of both commercial and academic knowledge. Working very closely with Lourens and the R&D team, he plays a pivotal role in AFFT™ development and is widely accepted as a leading expert in the Composites World.

Daniel is overall in charge of the running of the AFFT™ machine and our production going forward. His knowledge of machine production and problem solving is fundamental to his precise thought process. Even though with the recent addition of a new-born Daniel still finds time to work on his car and disappear into his ‘man cave’.

From physics to chemistry and from advanced material to manufacturing, you’ll struggle to find a science or engineering topic Maeve hasn’t come across. With previous experience at Dyson and in Packaging, Maeve is hoovering and wrapping up the R&D work in Lineat. Outside of work, you’ll likely find her reading a new book every week!

Dan is the man in the Lineat workshop. He is the lubricant that makes the research work go smoothly and the duct tape that fixes our custom engineered parts for AFFT machinery in place. Dan’s down to earth approach in the workshop is offset by his air ballooning skills in his free time. Next time you see an air balloon fly over Bristol, it’s likely to be have Dan on it taking a breather from creating next generation advanced materials.