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’.

All the way from ‘down under’ Max assists all aspects of the Lineat growth and development, working alongside both the engineering and R&D teams he covers both CAD and hands on engineering. A retired tennis player (Top 100 Aus.) he can now be found either at a music festival or under the bonnet of one of his many vehicles.

Annemary has recently joined the R&D team under the guidance of Dr Blok, bringing a wealth of experience both practical and theoretical from outside the composite sector. Annemary will be working closely on the continual development of the AFFT™ process, help increasing productivity and quality of our products. Annemary enjoys comedy gigs, playing tennis and growing spicy chilli’s.

Saber means three things, a patient man, a knowledgeable man and a sword. Saber combines that and cuts right to the chase with his vast knowledge and experience in systems design, analysis and problem solving skills. He has a PhD in thermo-fluids and his character keeps things fast flowing in Lineat.

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.