SSI Services Executive Committee
OnSite Central Limited Managing Director
Alan Plante
Alan was appointed to the board of OnSite in 2005 and has held the position of Managing Director since 2010. Prior to this Alan had worked for the specialist drainage survey contractor Insight Surveys which was acquired by the group in 1999. He has over 35 years’ experience in the drainage industry, ranging from closed circuit television sewer inspection, sewer flow survey, sewerage network operations, including sewer cleaning. Skills Include hands-on operational management to overall business management and business development, both in the UK and overseas.
Head of Regulated Water and Gas Businesses
Simon Dray
Appointed MD of the Clean Water Group in 2020, having spent 13 years in the Group as MD of Hydrosave, AES and IWS M&E. Simon has worked in the water sector for 30 years in pipeline engineering, network optimisation, water loss and business strategy roles. Prior to joining the Group he worked for Anglian Water and was responsible for integrated network management strategies. He also worked as a consulting engineer for 10 years. Simon is an expert at applying engineering principles into resilient asset management plans and integrated optimisation strategies.
Omega Red Group / IWS Water Hygiene Managing Director
Neil Shailer
Appointed as Managing Director for SSI Services’ Compliance Business and as Managing Director of IWS Water Hygiene in April 2020, having previously been Managing Director for Omega Red Group since 2015. Prior to joining the Group, Neil held the positions of Operations Director for Bilfinger Industrial Services UK and Managing Director for AIM listed Alkane Energy, having spent his early career at Siemens. Neil is a Chartered Engineer with over 30 years’ experience of successfully delivered projects across safety critical sectors such as Energy, Oil & Gas, Construction and Facilities Management.
Fleet Services Managing Director
Bob Stokes
Bob formed the Fleet Services business in 2002 and has over 34 years’ experience within the Fleet industry. He is responsible for a national fleet of 2000 vehicles across the UK for South Staffordshire Plc that incorporates two water supply businesses in addition to specialist contracting arm, SSI Services.
Fleet Services are primarily a fleet management company for small and large fleets, across the UK. They offer a “one stop shop” for all fleet requirements that provides bespoke Fleet Management services for both the Group and external customers. These include the leasing industry, local authorities, housing associations and the dealer network.
HR Director
Gaynor Baldwin
With over 30 years of HR experience in contracting and utilities, Gaynor is the HR Director for SSI Services. With extensive involvement of managing small businesses and working in a customer facing environment, Gaynor has wide-ranging experience managing TUPE processes and organisational change. She is also a Trustee for a Defined Benefit pension scheme, a Trustee for the Group’s life assurance scheme, and a member of the Group’s Governance Committee for pensions.
Gaynor believes giving people confidence to succeed is the biggest lever to growing a business.
Finance Director
Steve Thomas
Appointed as SSI Services Director of Finance in July 2017, Steve brings a wealth of experience having held leading finance positions in a number of SSI businesses since joining the group in 2000. Steve was part of the Senior Management team who formed IWS in 2004 and successfully developed the business through both acquisition and organic growth. ACMA qualified, Steve works closely with the finance teams at each of the SSI businesses towards the achievement of both individual and collective SSI Services financial objectives.