Who We Are

HOW WE CAN HELP YOU

Our Team

Our business is led by a team of active industry experts who are committed to finding effective ways to unlock the value of your industrial legacy site using innovative, industry leading and sustainable enabling methods.

Developing an industrial legacy site poses unavoidable risks, challenges and problems. However we rely on integrity, experience, hard work and loyalty to ensure we deliver maximum value to you.

Client confidentiality means we can’t show you all the projects we’ve worked on or are currently working on, but an interesting selection can be found here

We are part of the John F Hunt Group, a UK leading demolition contractor with a range of industry-linked businesses helping us deliver our projects. Group capabilities include heavy plant, tool and lifting equipment hire, power generation, asbestos management, concrete cutting, nuclear decommissioning services and industrial cleaning.

Team Leadership

BEn wiliams

CEO

Steve Forster

COO

DR Samuel hall

Managing Director

steve johnson

Commercial Director

Senior Operations Team

alex clifford

Operations Director – Remediation

steve blundell

Associate Director of HSEQ

keith kelsey

Associate Director of HSEQ

Dr adam fisher

Ground Engineering Director

saul disbury

Operations Director – Remediation

alex Hathaway

Technical Director – Regeneration

Steve Johnson

Pre-Construction Director for Remediation and Enabling

Steve joined us after holding senior positions at McCoy, Van Elle and CA Blackwell and has responsibility for our Remediation Pre-construction Team.

His remit is to manage our tendering process and the transfer of projects to our operational delivery teams. Steve is visible during the initial stages of the projects to ensure a smooth transition from tender into a successful live project.

Steve has over 25-years’ experience of earthworks, civils and remediation and has previously worked with members of the John F Hunt Group team.

Based in the Midlands, Steve has strong historical connections in the construction and development sectors.

Keith Kelsey, CMIOSH, MIIRSM, IMaPS, MIDE

Associate Director – HSEQ

joined John F Hunt in 2013 but has been involved in the construction industry for 26 years.

He served an apprenticeship as a Lift Engineer, progressing onto suspended access equipment as a mechanical and electrical engineer covering London and the Home Counties with clients including Canary Wharf.

Keith moved into designing fall arrest/restraint systems, which began his progression into a health and Safety, working for a large demolition contractor as their Health and Safety officer and subsequently for The Health & Safety People Ltd as their Health and Safety Consultant.

His responsibility within John F Hunt Regeneration is to manage, implement and develop our health, safety, environmental and quality procedures.

Saul Disbury

Operations Director – Remediation

Joining John F Hunt Remediation as Contracts Manager, Saul was made Operations Director in 2020, having over 25 years of industry experience. He has an in-depth knowledge of the market and a broad understanding of the key remediation technologies enhanced with a civil engineering background and how these can be implemented in the most cost-effective manner on site.

He has significant experience in earthworks, civil engineering and land remediation of large, strategic brownfield sites. His knowledge extends to traditional bulk earthworks, management of legacy coal tar contamination in sensitive aquifers and operation of thermal desorption plants for ex-situ treatment of contaminated soil.

His focus and reputation is built by delivering projects within programmed deadlines, commercial targets and specific client requirements.

Steve Forster BSc

Managing Director – Industrial Dismantling

With a career in construction, demolition and decommissioning spanning 30 years, Steve is a highly experienced director holding senior positions with leading construction and demolition companies across the UK.

With the ambition to play a key role in improving performance and high standards on every Project, he ultimately delivers environmentally friendly and safe schemes for the work force and clients.

Dr Adam Fisher

Ground Engineering Director

Adam is widely regarded as one of the UK’s leading Geotechnical Engineers and brings over 25 years’ experience in ground engineering and ground risk management to the Regeneration team.

Dr Fisher, previously a Partner at Campbell Reith, joins the company with an impressive international portfolio which includes leading a Ground Risk Management Team within Western Australia’s high value mining sector for Calibre Global.

His experience allows the business to support schemes with complex ground engineering elements and further strengthens its ability to be “a trusted advisor” to clients.

Adam started his career in 1994 working for and being mentored by Bristol University’s Dr Brian Hawkins, while completing his PhD. Following such a strong introduction to consultancy, he further progressed his knowledge and experience at Parkman and WSP prior to 10 years as Director at Hydrock. From 2011 he worked in Australia’s iron ore mining industry for three years, on complex, rapid growth projects for demanding mining blue-chip companies, before returning to the UK and joining Campbell Reith.

Working alongside regeneration and civil engineering contractors, Adam decided to cross over from pure consultancy and having worked with Regeneration to deliver projects with great success in the past, John F Hunt was the obvious place to make the change.

Dr Samuel Hall

Managing Director

With over 20 years’ experience within the contaminated land remediation industry, working both as a consultant and contractor, Sam brings a comprehensive technical, operational and regulatory skill set to John F Hunt Regeneration.

He has worked across several sectors including residential development, commercial development, industrial, major land regeneration and utilities.

A Chartered Waste Manager and Qualified Person, Sam promotes ‘sustainable remediation solutions’ at all stages throughout the project lifecycle.

In addition, Sam undertakes Research and Development projects focusing on novel remedial technologies, where several technologies have been successfully implemented at full-scale.

Sam is involved in every section of a project, from design, regulatory negotiations and implementation, through to verification and close-out.

Ben Williams

CEO

Joining John F Hunt Regeneration in 2013 as Managing Director, Ben brings a wealth of technical, practical and commercial knowledge associated with the redevelopment of brown field land and the management of environmental liabilities.

He is an established industry professional who has experience of working in both environmental consultancy and contracting for both public and private sector clients including, banks, funding institutions, multinationals, venture capitalists, lawyers and property companies.

Ben has worked on high profile projects including the remediation, enabling and redevelopment of sites which have had a legacy of industrial usage. He is well versed in working with a variety of clients including those involved with industrial, manufacturing, retail, house building, energy and infrastructure sectors.

Steve Blundell

Operations Director

Steve is highly experienced Health & Safety manager with 20+ years of experience in heavy industrial sectors including infrastructure installation, demolition, decontamination and remediation. Steve is responsible for site-based employees, Board of Directors and clients to on Health, Safety and Compliance matters on our complex regeneration contracts throughout the UK.
In his spare time, Steve us passionate about all forms of music (as long as it’s good..!), food, socialising and his family.

Alex Clifford

Operations Director

Alex joined John F Hunt Regeneration having held senior positions with leading brownfield regeneration contractors and has over 20 years of experience within the remediation industry.

With significant expertise in contaminated land assessment, he brings in-depth technical, operational and commercial knowledge for the delivery of complex regeneration projects, having worked as both a consultant and contractor. His involvement in all project aspects from design, cost advice and regulatory negotiations to implementation and validation, provides an excellent skill set for the John F Hunt Regeneration team.

Proficient in remediation techniques across nuclear, commercial, residential and industrial sectors, Alex’s focus is on the safe completion of projects within programmed deadlines, client specifications and commercial targets, making him a huge asset to John F Hunt.

Alex Hathaway

Technical Director – John F Hunt Regeneration

Joining John F Hunt Regeneration as Pre-Construction Technical Director, Alex brings nearly 20 years of experience in contaminated land and complex redevelopment to the team. He possesses a comprehensive technical, operational, and regulatory skill set and is fully WAMITAB certified, qualifying him to oversee treatment processes on even the most challenging remediation projects.

As an industry professional, he has extensive experience in environmental and landfill contracting for public and private sector clients. Having held senior positions at McAuliffe and Sanctus, he now oversees the Remediation Pre-construction Team at John F Hunt. His responsibilities include managing the tendering process, maintaining client relations, and efficiently transitioning projects to the operational delivery teams.

Alex actively participates in the early stages of projects to ensure a seamless transition from the tender phase to successful execution. He has worked on high-profile projects involving the remediation, enabling, and redevelopment of sites with legacy issues. He is adept at collaborating with diverse clients, including those in the industrial, manufacturing, house building, and infrastructure sectors.