After leaving school, Kevin completed a technical apprenticeship as a Draughtsman in Construction with Thames Water Authority. This was followed by a role as Project Manager for a major water treatment company before progressing into distribution where he has spent most of his working life. Kevin originally specialised in process valves and associated equipment with distributor Walker & Staff, where he held many senior positions culminating in him becoming Managing Director of the business following its acquisition by Saint-Gobain in 1998. Kevin joined the UK's largest H&V distributor, BSS, now part of the Travis Perkins Group in 2001, and spent 15 years, again in a variety of senior sales & operational roles. More recently, Kevin has worked for BESA, the Building Engineering Services Association and is currently a Transformation Project Manager at Barking Havering & Redbridge NHS University Trust.