My Story
How we got here!
1. From the Navy to Nowhere
2. Building from Scratch
3. From Business to Purpose
4. Creating EEESafe
5. Expanding the Vision: LocalitEEE
6. The Movement Begins
“When the system didn’t know what to do with me…
“After serving in the Royal Navy with an exemplary record, I found myself homeless. Back then, no one recognised autism or ADHD in people like me. I slept rough for a month before finding my feet again — determined that one day, I’d build something that never leaves anyone behind.”
“Learning by doing — and doing by caring.”
“From head barman to self-employed milkman, I learned teamwork, leadership, and accountability. Later, managing computer sales and training companies taught me systems, people, and perseverance — skills that would later shape a safer, fairer model for repair and reuse.”
“It wasn’t profit that drove me — it was people.”
“When my IT business closed, I began volunteering at a local reuse shop. There I saw the poverty, waste, and potential in people the world overlooked. That’s where the idea for a fairer, safer, community-powered circular economy was born.”
“A model built not for greed — but for good.”
“I designed EEESafe to do what others wouldn’t: certify local repairers for safety, link every repaired item to its repairer, and share the benefits directly with the community. We refused £2M from a corporate backer — because our independence matters more than profit.”
“A community network where value stays home.”
“Through LocalitEEE, every community can retain its own wealth, skills, and materials. Each repair, sale, or donation funds micro-grants (PLEEECash) for people in need. Citizens, repairers, and businesses together create safer homes and stronger local economies.”
“Join us — be part of repairing a broken world.”
“Register your appliances. Support your local EEESafe or UEEESafe repairer. Each action you take adds to your community’s safety, carbon, and poverty-reduction metrics — visible in your Digital Wallet. Together, we’re proving what repair can really mean.”
