
Our Team
We are an example of what can be done with imagination, care, capital and long term commitment.
Our Team

Ben Newton
Group Finance Director
Ben has over 20 years experience in senior financial, operational and strategy roles across multiple industries, with the last 4 years spent in Operating Partner roles in Private Equity. Ben qualified as a chartered accountant with Arthur Andersen and has a BSc in Economics from the London School of Economics and an MPhil in Economics from Cambridge University.
​Barry Collins
Group Director
With a background in heavily regulated industries like energy, waste, and recycling, I transitioned into the green energy sector to align my engineering career with social and environmental goals. Passionate about innovation, I’m particularly excited by technologies like Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES), which offers sustainable energy storage alternatives. My engineering journey began on a farm and evolved through an apprenticeship with British Steel, culminating in a degree in Electrical Power & Instrumentation Systems. Now based in South Wales, I aim to contribute to the region’s sustainable energy future while enjoying countryside life, clay shooting, golf, and rugby.

