Bob Payne started the company back in 1988, and spent most of the first 10-15 years growing his business from a cherry picker, carrying out maintenance works for local authorities and civil engineering contractors.  These days, with a busy growing business to run he’s usually found at his desk in the office (or on the golf course!).

Jane’s background as an auditor, and her previous job in street lighting admin has helped her settle in well to her role here as Compliance Manager. Jane looks after our accreditations, procedures and ensures our systems are compliant and up to date. Jane also deals with payroll, and monitors our accounts receivable.

Jon joined Altitude in September 2015 after spending the previous 15 years working his way up from apprentice to qualified electrician whilst also gaining accreditation as an ICP jointer. Jon has also worked on column installation, groundworks and testing/commissioning. Jon’s extensive operational experience and qualifications mean that he can look after the most demanding projects at site level, providing day to day supervision of our workforce on major framework installation contracts.

Scott is an Incorporated Electrical Engineer with a degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, he is also a time served Electrician. Scott joined in 2017 to manage and develop our growing Independent Connections Provider (ICP) business. Scott has worked in our industry since 2006 and provides a wealth of technical and operational experience to our team. He is responsible for all DNO & IDNO connections carried out by the company, and ensuring quality and compliance of all our connections works.

Claire studied business management at UCLAN, and spent several years working for a Local Authority street lighting department before joining us in 2015. She now works out of our Hapton HQ providing support to the Commercial Manager. Claire’s responsibilities include tender admin and preparation, supply chain management, and business development. 

Andrew has been with Altitude since 2014, and is responsible for the company Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental. Andrew played the key role in implementing systems and procedures that enabled Altitude to obtain ISO9001, 14001 and 18001 accreditations. Andrew can often be found on our sites, auditing our works to ensure our HSEQ record is continually improving.