SIMON AUGHTON

Director

Simon Aughton is our director & CEO of Aughton Engineering Services.

"From the age of 13 i started working on a local farm until i was ready for college. Whilst working on the farm i started learning and becoming very fond of mechanics, driving tractors and fixing diggers.

With working on the farm i had a great start to my career and I always knew where and what i wanted to be doing.

After my 3 years of college where i gained my NVQ Levels, i started looking at what to do next so i looked into local plant hire places when i came across D Jones plant hire, Denbigh, where i started at apprentice level.

I was with D Jones Plant Hire for 4 years as a workshop and mobile mechanic.

As a keen young lad i was always going round doing jobs in the evenings and on weekends which helped get my name out there.

After my time at D Jones i got the opportunity to move onto cranes where i began working for Bob Franics Crane Hire, aged 19 becoming a mobile crane mechainc.

With Bob Franics i excelled massivley with current and new skills such as mechanics and electric skills.

I then decided to put myself in to night school learning about electronics and hydraulics.

After a while i knew i wanted to travel but also work so i then started offshore with a flying squad where i was able to work on huge crane onshore and offshore around the world.

I finally settled for rotation offshore job in the North Sea on one of the biggest rigs in the world.

I now have a little family myself and have now decided to take my skills and experience and carry out my own business full time.