Meet the Team

Managing Director

Jonathan Williams CMIOSH

Jonathan is an experienced Chartered Safety Practitioner (CMIOSH) with a wealth of experience gained over the last 17 years within dedicated health & safety roles. Jonathan’s involvement in health & safety came at an early age when he was fortunate to secure a position as Trainee Health & Safety Auditor within a National Waste Management and Recycling Business.

Jonathan worked his way up the ranks to Health & Safety Advisor before the Company was sold. Fortunately Jonathan was retained by the Parent Company and was promoted to Health & Safety Manager with health & safety responsibility for 12 concrete manufacturing plants in Central London and 9 quarry sites between Coventry and the Dorset coast. During his time there Jonathan studied for his NEBOSH National General Certificate and NVQ Level 4 in Occupational Safety and Health. Following this Jonathan moved into Consultancy with a successful 9 years at Mentor Services, a Business Consultancy provided by the Royal Bank of Scotland.

He set up Direct Safety Solutions in 2007.

Health and Safety Director

Rob Carlin CMIOSH

Rob is a Chartered Safety Practitioner with over 14 years experience in full time H&S roles across a variety of industries.

Previous roles in business development and operational functions have provided a wealth of experience in implementing improvement strategies and adapting to new processes.  This experience allows Rob to connect with our clients and coach them through successful change programs.

Rob has worked for small, medium size and multinational organisations and was instrumental in the development and delivery of an industry safety passport scheme recognised throughout the UK outdoor advertising sector.  Recent experience has come from working as a Safety Manager in a national distribution warehouse for a retail business with daily deliveries to over 200 branches.

Rob completed the NEBOSH Level 6 Diploma in 2008, the NEBOSH Fire Risk Management in 2010 and became a Chartered Member of IOSH in 2011.

Rob was promoted to his current Health and Safety Director post in June 2018, after making a tremendous impact on all aspects of the business since joining in 2015.

Health and Safety Consultant

Katy Selby CMIOSH

Katy has eight years practical experience within health and safety roles and a broad knowledge base, developed from working for private construction and maintenance companies and within public services including the Ministry of Defence. Her safety career has taken her all over the world assessing engineering standards including the Dutch Caribbean, Brunei and Europe.

With a background in construction and qualified as a Site Manager (SMSTS), Katy is able to advise and assist on a range of construction projects, from coaching a Contractor or inspecting site safety standards on behalf of a Principal Contractor or supplier.

Katy is also familiar with various SSIP bodies such as CHAS, Constructionline, Safe Contractor, and Altius, and is also conversant with their approval and renewal processes.  She also has experience working with the Achilles supplier approval scheme.

Katy joined the team at Direct Safety Solutions as a highly motivated individual and has enjoyed the opportunity to develop close working relationships with many of our clients in the Midlands area. She comments “I enjoy the diverse range of work undertaken by Direct Safety Solutions, this challenges me and inspires me to go the extra mile for our clients delivering a system that is tailored and practical, bringing genuine improvement on a day to day basis.”

Outside of work, Katy has a keen interest in literature, the arts and dance, which keeps her creativity flowing.

Health and Safety Consultant

Martin Monaghan CMIOSH

Martin joined the team as an experienced Chartered Safety Practitioner (CMIOSH) with over 18 years’ experience in Health and Safety roles.  He was also previously an Area Manager and a Transport Manager in the motor vehicle repair and recovery industry in a career spanning many years at the AA

Having joined the Army at 16 and qualifying as a vehicle mechanic, Martin has been on many tours of duty around the world.

Martin appreciates that health and safety is something which needs to be incorporated into the job, without being perceived as a burden to anyone within the organisation. Working in a large company has given Martin the opportunity to get involved in various industries including Healthcare, Vehicle Repair Centres, Call Centres, Cruise Ships, Road Haulage, Gas and Home Repair sectors.

Martin recognises that Direct Safety Solutions have the “ideal model” in providing practical and realistic solutions to assist companies in the way they manage and implement health and safety to the frontline, and he comments “It is refreshing to work with people who are all caring and passionate about what they do. Direct Safety Solutions has a great depth and breadth of knowledge which is very reassuring”.

Operations Director

Mel Williams

After 15 years of having a very successful career within the pharmaceutical industry, Melanie made the decision to work within the family business. She brought with her a wealth of commercial acumen, and the ability to build strong relationships with our customer base. Melanie oversees the operations within the organisation, and ensures there is a solid and valued partnership between ourselves and our clients. Recently, she has enrolled on a course to attain a NEBOSH Certificate, to further enhance her knowledge in the realm of health and safety.

Office Manager

Debbie Wellings

Debbie’s role within Direct Safety Solutions began in August 2014.  Prior to that she worked at The Priory Hospital undertaking various roles including Health Screening Co – Ordinator and Consulting Suites Receptionist.

The fast paced nature of working within a hospital environment gave her the perfect skill set to work at Direct Safety Solutions, as the role is very busy, reactive and unpredictable She has achieved Level 2 in Health & Safety, which has been useful when preparing documents, and also in understand the very important health & safety legal framework.

Her 2 boys keep her very busy, especially running a taxi service for them!  She has 2 Rhodesian Ridgeback dogs, who love long walks, keeping her fit – but she is also partial to a bit of gardening, horse riding and chasing her hens around the garden!

Financial Director

Barry Smith

Barry is a Chartered Engineer (C Eng.) and for over 25 years held a series of positions in the Engineering and Manufacturing Industry in the Midlands

Starting as an engineering apprentice at one of the area’s oldest companies he has held a variety of engineering and management posts culminating in Managing Director of a local PLC subsidiary, from where he retired to persue personal interests.

When Jonathan decided to set up his own company in 2007, Barry was tempted back into the commercial arena to help and support him.

He is a keen walker, petrol head and website designer amongst many other interests.

Customer Support Administrator

Katie Cowley

Kate joined Direct Safety Solutions in May 2018 and is really enjoying working with the team.  Within her first month she attained her level 2 in Health & Safety which has given her a greater understanding and knowledge for the role.

She also works part time as a childrens swimming instructor, which she thoroughly enjoys and finds incredibly rewarding.

Alongside her diploma in Business & Finance, she is also a fully qualified first aider and Life Guard.  Her passion is her two beautiful girls, who keep her on her toes, and ‘Molly’ her beloved Labrador with her dodgy ears!