Glenn Paxman: Managing Director
Glenn founded Paxman Coolers in the 1990s after his wife lost all of her hair during chemotherapy treatment for cancer.
The family obviously found this very distressing, so using his engineering knowledge, the resources within his existing business and with the help of his brother, Glenn created the Paxman Scalp Cooler.
Following trials at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, the first systems were sold into other hospitals around the country and there are now hundreds of scalp coolers installed in locations throughout the UK, Europe and other parts of the World.
Glenn and his team are dedicated to raising the profile of scalp cooling and supporting the hospitals to ensure that all cancer patients have access to the best possible information about the treatments available to them.
After completing a BSc in Management Science at UMIST, Richard’s first job was as the General Manager for Brewfitt Ltd (the sister company to Paxman). He then went on to become the Finance and Operations Manager for Paxman and was promoted to Operations Director in 2009.
Richard loves all aspects of his job, including its variety, but the most satisfying part for him is the knowledge that he is helping thousands of patients through their battle with cancer.
Kathryn is an Operations Co-ordinator, assisting and supporting the operations Director. She has worked at Paxman since 2002.
She loves speaking with patients and feeling like Paxman can help to maintain their self esteem during what is a very difficult time in their lives.
Maria completed a degree and then worked at several engineering firms before moving to Paxman in 2006.
Her role at the company is Key Accounts Manager and she enjoys the variety of her job, dealing with a medically related product that really makes a difference to people.
Claire worked at Paxman’s sister business, Brewfitt, for 12 years before becoming the Sales and Training Executive for Paxman at the end of 2009.
She enjoys every aspect of her job, feeling fulfillment and pride after selling then training the nurses on a product that helps people keep their hair during what is already a distressing time.
Claire joined Paxman after ten years with AstraZeneca working on the treatment of breast cancer.
She loves meeting medical professionals in her sales and training role and seeing their reaction to the Paxman system. She also finds that bringing quality of life to patients during a traumatic and upsetting time is highly rewarding.
Patrick’s background is in engineering with 16 years experience at a brewery before he moved to Paxman in 2007 as the Technical Manager.
He enjoys developing new ideas and working to update Paxman’s products in the knowledge that they are improving people’s lives.
Kelly joined Paxman Coolers in 2010 as part of an internship scheme linked with Huddersfield University a few months after she graduated with a 2.1 BSc from the University of Durham. At the end of her internship she moved into her current role as a Research and Development Assistant.
In her role, Kelly play a part in developing external research partnerships and carrying out on site tests. She also spends time working on regulatory affairs and assisting the Technical Manager with product development and technical solutions.
Liza has extensive experience as a personal assistant and has worked as the PA to the Managing Director and Finance Director at Paxman since 1995.
She really enjoys working as part of such a close team and the variety of the workload which means no two days are the same.
Originally from Dorset, Alex moved up North to Huddersfield in late 2009 to take up her role as Office Administrator at Paxman.
She supports the team in all their administration needs and the aspect of her job that she enjoys the most is the people – colleagues, suppliers and clients.
Philip has been at Paxman since the very early days after completing an Electrical Installation City & Guilds course and originally working first as a refrigeration engineer and then electrician in the mining industry.
Philip is now a Production and Service Engineer and the aspects of his job he loves are travelling and meeting people.
Scot is a Production and Service Engineer at Paxman and has worked at the company since 2007.
His work is enhanced by the knowledge that the product he is making and maintaining makes patients feel better about themselves.
Lucasz is a Production Engineer at Paxman and joined the company in 2010.
His work is enhanced by the knowledge that the product he is making and maintaining makes patients feel better about themselves.
Kim has worked for Paxman since the late 1990’s and is the Group Credit Manager for not only Paxman, but also its sister companies – Brewfitt and Aqua 3.
Kim’s role is very diverse with no two days being the same, she loves the challenge of the job and working across all of the companies.
