A new senior appointment has been made at Allcooper Group, the family-run electronic security and fire safety solutions company.

Robert Read is Allcooper's new engineer training manager and will focus in particular on the advanced technical training of the Gloucester-based company's 25 plus engineers across South and Central England

Mr Read is the former senior engineer at Swindon's Crown Security & Fire Limited. He will be liaising with global manufacturers to develop and facilitate bespoke training courses for our technical team. He has over 20 years' engineering experience behind him.

During his career, he has worked on some major projects for both private clients and businesses, including a fully integrated solution for the most expensive private estate in the UK.

Roman Cooper, executive director at Allcooper said: "We have always invested heavily in the training of our engineers to ensure our customers get the highest quality advice and workmanship available. With technology moving at such a fast pace and a large team of engineers now to manage the training for, we felt it was time to create a role specifically to further upskill our workforce."

He added: "Robert is perfectly qualified to do this because of his extensive technical knowledge going all the way through to complex, blended solutions using sophisticated IT platforms."

Mr Read said: "It is fantastic to be given the responsibility and backing for such an important area within a technology-driven business. I am looking forward to helping Allcooper Group's engineers build on their solid knowledge to remain at the forefront of the industry and give our customers high-grade technical support."