Liam Bell - Managing Director & Machinery Compliance Consultant
Liam Bell is a specialist in machinery safety and compliance with extensive experience managing large scale compliance projects across multiple industries in high-risk environments.
After graduating from Coventry University with a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Liam began his career in automation with Comau, initially working as a Technical Author before progressing into a dedicated Safety Engineering role. It was here that he developed a deep interest in machinery safety, gaining significant experience in risk assessment, CE conformity and the practical application of standards on large-scale automation projects.
Seeking broader industry exposure, Liam joined Pilz as a Machinery Safety Consultant, working across multiple sectors and supporting clients with both advanced automated systems and long-serving legacy machinery. This period strengthened his understanding of real-world compliance challenges and reinforced the importance of pragmatic, commercially sensible safety solutions.
Liam later served as Machinery Compliance Manager for the Expert Technologies Group, acting as the organisation’s central authority on CE and UKCA compliance. In this role, he supported group businesses in ensuring machinery safety, regulatory alignment and confidence in market access.
Liam founded Neuguard to provide organisations with specialist, trustworthy and practical machinery safety expertise. Liam’s approach is grounded in technical competence, clarity and a strong appreciation of the operational realities faced by industry.
His focus is helping clients achieve safe, compliant and reliable machinery without unnecessary complexity or inflated consultancy costs.
Joe Charlton - Engineering Compliance Consultant / Business Development Manager
Joe Charlton is a commercially minded engineer with a strong technical background in safety-critical engineering, project delivery, and global supply chain management across the automotive and advanced manufacturing sectors.
With a BEng (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering and an MSc in Automotive Systems Engineering, Joe brings hands-on experience delivering complex engineering projects in highly regulated environments. His career spans engineering project management, supplier management, and technical leadership, supporting OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers across Europe and Asia.
Joe combines practical machine-safety awareness, risk-based problem solving, and commercial insight to help clients achieve safe, compliant, and efficient engineering solutions. His ability to bridge technical and business requirements ensures regulatory compliance is delivered with clarity, confidence, and real-world practicality.
Alex Weston - Engineering Compliance Consultant
Alex Weston is a highly capable engineering professional with extensive experience in the automotive sector, specialising in Body-in-White (BIW) engineering. He brings a strong track record of delivering engineering excellence across design, manufacturing readiness, and automotive production environments.
Before joining Neuguard, Alex worked with leading global organisations including Tata Technologies, where he focused on BIW engineering initiatives, and more recently with fast-paced automotive innovators Arrival and Forseven. Throughout his career he has played an instrumental role in advancing programme outcomes, contributing to both engineering strategy and delivery in complex automotive projects.
At Neuguard, Alex works exclusively on BIW projects for automotive clients, helping expand the company’s capability in one of its fastest-growing sectors. His deep industry insight supports Neuguard’s commitment to delivering high-quality, compliant manufacturing programmes that align with client objectives and industry best practices.
Alex’s addition to the Neuguard team strengthens the company’s technical expertise and reinforces its focus on innovative solutions that drive safety, performance, and compliance in machinery and automotive engineering.