We provide expertise and commitment in transfer safety, risk assessment, product design, production control and operational support.

Reflex Marine was founded by Philip Strong and Roger Catherall in 1992.

Philip Strong has spent much of his career in drilling, production and marine operations, working with BP and Enterprise Oil. Philip holds several patents and is accredited as inventor of the ‘Reamer Shoe’ winner of the Scottish Offshore Innovation Awards (Technical Prize).

Roger Catherall’s international career spans 20 years, with key roles in the development and commercialisation of ground breaking technologies. Operating restrictions and concerns about the safety of personnel transfers led Phil and Roger to embark of the development of an improved approach to marine transfers.

Managing Director
Philip Strong, Managing Director and co-founder of Reflex Marine, has over 28 years of extensive experience with operators and service companies working in the Oil and Gas sector. 

Starting work in the service sector he soon after joined BP as a Well Engineer working on exploration, drilling and production operations.

Credited as an inventor with 6 patents and a 'Scottish Offshore Technlogy Prize' he is now focused on marine opeartions and safety and in particular the safe transfer of personnel by sea.

Business Development Director
David Brittan, a graduate of mechanical engineering from Sheffield University, began his career as a drilling engineer with BP in 1987.  He has since worked with a number of major oil and gas companies, with considerable international experience. 

David Brittan’s appointment to the board in 2008 aimed to strengthen the company’s technical capability and management team to help meet the demands of global growth.

Over the past decade Reflex has built up a team with significant expertise and commitment in the field of marine transfer safety, risk assessment, marine transfer planning, product design, production control and operational and client support.

Our team draws on our collective skills, hands on approach and field experience to ensure that we deliver solutions to your crew access problems, however challenging they may be. As a global company, Reflex personnel are used to providing global support and operate from offices in the UK, USA, Indonesia and Spain.

Our successful and long-term relationships with our partners are crucial to delivering value to our clients. Sparrows are globally recognised experts in offshore lifting operations and provide an ideal partner for Reflex Marine as both companies are committed to raising the standards within the offshore industry.

Sparrows are able to supply servicing support (inspection and maintenance), engineering review (risk evaluations, crane inspections, and operational reviews) and offshore training.