About The Company

secc is the ultimate holding company responsible for the development of the individual areas of intellectual property. There are currently two wholly owned subsidiaries, secc Hydraulics and secc Oil & Gas, each of which is responsible for commercialising the intellectual property in their respective markets globally.

Matthew Kimpton SmithMatthew Kimpton-Smith
Founder

Matthew is a co-founder of secc with Matthew Readman, secc being part of the group of companies working under the banner of the Cygnet Engineering Developments group.  Matthew is a qualified chartered accountant with a degree in economics from Cambridge University.  He has both consultancy and corporate finance experience within PriceWaterhouse Cooper and BOC plc. 

For the last decade he has been Managing Director of a group of engineering companies, developing and manufacturing their products in the UK and selling to a truly global market from their UK base.


Matt ReadmanMatt Readman
Founder

Matthew was apprenticed at Sir James Farmer Norton and then went into a research position at UMIST for the Ministry of Defence, Defence Research Agency and Qinetiq on every loading condition, carrying out all physical experiments.  His first patent, a grab ring, which enables push together technology for steel pipes with the ability to carry very high loads, was sold by UMIST Ventures.

Matthew moved on to start his own company, Readman Fittings Limited, where he continued to successfully develop several profitable products for UMIP (UMIST Ventures) before joining forces with Matthew Kimpton-Smith to form secc in 2005.

Colin CliffeColin Cliffe
Finance Manager

Colin, a qualified accountant, is an important part of the secc team.  He brings with him a wealth of experience from the world of manufacturing.  He has a B.A. (Honours) in Business Studies from Manchester and is a qualified management accountant.

Colin has held several senior positions during his career, including that of Financial Director and has been responsible for the successful implementation of ERP systems resulting in more efficient and cost effective production.