Phillips Helmets Ltd is a highly innovative organisation that has revolutionised the field of head protection. We were founded in 1999 and we are the developers and owners of the intellectual property rights to the Phillips Head Protection System (PHPS).
The original concept for PHPS came from Dr Ken Phillips when he recognized that the brain is remarkably well protected in the human head by a combination of both the skull and the scalp – i.e. a hard shell and a lubricated membrane. Conventional helmets really only address half of the problem.
Our initial focus has been in applying the PHPS concept to motorcycle helmets. However we are now actively extending our activities into other sports , industrial safety and police/military applications.
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Inventor and major shareholder. Dr. Phillips practised for many years within the National Health Service and in the private sector as a GP. He later became medical advisor in the Pharmaceuticals industry and subsequently Chief Executive. After running his own senior management consultancy he returned to medicine and specialised in Psychotherapy.
Wayne brings a wealth of experience as a senior manager and sales professional, with specialised expertise gained from many years working in the motorcycle industry. Prior to joining Phillips Helmets, he ran his own successful import/export company specialising in sourcing products, including helmets, from China. Prior to this he was Managing Director of Oxford Products Ltd and was responsible for bringing the HJC brand of crash helmet into the UK.
Andrew is working with PHL as an independent consultant. He is a Chartered Engineer specialising in motorsport safety development and the analysis and development of vehicle secondary safety systems. He has extensive experience in many areas of safety systems design, ranging from the development of race-car protection systems to race-circuit safety, passenger car safety and motorcycle safety systems - particularly motorcycle helmets. Previously he was the Head of the Transport Research Laboratory’s (TRL) Motorsport Research Centre.
