Our People

Our team of managers, trainers and instructors are professionals with a wealth of experience in their field They are drawn from many different sectors including; the fire service, police, security industry, entertainments industry, licensed retail sector, the ambulance service, environmental health, hospitality industry, Universities and international blue chip companies. We use this extensive knowledge base and experience to develop our training and services.

We would like to introduce you to a few key members of our team:

Peter Mayhew - Managing Director

Beyond the Blue Training & Consultancy was established to bring together an impressive set of instructors and experts with the aim of providing the highest standards of training and consultancy services to our existing and new clients.

Peter has 20 years experience in the licensed hospitality sector, the security industry & in event management; he always insisted in playing an active role when it comes to managing employees, training, developing workplace systems and managing events.

In his business career, whether it was in the licensed hospitality sector or in conflict resolution, he has been instrumental in changing attitudes as well as the methods used by employees, to develop professional skills and focus on customer service levels.

He developed and exploited training in Conflict Management and Resolution well before it was made mandatory by bodies such as the Security Industry Authority (SIA) and the NHS SMS. Developing new innovative systems and training programmes is his speciality and he has designed many for companies to use in order to manage risk, meet statutory requirements, focus on service levels, manage workplace violence and balance these effectively within successful businesses.

Working at a senior management level in the licensed hospitality sector, Peter has an in-depth knowledge of licensing law; he played an integral role at local level in both the interpretation of the Licensing Act 2003 as well as the Security Industry Act 2001. His understanding of current legislation allows him to provide clients with informed advice and training based on the up-to-date interpretations.

More recently he has been involved in national initiatives dealing with the late night economy. He was recently asked to become an assessor for the Association of Town Centre Managers ‘Purple Flag’ scheme. In 2009 he was an assessor for the first ever Purple Flag awarded in the UK and is now recognised as a lead assessor for Purple Flag.

Peter is still very active delivering much of the training and consultancy services provided by Beyond the Blue himself and his knowledge base is reflected in the feedback scores he receives which consistently come back as ‘excellent’.

Non Executive Director – William Groombridge

William brings a wealth of experience to Beyond the Blue having worked extensively in a number of our key sectors.

His role as a director of the company is to provide oversight and assist with the company’s strategic development as well as using his professional expertise to help build on existing training and services offered by the company.

With his background in the security industry and in providing solution to workplace violence, he is ideally placed to deliver professional solutions for our clients.

Trainers & Instructors

We work with a number of trainers, instructors and consultants who are all professional experts in their field (not all are listed here).

Roger Gould – Conflict Management & Resolution Trainer and Physical Intervention Instructor

Roger Gould brings a wealth of experience to the training courses he delivers. With a CV dating back over 30 years, his knowledge and understanding of the subjects he instructs in, is a catalyst for good learning amongst candidates attending his courses.

Roger joined the Metropolitan Police in 1974 served for 26 years in many different capacities and achieved many specialities. He was awarded the Chief Superintendents Commendation on several occasions.

During his time in the police Roger specialised in areas including; advanced driving and motorcycle, surveillance, evidence gathering, armed response, physical training instructor, riot trainer, quick-kuff and rigid baton instructor, officer safety trainer, manual handling trainer, armed counter terrorist officer and trainer (including firearms tactics, batons, rigid handcuffs and CS spray), amongst others.

Since leaving the Metropolitan Police Roger has brought his skills into the private sector working for several organisations providing training, management and consultancy services. The training he has developed and presented have a varied from defensive driving techniques, personal safety in the media sector (for camera crews and reporters going into hostile environments), physical intervention and conflict management and resolution.

His opinion remains in high demand and he provides consultancy and advice to a number of high profile clients as well as bodies such as the SIA, the Police, the Institute of Conflict Management and a number of accrediting organisations within the security industry and the licensed retail sector.

Beyond the Blue were delighted to secure the services of such an experienced individual as an instructor. Not only does Roger bring his years of experience both as a police trainer and active police officer, in the years since he left the Police Force he has delivered training in a variety of different sectors from the NHS, local authorities, Royal Parks Police, local authority community support officers & wardens, licensed retail sector and private security industry.

All his experience coupled with a great sense of humour, an ability to communicate effectively with people on any level and ability to integrate those he is training into the subject matter, make him a very positive asset to not only us, but all of our clients.

Tina Evans – Food Hygiene, Health & Safety and Licensing Trainer

Tina has 15 years experience designing, delivering and assessing training in food hygiene, health and safety and licensing.

Tina has extensive experience from the education sector to large blue chip companies and has been instrumental in helping organisations raise standards.

Andrew Woods – First Aid Trainer

Andrew has 25 years experience working in the ambulance service and  delivering first aid training to the public and private sector.

He still works as a medic in the events and film industries

Job Opportunities

There are currently no full time vacancies at Beyond the Blue Limited.

We are however always keen to hear from qualified instructors and if you are experienced, professional, dynamic, focussed and have the ability to deliver exceptional customer service, then please send us a CV and covering letter. We maintain these on file and if a suitable opportunity arises in the future we may consider those submitted.

We are currently interested in people who have the required qualifications to deliver licensing courses; especially the Award for Personal Licence Holders. We are particularly interested in hearing from people who come from a local authority (licensing) or legal background.

Our appointment of freelance trainers is strictly on a fee per contract basis. These opportunities are ideal for existing freelance trainers looking to expand the number of employers they work for.

Beyond the Blue Limited is an Equal Opportunities employer. Applications are welcome from all sections of the community.