SATRA
John Hooker is an accomplished executive with extensive experience in leadership roles across various industries. Currently serving as Chief Executive and Executive Director at SATRA Technology Centre since September 2015, John previously held positions such as General Manager at Berendsen and Operations Director at both Keeler Ltd and Railko Ltd. John’s career also includes time as Managing Director at Boise Ltd and Technical & Operations Manager at Marlow Ropes Ltd. John holds a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Fluid Flow from Cranfield University and a Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering from the University of Sussex.
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SATRA
SATRA is an independent research and testing organisation established in 1919. It has technical facilities in the UK and China serving customers throughout the world. As well as testing products and components to European and international standards across a wide range of industry sectors, SATRA develops, manufactures and sells test equipment. SATRA is a Notified Body for various European directives including personal protection equipment (PPE), which is one of SATRA’s largest sector operations. SATRA has its own chemicals analysis laboratory for testing restricted substances in accordance with European REACH, and US chemicals regulations for which it is CPSC-accredited. SATRA is considered a leading technical authority for footwear and leather and companies from these industries can become members of SATRA to gain exclusive access to SATRA test methods, accreditation, consultancy, research facilities, technical training and factory production management systems. A number of SATRA systems are recognised in the supply chain as setting industry standards for quality and production efficiency. As well as the knowledge and experience of its technologists, what distinguishes SATRA is the volume of technical information it has published since 1935 in the form of magazines and books to help promote quality, excellence and professionalism throughout consumer products industries. Much of this information is now available online.