James Irwin

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About James Irwin

I am the founder and Director of Irwin and Colton, a health, safety, and sustainability recruitment company. With a focus on delivering the highest quality talent, we pride ourselves on our ability to understand and meet the unique needs of both clients and candidates.At Irwin and Colton, we are driven by our commitment to creating lasting relationships and delivering tailored solutions that help organisations perform better, safer, and more sustainably. We have worked with many of the UK and the world's largest companies, finding solutions for health, safety, and sustainability.I am passionate about Health, Safety, and Sustainability—my first role was within the Asia Pacific Climate Change Team at WWF (Australia), and I have since launched various networks, including a Safetytech network, advancing safety tech and its impact on the health and safety sector. I also run a network for New Zealanders and Australians in Safety within the UK, providing support and creating connections in the sector.I'm a New Zealander who has worked and lived in Australia, China, and have now settled in the UK for the past 17 years. I’m a proud husband and father of three amazing kids. Outside of work, I’m passionate about the outdoors and sport—I'm attempting to climb Mont Blanc and have coached minis rugby for the past 7 years.If you’re interested in discussing the future of health and safety recruitment, or anything related to sustainability, safety tech, or the broader safety space, feel free to reach out to me at Contact details +44 (0) 7590 051732 | D +44 (0) 1923 432 632james.irwin@irwinandcolton.com@irwinandcolton