Meet the Team

Directors
Simon
Simon
Founder & Design Director
Simon founded Rugged Interactive in 2009 with a conviction it must be possible to make it easier for everyone to exercise, for longer. An award winning engineer and designer he's created everything from the UK's best-selling potato masher to motorbikes.
Harry
Harry
Commercial Director
Harry studied languages at University, cut his commercial teeth setting up a joint venture in Russia, and had a varied international career with De La Rue, McCann Erickson and Hewlett-Packard before starting up an indoor play business in Bristol in 2007.
Favourite product
SkyPods
Sales Team
Robin
Robin
Sales Manager
Robin is Geography and Marine Science graduate who grew up in Cornwall before crossing the Tamar river and moving into Devon. In his spare time Robin enjoys anything remotely sporty and has a passion for coaching his favourite sport of Rowing.
Favourite product
High-9
Lucy
Lucy
Marketing & Sales Operations Manager
Lucy is a MSc Sport and Health Science graduate from the University of Exeter. A seasoned county badminton player (it’s faster than you think), with a passion for all things ‘sport’ and a minor obsession for all things ‘Olympics’.
Favourite product
PowrPlay
Claudia
Claudia
Digital Marketing Executive
Claudia is a Multimedia Journalism graduate who studied at Bournemouth University. On the weekends you’ll find her eating charcuterie boards, visiting the coast or going on National Trust walks...
Cath
Cath
Key Account Manager
Cath graduated from Swansea University with a BA in English Literature and American Studies. She spent seven years living and working in Singapore and is now settled back in the UK, enjoying the challenge of fixing up a house with 'huge potential' with her husband, three daughters and two cats.
Favourite product
TrailBlazer
Jack
Jack
Sales & Marketing Executive
Jack is an MSc Sport & Exercise Physiology graduate from Cardiff Metropolitan University. He’s passionate for rock climbing, mountain biking, and all things sport. You’ll find him exploring the great outdoors on weekends, and at the local climbing walls after work.
Favourite product
TrailBlazer Traverse
Hayley
Hayley
Sales Administrator
Hayley is a qualified Dance Teacher and enjoys spending time in the gym lifting weights and doing HIIT classes. She also has a passion for making candles and spending quality time with her family.
Karen
Karen
Project & Accounts Manager
Karen is an equestrian enthusiast, regularly competing in Dressage, Showjumping and BE One Day Events. Mum to a 21 year old sporty son and wife to a gig rowing/running husband. She also has a small holding at home, rearing pigs, chickens and turkeys. How does she have time to work?
Favourite product
SkyPods
Stephanie
Stephanie
Shipping & Logistics
Steph is a logistics whizz, chewing on chunky shipping and delivery issues for breakfast. Spare time is spent with 2 teenagers and hiking on Bodmin moor and up Brown Willy.
Favourite product
High-9
Design and Production Team
Alan
Alan
Production Manager
Alan is a super experienced engineer and production ninja who likes nothing better than a knotty supply conundrum. Taciturn.
Favourite product
PowrPlay
Ben
Ben
Product Designer & Technical Support
Product Designer, Production Engineer, Service Engineer and all round superman. Ben is everywhere. Weekends spent playing football.
Harvey
Harvey
Production Engineer
The youngster of the team, Harvey keeps production abreast of anything 'youth'. Weekends spent playing Airsoft, tinkering with his car or in the pub.
Duncan
Duncan
Service and Workshop Engineer
Duncan is an outgoing outdoor enthusiast, passionate about road cycling.
Favourite product
High-9
Hannah
Hannah
UX/UI Designer
Hannah is a keen horse rider and lover of beer, festivals and camping.
Favourite product
Freedom Gaming
Jason
Jason
Workshop Engineer
Jason likes nothing better than a walk in the country with family or a blast in the hills on his mountain bike.
Favourite product
DodgeAttack
Richard
Richard
Workshop Engineer
Richard is a weekend mechanical tinkerer, often found under a bonnet or with a spanner in his hand restoring a classic.
Favourite product
AeroStrike
Charlie Sears
Charlie Sears
Workshop Engineer
Charlie is local to Rugged HQ in Bodmin, loves E-gaming, ice hockey and roller hockey and when not working enjoys family life and spending outdoor adventure time with his kids.
Favourite product
DodgeAttack
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