ABOUT PHILLIPS HELMETS LTD. Phillips Helmets Limited was founded in 1999 and owns the intellectual property rights to the Phillips Head Protection System (PHPS). It was founded by Dr Ken Phillips, the inventor of the PHPS.  He originally conceived the idea as a result of discussions about helmet safety with his son, who was an avid motorcyclist and journalist for Which Bike magazine. As a medical man, he recognised the brilliance of what nature had created in terms of protecting the brain.  Although the thick bone of the skull provided for direct protection, the skin on the outside acted as protection against rotation whenever the head received an impact. He realised that conventional helmets only addressed the first half of the problem. Creating a “scalp” on the outside of a helmet would protect against rotation in the same way. He started to develop a lubricated membrane which would mimic the scalp and protect against rotation. Recognising the huge potential implications of the PHPS innovation, he brought together an expert management team to develop and commercialise the concept.  Altogether it has taken 15 years and around £1 million to make PHPS a reality. The company has successfully licensed Lazer Helmets SA to bring the first PHPS-enhanced motorcycle helmets to market. Phillips Helmets is expanding its activities to include equestrian and other sports helmets, industrial safety wear and protective headwear for military, law enforcement and recreational use.

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Chairman, Dr Kenneth Phillips MB.BS.MBSMDH,DIP.EH.P.NLP Inventor and major shareholder, Dr Phillips practised for many years within the National Health Service and in the private sector as a general practitioner. He later became a medical advisor within the pharmaceuticals industry and later rose to chief executive level. After running his own senior management consultancy for some years, he returned to medicine and specialised in psychotherapy.

Technical Consultant, Andrew Mellor Mr Mellor is working with PHL as an independent consultant.  He was previously Head of the Transport Research Laboratory’s (TRL) Motorsport Research Centre and is now Head of Technical Affairs for the Federation Internationale de L’Automobile (FIA). His professional expertise is as 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 and helmets.