We are passionate about delivering lighting, science and research-proven plant monitoring solutions that help growers grow more with less.
Since 2019, we have partnered with world-leading university research teams, to create the perfect crop recipe no matter what environment – including vertical farming, containers, polytunnels and greenhouses.
Our patent pending nurturGROW luminaire and sensor products provide growers with long term sustainable solutions helping them control cost, improve efficiency and increase yield.
What’s it like to work with us?
You’ll get access to experts in horticulture, lighting, and other industries -giving you a rounded approach.
You’ll hear different perspectives, bringing you new ways of tackling a project
You’ll have support through challenging times – we’re passionate about solving problems.
You’ll feel challenged – we bring honesty and a rigorous scientific approach
You won’t feel like part of the corporate machine – we’re human, passionate, and approachable with a commercial mindset.
You’ll have a lifetime partner – we’re in this together and focused on results.
We plant one tree for every light or sensor ordered
For every light or sensor provided to our customers, we will donate $1 to plant one tree with our non-profit partner One Tree Planted and support projects that help sustainable agriculture.
We’re planting trees all over the world from South America to Africa, Asia and Australia – to give back to the environment, create a healthier climate, protect biodiversity and help reforestation efforts around the world. All by planting trees!
Our team
Simon Deacon
Chief Executive Officer
Simon oversees the strategy of the business and is always looking for new opportunities to expand and grow the portfolio.
Andrew Hempsall
Chief Operating Officer
Andrew has led numerous cross functional teams with between 100 and 275 employees. With extensive operational and client-facing experience, Andrew has worked in 20 countries covering North America, the EU and Asia.
Andrew oversees the implementation of the strategy, ensuring that we have the best teams in place with efficient business processes and rigorous procedures.
Jim Snooks
Chief Financial Officer / Company Secretary
Starting his career within Operational Management, Jim qualified as a Chartered Management Accountant (CIMA) in 1997 and is also a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA).
Amanda Bushell
Head of HR / Executive Assistant to the CEO
Amanda is also Executive Assistant to the CEO, Simon Deacon, providing support to the leadership team.
Daryl Hollands
Group Management Accountant
Reporting to Jim Snooks, Daryl assumes responsibility for the routine maintenance and preparation of management information, including the upgrade of finance systems to a common reporting platform to provide dynamic financial information to the Board.
Craig Price
Operations Director
John Matcham
Technical Director
John's role as Technical Director is to manage the development and implementation of technical strategies across Light Science Technologies to ensure that the company has a competitive edge with world leading products and services.
Lucy Clarke
Product Design Engineer
Lucy's role as Product Development Engineer focuses on using using Computer Aided Design, making ideas come to life by producing 3D models and 2D engineering drawings. An essential part of the design team, Lucy's role involves taking a product design from brief to design and onto production.
Sandra Paimbrekyte
Special Projects Coordinator
Her new role will involve supporting teams across a variety of projects as well as assisting with software system implementation.
Andy Williams
Marketing Director
Having previously helped deliver successful B2B marketing strategies and lead global digital transformation projects, Andy’s role see’s him implementing and overseeing the overall marketing strategy for all group companies.
Alice Brothill
Marketing & Communications Manager
Blending a mix of creative, strategic and commercial marketing expertise, encompassing the full marketing mix across digital, print, promotion, social media and communications, Alice ensures consistent brand messaging through all activities for all group companies.
Linzi Naisbitt
Internal Sales Executive
Rob Ayres
National Account Manager
In his new role, Rob will focus on building relationships in the glasshouse and poly tunnel sectors, as well as efficiently managing the continued increase in business.
Chris Shenton
National Account Manager
His 15 years’ experience in the lighting industry has seen him work with some of the largest global lighting manufacturers including Osram, Fagerhult, Ledvance and Whitecroft Lighting, leaving him fully primed to take on his new role.
Plant Scientist
During this time she gained valuable experience working as a lab technician (organising a small lab and growth room facilities). Her research has included experience in plant canopies physiology and has experiences working with crop plants in different research environments (field, greenhouse and tropical glasshouse, controlled chambers and walk-in growth rooms) using different growing medium. CC has collaborated with multiple institutes including CIMMYT, Mexico; Lancaster University, UK; CSIRO, Australia; NIAB, UK.
Laura Briers
Plant Scientist
Laura is in the final year of a PhD in Plant Physiology at the University Nottingham specialising in wheat photosynthesis, which has been identified as a key target for improving future wheat yields and is an important research area. Based at its onsite laboratory facilities in Hilton, Derbyshire, she joins the team to help drive LST’s continuous efforts to improve plant performance for sustainable, indoor farming across vertical farming, glasshouses and polytunnels.