Our Staff

Roderick Repton (BA Hons) - Managing Director

Roderick Repton set up Repton Training & Security in 1999, having retired from the police service after serving 33 years.

During his period of service Rod specialised in Criminal Investigation in C.I.D, Drugs Squad and the Special Branch. He progressed through the ranks to become a Detective Chief Inspector, demonstrating his sound managerial skills and professionalism.

In 2004 Rod expanded his company to become The Repton Group trading as Repton Investigations and Repton Training Limited and is the Managing Director of both companies.

Roderick Repton has recently been appointed the role of Secretary for the organisation EPIC.

EPIC is a substantial and highly reputable professional association for ex-police officers working in industry and commerce - with a current membership in excess of 200.

Samantha Repton - Director

Samantha Repton is a Director of Repton Training Limited and oversees all decisions.

Prior to her directorship two years, ago Sam spent eight years as cabin crew, with 5 years as a Senior Cabin Crew Manager. As a result Sam is extremely customer focused and believes in always putting the customer first. She was chosen to represent her airline in the In Flight Sales Person of the Year Awards in 2003 out of 1200 Cabin Crew. Following on from the awards she spent a year seconded to In-Flight Sales coordinator teaching crew how to market their onboard products and increase revenue.

Previous experience includes covert surveillance roles, mystery customer roles and she is also trained to test employees in the workplace for Drug & Alcohol at various large companies throughout the UK.

Melanie Machin (BA Hons) - Training Manager

Melanie Machin is the Training Manager for Repton Training Limited and is responsible for the overall management of the Training Centre.

Melanie is the main point of contact for all employers, awarding bodies and funding partners and it is her duty to ensure that all funding, audit, and external regulation requirements are met. She also manages a team of assessors and trainers and tracks the overall progression of the learners.

Melanie holds a 2:1 Degree in Sociology and has worked in the Security and Training Industry for 5+ years.

Mathew Coleman - Collection Co-Ordinator

Mathew is the Collection Co-Ordinator for The Repton Group as well as the Office Administrator for The Repton Group and Repton Training Limited.

Mathew is the main point of contact for all Drug and Alcohol Collection queries. It is his duty to book Drug and Alcohol collections for a wide range of companies covering a vast area around the Midlands.

Mathew completed an Apprenticeship via Repton Training Limited and now holds an NVQ Level 2 in Business and Administration and also the Clait + IT Qualification.

For his outstanding work during his Business Apprenticeship Mathew was nominated for the ‘Student of the Year’ award at South Nottingham College and reached the top three out of a staggering 4000+ students.

Trevor Coakley - Assessor & Trainer

Trevor Coakley retired from the Police Service as a Detective Sergeant after thirty years service, the last twenty two he spent as an Operational Detective. During his service he was part of several major incidents including murders and terrorism, he was also a Regional Crime Squad Officer, a National Surveillance Instructor and a Police Federation Representative.

Trevor received five separate commendations from both the Chief Constable and Trial Judges.

Since then he has worked as a Fraud Investigator/Police Liaison Officer for a national Building Society and has just recently retired after 10 years part-time service as a support officer with the Derbyshire Police Drug Unit.

Trevor has also carried out surveillance and undercover work for the Repton Group at large events such as Royal Ascot, Wembley and The Emirates stadiums together with private and corporate investigations.

Alongside the above, Trevor was heavily involved with crowd control and spent a number of years working as the Deputy Safety Officer of Derby County Football Club.

Trevor Coakley is a fully qualified NVQ assessor and trainer. He holds his A1 Assessors Award and the Level 3 Award in Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector.

Trevor is currently involved in the assessment of Safety Stewards at Football Clubs and Security guards working in the East Midlands.

John Rutherford - Trainer

John Rutherford has worked in Crowd Safety and Event Management for over 20 years. He is currently the Stadium Operations Manager at Sheffield Wednesday Football Club and has been in this role since 2007.

Prior to becoming the Stadium Operations Manager, John worked as the Deputy Safety Officer at Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. In addition to this he has worked as a self-employed Safety Officer at Ascot Racecourse, Yorkshire County Cricket Clubs, Leeds Rugby League and Leeds Rugby Union.

John is also the Chairman of the prestigious Football Safety Officers Association and he uses his knowledge and experience to effectively run this association.

John has also achieved his NVQ Level 4 in Crowd Control, Certificate in Event and Matchday Safety and the NEBOSH general certificate in Occupational Health and Safety, as well as his Level 3 Award in Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector.

Don Dovaston QPM OBE - Consultant

Repton Training Limited are proud and honoured to have Mr. Dovaston acting as a consultant.

Don retired from the British Police service on millennium night having completed 40 years of police service. During the four years prior to retirement he held the position of Deputy Chief Constable in the Derbyshire Constabulary, having been Assistant Chief Constable of crime and operations for seven years prior to that.

Don was present with the Queens Police medal in 1990, on the eve of his retirement he was honoured with the Order of the British Empire for services to policing.

He has lectured on crime scene management and DNA profiling on a World Wide stage.

Don introduced to the European Commission a policy for crime scene management which has been adopted by all police forces throughout Europe.