Carlisle Appoints Jason Gray as Technical Solutions Director to Spearhead Practical Innovation
We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Jason Gray as our new Technical Solutions Director. This strategic hire reinforces our commitment to integrating technology with its people-led service delivery, ensuring clients benefit from innovative, future-proof security and advanced FM solutions. Jason brings a wealth of experience across the fire and security sectors, having progressed […]
The £50,000 Gamble on Grit! Challenge Innovation 2026 Left the Classroom Behind to Build a High-Stakes VR Future
In the world of rail security, a familiar tradition of perseverance is observed, characterized by windowless classrooms, a flickering projector, and the slow, rhythmic delivery of a PowerPoint deck. For most, it is just a compliance hurdle to clear before the real work begins. Gemma Barry, Operations Manager at Carlisle sees it differently, being on […]
Inzi Credits Carlisle for His Career Journey, Growth and Progression
At the end of a long twelve-hour shift, when the corridors finally quieten and the adrenaline fades, there are moments when reflection becomes unavoidable. For Inzamam Ullah, known to many as Inzi, those moments came quite early in life. Still barely out of his teens, he found himself questioning not just his job, but his […]
Adrian White’s Leadership Setting High Standards for Modern Resilience and Human Depth Behind High Performing Teams at Carlisle
Adrian White grew up between two very different worlds. He remembers being the academically driven child living in the posher end of town, part of a comfortable family that seemed pretty set for life. Then life cracked open; his parents separated, his father suffered a life changing accident, and the family home was lost. One […]
The CEO Story That Started on the Frontline and Went on to Shape an Entire Sector
A special anniversary interview with CEO Paul Evans and a deep dive into the decisions, values, and vision behind a transformational decade for Carlisle. “Leadership isn’t about noise or slogans. It’s about the quiet choices that build trust, day after day.” – Paul Evans A Journey Rooted in Responsibility Paul Evans does not begin his […]
An Open Letter from Paul Evans to the People, Partners and Contributors Who Made His Ten-Year Milestone So Special
Tuesday, 18th November 2025 Dear All, Re: An open letter to all who have made this possible… When I was asked to write this letter, I wondered where to start and how on earth I would fit in all the amazing things that have happened in ten wonderful years at Carlisle Support Services. Well, today […]
Step into Paul Evans’ 10-year Journey of Purpose-driven, People-first Leadership In This Special Anniversary Interview
In this exclusive conversation with Paul Evans, CEO of Carlisle Support Services, he reflects on the lessons, challenges, and defining moments of a decade shaped by purpose, a decade that balanced progress with humility, innovation with empathy, and growth with a deep sense of soul. From a young boy locking and unlocking buildings to the […]
Celebrating Ten Remarkable Years of Paul Evans’ Transformative Leadership at Carlisle Support Services
A look back at Paul Evans’ decade of leading with integrity, shaping a people-first culture, making purpose-driven decisions, and proving that business can be both successful and human. We’re celebrating a defining moment of a decade of steady, determined leadership that has quietly remade what Carlisle is. Think less trophy case and more a patchwork […]
Three Hundred Staff Members, One Leader and a Stadium That Feels More Like a Home Than a Workplace
For over three decades, Luigi Simeone – also known as Lui – has built a career grounded in care, trust, and people-first leadership as Operations Manager at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with Carlisle. Known affectionately as the ‘uncle’ or ‘dad’ of the stadium staff, Luigi is regarded by his colleagues as irreplaceable – a steady hand […]
Paul Brewer’s Remarkable Forty-year Journey and Lifetime Legacy on the Railway
On a late summer morning in 1985, an eighteen-year-old Paul Brewer walked into Manchester Victoria station with nerves in his stomach and ambition in his heart. He had just been accepted onto the driver’s second man course. “I vividly remember my first day,” Paul says. “Being inducted in the offices, the lift which had an […]