Simon Crowther
The Flood Guy ®
BEng (Hons) MCIWEM C.WEM
Civil Engineer | Chartered Water & Environment Manager
Forbes 30 Under 30
Top 100 Visionary Leaders in the World 2016
Who is Simon?
Simon Crowther is an award-winning Civil Engineer and Chartered Water & Environmental Manager Recognised by Forbes Magazine in their top ‘30 Under 30’ Europe list for his work in the industry. Simon was recently included in Attitude Magazine’s 101 List as an LGBTQ+ trailblazer changing the World.
Simon is CEO of the FPS Group, founded in 2012, which comprises of Flood Protection Solutions Ltd and FPS Environmental Ltd.
Simon founded his first company, Flood Protection Solutions Ltd aged just 18, whilst still at university. Within five years the company had a turnover of two-million pounds, with clients ranging from homeowners through to heavy industry, including the likes of the NHS, Environment Agency, and Thames Water.
Simon’s passion for minimising flood risk derives from the traumatic experience of his family home being flooded in 2007. He strives to reduce flood risk across the country and educate the nation on climate change and flooding.
