Why use up the forests, which were centuries in the making, and the mines which required ages to lay down, if you can get the equivalent of forest and mineral products in the annual growth of the hemp fields?
— Henry Ford
About us
We are John Pittock and Alan Latham, two people driven by the desire to see effective change happen in our lifetimes. Between us we’ve notched up over 100 years of experience in senior management across construction engineering, consultancy and related projects. As a result, we’re connected with some of the very best engineers in the world, not to mention politicians, investors and end users.
We joined forces with a shared and compelling belief:
- The time for talking is over.
- This a climate crisis requiring immediate action in order to sustain life as we love and know it.
So, over some time and extensive calculations, we developed Ecor: an ambitious, large- scale, sustainable project that would enable communities to thrive whilst addressing the environmental crisis head-on, benefitting our society and our stakeholders and investors in a multitude of ways.
We will make this happen.
Alan Latham
Alan initially cut his teeth as an engineer before a successful 18-year international consultancy career as a partner at PwC, where he helped transform businesses across countless sectors. More recently, he’s worked internationally as a CFO to numerous businesses, plcs and private companies with turnovers ranging from £5m to £500m.
What Alan most loves is a challenge – and particularly driving change, developing new systems, creating robust governance, managing turnarounds, streamlining and troubleshooting – to help organisations to thrive and become effective and profitable, whatever their sector or specialism.
When he’s not doing that, he puts his extensive experience to good use as a passionate mentor of next-generation entrepreneurs at Bayes Business School (formerly Cass) and City University. Alan believes strongly in good business and business for good.
John Pittock
With a background that includes some of the world’s most radical infrastructure and engineering projects, John’s career has focused on harnessing innovative thinking to drive successful change – something that remains his key motivator, today.
From constructions that use alternative power or materials, or implement new technologies for heat or resilience, John’s played a key role in many iconic projects. These include the Chelyabinsk gas line Siberia, Iran’s Esfahan refinery, Dubai Airport, Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai, Telecommunications Network Egypt, Xiamen Airport Peoples Republic of China and countless others.
John’s interest in sustainability began with directing a research team involving Hull College of Architecture and Newcastle University back in the 1970s and today his focus is on developing sustainable products for the construction and engineering sectors. He is particularly excited by the efficiency of sustainable modular components and their potential to change our entire approach to construction.
Historically, he had a close relationship with the University of Hull and Hull College of Architecture, mentoring and supervising final year architectural and MBA students. John is excited by the potential for new thinking to transform old ways, for a successful, sustainable future.