Ian started Climpson & Sons as Burgil Coffee in the early 2000s after moving back to the UK from Australia and seeing a lack of decent coffee in London. The initial years’ operating a market stall on Broadway Market (which you can still go to today), before setting up a cafe - taking on the name Climpson & Sons, the old Butchers shop. A big fan of DIY he started roasting coffee for himself and his mates started a brewery and then created the concept of Climpson's Arch by building his own bbq!

Danny, originally from New Zealand, has worked in coffee since 1995 where he began his journey in commodity coffees before riding the third wave of specialty with Climpsons. Why specialty? It’s all about the community. Danny has experienced the close, friendly way of working in coffee both here in the UK and on his trips to origin. Outside the office, he loves to run, cook and read.

Nicole has been a part of the Climpsons furniture since 2011. She is a big fan of the coffee industry, and oversees the strategic direction of the business and was the driver for Climpsons Bcorp certification. She spends a lot of time in Margate and is the co-founder of Follow the Swirl as a way of remembering her Kiwi roots.

Simon moved from New Zealand to the UK in 2013 and has been part of the Climpson roastery team ever since. In that time he has taken on the running of the roastery, green buying, and broken the same knee twice. With his football career now on hold, he has more time to dedicate to sourcing and roasting our delicious range of coffees. 

Matthew joins the logistics team from a life behind the bar, looking forward to the challenge of sitting down and being quiet all day after years of making coffee. Matthew currently lives in a south-east bubble but is looking forward to exploring Hackney. He loves a Kenyan V60 and you'll often find him in the kitchen. One time Matthew overdosed on caffeine at an advanced espresso training course and nearly had a heart attack on the train home.

Jo swapped chai for flat whites 4 years ago when she moved to London from India. The rest, as they say, is history. She is passionate about marketing and branding with a solid 15 years of experience behind her. She uses her marketing skills to spread the word about what makes specialty coffee so special. When she’s not caffeinated, you’ll find her exploring new places, dancing like nobody’s watching or whipping up a culinary storm in the kitchen. She’s also a big fan of cars and cricket.

Joel was introduced to specialty coffee back in his home city of Newcastle. He’s always been intrigued by the science behind making a simple espresso, and gets to replicate this science everyday in his job managing both our busy cafe locations. Off Broadway Market he’s a keen footballer and a big Newcastle United fan.

Emily joined the roastery team after working as a barista with Climpson beans and wanting to take the leap into production. Her Hackney secret spot is Casey's in Clapton, independently owned and everything made by the woman who runs it. Emily loves a Kenyan V60 and spends her spare time climbing, cycling, and cooking. She once served a customer who brought their own pint glass to have a macchiato in...

A fully-fledged hospitality veteran who has been in the industry for over 15 years covering all sectors from restaurants to bars and cafes. Brodie began his career in Wellington, New Zealand and a few years in Melbourne. After travelling, Brodie set foot in London and eventually found himself at Climpsons. Brodie has a lovely staffy called Freddie and enjoys nothing more than a peaceful snowboard down the slopes of the Alps, he calls this his moment of clarity.

Born and bred in the burbs of London, Stacey started in specialty coffee back in 2012 when specialty coffee was still the niche new thing on the highstreet. She has worked through the ranks to specialise in coffee training, building partnerships within the industry and has previously been a sensory judge for the SCA competition circuit. The complexity, curiosity and community of the coffee industry motivates her to continue learning and exploring specialty coffee. Leading the training and account management team at Climpson & Sons allows her the opportunity to foster that passion in others as well.

Alex joins us in the sales department from Belgium. She's been in coffee for 8 years, in everything from quality control for green coffee trading, to owning her own brunch spot — she's also judged national competitions in Belgium. She enjoys brewing an Ethiopian or a Kenyan, usually on a V60. Alex has only just arrived in London, but loves exploring all the best food spots — especially if they involve natural wine.

In 2016 Ivan ended up helping his flatmate in competing in the UK Barista Championship. Ivan started his career in the front (Old's Broadway Market Trench cafe) then he stepped into the luxurious production department and has been roasting beans since last May and is a key member of the roasting team. From Sardinian/Italian and proud European. In his spare time Ivan volunteers for local community gardens and likes to watch a good boxing match.

Aristotle moved to London from Greece in 2014 after completing his BA in Photography and Audiovisual Arts. While navigating towards a freelance photographer career, he started working in the production of a specialty coffee roastery. His enthusiasm towards the specialty coffee industry led him to work with a plethora of London based roasteries. In 2020 he decided to go back to academia and complete his Master of Business Administration degree. Aristotle loves training in martial arts, especially Jiu Jitsu and Wrestling. He is a thallasophile, training from a young age in competitive sailing, he also used to live on a canal boat for many years, and his last name means "ship" in Greek.

Originally from bath, Kieran began his coffee career as a trainee technician in Bristol before moving to London and roasting coffee for Climpsons. He's now back in the world of equipment as our Technical Support Manager. On the weekends, you'll finding him living his best dad life hitting up the East London cafe and pub scene, with the little one in tow.

After managing a tea shop- Bird & Blend in Islington for a number of years, Gina decided to move over to the dark side to develop new skills and learn all she can about coffee. Outside of work, you will find her mainly walking her retired racing greyhound Chester in Epping Forest, growing her own veggies (with varying amounts of success) and cooking with friends.

One Christmas out of the blue Jonny received a gift for Introduction to Coffee course at Artisan Coffee School which really kicked off his interest in the world of coffee prior to that Jonny had absolutely zero knowledge. Also during this time Jonny went travelling around South East Asia and gradually began to develop an interest in the art and science of coffee. He now decided to experience what it'll be like behind the scenes working for a coffee roasters.

Demi's first passion would definitely be Riley, (her beautiful Staffordshire bull terrier). Originally from London Demi first heard about Climpson and Sons when working in hairdressing. She spent most days off work visiting Climpson & Sons and walking along the canal dreaming of a career in coffee. She just needed the experience and the mission was set, Demi worked in the cafe for 3 1/2 years, and now represents Climpson & Sons through her role as a Technician

Darryl, who is originally from Malaysia, was introduced to the coffee scene 4 years ago where he found his passion for the industry while working at Mukha Cafe in Kuala Lumpa. Here, his favourite thing to do was to experiment with coffee making and endless brew methods. Outside of Climpsons, Darryl is an avid chef and enjoys tasting his culinary adventures from the comfort of his own kitchen.

Max was introduced to specialty coffee at 16 when working weekends at a bakery. There, she discovered a brilliant coffee roastery two doors down, started trading sourdough for specialty coffee and got completely hooked. Max is Australian/German, born and raised in Brisbane Australia and living in London for the last 8 years. Good hospitality is her real love in life having worked in pretty much every role, from barista to baker to chef. Through it all, coffee was the one thing that touched on every corner of the industry. On weekends, you’ll find her making ice cream from scratch (or just daydreaming about it).

Jeremy has been working his way through the most important food groups, having worked in the cheese and beer industries before coming to coffee. An integral part of the Logistics team, he ensures that our coffee gets to the right place at the right time to the right people. Jeremy loves a flat white or a filter. In his spare time, he enjoys barbecues, pints and bike rides.

Laura’s specialty coffee journey started with a fascination for all things culture and coffee, inspired by her Italian roots and love for creativity and craftsmanship. She has a background in art and textile design and can often be found brewing up quirky crochet creations on the side and experimenting with coffee accessories and merchandise. She’s always in the mood to be surrounded by people and good laughs.

An East London original himself, hailing from Leytonstone, Saleem joins the roastery team having trained with Well Grounded, before working as both a barista and in production for the last two years. He’s tried his hand at pretty much every brew method out there and is excited to learn more about the sensory aspect of working at the roastery. A keen foodie, also the proud owner of an Ooni woodfired pizza oven.

Lucy started her specialty coffee journey when she joined Climpsons, armed with endless facts & trivia. Lucy’s our life and soul of the office, so it makes perfect sense that our regular office cuppings are her favourite way to enjoy coffee with others. Outside of work Lucy loves anything animal related and trying London’s best street food stalls.

Bruno is originally from Rio de Janeiro. He started to work with coffee in Brazil 6 years ago in a friends pop up business. He has been working at climpsons since 2019 when he started as a barista and then head barista for almost 2 years. Then started in the production department and now Bruno is in the roasting team as well. Bruno loves baseball(Go Red Sox!) and his main hobby is to go to record shops to dig some out some vinyls.

Natasha moved to London in 2016 to study Law, but fell into the world of hospitality after her degree and hasn’t looked back since. Her specialty coffee journey started in 2019. She’s in love with all things coffee, so she’s always scouting out new spots for coffee and veggie food or working on her cafe culture playlist.

Drew discovered specialty coffee here at Climpsons. Initially a tea lover he’s now moved on to the unique flavours of natural coffees. Drew holds a black belt in origami, geeks out on computer programming and is an amateur leather worker and bookbinder on the weekends.

Straight from the busy world of restaurant management, Becky joined Climpsons in 2018 with an unfaltering love of customer service and a keen enthusiasm to learn anything and everything about specialty coffee. She now works part time as the voice behind Climpsons social media, journal and newsletters. The rest of her week is happily spent teaching yoga across London, as well as organising retreats by the sea @rebeccawoodenyoga rebeccawoodenyoga.co.uk