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Etcom?
The name Etcom is made up from Efficiency Through COMfort.
Etcom people
Mannie Babington Smith MCSP
Qualified initially in Innsbruck, Austria, and subsequently by examination in the UK and Germany, Mannie has very wide experience of different ways of treating. A practicing physiotherapist, her aim is to reduce the pain and discomfort that too many people put up with, by showing them how to prevent it. The combination of her desire to help people help themselves and her skills as a physiotherapist led to the development of Etcom.
Mannie Babington Smith is a member of the OCPPP (Organisation of Chartered Physiotherapists in Private Practice), the ACPOHE (Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Occupational Health and Ergonomics) and the Oxford Spine Research Group. She is an Associate Member of the Ergonomics Society.
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Mannie and Hugh Babington Smith, founders of Etcom, on their best behaviour! |
Hugh Babington Smith MBE BA
Hugh had an Army career to the early 1990s, then worked for four years, becoming Director, with the British Wind Energy Association. This was followed by learning all about running a small and growing business with a successful company in Oxford, before leaving to join Mannie to put Etcom onto a formal footing. Not being a practitioner, he is naturally The Man Who Does.
Our Associates
Rachel Marffy MCSP
| Rachel became our first associate trainer in 2004. She has more than 20 years clinical experience in United Kingdom and Zimbabwe in many locations working with very different conditions. As a foundation to working with Etcom, this broad experience, her interest in Pilates - she is an advanced instructor - and an interest in ergonomics from the physio perspective are particularly relevant. | 
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Rachel is a member of the OCPPP (Organisation of Chartered Physiotherapists in Private Practice and of the Acupuncture Association of Physiotherapists.
Joe Langford
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Joe Langford is our tame ergonomist. He holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Ergonomics. He is a Fellow of The Ergonomics Society and is a long-standing member of the Society‘s Council, currently chairing the External Relations Committee. He is a registered European Ergonomist, and is also a registered consultant with The Ergonomics Society. |
Joe has published papers and articles regularly throughout his career, and recently edited "Focus Groups — Supporting Effective Product Development", which was published by Taylor and Francis in 2003.
Joe has worked as a consultant in human factors and ergonomics for 20 years. During this time he has worked on a diverse range of projects for companies including Rank Xerox, the Design Council, Telic Alcatel, BT, the Consumers’ Association and Royal Mail Group. He has also taught on undergraduate and postgraduate courses at several universities. Joe‘s main interests lie in designing for human use. He is experienced in harnessing the knowledge and skills of users in the design process.
Joe’s experience of ‘hands-on’ human factors and ergonomics applications projects is extensive
