About Us

Twenty-eight years in the field. Still building what the industry needs.

Charthouse delivers integrated radiation monitoring systems trusted by nuclear, defence, and healthcare organisations across four continents. We're engineers and operators, not resellers — and we've been doing this since before most of our competitors were founded.
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We build new technology because people rely on us to keep them safe wherever radiation plays a role in their world - that responsibility guides every decision we make
Phil Read
Managing Director
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About Us
We've spent 28 years solving the hardest problems in radiation monitoring. From single-facility deployments to enterprise-wide monitoring estates, our systems are built for environments where the data has to be right.
Est. 1998
Founded in Poole, UK
Over 27 years delivering radiation monitoring systems to nuclear, defence, and healthcare organisations worldwide.
US & UK
Operations in Alpharetta, GA and Poole, UK
Two dedicated teams, one support relationship — covering clients across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
24 / 7
Technical support, worldwide
Direct access to the engineers who built your system — not a helpdesk script.
Charthouse was formed in Poole, Dorset in 1998 with a clear purpose: to build radiation monitoring systems that actually work in the environments they're deployed in — not adapted from generic hardware, not retrofitted from adjacent industries.In 2005, growing demand from US nuclear operators and federal facilities led to the establishment of Charthouse Data Management LLC in Georgia. Today, with operations on both sides of the Atlantic, we serve clients across nuclear, defence, and healthcare — from Sellafield and EDF Energy in the UK to the US DOE, Southern Nuclear, and the US Navy.We hold ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 27001:2013 certification. Our systems are field-proven. Our support is direct.
Our Story

From specialist start-up to critical infrastructure partner

Founded in the UK, expanded to the US, deployed across four continents — built on one consistent principle: monitoring systems that perform when the stakes are highest.
1998
Founded in Poole, UK
Charthouse Data Management established on the south coast of England, built to serve the specialist needs of the nuclear and critical infrastructure monitoring market.
2005
US operations launched
Growing demand from American nuclear utilities and federal facilities led to the formation of Charthouse Data Management LLC in Georgia — bringing dedicated North American operations and support.
2015
RadSight platform introduced
Launched our proprietary dosimetry and access control software — giving clients unified oversight of radiation exposure and site access across multiple facilities.
2017
Dosimetry Helpdesk
Charthouse established a dedicated Dosimetry Helpdesk, contracted by Thermo Fisher Scientific to provide technical support for Dose Control Systems (DCS) across 23 UK nuclear licensed power stations.
Our team

The people behind the systems

Charthouse is led by people who came up through the industry — engineers, operators, and technical specialists who understand what radiation protection managers actually need from a monitoring partner.
David Pilcher
President & Co-Founder
David is one of Charthouse's founding engineers — he has been with the company since 1998 and has led the US operation as President since 2006. With a background in software engineering at Siemens and a BEng from the University of York, he brings nearly 30 years of hands-on technical leadership in the remote monitoring industry.
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Philip Read
Managing Director & Co-Founder
Phil co-founded Charthouse in 1998 alongside David Pilcher, having previously worked together at Siemens. In nearly 30 years leading the business, he has built Charthouse from a specialist UK operation into a globally recognised monitoring partner — trusted by some of the most demanding nuclear and defence organisations in the world.
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Alex Coulson
UK Director of Operations
Alex has been part of the Charthouse team since 2004, progressing from software engineering through to his current role overseeing operations. With over 20 years building the systems Charthouse delivers, he knows them from the inside out.
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Gareth Edwards
UK Commercial Lead
Gareth brings over 20 years of experience in technical sales and commercial management across engineering, defence, and critical infrastructure. He leads Charthouse's commercial relationships in the UK, combining deep sector knowledge with a background that includes front-line emergency services.
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Rich Palatine
US Commercial Lead
Rich brings 30 years of commercial leadership in the radiation monitoring and instrumentation industry, including senior roles at Thermo Fisher Scientific, Siemens Environmental, and MGP Instruments. He joined Charthouse to lead US business development — and knows the market, the clients, and the competitive landscape from the inside.
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WHAT WE STAND FOR
Built on four things we don't compromise on.
01
Customer Focus
Every system we build starts with the operational reality of the people who will use it. We're not in the business of adapting generic products. We're in the business of solving specific problems.
02
Accountability
We deliver what we say we will. In environments where monitoring data is safety-critical, that's not a value proposition — it's the baseline.
03
Respect
We work alongside radiation protection teams, facility managers, and engineers. We treat their expertise and their constraints with the seriousness they deserve.
04
Excellence
Quality without compromise. In hardware specification, software development, and the ongoing support relationships that matter most to our clients.
integrated solution

One Platform. Proven Protection.

From fixed area monitoring to enterprise dosimetry — Charthouse integrates across your entire radiation monitoring estate, with the hardware, software, and support to back it up.
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