Kevin left school aged 18 excellent grades which allowed him to go Cardiff to study Theatre for 3 years. In 1977 he began working for The Royal Shakespeare company in London, building sets and running shows. After a year he left London to work in the Victoria Theatre, Stoke on Trent for three years as a set and prop maker. In 1981 Kevin came back to London to study Fine Woodworking and Cabinet Making at The London School of Furniture. In 1983 he worked for two years as a freelance Set and Prop maker for the Film, Video, Exhibition and Theatre Industry.

In 1985 Kevin joined Kimpton Walker on Pay Roll as a Scenic Carpenter and Prop Maker and by 1986 he had taken over the management of Kimpton Walkers Prop Department, expanding the facility to a staff of up to twenty people. In 1991 Kevin joined Michael Whiteley Associates, a specialist commercial studio in Sculpture, Prop and Model Making as a manager and returned to Kimpton Walker again as Props Department Manager until August 2002.

In 2003 Kevin joined with Michael to form Artisan 2003.