Thomas is currently a Research Fellow for the Sustainable Materials Innovation Hub (SMI Hub) within the Henry Royce Institute at the University of Manchester, where he manages the delivery of a portfolio of consultancy and laboratory research projects as a senior technical expert. Targeting SMEs, the SMI Hub focuses on delivering solutions to the multiplicity of sustainable plastics issues experienced by businesses, from basic awareness of the principles through to new product innovation. He is also director of ReCon² Ltd., a not-for-profit company with a patent pending methodology for quantifying recycled content in plastics and packaging using florescent tags.