Craig joined the British Army at the age of 16, back in 1979.

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He served in many places, including Northern Ireland and on no less than three tours, in Derry City during the hunger strike, south Derry as part of a spearhead emergency operation, owing to the systematic attacks by PIRA against RUC stations and then later in Crossmaglen, South Armagh where he commanded multiple Units over there and was involved in multiple operational missions.

He later served as an old School police detective and in both Essex and Northamptonshire Police, specialising in Crime Investigations, counter fraud and covert investigations too.

Craig left the police service in1999 and since then, has been involved in complex security, investigations and intelligence management roles. At one point heading Branson’s Virgin Media Counter Fraud, Investigations & Security teams and specialising in Private Criminal Prosecutions too.

Over the last 15+ years he’s run a successful Brackmills based Security & Investigations business, where he delivers services that protect national infrastructure, construction and other critical businesses.