He is the owner of Sussex Engineering Limited which provides precision machining services, and manufactures miniature die-cast tooling. Northern Fine Scale is a subsidiary of this company. Unable to find suitable rolling stock for his own garden railway, Roger decided to produce a high quality goods wagon kit for the Gauge 1 market. He planned to use plastic injection moulding with high-impact polystyrene to build "British outline" (British railway style) wagons with consistently superior quality, durability, and detail.