Our team
Colin Martin C.Ped
Colin is the owner of Solutions 4 Feet. He has worked in the ski & footwear industries from the age of 15, firstly for Glasgow Ski Centre and Nevisport then moving south in 1994 to help set up Snowdome Tamworth. After a few years there Colin spent 8 years working for Leamington Spa based retailer Lockwoods and during this time spent the summer of 2002 in New York studying pedorthics before being the first person from the UK to be awarded the designation of C.Ped (certified Pedorthist) in the November of that year.
Each year Colin attends conferences and training events both in the UK and the USA to maintain his certification and grow his knowledge base. Learning the latest techniques for gait analysis, footwear fitting, biomechanics and orthotic therapy helps to keep the business ahead of the game.
As the owner of the business Colin is responsible for not only fitting footwear, but also the day to day business management, purchasing, marketing and paying the bills.
Colin has an eye for detail and is a perfectionist when it comes to fit. his specialist areas include FIS athlete race boots and complex biomechanical / trauma cases.
Colin is a senior lecturer for Superfeet UK presenting their ski boot fitting courses both in the UK and in Europe as the program is rolled out. He also consults with several ski boot brands on product development.
Luke Sheehan
Luke has grown up surrounded by skiing and with a love for the outdoors! He was first placed on skis at 3 years old and has never looked back, He's since skied 40+ weeks mainly in the Colorado, with a few weeks across the French and Swiss alps.
He quickly fell in love with skiing the off-piste, trees and powder offered by the US. Pushing himself harder each year, having skied his first extreme terrain at 9years old, and conquering the steepest tree cut run in the US at 17 (averages 55*)
His introduction into the boot fitting world was after having major issues with a pair of rental boots around 4 years ago, fascinated by the technology and knowledge, Luke knew it was something he wanted to learn!
Since then, he has completed 3 seasons at 2 major ski shops in London, working alongside podiatrists, sports therapists and bio-mechanists and has developed his knowledge greatly and helped 1000s along the way!
Alex Goldsmith (guest boot fitter)
Alex has over 20 years of experience working within the ski industry. She has in the past been based both in the UK and overseas and really brings a depth of knowledge to what she does. Alex is a busy mum to 2 girls and also runs her own business making custom insoles, both for ski boots and for day to day shoes.
Alex is a rare commodity, a female in a very male dominated industry, but that brings some real advantages for us as she really understands skiing from the female perspective too. Alex loves the challenge that ski boot fitting brings, and believes that we can make skiing a far more comfortable and fun activity for everyone if we know how. Alex's normal working days are Tuesday and Wednesday from September through until end of March
James Choularton (guest boot fitter)
James started his journey in the ski industry over thirty years ago in the northeast of the United States before moving to the UK in 2004. While there he developed a passion for technical ski and outdoor boot fitting and travelled the US working as a boot fitter, ski tech, buyer and Tech rep for Tecnica.
After moving to the UK James opened outdoor, cycle and ski specialist Outdoor Traders and worked closely with Materfit Enterprises as their European distributor and director of Mastefit University EU education.
James has an extensive experience in mid stance sports alignment and insoles fabrication and has acted as an instructor for Masterfit University and Retul Universities advance bike fitting courses in the UK and Europe.
James continues his love and passion for boot fitter as the owner of Bootsure focused on the custom fitting of sports footwear, hiking boots and ski boots. You can find James on a fitting bench at Solutions 4 feet on Saturdays from October till March
