Chris Roberts


Intrinsic-sponsored athlete transitions from 'rags' to Team GBR 'riches'
At time of posting, Intrinsic-sponsored athlete Matt Cox is bound for Šamorín, Slovakia to compete in the 2022 World Triathlon Long Distance Championships. Read how Intrinsic helped him transition from zero experience in a rented wetsuit to representing Team GBR on the world stage.

No expectations, just Finnish
Intrinsic Managing Director Chris Roberts reached an all-time low at his third full Ironman and announded his retirement from endurance events. Read how he stayed the course and had a change of heart.

Intrinsic FE pledges support for Choose To Challenge diversity
Intrinsic FE colleagues joined together (at home) to support the Choose To Challenge campaign for this year's International Women's Day. Raising their hands high, the team pledged their commitment to addressing the diversity imbalance within the engineering sector.

Intrinsic joins SleepOut 2021 to end youth homelessness
Employees from Intrinsic FE will join hundreds across the property sector this month for a socially-distanced SleepOut (at home) to help end youth homelessness. LandAid's fundraising event on 11th March is a little different this year, but still promises to push the Intrinsic team outside their comfort zone.

Intrinsic's 'fish out of water' finds his feet at Beachy Head marathon
A self-confessed fish out of water over the marathon distance, Intrinsic-sponsored athlete Matthew Cox found his feet at the Beachy Head marathon and put in an end of season performance to be proud of. Matt completed the punishing 26.2 mile course in 03:13:16 running through from 10th at the halfway point to take fifth on the line in Eastbourne.

Intrinsic 'Bravehearts' battle weather for late season success
It takes more than wet and wild weather to throw Team Intrinsic triathlete Matthew Cox off track. The Intrinsic FE-sponsored athlete battled the elements to add to a string of late season successes with a fourth at the Ben Nevis Triathlon and a respectable top five at Hever Castle against a field of seasoned heavy-hitters. He recounts how he weathered the autumn storms.

Birthday win and 'sportsmanship' upgrade for Intrinsic
Intrinsic-sponsored athlete Matthew Cox celebrated a cheeky birthday win at this year's West Bay Triathlon 2019 followed by a category second at the Pippingford TrailX Triathlon. The consecutive weekend celebrations come as training builds towards Ben Nevis Braveheart where he'll be joined by teammate and IFE Director Chris Roberts. Matt took time out between mouthfuls of cake to bring us up to speed with his late season success ...

'Plastic-free' third place for Team Intrinsic at Croyde Ocean Tri
Team Intrinsic’s Matt Cox celebrated Shark Awareness Day limbs intact by coming 3rd overall at the 'plastic-free' Croyde Ocean Triathlon.
He completed the Olympic distance course in 02:27:52.7 to achieve a top three category and gender ranking. Moreover, Matt shaved more than 4 minutes off the previous year’s finish despite getting snarled up in traffic and a minor mechanical on the bike.

Intrinsic triathlete finishes 2nd at prestigious property tri
Team Intrinsic's Matthew Cox finished 2nd overall at this year’s JLL Property Triathlon, jumping from fourth in 2018 despite early season injury and a potentially costly error in transition.

Why crossing the fine line in racing hard is worth every step for Team Intrinsic triathlete
Team Intrinsic's Matthew Cox has an unquenchable thirst for pushing the boundaries, but who can blame him when racing is this much fun. First in category - 2nd overall - at the Immortal Wimbleball Classic, he has the kindness of strangers to thank for surviving an unconventional taper into the JLL Property Triathlon ...

Sponsorship boost for Team Intrinsic triathlete
Intrinsic Facilities Engineering (IFE) has announced its ongoing sponsorship of triathlete Matthew Cox following another successful competitive season with Team Intrinsic in 2018.

Raising a festive toast to races past and future
We join Team Intrinsic's Matthew Cox and Chris Roberts, MD of Intrinsic Facilities Engineering, as they take stock of another successful year of racing and plan their 2019 competition diary.