Caudwell was born in Birmingham but moved with his family as a baby to Stoke-on-Trent and raised in Wellesley Street in Shelton, and with his brother Brian attended Shelton Church of England School,[REF] and then Berry Hill High School.
Caudwell abandoned his A-levels to become an apprentice at Michelin,[REF] and worked for several years there as an engineering foreman while gaining an HNC in mechanical engineering.