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The manufacturing and engineering industries are some of the fastest-changing in the global economy. With challenges ranging from automation and technical modernisation to more cultural changes such as inclusivity and climate awareness, it’s important to acknowledge and account for future industry changes and understand how these challenges can be turned into advantages. In this blog, …

Five Big Challenges Faced by Manufacturing and Engineering Businesses Read More »

In recent months I’ve looked at how end-of-line robotics and operator efficiency training can each contribute to improving food factory practices and safety. Those subjects sit within the wider context of how automation and training increase food factory efficiency as a whole. In this post, I wanted to delve a little deeper into how each …

How Automation and Training Increase Food Factory Efficiency Read More »

During my career one of the more enjoyable challenges I’ve taken on has been working with private equity owned businesses to help them reposition their offering ahead of selling the entire operation. Sometimes this has meant advising a legacy leadership team, while at others it has meant coming on board to help the new owners …

How to Successfully Reposition Private Equity Owned Businesses for Sale Read More »

I’ve recently been working a lot with food sector clients and spending time on my blog looking at the various trends and technologies that look set to shape the way food products are produced, packed and inspected for safety and compliance. In this post I’m continuing that pattern with a look at how vertical farming …

What is Vertical Farming and How Could it Change Food Production? Read More »