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So what came after the Tesla and did I make a big mistake?
I was amazed at how many people read my blog about Tesla ownership. I had a lot of views of it on LinkedIn and a fair few comments, both directly on the post but more so in conversations with people … Continue reading
Presentation to OKTECH at the Surrey Business School
Earlier this week, I was very pleased to be invited to make a presentation at Surrey Business School, University of Surrey about manufacturing in the UK to a delegation from the OKTECH | Ocean’s King Lighting company from China. A … Continue reading
Happy Holidays!
Wishing friends and colleagues a very merry Christmas and a prosperous and successful New Year. For those of us who are fortunate, it’s a time to relax and refresh with friends and family. However, many people struggle at this time … Continue reading
Thames Valley Deals Awards 2025
I was honoured to be invited to be an Independent Judge for the recent Thames Valley Deals Awards for 2025. The dinner was held at the Select Car Leasing Stadium, home of Reading FC. This was a new experience for … Continue reading
Joining the Team at Stroud International
I’m very pleased to be joining the Stroud International team as Strategic Advisor. Stroud International is a specialised operations improvement firm working in both manufacturing and capital projects sectors. Working across Europe, USA and Canada it helps companies solve their … Continue reading
I’m sending my Tesla back early and here’s why
Nearly three years ago a good friend of mine who works for a major vehicle leasing firm alerted to me to a great offer to lease a new Tesla. We are members of the same cycling group and we’d had … Continue reading
A busy day in Parliament
This week I had the good fortune to attend two events in Parliament on the same day Firstly a seminar in the House of Commons discussing the circular economy and greater sustainability and secondly the Winter reception for MakeUK and … Continue reading
Moto GP!
Many thanks to Paul Jones for inviting me to the MotoGP™ British Grand Prix on Sunday, and amazing ‘once in a lifetime’ experience to see the hard work, dedication and engineering excellence behind the scenes with the Aprilia team. The … Continue reading
A fond farewell to CP Cases
Following the sale of CP Cases Ltd., my role as a Non-Executive Director in the business has now reached a conclusion. After fully participating in the sale process I will be standing down at the end of July. It has … Continue reading
Visit to Popham Airfield
I had the good fortune recently to visit a long standing friend and former colleague Mike Pearson who’s the Airfield Manager at Popham and also happens to be the General Aviation Advocate at the Department of Transport – big cheese … Continue reading
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