Chairman's Message
I am honoured to serve you as Chairman of the Manufacturing Network. I would like to thank Lee Wood CEng, for all his hard work that he has put into this network in the past seven years as Chairman. It is reassuring to see that manufacturing continues to make positive headlines in the recent months - not only in the UK but across the globe. From the new product development to packaging and distribution, engineers play a big role in manufacturing and contribute enormously to the economy. Economic contribution whilst important, I would argue, is a by-product of manufacturing activities. Throughout decades we have seen how manufacturing has realised many of human aspirations; producing more affordable transports through lean manufacturing, micro-fabrication techniques enabling the creation of…