Looking to the future – 2020 Vision
What does business in East Anglia look like in 2020, HELEN COMPSON asked the recently-appointed head of the New Anglia Growth Hub. And, importantly, where does he believe the growth will come from?
Richard Glinn...
SWIMMING AGAINST THE TIDE
There’s a Dutch saying that posits the theory swimming against the tide creates bigger champions, as Emile Stuy tells HELEN COMPSON.
It’s a rough translation and doesn’t rhyme in English the way it does in...
Forging a bright future
“Today is the great age of engineering and talent. East Anglia’s manufacturing and engineering sector has a bright future” observes Jamie Thums, Chairman of New Anglia Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (NAAME)
A “Top 100 Manufacturing Figure”, Chair of the...
Talking shop
Quite a few of us have considered founding a business, but not all of us take the plunge. In this issue, business owner Mandy Errington, reveals the steps she took in founding her concern...
Building a circular economy
Dr Khaled Soufani
Director of the Circular Economy Centre (CEC), Cambridge Judge Business School
Few days go by without references in the media to sustainable business and the circular economy, but what’s meant by these concepts,...
Working in customers’ interests
In this issue, Peter Simpson, Chief Executive Officer of Anglian Water, reveals how the company is tackling the challenges ahead, affirms their public interest commitment and pays tribute to his team.
Peter has been Chief...
Developing capable leaders – What business can learn from the army
Colonel Adam Fraser-Hitchen served as a regular soldier for 30 years having begun his career as a Private soldier in 1986. He has served on multiple operational tours in Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Iraq and...
London Stansted takes off into the future
Stansted’s pioneering spirit sets airport on a new course.
If you were standing in the vicinity of London Stansted Airport on 5th June 1983 an unusual sight would have caught your eye, for the space...
Why getting your hands dirty is imperative for growth
“To grow you need to do something new or different,” observes Stylianos ‘Stelios’ Kavadias. As Margaret Thatcher Professor of Enterprise Studies in Innovation and Growth at the University of Cambridge, Judge Business School and...
Global Manufacturing in the East
Interview with Andrew Brammer, Managing Director of PSS
Tell us about PSS?
We’re a manufacturing and engineering company based in North Walsham, with customers around the world. Established in 1971, we’ve grown to become market leaders...