MPG committee member since May 1994.

Joined Dunlop G.R.G. Division in Manchester in November 1953 and began training as technical assistant in the physical testing, chemical and compounding laboratories over a four year period. After completing a 2 year internal management course he held several positions as foreman in the mechanical moulding and fabric coatings departments.

In 1964 he was responsible for the commissioning of a new GRG Division factory in Skelmersdale transferring the offset blanket manufacturing processing equipment and labour.

In September 1966 to June 1969 he repeated the commissioning exercise, this time in Chicago USA under a licensing agreement with the Bingham Roller Company to manufacture offset blankets.

After working for 30 years in the rubber industry with Dunlop Ltd he transferred his interests to the offset printing industry joining a consumables supply company as technical manager until he retired in 1997,when he formed a technical consultancy.

Now semi-retired, he still maintains 5 clients in the UK, Italy, Hungary, Germany and Japan.