Jo Bird have long been believers in the benefits of training and education for all members of staff. Sometimes though, the necessary skills do not exist in the company, so it is necessary to look outside. In this instance, to help drive the development of new advanced composite materials as well as improve the efficiency of the production processes.
In 2015 the decision was made to sponsor a graduate from Bristol University, Laxman Sivanathan. We must now congratulate Laxman on completion of four years hard to work in achieving his engineering doctorate at Bristol University!
“I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to Guy Atkins, the managing director at Jo Bird, for sponsoring this EngD programme. He took a bold step in sponsoring me as a research engineer and has since played an instrumental role during my research activity. He trusted and gave me all the freedom I needed to carry out the research activities in the company. I also want to extend a special thanks to all the staff at Jo Bird, who were supportive and encouraging during the implementation phase of the research”
Dr Laxman is now a key part of the team and has fully justified the faith shown in him through the work he has done on new materials, improving the manufacturing processes and playing a key role in the company winning the Queen’s award for Innovation in 2018. He’s going to be busy that’s for sure as the R&D pipeline is as full as it ever was! More news to follow on this in due course.
