Alan Rance, owner and MD of Midas Pattern Co Ltd, Foundry Patternmaker, Chartered Scientist (CSci), Fellow of the Institute of Materials (FIMMM) and Member of the Institute of Cast Metals Engineers (MICME). Following a successful engineering apprenticeship in Foundry Patternmaking I started Midas Pattern Company in August 1989. Midas now employs around 100 people and turns over ITRO £8m pa. We make the largest, the heaviest, the most complex and the highest quality polyurethane mouldings in the world. Only using oil based earth chemistry for the production of life enhancing & life saving medical and analytical device enclosures I lead the company with a respectful, down to earth, hardworking environmentally responsible ethic. Under my leadership the Midas team continues to achieve success within the toughest of market places - UK Engineering Manufacturing. Since April 2019 I have made the fight against Climate Change my primary goal, the #midasgreeninitiative has documented our journey to carbon neutrality in 14 months and onto Carbon Net-Zero in just 20 months. I strive everyday to make the world a greener place and I ensure the platform we have is used to encourage others to do everything in their power to arrest the onslaught of Climate Change as quickly as possible. In April 2023 the #MidasGreenInitiative received Royal Recognition when Midas was awarded The Kings Award for Enterprise – Sustainable DevelopmentSpecialties: Green Industrial techniques, Climate Change, Solar Power, Green Energy, Green business development, Sales Strategy, Business Development, Tooling Design, Foundry Toolmaking, Polyurethane Technology, Production Planning, Employment Law, Employee Development