Started own Company John Wood AssociatesSpecialising in the design and manufacture of electrochemical machines and other special purpose machinery.Set up design & manufacturing facility in Wigston.Expanded and moved to New factory on Leicesters Meridian Business Park.Current Activities design and manufacture of ECM and EDm Tooling, for use in automotive and Aerospace industries, key subcontractor to companies in the EDM machine market. Key supplier to companies working in the alternative energy markets such as fuel cells.We have a state of the art manufacturing facility employing a group of highly motivated skilled workers.

Responsible for All tooling manufacture and machine building. Later years set Up CAD CAM Facility and managed several large machine tool projects

Specialist in Electrochemical Machining. Responsible for Design and manufacturing of ECM Machines and tooling plus after sales support and service

Won Lucas Group National Machining Competition as an apprentice.Worked in Jig & Tool Design OfficeMoved onto Methods department for welding, machining and presswork.Set up Electrochemical machining department and built early ECM machines for in house use