I started at Interplex PMP in1993 with the intention that I would join the newly formed injection moulding department team, PMPs venture into plastics was in its infancy then but has since grown to be one of the most valuable areas within the company.My position has always been that of the main moulding toolmaker and through the years I have trained two apprentices and am currently training another.My role as a toolmaker was to build mould tools from scratch with the aid of drawings and… Show more I started at Interplex PMP in1993 with the intention that I would join the newly formed injection moulding department team, PMPs venture into plastics was in its infancy then but has since grown to be one of the most valuable areas within the company.My position has always been that of the main moulding toolmaker and through the years I have trained two apprentices and am currently training another.My role as a toolmaker was to build mould tools from scratch with the aid of drawings and the various machining practices I have learned over the years.The job of building new tooling in -house has ceased at Interplex PMP since we acquired a specialised tool building company based in High Wycombe some years ago. My main job now is maintaining the vast array of mould and insert mould tools we have currently in production. I feel I am very highly skilled at the job I do and an honest and valued member of the staff at Interplex PMP, I doubt if anyone would say otherwise and this is something I am extremely proud of. I have recently been asked to undertake the role of 'lead toolmaker' within the mould tool toolroom, to be honest I already did most of the tasks associated with the new role but my company felt they wanted to give me recognition for this, fine by me. Show less

My short time at Taylor diecasting was spent maintaining the die-casting tools and making new tools if the need arose.Taylors closed down due to a downturn in orders from IBM shortly after I left them to join PMP.

My responsibilities at Gainsborough were as a toolmaker and I worked on both die-cast and injection mould tools and basic press tools also maintaining them when the need arose.There was a world-wide downturn in the automobile and house building industry in 1989 and Gainsborough suffered badly, the workforce was halved overnight and the toolroom was cut down to 3 long serving toolmakers from the 9 toolmakers that were employed there. I was asked by the company manager to become the quality… Show more My responsibilities at Gainsborough were as a toolmaker and I worked on both die-cast and injection mould tools and basic press tools also maintaining them when the need arose.There was a world-wide downturn in the automobile and house building industry in 1989 and Gainsborough suffered badly, the workforce was halved overnight and the toolroom was cut down to 3 long serving toolmakers from the 9 toolmakers that were employed there. I was asked by the company manager to become the quality control leader until things picked up and I could rejoin the toolroom staff.I did this for six months before re-joining the toolroom in my role as toolmaker.I left Gainsborough to return to the UK with my family in 1991. Show less

I started in Nasbrit ( A sister company of my current employer PMP ) as a precision grinder, this involved working on a manual grinding machine to very tight tolerances the majority of time to zero tolerance.After working as a grinder for some 12 months a position arose in the toolroom which I was given, I worked on various multi progression metal stamping tools for the manufacturing industry mainly electronic connectors.I worked in Nasbrit until 1988 before leaving to emigrate to… Show more I started in Nasbrit ( A sister company of my current employer PMP ) as a precision grinder, this involved working on a manual grinding machine to very tight tolerances the majority of time to zero tolerance.After working as a grinder for some 12 months a position arose in the toolroom which I was given, I worked on various multi progression metal stamping tools for the manufacturing industry mainly electronic connectors.I worked in Nasbrit until 1988 before leaving to emigrate to Melbourne, Australia with my Wife and then 3 year old Son. Show less

I served an engineering apprenticeship at Timex Corporations apprentice training school in Dunsinane Ave,Dundee from 1974 to 1977.Whilst serving my apprenticeship at Timex I attended day release technical college where I gained a City and Guilds award. I then was shipped out to finish my toolmaking apprenticeship under a journeyman at Timex Milton of Cragie, Dundee.I worked in the main toolroom as a toolmaker until taking redundancy in March of 1983.