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Starting life in a successful family business offers all things you might expect. In no way glamourous, it begins with making tea during the school holidays and working your way up to administration, where the highlights were photocopying and printing.Post-school was a trip to university to work on my MBA before returning to the hustle and bustle of manufacturing. Imagining that post-university would surely be a shoo-in to management. Not in the slightest. Straight into the heart of the business, the manufacturing. Learning from the ground up, understanding the design and build process. Understanding and interpreting very detailed and highly specified bespoke tanks for a diverse portfolio of industries, including:* Petro-chemical* Aviation* Fuel Store and Distribution * Shipping & Marine* Agriculture* Plumbing and Heating* Construction* The Public Sector* Logistics* Commercial* Domestic* HVO Store and Distribute* Utilities* Rain Water CaptureWorking on such a diverse portfolio became the building block for career development.Following a lengthy period working in production, understanding the demands of such an unusual (look up Rotomoulding) manufacturing process and the technical needs of the end users' planned use of the tank/store, the work naturally evolved into that of the general manager. This involved oversight of both the manufacturing and administration of the business.Seeing significant growth meant that the roles within the organisation had to evolve at the same pace as the business, ultimately taking on the current role as Managing Director. The role is as challenging as it is rewarding. Updating systems and processes in manufacturing, keeping up to date with the latest technologies and overseeing a linear growth plan is a somewhat 'full plate'.Determining to keep up to date and relevant in a reasonably horizontal market is rewarding. New product development from NPi and NPD puts fuel in the tank (sorry for the metaphor) and still excites every day.