Katronic at the Warwick Manufacturing Group

Andrew Sutton, Managing Director of Katronic Technologies Ltd., was recently invited to give a presentation to a group of young business professionals from the Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG). The event took place at WMG’s impressive headquarters on the campus of the renowned University of Warwick. The WMG is the largest department at the University of Warwick, with an annual revenue of over 110 million pounds, 850 staff members, more than 3,000 students, and 250 doctoral candidates. They describe themselves as “a multidisciplinary department known for addressing industrial, environmental, and societal challenges through collaborative research with companies of all sizes and complexities.”

Andrew Sutton, the English managing director, had agreed to speak to a group of students in the course titled “Developing Future Leaders in Sustainable Manufacturing.” The course is jointly run by the WMG and “Sustainability West Midlands,” the leading advocate for sustainability in the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom. Katronic is a signatory to the “West Midlands Net Zero Pledge,” which is administered by SWM and embodies the company’s desire and commitment to reduce its carbon footprint and work toward net-zero emissions.

The goal of the WMG course is to help young business leaders:

• gain practical knowledge of leadership and distinguish it from management,

• strengthen key leadership skills—communication, resilience, and self-confidence,

• learn strategies to free up more time for effective leadership,

• master techniques for developing and sharing a vision that fosters innovation and competitiveness.

Andrew Sutton was asked to participate in the role of “experienced production manager.” He gave a presentation titled “Manage Yourself,” which focused on his vision for sustainability within Katronic and in his personal life. He introduced Katronic and the environmental applications of our KATflow flow meters before sharing insights into his experiences in leadership and communication, with a focus on sustainability. Andrew spoke on the first day of a six-day course. The event was attended by about 20 young business professionals, as well as a small group from WMG and Sustainability West Midlands.

As a company, Katronic is always open to supporting local educational institutions and has collaborated with universities in the past, both in the UK and in Wernigerode, where the company is based in Germany.