doing , we ’ ve decided to take one of our business departments and set it out into a business unit on its own to allow it to get further ahead on the digital transformation and not to be held back by other areas of the business .

“ The data that we hold in-house is very important to us and because of the sectors that we work in , such as nuclear and defence , security is

EXECUTIVE PROFILE :

Company : TSP Engineering Location : Workington , UK

John Coughlan joined TSP Engineering in 2014 with overall responsibility for driving strategy , operations and continuous business improvement . John possesses a significant record of delivering operational improvements , efficiencies and customer satisfaction across Europe , ASIA , North America and Mexico , with an ability to quickly understand the mission , vision and values of a customer focused organisation . He ’ s previously held senior non-executive and executive positions in many organisations including , Aerly Bird Transglogal , UpRight , Celestica , ITW Avery Weightronics , Dianorm Teo as well being appointed to a range of senior committees , enterprise boards and liaison groups .

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John was named UK Manufacturing Champions Manufacturing Leader in December 2016 and was named one of the most inspiring Manufacturing Leaders in 2018 . Last year , John was crowned Best Businessperson of the Year by the in-Cumbria Awards , and this year was a finalist for the prestigious IoD Director of the Year Awards . manufacturingglobal . com