Changes at the top – new faces driving new impetus
The vital role played by strong management has long been recognised by everyone from employees to investors, as has the value of fresh ideas, new impetus and the sort of innovative mindset needed to stay ahead in rapidly-changing markets. Time and again it has been reiterated in academic studies which, while recognising changing landscapes, reiterate […]
Innovation in the air – the world of compressors
Many will probably consider the Austrian civil engineer Viktor Popp the Godfather of high-pressure air systems, introducing as he did, Europe’s first compressor plant in 1888. Innovative as it was at the time, it was also immensely effective, increasing its production capabilities from 1,500kw to around 18,000 merely a year into the next decade. It […]
All eyes on Ireland, a pharmaceutical giant
UN trade statistics identify Ireland as the world’s third largest pharmaceutical exporter. But for those closely involved within this six-decade success story, there is still much work to be done, writes Richard Burton By the time exhibitors begin filing into the Frankfurt Fairgrounds next year, another milestone will quietly and unobtrusively have been reached. It […]