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David Hamilton: Food production, automation and manufacturing
Episode 9 β€’ 16th August 2021 β€’ ReMake Manufacturing β€’ Red-Fern Media Solutions Limited
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David Hamilton works at Bakkavor helping to produce over 75 million pizzas a year. That’s a lot of Dough!

He has deep sector experience from starting as an apprentice electrician to leading production and creating a complete engineering strategy for the company by introducing modern technology processes which can strip out costs while still maintaining the highest quality standards. 

We talked about:

  1. Finding the sweet spot between low costs & high quality
  2. Balancing automation efficiency with workplace jobs
  3. The insights he gained from working in Poland & Denmark
  4. How the industry embraces new technology
  5. The impact of Brexit & the growing skill gaps within the sector

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