The Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s unexpected reintroduction of advice to avoid all but essential international travel to Spain in July 2020 served as an early warning of the uncertainties that travellers face when arranging international travel in a time of Covid-19. Also, a forward-looking eye towards Brexit and the differing needs of countries the UK will be parting from needs Read More…
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 03/11/2020
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 27/10/2020
Track and Trace data collection as a norm, deep cleansing schedules embedded within room changeover routines, tables spread far apart and no service from the bar. These are all the norm for a ‘new’ hospitality sector now bereft of its ketchup bottles, menus and table talkers and having to rapidly turn to technological sources to pave a new way forward. Read More…
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 20/10/2020
A 20% growth over five years is anticipated in the smart manufacturing platforms’ sector, with experts at the Capgemini Research Institute [1] predicting that the global economy could be boosted by smart factories to the tune of $2 Trillion over the same period. But what do employers seeking to integrate such technology into their current processes and business culture need Read More…
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 13/10/2020
3D printing in the construction sector is anticipated to generate more complex designs, according to innovators using 3D technology to overcome some of the issues surrounding the creation of concrete structures.[1] There is a strong element of human judgement in the pouring of concrete. Avoiding the cracking that weakens structures, requires the mixer of the concrete to get things just Read More…