A Cumbrian man has been hailed as one of the unsung heroes of manufacturing the UK.
Peter Gresty is one of the longest-serving employees at Workington’s McMenon Engineering and has been named as one of The Manufacturer’s Top 100 – the most dynamic leaders and innovators in manufacturing, as nominated by The Manufacturer’s 265,000-strong audience, the wider industrial community, and judged by a panel featuring leaders of industry, academic institutions and manufacturing associations.
Peter is McMenon’s QHSE and facilities manager and was nominated in the unsung hero category for his expertise, experience and the quiet way he goes about his role, earning respect from all.
His nomination highlighted the fact that he has spent all his working life supporting the manufacture of steel instrumentation components, from small batch items to large complex instruments, up to 10 tons in weight.
He has worked his way up through the industry from serving his apprenticeship as a machinist, to becoming foreman/team leader. He then moved into engineering planning and supporting sales.
Peter secured and supported a number of large global expansion projects and was then responsible for helping to successfully increasing apprentice numbers and transfer vital key knowledge in the role of operations/manufacturing lead.
McMenon said Peter had implemented new inspection and HSE regimes. He has helped overcome many of the obstacles that both Brexit and COVID threw in the company’s path and it said he was an invaluable asset to McMenon.
McMenon CEO Anand Puthran said: “Peter knows more about the Workington factory than any other and I sleep better at night knowing Peter is in charge.
“Whilst supporting the business and the huge volume of engineers that have worked with Peter over the years, he continues to carry out his duties in manner that gains him the utmost respect from his work colleagues.”
