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Fanuc’s Oliver Selby announced as new BARA Chair B
October 2024. Taking over from current chair George Thompson, Oliver will be supported in his new role by vice-chair Rosie Davies from Reeco Automation Ltd. Part of Automate UK, BARA’s remit is to promote and support the development and adoption of industrial robots and automation in the UK, providing a voice to government, industry and academia. With more than 20 years’ experience,
ARA (the British Automation and Robotics Association) has named FANUC UK’s head of sales, Oliver Selby, as its new Chair, effective 1st
Oliver is a longstanding and vocal supporter of the UK automation sector, and of manufacturing more widely. In his role as chair, he plans to drive the association’s activities forward, supporting BARA’s aim to increase automation uptake while placing members’ needs firmly front and centre. Peter Williamson, CEO of Automate UK, said: “Oliver is an influential voice within the industry, his passion for all things manufacturing, automation adoption and future skills, will be a key factor in developing BARA alongside the existing committee, and with the full support of Automate UK.”
Increasing automation uptake One of Oliver’s key pledges is to ensure the association delivers real value to its members. “I am excited to bring my knowledge, influence and passion for automation to a wider audience, and will be fully focused on delivering value to all facets of the BARA membership and other stakeholders – from OEM robot manufacturers and system integrators to companies in the supply chain, academic institutions and High Value Manufacturing Catapults,” he stated. “It has been widely reported that, despite our status as a leading manufacturing nation, the UK is still lagging behind the rest of the world when it comes to automation adoption. Communicating the myriad benefits that automation can bring, including through events such as Automation UK (7th
May 2025, CBS Arena, Coventry) is key to increasing uptake. It is essential that we highlight how automation can alleviate manufacturers’ key challenges by helping to mitigate labour shortages, increase productivity, boost sustainability credentials, and cut operational costs.”
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Supporting UK manufacturers Oliver continued: “However, it is also important to understand the challenges that manufacturers – particular SMEs – are facing. At BARA, we will strive to offer the right tools to manufacturers of all sizes, to ensure they can make the right automation choice for their business, with the right partners, and with the right technology, to futureproof their manufacturing operations as risk-free as possible.”
Smart Buildings Show celebrates hugely successful 2024 event A
s the standout event in the smart buildings sector, the Smart Buildings Show once again demonstrated its capacity to draw a crowd, attracting 2,395 visitors from across the industry. Taking place at ExCeL London on 9th to the10th
October, the two-day event saw visitors flock to conference sessions hosted by prominent industry speakers and visit the stands of leading smart buildings vendors. With more than 90 industry exhibitors in attendance, the show provided the perfect opportunity to get close to the latest and greatest products currently making waves in the smart buildings market. The four packed conference theatres demonstrated strong visitor appetite to hear more about key industry topics relating to energy management, controls and networks, IT and infrastructure, and management and proptech. Ian Garmeson, event director, commented:
“The popularity of this year’s event demonstrates the ever-growing interest in the industry and we’d like to thank all of our exhibitors, speakers and supporters for helping to make the show the leading event in the smart buildings arena. Attendances continue to grow and the show’s top industry billing has resulted in a record number of rebookings for next year.” Neil Salt, an exhibitor and speaker for Forest Rock, commented, “Everything has been very
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positive - visitor numbers are up, leads are up. The location is also great which makes a massive difference to us.”
Anthony Dann from Trend Control Systems was equally positive and said: “Really good number of leads. This is our industry show.”
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