Myke Stott (BSc,Msc,Phd,MIM)

Following a short period working for British Telecom Research at its Microelectronics Division in Ipswich, Myke joined Camvac Europe Limited (now Rexam Metallising) in June 1982.Myke joined Camvac as a development scientist within the Technical Department working on process characteristics of products and improvements of general process parameters.In June 1984 he graduated to Technical Manager,taking on the responsibility for specification and commissioning of new plant.In 1988 the role of Technical Manager was incorporated with that of Production Manager,with the full responsibility for day to day production and quality control.Design and Maintenance Engineering were added to this role in 1989 with a new Engineering Manager reporting to production.In 1990 he was installed as Production Director and as such had full control and responsibility for all aspects of production,engineering,technical,planning,quality control and safety.During the period from 1993-1995 £4 Million of new plant was purchased and installed.The culmination of this work were results in 1993 and 1994 that were so far the best recorded.In March 1995 he left Camvac to start Ultimet Films Limited with his two colleagues.

 

Andrew Mitchell

After a few years working for Hazlewood Foods in the Quality Control area,Andrew joined Bonar Flexibles in Derby in 1985.Initially working in the quality control department he was responsible for setting up and maintaining stringent quality control procedures for the firms medical packaging business.After three years in this role he moved into  the Research and Development department where he was responsible for the development and testing of new products from production through to trials on customer machines.At Bonar experience was gained in Gravure Printing,Adhesive Lamination ,Extrusion Lamination,Coating and Metallising. In 1990 following the partnership with Bonar and Teich, he was involved in the transfer of the foil printing Dairy and Pharmaceutical business from Crawley to Derby. In Otober 1990 Andrew joined Cavmac Europe Limited (now Rexam Metallising) as Technical Manager.In this role he was responsible for process and product improvements.During this period he also was involved in the development of and scale up to production of the Aluminium Oxide coated product.An extensive barrier analysis was carried out to evaluate the affect of different coatings on barrier levels. In 1993 the role of Production Manager was incorporated into that of Technical Manager with responsibility for 90 people on a four shift system 7 days a week.In June 1995 he left Camvac to set up Ultimet Films with his two colleagues.

 

Keith Williams

Keith started his career at Camvac in 1973.Initially he worked in the capacitor division operating a metallising machine producing thin films from 1 micron to 19 micron thick with a striped pattern.These films were then slit down into narrow widths down to 4.5mm for use in the AC/DC capacitor market in the UK and Europe.In 1978 he progressed into a management role within the same department taking on full responsibility for planning,materials control,purchasing and despatch.In 1988 due to world market pressures within the capacitor division coupled with lack of investment,the capacitor tapes division was closed down.Keith then moved over to the Flexible Packaging Division as Quality Control Manager responsible for the shift QC and the lab testing facilities. This role also developed to include Technical Service contact with both Suppliers and Customers.Keith left Camvac in 1995 to set up Ultimet Films with his two colleagues.