My books on manufacturing

My books on manufacturing
My books on manufacturing history

Friday, February 9, 2024

Reviews of Vehicles to Vaccines

A fantastic amount of detailed, interesting history - Ian Brentnall on Amazon 

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 March 2024

There’s a huge amount of detail in this book organised into industrial sectors, making it an interesting lexicon of the ghosts of companies and people of our manufacturing past and where our manufacturing is at present.

I had earlier received an affirming comment from Kelvin Bray who was managing director of Ruston Gas Turbines (and its successors) for twenty five years and who provided wonderful material for my chapter on Energy:

You have done a truly outstanding job in condensing a huge amount of data into a very readable, even compelling volume – I was surprised at how much I read on first sight.



Manufacturing places - Birmingham.

 In Vehicles to Vaccines I explored the story of British manufacturing sector by sector. Now I want to cut it in a different way looking at the places where manufacturing took place. I begin with Birmingham and you can read my ideas by following this link

With thanks to the British Motor Museum

Thursday, January 4, 2024

Vehicles to Vaccines chapter by chapter

 In order to offer a taste of Vehicles to Vaccines, I have offered a brief summary of each chapter accessible by following this link

You can take a look inside the book on Kindle by following this link

I am delighted that the book is generating interest from researchers, one exploring the wartime aluminium industry. 

The image though is of a wartime battery farm! 

Manufacturing places - the art of re-invention

My exploration of British manufacturing has been sector by sector and chronological. I am now beginning to join up the dots and explore thos...