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Renishaw’s founder awarded honorary doctorate

The University of Huddersfield has awarded an honorary doctorate to Sir David McMurtry, Chairman and Chief Executive of global engineering technologies company, Renishaw. Sir David is a visiting professor at the University, which is a leading centre for the study and research of metrology, the science of measurement. He will receive the doctorate at a ceremony in November.

Renishaw was founded in 1973 by Sir David and John Deer. The company is committed to research and development (R&D), investing between 14 and 18 per cent of annual sales back into R&D. The company is an expert in precision measurement, but has branched out into products and services used in applications ranging from jet engine and wind turbine manufacture to dentistry and brain surgery.

Professor Dame Xiangqian (Jane) Jiang DBE, Renishaw/Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Precision Metrology at the University of Huddersfield, said: "At the University of Huddersfield, we have a well-established and highly fruitful relationship with Renishaw and with Sir David McMurtry, who is a long-standing visiting professor.

"The firm was a key industrial partner in our EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Advanced Metrology and now has the same role with its successor, the EPSRC-funded Future Metrology Hub.

"An Honorary Doctorate is a natural development of this deeply-embedded relationship with Sir David and the world-class firm that he co-founded. We are privileged to offer the award and proud that he has accepted."

Chris Pockett, Head of Communications at Renishaw, said: "Sir David is a true innovator and visionary. He has an extraordinary technical ability, which he combines with his business and leadership skills to drive the company forward. He also recognises the value of intellectual property, innovation and people to the business. We are pleased that his achievements have been recognised by the University of Huddersfield."

Sir David is one of four people selected from the worlds of business, engineering and science to be honoured at the November 2017 awards ceremony.

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