He will collect the honorary award at the University’s November Award Ceremonies, where he and his company have been heavily involved for many years.
Sir David was employed at Rolls-Royce plc, Bristol, for 17 years, latterly holding the positions of deputy chief designer and assistant chief of engine design for all Rolls-Royce engines manufactured at Filton, Bristol. He then co-founded Renishaw with John Deer in 1973, which today employs over 4,000 people in 35 countries, of which 2,800 are located in the UK.
He is a visiting professor at Huddersfield and Renishaw are a key industrial partner in the University’s EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Advanced Metrology and now he has the same role with its successor, the EPSRC-funded Future Metrology Hub – a £40 million research centre.
Renishaw chief to receive honorary award from the University of Huddersfield
Renishaw chairman and chief Sir David McMurtry is to receive the award of Honorary Doctorate of the University of Huddersfield for services to design and innovation.
