Introduction:

Martin is a dedicated team player and visionary, leading himself and colleagues/staff to success. His long sucessful career has earned him a wealth of knowledge and skills within engineering and business development, and he is still dedicating his time to developing his knowledge further whilst helping others in business and career development.

Career History:

Martin began his career as an apprentice with British Coal. The 14 years Martin worked in mining, as an Electrical Engineer, took him from Student Apprentice through to Chartered Engineer.

In 1994 Martin took up the position of Technical Director at the family engineering business, Lindhurst Engineering (based in Sutton in Ashfield), becoming Managing Director in 1999, a position he still holds. Lindhurst Engineering has a reputation for providing innovative engineering support to a range of industries, providing bespoke solutions to customers’ challenges.

Martin has held or currently holds several Non-Executive Directorships and positions as Chair in limited companies, LEP sub-boards and organisations working in the field of economic development. He is an Alumni Fellow of Nottingham Trent University and a Help To Grow Mentor for both Nottingham Trent University and the University of Derby.

Acheivements & Awards:

In 2016 Martin was awarded an MBE for services to Business & Innovation and now presents and comments regularly on innovation, leadership, skills and people development at Universities and trade organisations. In the same year, he won the SEMTA (Science, Engineering, Manufacturing Technologies Alliance) national skills champion for the year. In 2020 Martin made the Top 100 list in The Manufacturer magazine.

2024 saw Martin awarded an OBE for Services to Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire During the COVID-19 Pandemic, in the same year he received an Outstanding Alumni Fellow award from Nottingham Trent University