Team growth at Minima Design

Prospering product design consultancy Minima Design has announced several new positions at the company this month.

Technical Director

Following a restructuring to accommodate new innovations in the field of design, the new role of Technical Director has been appointed to Nigel Blair, a shareholder in the company and its former engineering development manager.

Describing Nigel as a ‘Technical Guru’, Alastair Kingsland, Minima’s design director commented: “We need a technical director of Nigel’s calibre to focus on design development and innovation to meet the demands of the company which is maturing as the number of clients increases.  Nigel’s vast technical expertise and knowledge means he is ideally placed to develop technical innovations and introduce them to the consultancy’s portfolio of skills.”

Nigel has been with Minima for 7 years. He recently introduced the EXAscan portable, 3D scanner in anticipation of the growing need for reverse engineering in the UK.

Workshop Manager

Richard Carr-Beasley has been promoted to the role of Workshop Manager at the company.
 “ Richard has shown exceptional talent in both traditional model making and high precision machining. ” explains Alastair Kingsland, “ His expertise with engineering software means he is highly capable of producing prototypes in a wide range of materials -  essential as the company pushes into new design arenas. “