A UK additive manufacturing (AM) company has appointed the former managing director of Dyson as its new chairman. David Hollander (photo, centre) is taking on the role at Portsmouth-based AMufacture to support its rapid growth and international expansion.

AMufacture, founded in 2018 by Craig Pyser and Will Howden, says it has grown into a leading contract manufacturer in the AM industry, specialising in marine, automotive and defence contracts. It recently benefited from significant follow-on investment made by private equity firm Maven Capital and Scottish-based co-investor Turner, which has been helping ambitious companies to grow for more than 100 years.

Hollander, who has more than 40 years’ experience in leading and transforming businesses, says: “I’m delighted to join AMufacture at such an exciting time in the company’s development. We now have seven times the capacity we had two years ago with the opportunity ahead to develop either in other areas of the UK or, more importantly, overseas. What I’m bringing – from my time at Dyson and other companies – is experience of having been there and done it before. I greatly admire Will and Craig’s ambition and the progress the company has made to date. I’m also impressed by the focus and support that comes from the investment they have received.”

He continues: “The potential for growth is huge. AM has historically been used for R&D but is now at such an advanced level that it’s very cost effective for relatively short manufacturing runs and for situations of rapid change where a client does not want to commit to a long run. It allows customers to prepare for multiple scenarios in the most cost-effective way.”

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