Entries by George Claridge

Meet our team l Alain Faure

  Alain Faure is one of our French Key Account Managers and is responsible for setting up a detailed and customer-specific business strategy, as well as anticipating the evolution of supply and demand, and feeding back innovation and insight to the business. We invite you to discover through his interview his career and his business […]

Case Study: AT7 on track for success with new AGV solution

  We were recently very pleased to hear that one of Advance’s most widely-used products, AT7 PVC Electrial Insulation Tape, had been selected by BITO Systems to become part of a breakthrough system of improvement of flexibility and efficiency of production operations. BITO Systems is an international manufacturer based in Germany but operating globally. BITO specialise […]

Meet our team l Carl Mills

  Each month we share with you the next episode in our series of interviews #Meet our team. Today, Carl Mills, Engineering Manager, talks about his career and his job. How long have you worked for Advance Tapes? I joined Advance Tapes in January 2018. Coming from a big food manufacturer, the idea of being […]

How to Implement the 5S Methodology

  The 5S system is an exciting trend that has been credited with revolutionising the way many different companies operate. The principle originated in Japan, a country widely regarded as exceptionally efficient and productive. This “lean” framework is very simple at its core, and relatively easy to apply to any working environment. Although we can […]

Meet Our Team I Joanna Olesków

Joanna Olesków, our Marketing Communications Executive, has had a varied career before joining us at Advance Tapes, read more to find out how her previous experiences have set her up perfectly for this role. How long have you been working at Advance? Just over a year, I started on the 1st August 2018 and I […]

Meet our team l Gary Preston

  His dream career would be to have been a member of one the most inspiring bands ever the Beatles and if he could look like Henry Cavill that would be a bonus. Meet Gary Preston, Continuous Improvement Controller and one of the biggest music lovers at Advance.   How long have you worked for […]

The Tale of the tape: The Origins of Advance Tapes

  Advance Tapes has grown and changed a lot, since the company’s humble beginnings in the early 1960s. Creating their own adhesive tapes business wasn’t actually the original plan of the three founders:  David Ayres, Henry Charles Holyoake and Peter Hargrave. The three originally worked together for another firm based in Lutterworth, until their employer […]

Meet our team l Kirsten Halford

  Fascinated by numbers, Kirsten Halford naturally chose to go into the accounting field. Meet our enthusiastic Finance Apprentice, Kirsten, who share with us what it is like to work at Advance.   How long have you worked for Advance Tapes? I have joined Advance in April 2017 and I am currently working as Finance […]

Meet our team l Mike Davies

  Before joining Advance Mike Davies has worked in many different industries. From music, to horticulture to manufacturing one thing never changed – his optimism and passion for everything he does. Read the whole interview and find out why he is a perfect fit to our team! How long have you worked for Advance Tapes? […]