Mr Pountney co-chaired ‘The Future of Manufacturing' workshop with Dr Gopichand Katragadda, the Group Chief Technology Officer at Tata Sons. The workshop brought together a wide cross-section of industry, academia and R&D institutions with an interest in Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing collaboration between the UK and India.

"Renishaw has been operating in India for over 30 years and I was able to show the Secretary of State how our long-term commitment to India has been beneficial to both Renishaw and the Indian economy," said Mr Pountney. "Today we employ 350 skilled people in India, the majority based at our Pune site in Maharashtra, who directly contribute to the R&D and manufacture of our world leading innovative precision measurement, 3D printing and healthcare products."

Kumar Iyer, British Deputy High Commissioner, Mumbai said, "The Secretary of State and the UK delegation's visit to Pune could not have been at a better time giving a further boost to Maharashtra-UK collaborations with workshops with Indian companies and Government officials across the Advanced Engineering, Manufacturing and Smart Cities initiatives. As well as the UK's partnership with Pune as a Smart City, British companies like Perkins and Renishaw have opened new manufacturing facilities in Maharashtra with more being considered. The relationship has never looked stronger.''

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