On 28 January 2026, Texcel Technology Plc reaches a milestone few manufacturing businesses achieve, 50 years of uninterrupted engineering, adaptation and delivery.

In an industry where firefighting often masquerades as leadership, Paul Beal has been building something more sustainable. As Production Director at Texcel Technology, he's progressively enhanced operational maturity moving from paper-based processes to full ERP traceability increasing systematic control.

How the Nexperia dispute escalated from governance concerns into a geopolitical semiconductor supply chain crisis, and what it means for component availability and risk in 2026.

Ben Curtis steps into the room with a gentle calmness. There is a touch of apprehension at first, softened by an easy kindness, yet behind his quiet manner you can sense the quick-firing synapses of someone who thinks fast, solves fast and sees patterns before others notice they are there.

If you work in UK electronics manufacturing, you already know the truth. The pipeline of new talent is shrinking at the very moment the industry needs it to grow.