Does anyone fancy a swim? It’s the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere in terms of daylight hours and the druids have celebrated sunrise at Stonehenge. Well, sunrise in the sense of it reluctantly getting lighter rather than seeing the sun itself. To put a positive spin on it, as it were, today could be a good one for offshore wind energy (unless the gale force winds are too strong). Not an ideal day for the beach perhaps. Unless you own a steamer wetsuit and wish to re-enact a scene from Point break. No thanks.. For me, this is the day to think about the year ahead and dream of sunny warm days. Also, to prepare for the Christmas festivities and gradually relax after what has been a tumultuous 2023. What we might call a curate’s egg of a year with many good things and some terrible ones on the world stage. The lights will be switched off at the Jo Bird factory at lunchtime today and be relit on the 2nd of January 2024. With many of the issues with offshore wind having been resolved, 2024 should be another good year. As for the Jo Bird organisation, we are in much better shape with a strong well motivated workforce. It was a pleasure walking around the laminating area this week, as everyone was in a good mood. This was buoyed by many kind messages coming in from our distributors across the globe. We are very fortunate to work with so many great people. The most popular cabinet colour on that day being green which seemed very apt for the time of year. #offshorewind #offshoreenergy #madeintheuk #SouthernEnglandExportChampions #lifesaving Guy Atkins FRSA Tom England Alan Adams Dr Laxman Sivanathan, CEng MIMechE
