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| Michael Banes Mike Banes was born in London in 1937. In 1958 he was awarded an honours degree in Mechanical Engineering in London and in 1988 he received a Post Graduate Certificate of Education from Cambridge. He is a Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Mike underwent industrial training with GEC Ltd and Demag AG in Germany. He was employed by GEC and worked on a construction site in Britain before going to India in 1962, to help set up a joint venture company between GEC and Tata. He managed the contracts division of the company which undertakes projects in the mining, steel and power industries. He returned to the UK in 1967 and joined GKN Birwelco, responsible for the design and construction of furnaces and condensers for the oil and petrochemical industries. In 1973 the GKN Group set up a new company to undertake turn-key contracts in Eastern Europe. Mike transferred to this company, GKN Contractors Ltd, and after recruiting a sales team and setting up a sales administration he became responsible for sales to Bulgaria, DDR and the USSR. These projects were primarily for plants to manufacture automotive components. Negotiation of these contracts involved setting up UK government guaranteed, long term credits. In 1983 GKN Contractors closed and Mike joined Ingersoll Engineers, a firm of consultants to the manufacturing industry. He was responsible for developing new business in Britain and overseas with emphasis on India. At that time the company was involved with introducing new manufacturing systems such as 'Just-in-Time' and Finite Resources Planning. In 1988 Mike decided to become a teacher and went to Cambridge to obtain a professional qualification. Subsequently he taught in the public and private sectors in Britain. Mike came to Sweden in 1993 to work for TBV/Eductus, teaching English to technical and commercial groups and to act as a consultant to industrial companies. He set up his own company, English Language Services, in1997 and works independently - teaching , writing and proof reading English documents. His experience in a wide variety of engineering industries and his exposure to technical, commercial and financial matters provides him with an extensive vocabulary. He has travelled widely and is therefore able to assist in understanding various approaches to doing business. Mike's spare time activities are related to sailing. He is a qualified Ocean Yachtmaster and a licensed radio operator. |
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