Sir David McMurtry co-founded Renishaw, which employs more than 2,500 people in Gloucestershire, has announced that its co-founder, Sir David McMurtry has died, aged 84. Sir David started the company in April 1973, originally to develop a precision measuring tool for use on the Concorde supersonic jet. Today, the company employs 2,600 people in Gloucestershire, and a similar number in 36 countries around the world. Renishaw’s high-precision measuring systems are used by companies that make aircraft and high-tech bikes, medical and dental equipment, and countless other products.
It is with profound sadness that the company has learnt of the sudden death of its co-founder and non-executive director, Sir David McMurtry, a spokesperson said. Sir David co-founded the firm with John Deer with its first commercial premises in Wotton-under-Edge, where the firm is still headquartered today. They now have four other sites in Gloucestershire, at Charfield, Old Town (in Wotton), Stonehouse and Woodchester. Until earlier this year, Sir David was executive chairman of the group. He stepped down in June but remained on the board, taking an active interest in the company’s innovation and technology.
Sir David’s legacy will live on through the culture of innovation he helped to create in Renishaw. The company said: “Sir David was a uniquely talented engineer and his curiosity and drive helped to create a globally respected engineering company. His legacy will live on through the culture of innovation he helped to create in Renishaw.”
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