Digital Transformation: The secret behind one Norfolk manufacturer’s remarkable revival

Posted on 20 Mar 2019 by Jonny Williamson

The recession of 2008 left the Norwich engineering and manufacturing company Lintott in dire straits, heading down a one-way street to oblivion. A new management team took the company over in 2012 and decided on a strategy that had data and digitalisation at its core. The transformation has been nothing short of remarkable.

Lintott’s core business is making wastewater treatment systems, and that is what CEO David Owen and COO Jamie Thums set out to revive. It is important to note that they didn’t apply a digital solution to the existing failing structure. They designed an entirely new structure that would serve them and their customers best, and…

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