It turns out you can pick up quite a lot from a two-day trip to Hofors in Sweden. A boozy three-course meal complete with schnapps and a sing-along; a full and thorough explanation of world class sustainable manufacturing; a tour of the world’s first hydrogen steel plant; and this article you’re about to read, written by The Manufacturer’s Tom St John.
My alarm went off at 6.00am. Bleary eyed, initially confused at my surroundings, I squinted around the room that was filled with bright sunlight. In May, the sun stays high in the sky for most of the day in these parts. “Ouch,” I said forlornly, as a heavy, searing pain crept across my forehead and…
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