THE WAY airports operate across the world is being transformed by a manufacturer who developed autonomous vehicles in Coventry.
Professor David Keene, CEO of Aurrigo International plc, highlighted how the companies technologies are helping airports to be more efficient and sustainable at the Coventry and Warwickshire Champions event.
Aurrigo International sent the Auto-DollyTug to five airports across the world.
Professor Keene said: “We are growing rapidly as a business and scaling a company is always a challenge.
“Effectively, we have come from me working out of a spare bedroom 30 plus years ago to having a team of 100 plus staff.
“We have built computer simulation modules from scratch, and all of this has been developed here in Coventry.
“Brilliant people work for us, and we benefit from being part of a strong ecosystem in Coventry and Warwickshire.
“We are proud of the fact we are a UK company and would like to keep manufacturing and tech we have developed here too.”
Over 130 businesses attended the September event at Delta Hotels by Marriott Warwick.
Keith Day, managing director of Dennis Eagle UK, discussed how the refuse collection vehicle manufacturer is playing its part with zero emissions technologies.
Craig Humphrey said: “It was a fascinating Champions event where we gained invaluable insights from speakers on starting, scaling and managing industry-leading businesses, and illustrating how our sub-region is at the cutting edge of innovative, sustainable technologies.
“Champions events are all about highlighting excellence in our region and David, Raj and Keith are fantastic ambassadors for Coventry and Warwickshire.”
