The tragic fire at Grenfell Tower in west London demanded new ways of thinking about professionalism and ethics in the engineering sector. However, since that awful night in 2017, which saw the loss o

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Alan Lusty founded adi Group, a multidisciplinary engineering business supporting major manufacturers. He is now COO of a group that offers engineering services in 23 sectors, with over 750 employees.

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