Medium22 Aug 2026
Follow up Mark Whitfield on COO hire
Northwind Automation · Priya Shah
Siemens operations lead joins Manchester automation firm as COO
Sent 17 Aug.
Delivery
Nothing in PR fails for exotic reasons. It fails because someone did not follow up.
To Do
4Follow up Mark Whitfield on COO hire
Northwind Automation · Priya Shah
Siemens operations lead joins Manchester automation firm as COO
Sent 17 Aug.
Draft late payment opinion piece
Harborline Financial · Priya Shah
Late payment is the growth tax nobody legislates against
800 words, byline.
Amplify Cutlery Works coverage
Verdant Estates · Ade Mensah
Sheffield's greenest new workspace is 130 years old
LinkedIn, newsletter, site news.
Issue August report to Harborline
Harborline Financial · Priya Shah
Report due.
In Progress
2Send methodology note to Sarah Jones
Northwind Automation · Ade Mensah
The spreadsheet that could close a factory
She replied 15 Aug asking for it plus a named business.
Rapid response: automation tax relief
Northwind Automation · Ade Mensah
Quote drafted, awaiting Elena.
Waiting Client
3Confirm named case study consent
Northwind Automation · Ade Mensah
The spreadsheet that could close a factory
Yorkshire food manufacturer legal review.
Chase compliance sign-off on lending data
Harborline Financial · Priya Shah
The businesses banks turn down are not the ones that fail
Blocking the FT approach.
Verdant partner sign-off on JV release
Verdant Estates · Ade Mensah
Housing association comms.
Waiting Journalist
1Book plant visit dates with The Manufacturer
Northwind Automation · Ade Mensah
Inside the plant where automation removed 400 admin hours a month
Aisha offered w/c 1 Sep.
Complete
1Refresh journalist list for retrofit topic
Verdant Estates · Priya Shah
Added 6 trade contacts.