The books.

From Then to Now - The Complete Collection

All four books of the series in one PDF: ninety years of maintenance philosophy, from a foreman’s toolbox in the 1930s to today’s AI-driven maintenance systems. Better value than the four separately.

We Were Certain

From the 1930s till now: a reliability engineer’s confession spanning almost a century of maintenance philosophy - what it cost, every time, to find out we weren’t as sure as we felt.

“In my view this should be mandatory reading for all people working with assets, and in particular young people entering the job market.”

- Martin Preece, Independent Non-Executive Director

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The KPI Whisperer

Why good people chase the wrong numbers - and what to measure instead. Fifteen chapters on the metrics that actually run a plant, from MTBF and OEE to RPN, told through the rooms where the numbers stopped telling the truth.

Free reader toolkit (Pareto, SIPOC & FMECA) →

The Five-Minute Job

What AI really does to your KPIs, and the hour you still owe them - a practitioner’s field guide to the models now sitting inside your CMMS, and why they don’t forgive the shortcuts the old dashboards let you get away with.

The Future Arrives Quietly

Book Four in the series: a reliability engineer’s case for verification over confidence in the age of AI - where AI takes your KPIs next, and why you won’t see it coming.

The Human Who Survives

Engineering leadership in the age of AI agents - thirteen chapters on what a career built on verification, not confidence, has to teach the people taking over the thinking.

Why Six Sigma Is Not Working

A Master Black Belt sat through his own certification and heard himself ask the instructor one question: would this make my job easier? The answer was no. Fifteen chapters on what to do instead in asset-intensive industries.

The Daily Planner 2027

365 days of engineered productivity - daily priorities, an engineering fact and a piece of daily wisdom for every day. Paperback.

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The Practical Frontline Leader

A nine-module development program for supervisors, foremen and team leaders in mining and heavy industry, and the execution companion to The Engineering Journey to Excellence.

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