Ruari has been a full-time writer for over 25 years and regularly published in the UK, USA, Europe and the Middle East, including in The Manufacturer; Via InmarSat; Automotive Logistics; Daily Telegraph; The Independent; The Guardian and even the Morning Star. He has written for magazines in South Africa, Australia, China (who paid) and Russia (who didn’t).
After studying English and Sociology, life took him through DJing, rock music and financial services before finding its niche in manufacturing, supply chains and logistics. Among his better-known interviewees was Richard Elsy, founder of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult. He has also spoken to senior executives with Bentley, BAE Systems, Jaguar, Mitsubishi, Special Metals Wiggin, Boots Manufacturing, Cat Lift Trucks Europe, BP Castrol, BASF, etc.
Ruari broke the news that the British Army had canceled its orders for depleted uranium munitions on the same day that a political scandal erupted in Westminster. He has also written car road tests, for in-flight magazines, and on energy-saving and environmental topics, including technological advances. He was a regular pundit on Alastair Stewart and Friends on GB News, and has experienced what it’s like to be a missile in a nuclear submarine, courtesy of BAE Systems.
