Author: David Mieny

How IoT is helping with Legionella risk management – and the relationship to PR

Legionella made headlines recently, for all the wrong reasons. These waterborne bacteria, responsible for severe respiratory illnesses, like Legionnaires' disease, pose a significant public health risk when not managed properly. The traditional approach to Legionella risk prevention, relying on manual, labour-intensive readings at monthly intervals of water systems, has proven insufficient, and can miss outbreaks that...

IoT Comes of Age

The Internet of Things (IoT) is not exactly new. I first came across the concept in 2015, and am confident that industry experts would have been discussing it long before then. As with other forms of technology, people were looking forward to IoT with excitement – considering the potential it offered organisations and consumers.    The History of...

The Role of Automation Post-COVID-19

The unfortunate mix of Brexit and Covid-19 has had a tremendous impact on businesses around the world forcing them to re-evaluate how they operate. This disruption has presented many challenges over the past 18 months, but fortunately, many opportunities have also arisen with unprecedented e-commerce growth during lockdown providing new customers and unexpected revenue.  Manufacturing and logistics...

Meet the Team: The PR Evolution

Meet Eleanor, our latest addition to the team, who has joined Neo PR as an Account Director. With years of experience in PR, both in house and through agencies, Eleanor reflects on both the old and the current structure of Public Relations. I’m no PR granny but I’ve been around for a while and I’ve seen...