The Load Down — Episode 2: The Beginning

For the second instalment of The Load Down, I thought I’d go back to where my journey in load monitoring began.

I started at JCM Instrumentation aged 17 back in 1994. JCM stands for Jim Charles Murray, the founder and my dad, whose initials we still proudly carry today.

There was a lot to learn, and much of that learning came from listening, asking questions and getting involved. When you work in a small team, you’ve no option but to get involved! Over the years, I’ve worked with so many different engineers, helping them find solutions to their load monitoring problems.

That’s still the part I enjoy the most: understanding what someone needs to achieve and working with our team to find a solution.

When you work with equipment every day, it’s easy to focus on the product itself. But the conversations behind it matter too. Where will it be used? What needs to be measured? What challenges is the customer facing?

My role has changed over the years, but those questions remain just as important.

I’m proud of how far I’ve come since those early days, and of the team we have at JCM today. The experience we each bring helps us look after our customers and tackle the next challenge together.

So that’s a little of my beginning. In future editions, I’ll share more of what we’ve learned along the way, the equipment we work with and the people behind it.

Yvonne