British photographer Dan Holdsworth was commissioned by the Design department of the British Council to create a series of images of industry, technology and manufacturing.

Dan Holdsworth has attracted critical acclaim with a series of works that explored the empty arenas of our lives - office buildings after work, car parks at night and deserted motorway flyovers. These spaces were used as the basis for his examinations of technology and isolation in modern society. With this series of photographs Dan Holdsworth has transferred  his interest in the built environment to shop floors and factories.

This series features photographs from:

Knitwear manufacturer John Smedley, who recently won the British Fashion and the British Apparel Export Award

Rolls Royce, whose 772B Trent Engines are in operation with nine airlines worldwide

Spice company Patak, the exporter of the Year from Food from Britain and HSBC Food Export Awards

Pilkingtons glass factory, whose glass is in one of four of the world's cars.

David Mellor silver and metal work factory, whose factory the Round building has won numerous architectural and environmental awards

Talisker distillery, which maintains its links with the local community as well as being a major exporter of malt whisky

Linn audio factory, whose founder was awarded the MBE by her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for his and Linn's engineering achievements and outstanding service to the electronics industry

British Telecom, whose remit covers a wide range of communications from mobile phones to iris recognition technology

Watson Steel factory, one of the UK's largest construction engineering companies

JCB, who won The Queen's Award For Technological Innovation in 1994