Cutlery and Allied Trades Research Association Cutlery and Allied Trades Research Association Cutlery and Allied Trades Research Association (CATRA) is an internationally known research and technology organisation in Sheffield, England which specialises in knives, cutlery, tableware, metallic holloware (such as saucepans), shaving razors, industrial knives/ blades and hand/garden tools. CATRA was originally set up by the British Government in 1952 to carry out developments for the UK's cutlery and knife industries, for which the area of Sheffield in Yorkshire is world-famous. CATRA has developed a range of unique machines for measuring the cutting performance of all types of cutting edges from razor blades to large knives
Jonathan Messer Jonathan Messer Jonathan Messer (born 17 March 1973 in Melbourne) is an Australian director of theatre and film. Jonathan Messer works as an Australian director of film, and theatre. He directed the theatre production Tejas Verdes by Fermin Cabal in 2006 with Red Stitch Actors Theatre following the successful run of "Vincent in Brixton" by Nicholas Wright in 2005. In 2005 Messer went to New York City where he was invited to The Sloan Film Summit at the Tribeca Film Institute, where he screened his short film "Joshua Tree" starring Taylor Dayne. Jonathan also worked as the Assistant Director to