• Nissan inspires next generation at Sunderland site
    • 12/04/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Nissan hosted more than 1,700 pupils at a two-week Schools Engineering event at its Sunderland site. Children from 35 schools took the opportunity to hear and learn about the world of engineering, before putting their budding skills into practice in a team challenge to build a marble rollercoaster – using paper [...]
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  • Research reveals want of role models
    • 24/06/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New research has been published to coincide with International Women in Engineering Day that has found that 61% of schoolgirls want to see more women role models to encourage them into science-based careers. The study, commissioned by children’s rights charity Plan International and supercar maker McLaren [...]
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  • Bentley launches large-scale recruitment drive
    • 28/04/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Bentley has launched a recruitment drive for 100 engineers to accelerates its Beyond100 strategy, which involves launching a new electric model each year between 2025 and 2030. Applications ae now open for an initial 50 vacancies, which will increase over the coming weeks and months to 100. While the positions [...]
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  • Fix Auto launches new division to serve network
    • 14/07/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Fix Auto UK has formed a new team of field-based engineers dedicated to serving its network. The team comprising Nick Robins, Conrad Ringland, Andrew Waspe, Calvin Mudd, Daryl Santos, Alan Keeble, Gary King and Richard Cartwright will be headed up by Rob Lake. Head of commercial Mark Hutchins said: “The whole [...]
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  • Under construction – Engineering
    • 20/11/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Magazine
    We speak with those in the know about vehicle construction and the challenges that advanced, lightweight, multi-material usage poses for repair technicians. The technology and materials involved in vehicle construction has changed drastically in recent years, with lightweight, multi-material usage vehicles becoming [...]
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  • Women in Engineering campaign gets backing
    • 24/06/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Transport minister hosts skills summit to celebrate female engineers working in transport. Women from across the construction and engineering industry this week met transport minister Lord Ahmad as part of a skills summit supporting Women in Engineering Day. The event brought together some of the country’s top [...]
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  • Youngsters gear up for engineering careers
    • 10/06/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Jaguar Land Rover has opened a brand new £650,000 Education Business Partnership Centre at its Engine Manufacturing Centre near Wolverhampton. The company is in partnership with Staffordshire County Council, South Staffordshire Council, Wolverhampton City Council and Wolverhampton College. The new Education [...]
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  • Engineering degree proves beneficial
    • 25/03/2015
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    More than a fifth, or 22%, of the world’s wealthiest people studied engineering at university, new analysis has shown. Approved Index, the business-to-business buying platform, analysed the educational background of billionaires by examining Forbes’ list of the richest 100 people in the world. While just [...]
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