I remember an occasion, some years ago, when we had to prepare for some important visitors. Everyone had been busy cleaning, painting and tidying up for weeks. The visit was now imminent and there was a final push to make sure everything would be perfect. The Manufacturing Director decided to visit the shop-floor. This was [...]
Engineering skills are increasingly in demand as infrastructure investments rise to record levels. Research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) show the engineering sector to be experiencing a level of skill shortages despite the general lack of demand for skilled workers in other areas of the economy. Vacancies for highly skilled staff saw [...]
Car maker Nissan has revealed a new hatchback concept car, INVITATION, which will be produced at Nissan’s Sunderland plant, creating 400 new jobs at the plant and a further 1,600 elsewhere at Nissan in the UK and amongst its UK supplier base. This brings the workforce at the Sunderland Plant to around 6,000 – its [...]
The REC’s February JobsOutlook shows the temp to perm score rising two points in January to its highest level yet. This underlines the crucial stepping role that temporary placements can provide for workers. The ability to take staff on tried and tested staff is also one of the many benefits the agency work provides for [...]
The physicist and television presenter Professor Brian Cox has called on more people to become engineers so the UK can continue to compete on the world stage. He said it was a “good career choice” as two million more people will have to join the sector over the next decade if the country is to [...]
Organisers have announced the judging panel for a new £1m prize billed as a “Nobel” for engineers. The 14-strong panel includes experts from a variety of disciplines, including TV physicist Brian Cox. The prize, funded by an endowment from a number of engineering companies, will be awarded biannually to an individual or team of up [...]
The engineering firm Dyson says it has made £1bn ($1.58bn, 1.19bn euros) turnover for the first time and will create 300 skilled jobs, around 8% of its workforce. The firm, best known for its bagless vacuum cleaners, said sales rose by a quarter in 2011, with some markets growing by 30%. The company’s new chief [...]
With the trans-European plane maker Airbus revealing at its annual press conference that it took in a record number of orders for new commercial aircraft last year, a leading aerospace analyst believes that the UK industry has plenty of reasons to be cheerful.“Recent order pronouncements from significant airframe manufacturers clearly illustrate that global conditions are [...]
Norwich-headquartered Haas Automation has secured a Diamond Award, presented to only a handful of dealers across the Haas global network encompassing over 100 exclusive territories, for its 2011 performance. The award recognises the UK company’s success in booking over 500 machine sales during the year. “We’re delighted to have secured this award again,” says Nick [...]
Siemens recently conducted a survey with schoolchildren, examining attitudes about a prospective career in engineering. The results were illuminating. Just 10% of the 11-14 year olds interviewed said they thought engineering was ‘important’ and another 40% believed it was ‘dirty’ or ‘smelly’. It illustrates the point that advocates of engineering and manufacturing still have work [...]
