productLewis McLeod of BAE Systems Naval Ships has won the 2014 ESAB Shipweld competition for welding apprentices. At this year’s final – held at BAE Systems’ Govan site over three days – five finalists battled it out to demonstrate their flux cored wire and MMA (SMAW) welding skills across a number of challenging components and in keeping with shipyard training requirements.
productRoger Williams, UKWA’s longstanding CEO, has handed over his current role to Peter Ward, until recently commercial director and head of cargo supply chain at London Gateway.
productRecent appointments by the transmission components and automation systems specialist, R. A. Rodriguez, confirm that it is not just investing in sales capability but also in its infrastructure.
productGebhardt-ECS has appointed Stephen Baker, one of the UK’s most experienced specialists in the automated materials handling industry, as sales director.
productConsolidated Fork Truck Services (CFTS), the body responsible for developing and administering the materials handling industry’s national accreditation scheme for Thorough Examination, has appointed Steve Stewart, Crown Lift Trucks’ MD of UK Operations, to its board.
productMaziak Compressor Services reports rapid growth over the past five years. Its service department alone has grown from 11 to 26, and there has been an increase in service revenues of 118% – no mean feat in the current economic climate.
productAmber Valley MP Nigel Mills has visited Deb’s global headquarters in Denby, Derbyshire. The visit highlights the British Safety Industry Federation’s campaign to encourage good health and safety practices in the workplace.
productNatasha Cairns has joined Konecranes UK as a field service technician and is based at the company’s North East Service District in Gateshead.
productCompetitors in the WorldSkills Competition represent the best of their peers and are selected from skills competitions held in member countries and regions. The technical abilities demonstrated both individually and collectively to execute specific tasks are rigorously tested and measured and, as a proud sponsor of the competition, Starrett has supplied a set of measuring equipment that contestants and mentors can use to check and prove their abilities.
productThe Walsall Engineering Group has undergone rigorous assessment and auditing procedures and has received Safecontractor accreditation.
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