Ten feature of the 2019 Hyster Fortens forklift 15th January 2019

A mum is aiming for the skies after returning to the classroom to qualify as an aerospace engineer. The former RAF engineer, who was sent on detachment around the world, has returned to the Tees Valley to continue her education at Hartlepool College of Further Education. Catherine Lollis, 26, who has toured Italy, Gibraltar, Spain and the USA is now studying for an HNC Aerospace Engineering certification with the College after leaving the force to become a parent.

This year is the year that the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) turns 100 years old, and through the support of National Lottery players WES will be celebrating and commemorating women engineers who have been involved with WES over the past century, through a £66,800 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. WES’ most famous member was pilot Amy Johnson, however hers is just one of hundreds of stories waiting to be told about ground-breaking women working in the varied fields of engineering.

Utilities training specialist Develop Training Ltd (DTL), have given the verdict that new technology and red tape will drive change in learning and development in 2019. With the utilities sector facing rapid and fundamental change, the white paper highlights how new regulatory and technological developments will present businesses in the sector with a raft of challenges. 

Exeter University (Penryn Campus) and Plymouth University's talented engineering students will be battling it out to create the best water fountain design in order to win £500 and the chance of a lifetime to make a difference to the planet. Organised by Our Only World, a new Polzeath-based charity created by Tina Robinson who is also the treasurer of Polzeath Marine Conservation Group, the competition will run from term start in January 2019 to April 2019 with the ultimate hope of moving the production of UK water refill stations from abroad to the UK.

There are over 600 pages of essential cable management products and accessories for electrical contractors, installers and engineers to browse in the HellermannTyton 2019/2020 catalogue. The new catalogue contains several new sections which help those working in the electrical trade obtain the products they need more quickly.

Industry 4.0, the Fourth Industrial Revolution or the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Regardless of the phrase used to describe digitalisation in manufacturing, there’s no denying that a shift has already taken place. But, is the age of industrial buzzwords coming to a grinding halt? Stefan Reuther, Chief Sales Officer at COPA-DATA, gives his three predictions for industrial automation in 2019 — no buzzwords included. 

Susan Scurlock, CEO and Founder of Primary Engineer and its wider programmes has been awarded an MBE in the 2019 New Year’s Honours List for services to Education and Engineering across the UK. The honour is fitting recognition for Susan’s pioneering work that is helping reshape how young people are introduced to the skills needed for a career in engineering.

As part of a joint venture between Crop One Holdings and Emirates Flight Catering, Bradbrook Consulting, part of the Hurley Palmer Flatt Group, has been appointed to provide a full suite of services for a complete turnkey design for what is reportedly the world’s largest vertical farm in Dubai. Construction is due to start early 2019.