Meet Wendy and Emily, a Mother and Daughter working at the British Engines Group
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05 January 2023

Meet Wendy and Emily, a Mother and Daughter working at the British Engines Group

In this series, we talk to employees who have more than one member of their family working at the group as we celebrate the role generations of local people have played in helping us to reach our 100th anniversary.

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Meet Chris and Dylan, a Father and Son Who Work Together at Group Company, CMP Products
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17 November 2022

Meet Chris and Dylan, a Father and Son Who Work Together at Group Company, CMP Products

Chris and Dylan Matthews, are a father and son who work together at British Engines Group company, CMP Products. Chris has worked at CMP for over eight years and encouraged Dylan to apply for the British Engines apprenticeship scheme. Five years later, Dylan has worked in various businesses across the group and has landed a position at CMP working with his father.

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Meet Ian and Steven, Two Cousins Who Began Their Careers at British Engines As Apprentices
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18 October 2022

Meet Ian and Steven, Two Cousins Who Began Their Careers at British Engines As Apprentices

Cousins Ian and Steven McGeorge work at British Engines Group company, Rotary Power. They started their careers at the British Engines Group as apprentices before working their way up to becoming Manufacturing Manager and Drives Support Engineer.

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Black History Month Employee Spotlight: Simon Simpson
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18 October 2022

Black History Month Employee Spotlight: Simon Simpson

To celebrate Black History Month, we’re putting CNC Machinist, Simon Simpson, in the spotlight. Simon talks to us about his accomplishments, engineering career and what Black History Month means to him.

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Come With Me on the British Engines Apprenticeship Outdoor Activity Week
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01 September 2022

Come With Me on the British Engines Apprenticeship Outdoor Activity Week

As part of our award-winning apprenticeship programme, every year, our apprentices take part in an exciting outdoor activity week at the Brathay Trust in the Lake District.

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Meet Ron and Richard, a Father and Son Who Together Have Worked at British Engines for 100 Years
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04 August 2022

Meet Ron and Richard, a Father and Son Who Together Have Worked at British Engines for 100 Years

Ron and Richard Dodd, a father and son who have collectively worked at the group for 100 years! Ron, who has had various senior roles throughout his time with the business, including being Chairman, now works as an Engineering Consultant, whilst Richard is CEO of the British Engines Group and group company, BEL Valves.

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Meet Kathleen and Alexandra, an Auntie and Niece Working at the British Engines Group
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07 July 2022

Meet Kathleen and Alexandra, an Auntie and Niece Working at the British Engines Group

Kathleen and Alexandra Kearns work at British Engines Group company, CMP Products. Alexandra has lived with their auntie, Kathleen, her partner Vince Patterson and Vince’s son, Jamie for the last ten years. Vince and Jamie also work at CMP, Vince as the CEO and Jamie as a Design Engineer.

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Working As a Woman in Engineering Gave Me the Chance to Meet Royalty…
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23 June 2022

Working As a Woman in Engineering Gave Me the Chance to Meet Royalty…

As part of International Women in Engineering Day 2022, we wanted to highlight the important role our female employees play in our success as a group. To celebrate, we asked women from across the British Engines Group to share their biggest career highlights so far.

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Three CNC Machinist Apprentices Join Group Company BEL Engineering
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15 June 2022

Three CNC Machinist Apprentices Join Group Company BEL Engineering

British Engines Group company, BEL Engineering, welcomed three new CNC machinist apprentices to its shopfloor earlier this year. We caught up with Chris, Ben and Kacper to talk about their experiences so far as British Engines apprentices…

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