High Performance Engineering the South East Midlands Employment Guide

High Performance Engineering The South East Midlands Employment Guide

5400 High Performance Technology Bro.indd 1 24/06/2015 10:42 Engineering is creative. It’s practical. It’s innovative. It’s about making a difference to the world. Engineers are the future – and engineers are in demand in the UK’s South East Midlands.

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5400 High Performance Technology Bro.indd 2 24/06/2015 10:42 Engineers are problem solvers, critical thinkers, communicators and researchers. Engineers shape the world we live in, by designing, creating, testing and improving almost every product or process you can think of. Engineers are currently designing some of the world’s most innovative products such as driverless vehicles, surgical robots and self-charging mobile phones. Whatever you’re into – whether it is computer games or fashion, music or ﬁlms, there is a world of exciting possibilities.

High Performance Engineering is about innovation, Space elevators could be the breakthrough to connect utilising the most advanced technologies, applying planet earth to outer space and beyond, smart contact the latest research to commercial markets, specialist lenses could be available to help diabetics monitor glucose technical skills, developing new and more efﬁcient processes levels and solar powered laptops and solar panelled cars and producing high quality products. could be the answer to reduce carbon emissions.

Future engineers have the opportunity to be the brainchild Did you know engineers are currently striving to develop behind new innovations and technological advancements. a practical, common use and instant Universal Translator Nanobots will be tomorrow’s most important medical robots. for use with any language making the global market even A million times smaller than a millimeter, these micromachines more accessible? A Flying Car could be the answer to could be injected into people’s bodies to ﬁght diseases infrastructure chaos in our over populated towns and and carry out repairs. Whilst driverless robot vehicles that cities or Teleportation could be a low carbon solution for let passengers play games and check emails while being transferring people or products from one point to another chauffeured to their destination are currently being trialed without travel. in Milton Keynes.

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5400 High Performance Technology Bro.indd 3 24/06/2015 10:42 The South East Midlands is home to 78,000 businesses of which around 3,000 are High Performance Engineering companies, employing over 20,000 individuals.

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5400 High Performance Technology Bro.indd 4 24/06/2015 10:42 The region is already one of the most innovative and dynamic. High Performance Engineering plays a part in an exciting range of industries including automotive, mechatronics, the built environment, aerospace, energy and food, drink and agri-tech. High Performance Engineering companies specialise in the design, creation and manufacture of revolutionary technologies and products.

Engineering supports the whole of society. Our life is deﬁned Engineering gives you great opportunities for travel and by rapid developments in technology such as smartphones, working abroad. Engineers are in high demand, so if the rocket-powered jet pack, the future of space travel you’re looking for a job with real earning potential and including space planes and robonauts, nanotechnology, career progression look no further… satellite communications, high-speed trains and innovative structures – all designed, developed and implemented SALARY GUIDE by engineers.

Engineers encompass a wide range of industries from Trainee engineers city planning to nuclear technology and can work literally £20,000 - £26,000 per year anywhere - ofﬁces, laboratories, recording studios, hospitals, ﬁlm sets, power plants, construction sites, airports, in space, underground and at sea. Experienced engineers £28,000 - £40,000 per year As an engineer, you may be involved in design and development, production and manufacture, testing and maintenance, research and exploration or in the running Senior and Chartered engineers of projects or businesses. You may work for a small £45,000- £80,000 per year or large business, or even a multi-national company,

anywhere in the world. Figures are intended as a guideline only.

More engineering companies are investing in initiatives to attract, retain and develop women in the sector including apprenticeship schemes speciﬁcally targeting women, graduate schemes and support networks for female engineers already working in the profession to FACT share their experience with others who are considering The UKs engineering it as a career path. There are many exciting and rewarding opportunities for talented young women to inspire and sector employs encourage future generations of female engineers as role 5.5 million people models and support the 2.74 million jobs needed in this across 576,440 sector over the next decade. companies. However, only 9% of the workforce are women.

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5400 High Performance Technology Bro.indd 5 24/06/2015 10:42 Automotive Designing, developing, testing and building the next generation of vehicles, such as domestic motor cars, racing cars, hovercrafts, buses, trucks and motorbikes. Ensuring the safe, efﬁcient, rapid, comfortable, convenient, economical, and environmentally compatible movement of people and goods.

The UK Government and manufactures over industry is investing a 1.5 million vehicles further £1 billion in an per year across Last year Advanced Propulsion Centre more than the UK automotive to develop the next generation 70 different industry announced of technologies needed models. more than £2.5 billion of investment, creating for the vehicles of the This sector over 5,000 new jobs. future. This will secure employs 700,000 up to 30,000 jobs. people and generates £59.3 billion per year.

Mechatronics Combining and integrating electrical and mechanical systems in a single device. Mechatronics is the junction where concepts from electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and computer science are merged to design, build and operate products to minimise or reduce human intervention. A robot is a good example of a mechatronic system.

Robots are currently used in car production, to defuse bombs in military operations, extract More than samples during space expeditions and used 2 million jobs will be increasingly to perform surgical procedures. created in the next Some of the world’s best minds are currently 8 years due to the working together to try and solve the toughest increasing demand problems of robotics, such as visual recognition, of robotics in navigation and machine learning. industry.

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5400 High Performance Technology Bro.indd 6 24/06/2015 10:42 Built Environment Last year the Creating transmission systems for gas, electricity, water construction industry supply and sewage; constructing new buildings and alone contributed £92.4 billion building new roads, bridges, rail tracks, airports and to the UK economy, employing tunnels in order to make daily lives run smoothly. over 2.2 million people – it is one of the largest employment sectors in the UK.

Over the next 5 years, 224,000 new jobs will be created with housing and infrastructure being the biggest areas of growth.

Aerospace Designing and testing aviation systems and supervising the manufacture of aircraft, developing cutting edge defence technology and enabling space exploration.

The UK has the largest market share in Europe, turning over in excess An increase of £20 billion in global air travel per year. is predicted to require a further 29,000 passenger This sector airliners, 24,000 business supports 3,000 jets and 40,000 companies and helicopters. employs over 100,000 people.

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5400 High Performance Technology Bro.indd 7 24/06/2015 10:42 Energy Finding new ways to generate renewable and sustainable energy, including biofuels, hydro, wind and solar power. Creating and designing energy efﬁcient devices to reduce demand for power – such as intelligent lighting, solar-panel paint, sugar-powered batteries and micro wind turbines.

The renewable energy sector currently employs 34,500 people in the UK with the potential Generation from to create a further 70,000 renewables currently jobs over the next makes up around 15% decade. of the UK’s electricity supply, with the largest contributor being on and off shore wind power.

Food, Drink and Agri-tech Developing, designing, constructing, operating and maintaining the systems and processes used in making ingredients; ensuring the safety and efﬁciency of food production and packaging and distributing food and drink for the society we live in.

Agri-tech underpins our The entire food and drink The food and agri-food supply manufacturing sector, drink industry is the chain – from farm to which is the UK’s largest single largest manufacturing table – is worth manufacturing sector in the UK, turning over £96 billion. sector, worth £95.4 billion per year and £25 billion. employing more than 400,000 workers.

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5400 High Performance Technology Bro.indd 8 24/06/2015 10:42 In the future the most extreme engineering could be performed off-world, turning Mars into a habitable planet within the next 50 years.

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5400 High Performance Technology Bro.indd 9 24/06/2015 10:43 Silverstone in Northamptonshire, home to the British Grand Prix, is an International Formula 1 Circuit and the epicentre of ‘Motorsport Valley’, a global hub for the motor sport industry and High Performance Engineering. Image credit: Red Bull Racing Image credit: 10 The South East Midlands Employment Guide for High Performance Engineering

5400 High Performance Technology Bro.indd 10 24/06/2015 10:43 AUTOMOTIVE Image credit: Red Bull Racing Image credit: CHEN WS / Shutterstock.com Image credit:

‘Motorsport Valley’, roughly 80 miles long and stretching from the south west of Birmingham to Norwich, has become known as the ‘jewel in the crown of British Engineering’ contributing £9 billion to the UK economy. 4,500 businesses operate in this sector and the industry employs over 41,000 people. Of these, around 35,000 people are not directly employed by racing teams, but work in smaller companies within the supply chain of the motorsport industry.

There is an extraordinary concentration of talent within Mugen Euro has recently opened its new engine research the region. Seven of the ten Formula 1 teams are based and development facility in Milton Keynes. This facility will in ‘Motorsport Valley’ with 4 of the teams headquartered represent the European frontline operation for Honda’s within the South East Midlands. These are Mercedes AMG Formula 1 participation, providing engines for McLaren. Petronas in Brackley, Sahara Force India in Silverstone, Marussia in Branbury and Inﬁniti Red Bull Racing in Rockingham Motor Speedway in Corby is Europe’s fastest Milton Keynes. Red Bull Racing headquartered in Milton racing circuit and is noted as a super sports car circuit Keynes operate a wind tunnel at Twinwoods Business used by the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship. Park, a fundamental part of the title winning teams The speedway also hosts a large range of premium engineering excellence. motorsport events and is used for the testing of new cars.

The Mercedes AMG Petronas headquarters is a huge Santa Pod Raceway in Northamptonshire is the home of 60,000 square metre ultra-modern facility boasting the European drag racing and host to the televised FIA / FIM design and development centre for the next generation European Drag Racing Championships. of Formula 1 cars. With 500 employees working 24 Bicester is home to the Toro Rosso F1 wind tunnel facilities. hours a day, seven days a week more than 250,000 Whilton Mill, near Daventry, is a karting circuit and venue working hours go into the design of a Formula 1 car for national championship races. and a further 200,000 hours are spent on production.

Silverstone is also home to the Porsche Test Ground, designed to develop driver skills.

PalmerSport hosts the legendary and arguably best corporate motorsport event in the world based at Bedford Autodrome, established in 1991 by ex-F1 driver Johnathan Palmer.

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5400 High Performance Technology Bro.indd 11 24/06/2015 10:43 Millbrook in Bedfordshire, is a 700-acre testing and demonstrating technology centre in Bedfordshire that designs, tests and develops automotive and propulsion systems and a pioneer of low carbon technologies.

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13 Mercedes AMG Petronas, Vodafone McLaren, Mercedes Mercedes McLaren, Vodafone AMG Petronas, Mercedes Martin and the Aston India F1 teams Force and Sahara race team. is best Brixworth, Northamptonshire, Ilmor Engineering in of solutions for motorsport known for the development It also applies its engineering and marine applications. and automotive application. expertise to defence Northampton International Raceway at Brafield-on-the-Green, is famed for its internationalstock car races. Memorial Foundation at Paulerspury The Sir Henry Royce papers celebrating is home to a collection of exhibits and the life of the founder of Rolls Royce. Keynes, is a British located at Banbury and Milton Prodrive, business. and world-leading motorsport and technology headquarters in Newport Pagnell, first Aston Martin’s modernopened in 1957, is home to a state-of-the-art first heritage as well as the company’s car showroom, cars Customers can now view and compare showroom. 100 year plus every era of Aston Martin’s from up to and including the DB7. history, based at Cranfield are Brahms Electric Vehicles Park. Technology leading designer, Chargemaster at Luton is the UK’s and operator of electric plug in vehicle manufacturer charging points. Daventry motorsport companies have had racing success, including JRM Racing and Fortec Motor Sport LTD. System Catapult in Milton Keynes is the The Transport for Intelligent technology and innovation centre UK’s harnessing emerging technologies to improve Mobility, the world. the movement of people and goods around PRIMO International Raceway at Brafield, Northamptonshire, longest serving short oval course. is the UK’s leading are Benteler Automotive UK, based in Corby, modules, of ready-to-install automotive manufacturers chassis, and engine for components, and parts for body, the automotive and defence sectors. is home to over 50 companies, Silverstone Park in Towcester many of which specialise in high performance precision research engineering, innovation, design, manufacturing, include Companies at Silverstone Park technology. and Headquarters, The National College for Ducati UK’s Motorsport, Road Angel, Lotus and many more.

The South East Midlands Employment Guide for High Performance Engineering Cosworth, a High Performance Engineering firm and Engineering firm a High Performance Cosworth, in headquatered iconic brand recognised a globally products and powertrain supplies electronics Northampton to vehicle manufacturers, motorsport teams and performanceto vehicle manufacturers, enthusiasts around the world. Cosworth has recently world. Cosworth has recently the enthusiasts around a million investment to create a £22 benefitted from Advanced Manufacturing Centre. new state-of-the-art it aims to jobs and apprenticeships, 70 new Creating automotive of the UK’s at the forefront position Cosworth engine components for the next industry - to produce generation of car manufacturing. is a global leader in the Cummins, based in Daventry, of diesel distribution and service design, manufacture, employs and natural gas engines. Cummins currently 54,600 people worldwide and serves approximately 190 countries. customers in approximately vehicle largest commercial General Motors is the UK’s 67,000 Vauxhall approximately producing manufacturer, head office is vans at its plant in Luton. Vauxhall’s Vivaro also located in Luton. six the largest of Nissan’s Centre, Nissan Technical is based and Development facilities, Research European Centre Park and is the European at Cranfield Technology of vehicles. of Excellence for the design and development and Marketing Milton Keynes is home to the UK Sales Financial Volkswagen Headquarters for Mercedes-Benz, Britain Ltd and Suzuki GB plc. Services, Scania Great specialises Sigma Composites, based in Buckinghamshire, in carbon component manufacturing, working with major Formula 1 teams as well as diversifying into aerospace and defence. a range of in Luton specialises in providing TTI Group services and surface engineering and heat treatment solutions to the automotive and motorsport industry, as well as other major industries including aerospace, defence, rail, construction and power generation. RACELOGIC in Buckingham designs and manufactures analyse display, record, systems to measure, electronic moving vehicles. and simulate data from Wipac,is a global designer and based in Buckingham, and for supercars of lighting products manufacturer LED technology leaders, specialising in high-powered lighting applications. in AMG High Performance Powertrains, Mercedes village of Brixworth, designs, the Northamptonshire engines for and tests Formula 1 racing manufactures 5400 High Performance Technology Bro.indd 13 Festo in Northampton is a worldwide leader in automation and a global manufacturer of pneumatic and electric automation technology.

With 100 product innovations annually and 2,900 patents worldwide, Festo offers its customers innovative solutions for tomorrow and beyond. BionicANTs, eMotionButterﬂies, Bionic Kangaroo and a SmartBird are just some of the revolutionary projects that have been derived from a wide variety of principles found in nature.

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and supplies process and automation control products products and automation control and supplies process the to ensure is a requirement there for use wherever environment. safety of the plant, personnel or the Keynes is one of UK Ltd in Milton Electronics Omron most experienced and innovative Industrial the world’s Automation Solution providers. based in Luton, has a unique understanding of SKF, equipment and how machine components and rotating It is a leading global interrelated. are industrial processes bearings and and specialises in technology provider and lubrication systems. units, seals, mechatronics around Amazon in Milton Keynes has a fulfillment Centre over the size of seven and a half football pitches – that’s feet. 550,000 square which in Cranfield is a division of Teletrac, Trafficmaster is one of the largest Trafficmaster is owned by Danaher. fleet companies in the UK and USA specilising in Global Positioning System (GPS). in Milton Keynes is the leading enterprise AirWatch mobility management provider. advanced customer demonstration facilities in the country. advanced customer demonstration facilities in Corby develops, manufactures Pilz Automation Technology offers solutions from air preparation and instrumentation and air preparation solutions from offers every singleto valves and actuators covering practically step in the automation process. is a world leader Rockwell Automation in Milton Keynes for innovation, in industrial automation with a reputation wide, Rockwell Automation World quality and reliability. the food & employs over 22,000 people and serves The oil & gas and energy industries. beverage, rail, water, one of the mostUK headquarters in Milton Keynes houses

The South East Midlands Employment Guide for High Performance Engineering ABB, located in Milton Keynes, is a leading supplier of leading supplier of ABB, located in Milton Keynes, is a systems. The and modular manufacturing industrial robots worldwide robots than 250,000 company has installed more motors andand today it is the largest supplier of industrial of generators to the wind industrydrives, the largest provider in the world. and the largest supplier of power grids is one Hospital in Aylesbury The Royal Buckinghamshire the ground locations in the UK to provide of only three to aid EKSO GT Bionic Suit – or wearable robot breaking the consequences of for adults living with rehabilitation conditions. injury and other neurological spinal cord stroke, a leading global is in Banbury, UK, based YASKAWA producing of MOTOMAN industrial robots, manufacturer last year. over 20,000 robots stock over 300 Global Robots in Marston Moretaine and was the ﬁrst dedicated models of robots different in the world. wholesaler of industrial robots welding cells robotic provides Robotics, Henlow, Welding the UK. to clients throughout the supply of specialises in AA Robotics in Aylesbury automation. for ﬂexible factory small assembly robots located in Silsoe design, Group The Automated Technology install and support control and power solutions and solutions and and power install and support control that help drive the controls automation and process lines, supply chain and service delivery of manyproduction Jaguar and Coca-Cola. leading companies including Cadbury, specialise in designing, Automation at Bedford, Premier based systems and robot building and modifying control automation systems. SMC Pneumatics (U.K.) Limited based in Milton Keynes, is a worldwide leading expert in pneumatics. Producing variations, SMC and over 700,000 12,000 basic products 5400 High Performance Technology Bro.indd 15 With speeds of up to 250mph and investment of over 80 billion, HS2 the planned High-Speed rail link from London to Scotland aims to connect cities, increase capacity with an additional 40,000 seats per day and deliver connectivity crucial to the growth and prosperity of the UK economy.

Building HS2 will create nearly 25,000 jobs and 2,000 apprenticeships. Phase one of this National Infrastructure project is due to commence next year in the region.

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17 easy handling, fast installation and low maintenance. easy handling, fast installation and low National Centre. Milton Keynes is home to Network Rail’s Milton largest ever corporate relocation, Following the UK’s railway operations. of Britain’s Keynes is at the centre the number of Network Rail is committed to increase the promoting female employees in engineering and path including a commitment to as a career profession work with 5 secondary schools within the Milton Keynes girls per year, 500 14-18 years old community reaching and 2,500-3,000 young people by 2018 as part of their and engineering. women in technology pledge to get more (DIRFT), a Terminal Daventry International Rail Freight terminal with an associated intermodal freight railroad estate, is a leading distribution location warehousing Coast Mainline railway, served by the West and is directly This is which transports 75 million passengers per year. terminal at Corby. freight complemented by the Eurohub set to specialise in traction A new rail training academy, by Siemens stock skills, has been developed and rolling and NSARE (National Skills Academy for Railway Engineering) it will be based at Siemens’ existing ﬂagship train depot in Kings Heath, Northampton. Rail Rail connectivity is set to get a boost as East-West establishes a rail link between Cambridge and Oxford, via Milton Keynes and Bedford. Towcester Racecourse has installed the world’s ﬁrst Racecourse has installed the world’s Towcester new tile – the Decra tile. This revolutionary lightweight roof exceptional durability, combines strength, lightweight product

The South East Midlands Employment Guide for High Performance Engineering Balfour Beatty Construction Services in Northampton is Balfour Beatty Construction Services The company group. a leading international infrastructure innovation and finances, develops, builds and maintains supports that underpins daily life, efficient infrastructure Projects growth. communities and enables economic 5. Terminal Heathrow include the widening of the M25 and £154 million Balfour Beatty has begun work on its Olympic Stadium contract to convert the London 2012 multi-use venue. This new venue will into an all-round Ham United Football Club, major be home to West competition stadium for sporting events and the UK’s engineering excellence will athletics. Balfour Beatty’s (84m wide) roof largest cantilevered the world’s create acoustics and to cover every stadium seat, improving the spectator experience. residential, Plc in Sandy is a leading property, Kier Group which invests in, builds, construction and services group we work, live the places where maintains and renews Rail and the include Cross Recent projects and play. Rail Link. Channel Tunnel has begun on the £162.1 million investment on the Work A5–M1 Link Road Dunstable Northern Bypass. embrace all based in Bedford SDC Construction Group methods and procurement forms of construction activity, client organisations in both the public and private sector. Ltd and The Weetabix include Center Parcs, Projects won the contract to They have recently Open University. in Flitwick. Centre build a new £13 million Leisure With a visionary and imaginative city design, a thriving cultural, retail and business centre and the best With and business centre city design, a thriving cultural, retail a visionary and imaginative its population to in the UK, Milton Keynes is likely to double in size, increase for jobs prospects growth next decade making this the 40,000 new jobs during the and create 370,000, build 70,000 new homes than 50 years. in more biggest urban expansion country’s 5400 High Performance Technology Bro.indd 17 London Luton Airport is the fifth largest airport in the UK, connecting 12 million passengers to over 100 destinations each year. The airport provides 8,500 direct jobs and generates over £1 billion of revenue to the region each year.

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5400 High Performance Technology Bro.indd 18 24/06/2015 10:43 AEROSPACE 24/06/2015 10:43 19 The headquarters of Monarch Aircraft Engineering based Engineering based Aircraft The headquarters of Monarch maintenance, base at London Luton Airport provides line maintenance, engineering and technical support, design services, component and full material support, engine services and technical training to both aircraft blue-chip clients Airlines ﬂeet and to global the Monarch including easyJet, Flybe, Cyprus Airways, Air India, Air Arabia and Emirates. manufactures & Son in Luton designs and Frank Brown support maintenance equipment and tooling ground industry and airlines and aircraft for the aerospace the world. throughout

The South East Midlands Employment Guide for High Performance Engineering Image credit: London Luton Airport Luton London credit: Image London Luton Airport is home to 14 airline operators Thomson, Monarch, Ryanair, including easyJet, Wizz Air, La SunExpress, VLM, TAROM, El Al, AtlasGlobal, Blue Air, Compagnie, Air Nostrum and First Choice, while easyJet, headquarted at the airport. and TUI are Monarch largest private jet London Luton Airport is also the UK’s dedicated private jet terminals; airport and home to three and Signature Landmark Aviation Aviation, Harrods Flight Support. In 2015, the airport commenced its £100 million development which will increase passenger capacity to its £100 million development which will increase In 2015, the airport commenced an expanded and modernised over 5,000 new jobs. The plans, including 18 million per year and create economic impact by £283 million to annual the airport’s increase to forecast terminal building, are £1.2 billion per annum. 5400 High Performance Technology Bro.indd 19 Famous for airships, the Cardington Airship Sheds are home to a cutting-edge lighter-than-air vehicle. The 93 metre Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) is the world’s largest aircraft. Image credit: Red Bull Racing Image credit: 20 The South East Midlands Employment Guide for High Performance Engineering

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21 GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems in Luton is the Systems Transparency GKN Aerospace the company where centre and development technical canopies, and of military the manufacture undertakes and cockpit lighting icing protection specialises in aircraft markets. aerospace to military and civil an international informationSelex ES, Luton, is electronics and hosts the Air and Naval Electronictechnology business Defence Strategic System, Eurofighter System, Warfare Intelligence, Surveillance and Target Aids Systems, ISTAR of Centre site is the European Systems. The Luton Warfare. Excellence for Electronic was formed in School (CATS) Training Cranfield Aviation training Knowledge of Theoretical 2002 and is a provider for student airline pilots. With in Luton its headquarters it is one of the leading the World and partners throughout organisations in its field. Cranfield Cranfield Airport, owned by the renowned II War World was originally a University in Bedfordshire, aircraft and is home to the Met Office research aerodrome (FAAM) Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements for UK atmospheric measurements aircraft which provides organisations on worldwide campaigns. research is the world’s Buzzard, based in Leighton B/E Aerospace, products. cabin interior of aircraft leading manufacturer range of a broad They design, develop and manufacture lighting and cabin seating, including aircraft products, food and beverageengineering solutions, oxygen systems, and storage equipment, galley systems, water preparation and waste systems and advanced lavatory systems for the markets. business jet and military aircraft commercial, Ampthill facility is the company’s Lockheed Martin’s mission in the UK, providing largest and fastest growing fighting vehicles. systems for armoured in Milton Keynes. Institute) is based BSI (British Standards company that helps BSI is the business standards organisations all over the world embed excellence into work. the way people and products now has its own airport, with a 1000 Autodrome Bedford all licensed runway which can accommodate metre for public and most turbo-props piston engined aircraft transport operations.

The South East Midlands Employment Guide for High Performance Engineering defence and security industries supporting a range of worldwide. customers both in the UK and prestigious and of aircraft Safran is a world-class manufacturer engines. rocket airships and combines them with the latest innovations in in them with the latest innovations airships and combines The Hybrid aircraft. revolutionary a truly materials to create airship can stay airborne up to two weeks at a time, for on a variety of surfaces including ice, and land can take off has a low carbon footprint and betterwater and sand and than any other flying vehicle. cargo-carrying capacity aviation highlights,The South East Midlands is crammed with and Association in Bedford Research including the Aircraft and manufacturer, Moog in Luton, a worldwide designer, components and systems. control integrator of precision military and systems control high-performance Moog’s satellites and space vehicles, launch aircraft, commercial material, marine vehicles, missiles, automated industrial applications and medical equipment. COM DEV International Limited, with an operational base in of space is a global designer and manufacturer Aylesbury, and systems and a world leader in the production hardware equipment,of space-qualified passive microwave subsystems. and optical specialised electronics Engineering Department for Aerospace Cranfield University’s some of the world’s and security company providing and most advanced technology-led defence, aerospace protect security solutions to deliver military capability, national security and people and keep critical information secure. and infrastructure stations in the South East Midlands includeRoyal Air Force largest Europe’s which operates one of RAF Croughton, built in RAF Weston-on-the-Green, military switchboards. zone for the but now used as a drop War the First World which No.1 parachute training school and RAF Henlow, main site Medicine, the UK’s of Aviation runs the Centre for aviation medicine research. plays Safran Power in Pitstone, part of the Safran Group, and equipment), (propulsion aerospace a key part in the UK’s LEMV is re-designed and manufactured by Hybrid Air and manufactured LEMV is re-designed that will £5.9 million grant a received HAV (HAV). Vehicles airship to the Airlander 10 development of facilitate the 2,000 jobs in the region. nearly flight and create and helicopters the best of aeroplanes, Airlander 10 takes was BAE Systems’ partner in developing the DEMON, was BAE Systems’ partner in developing designed to fly vehicle (UAV) an unmanned aircraft university is now without using conventional ‘flaps’. The Institute. Technology Aerospace home to the UK’s is a global defence, aerospace BAE Systems in Towcester 5400 High Performance Technology Bro.indd 21 A 40,000 panel solar farm in Pertenhall, Bedfordshire has been granted planning permission and will soon begin construction. This project is said to be the largest electricity storage facility of its type in the region.

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23 energy generator in the UK producing electricity from electricity from energy generator in the UK producing landfill gas (LFG). LFG is one of the naturally occurring in landfill sites. of decomposing organic matter products testing precision in Milton Keynes offers Intertek Group energy sector. and global certifications for the renewable largest source wind energy is now the UK’s Onshore turbine will energy generation. A single of renewable generate 6.5 million units of electricity each year – enough to make 230 million cups of tea. With over 12 wind farms supply chain businesses include Alimak Hek in the region, RTS in Northants, Opus Energy in Northampton, Group International Ltd in Kettering and G2 Energy in Olney. for Energy and Cranfield University is home to the Centre Technology. Resource Terrapin Ltd in Bletchley is a leading UK provider of off of off Ltd in Bletchley is a leading UK provider Terrapin of sectors including:site construction solutions to a range Kingspan to high levels of accuracy for onsite assembly. all 625 lodge frames for Center Parcs, manufactured Woburn Forest. and leading power is one of the UK’s E.ON in Bedford gas companies. largest renewable Infinis Energy in Northampton is the third healthcare, education, development and commercial education, development and commercial healthcare, construction delivers fast, accurate, Off-site projects. and sustainable solutions to permanent, affordable building requirements. temporary and relocatable leading Kingspan Timber Solutions in Sandy is the UK’s all structures timber frame supplier of engineered conditions in factory controlled to precision manufactured

The South East Midlands Employment Guide for High Performance Engineering and sustainable systems. With radical building codes, smart electricity grids and integrated programmes, retrofit solutions to support economic growth in Milton Keynes. in Milton solutions to support economic growth of this project The MK Data Hub is the key component of the city. and aims to develop the technical infrastructure designed project Building 12 is a flagship environmental at The Opento function as an exemplar office development This building University headquarters in Milton Keynes. a BREEAM is was one of the first in the UK to achieve and is home to the sustainability rating of ‘Outstanding’ gas absorption source largest closed loop ground UK’s and DC1 Centre heat pump installation. Bletchley Leisure Park, Dunstable have also achieved ‘Excellent’ Prologis ratings under the BREEAM scheme. Milton Keynes has a vision to become a Smart City and energy sources renewable with metropolis resource-efficient transport systems, MK is cultivating an ‘innovation ecosystem’. Milton Keynes was the first in the UK to the introduction pioneered door to door recycling, introduce HEFCE (the Higher Education Funding Council for England)HEFCE (the Higher Education Funding innovative which will develop and led by The Open University, developing of electric car charging points and is currently new electric buses. charging on the city’s wireless is an innovative The Milton Keynes Electric Bus Project the quieter, to charging electric buses to enable approach Keynes. of public transport in Milton cleaner future University College Milton Keynes is home to important Cities Institute and initatives, such as the Smart research for Telehealth. the Centre first active solar house was built in Bradville in The UK’s Milton Keynes in 1972 MK: Smart is a large collaborative initiative, partly funded byMK: Smart is a large collaborative initiative, 5400 High Performance Technology Bro.indd 23 The Northants Advanced Processing Centre (APC), owned and operated by farmers’ co-operative Camgrain, processes more than 400,000 tonnes of UK farmers’ grain, pulses and oilseeds annually. The facility is strategically located at the centre of over 1.2 million tonnes of quality wheat.

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25 Whitworth Bros. Ltd in Wellingborough manufacture flours manufacture Ltd in Wellingborough Whitworth Bros. in some of the most technically advanced mills in the world. in some of the most technically advanced and manufacturer Synergy Flavours in Corby is a leading essences, with a supplier of flavourings, extracts and truly global footprint. developing and Foodmaker in Corby has a passion for of seasoning manufacturing innovative dry blends flavour and and spices to give food the best taste, functional performance. manufacturing Roquette in Corby specialises in the starch including raw materials renewable processing industry, Its maize, wheat, potatoes, peas and microalgae. innovative developments focus on nutrition, health and plant-based chemistry. bringing Food Brands in Northampton is about Euro finest quality food to the UK market. Brands the world’s and Reese’s. Hershey’s include Illy Coffee, And RyvitaThe Jordans Company is located in Biggleswade. is home to over 65 farms including Central Bedfordshire Chillies and a successful Rural Development Blunham’s £1.6 for England (RDPE) that has received Programme is also million of LEADER funding. Central Bedfordshire set to become home to a new Food Enterprise Zone in the South East Midlands. own experimental farm is located in Cranfield University’s Silsoe and is eager to be involved in establishing a centre of excellence for Agrifood in the area.

The South East Midlands Employment Guide for High Performance Engineering products that are all free from gluten, dairy, eggs and soya. gluten, dairy, from all free that are products The Weetabix brand has been manufactured and sold in brand has been manufactured The Weetabix number one selling the UK since 1932; today it is the UK’s most iconic brands. The mills based and is one of Britain’s than 80 Kettering, export to more at Burton Latimer, brand the world and for the Weetabix countries around within 50 miles of the site. all of the wheat is grown suppliers of is one of the leading Unilever in Bedford consumer goods. With than 400 brands including more Marmite, Pot Noodle, Magnum, Cornetto, Colman’s, Wall’s, Flora, PG tips and Hellmann’s. Coca-Cola Enterprises in Milton Keynes is home to a (OC). Coca-Cola Operations Centre newly refurbished largest independent third Enterprises is the world’s Coca-Cola bottler selling over four billion bottles and Britain every year. cans in Great is a creative Bakery Company in Kettering The Incredible high quality bakery and pastry that produces manufacturer based in Aylesbury is home to some of the UK’s leading is home to some of the UK’s based in Aylesbury Lurpak and dairy brands, including Cravendale, Anchor, number one dairy company Castello. Not only is Arla the UK’s by turnover supplier of and milk pool, it is the largest The and cheese in the country. both butter and spreads 3.2 pool of circa business has a yearly combined milk and a turnover in excess of £2 billion. billion litres is the second Food Company in Kettering Weetabix bars cereal and of cereals largest branded manufacturer Alpen, Weetabix, in the UK. Its family of brands includes bars. cereal Oatibix and Alpen Weetos, Ready brek, Arla Foods UK, which has a one-billion litre fresh milk dairy fresh litre Arla Foods UK, which has a one-billion Food and Drink companies across the South East Midlands are working together to establish the region region working together to establish the the South East Midlands are Food and Drink companies across Bedfordshire, industry across of excellence. The food and drink manufacturing as a national centre employs Cherwell is worth 5.8 billion per year and currently and Northamptonshire Buckinghamshire, 17,000 people. approximately 5400 High Performance Technology Bro.indd 25 Concept to Capability

If you do decide that a career in High Performance Vocational courses are those that prepare you for a Engineering is for you, there are several different routes particular job, industry or sector. Traineeships prepare to get you started. The work-based learning route young people aged 16 to 24 for their future careers by (apprenticeships), the university route (degrees) and the helping them to become ‘work ready’ and University will vocational route (college courses). Choose the path allow you to study towards a degree. that’s best for you. Taking part in some practical work experience will help Apprenticeships allow you to earn money while you you decide what’s right for you and will also improve any combine on-the-job training with studying. applications you make later.

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The National Careers Service who provide information, For apprenticeship and traineeship opportunities visit advice and guidance to help you make decisions on Find an apprenticeship www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship learning, training and work opportunities.

There are various channels for ﬁnding job opportunities in High Performance Engineering, get in touch with the Job Centre and use this guide to contact employers within the South East Midlands and ask about current vacancies. www.nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk or call 0800 100 900

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