Setting a strong foundation
It was the Electech Innovation Cluster Annual Conference in Lancaster today and it was an opportunity to reflect on how much the cluster has achieved in a relatively short space of time. It’s been 4 years since a small group of us made a commitment to come together to collectively…
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Statutory Outage
It’s quiet in Wenning House as the team are on site supporting a statutory outage. As you’ll be aware, obsolescence is a growing and significant threat within the power generation and nuclear industries in the UK. Strictly regulated, highly secure and responsible for providing the country’s light and warmth, there are…
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There when you need us
We were recently asked to complete some urgent repairs for a power station where all their spares were being utilised. We needed to fault find and complete this repair as quickly as possible. Worried about something happening over Christmas and New Year they also asked us to be on call if…
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We’re ending the year on a high
Earlier this month we were invited to take part in a roundtable discussion with Lord Hunt at EDF Heysham, the same day it was announced that the lifespan of both Heysham 1 and 2 would be extended. Speaking about the news; Martin Cheetham, EDF Energy’s station director of Heysham 2, said:…
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Showcasing Capability
How do we showcase our technical capability? That’s the question we’re starting to think about as we move towards the end of the year and into 2025. We’re planning to get to more events to meet you in person and invite some of you in for a tour of the…
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Work Experience
We recently welcomed Finn into the Like Technologies workshop. Joining us to complete his work experience with us, Finn is a Year 10 student from Carnforth High School. Speaking about his experience, Finn said; “I felt very welcome, included and supported. Like Technologies is a really nice place to work.” Spending time with the…
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The ‘Small’ Benefits
If you follow us on social media you may have seen our recent post about what our team thought were the benefits of working within a ‘small business’. Our team consists of people that have worked in both small and large businesses and one of the responses was; “The benefit is…
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Managing Obsolescence
How can you plan for and tackle obsolescence more efficiently? That was the question we discussed for the latest edition of Operations Engineer. Alongside AVEVA and ABB we explored solutions that would support industrial operators and plant engineers that have to deal with the threat daily. We were asked to…
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Combining Software and Hardware
At our recent bi-annual company meeting, Tom from our IS team updated us on the work he’s been doing on the upgraded relay test boxes. Over a chip shop lunch, we also received updates from each department which included two of our new starters telling us about the projects they’ve…
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