Consorts & Companions Lunch 2024
An extremely entertaining day out with a guided tour of the United Grand Lodge of England, Covent Garden, a wonderful Art Deco building. Lunch in the Old Board Room with guest speaker HH Wendy Joseph KC, Past Master Pewterers and celebrated author, an excellent, enthralling…
A CALL TO ALMS (Pun fully intended)
From The Middle Warden: Prof Andrew McNaughton FREng Dear Members of the Livery and Freedom One of the Livery movement’s charitable endeavours is the Pan Livery Pro Bono Group, on which Past Master Dr Peter Blair-Fish and I represent our Company. At our meeting on…
Tacitus Lecture 2024
‘Optimism and Change: Sexuality, Climate and Engineering’ by John Browne, Lord Browne of Madingley hosted by the Michael Larsen, the Master of the Worshipful Company of World Traders The Tacitus lecture this year was a wonderfully optimistic overview of the challenges and opportunities faced by…
Something New, Something Old, Something Borrowed
Reflections on British Industrial Strategy today Professor David Edgerton FBA, Hans Rausing Professor of the History of Science and Technology and Professor of Modern British History at King’s College London gave the after-dinner speech at our Court and Partners’ Dinner on 16 January 2024. He…
The Master Engineer’s Christmas Message
Dear Wardens, Court Assistants and members of the Livery and Freedom, The theme of my year as Master is, ‘Reflection; Celebration and Re-dedication’ and in the very depth of winter with short days and long nights this is perfect time for reflection. Past Master Gordon…
Reviving UK Manufacturing Industry: Liveryman Dr John Garside
UK manufacturing industries are subject to the global market economy. This has provided many benefits with an influx of overseas companies, who have stimulated new thinking related to managing and growing successful companies. As a consequence, there has been a relentless takeover of manufacturing businesses:…
Master’s Blog: March/April 2023
Despite the cold wet weather, March has been full of celebrations, ranging from the City of London Corporation’s networking Breakfast Reception and Panel Discussion to mark International Women’s Day, to the CIBSE Building Performance Awards, which recognises the people, products and projects that demonstrate engineering…
The Medals of Sir Denis Rooke
Sir Denis Rooke was the Company’s second Master (1985-86) and was President of the Fellowship of Engineering (1986-1991), the original name of what is now the Royal Academy of Engineering. This year it will be fifteen years since he died. Through the facilitation of the Worshipful…
Master’s Blog: February 2023
Once again I have had an active month representing the Company at a number of celebrations and charitable endeavours, as well as enjoying the Fellowship within our own Company. February has been a good month for Awards celebrations, with events hosted by the Worshipful Livery…
January 2023: Master Audrey Canning
January has been a relatively quiet month for Livery activities, a blessing in disguise as I also have had much non-Livery activity to manage. Nevertheless, your Court has been active with a full programme of Committee Meetings as well as a splendid evening at the…