International Women in Engineering Day
It’s International Women in Engineering Day #INWED23 Let’s celebrate the amazing work that women engineers worldwide do to support lives and livelihoods every day. Women in engineering who dare to be part of the solution are helping to build toward a brighter future for us…
King’s Birthday Honours List
Congratulations to member of the Livery, Professor Sir Iain Gray CBE FRSE FREng and Court Assistant Emeritus, Professor David Cooper MBE, who were both recognised in the recent King’s Birthday Honours List. Sir Ian was knighted for services to the Aerospace Industry and David receives…
AGM and Installation 2023
The Company gathered on 25th April 2023 at the Vintners’ Hall for its Annual General Meeting (Common Hall). This followed on from a meeting of the Court where the outgoing Master, Audrey Canning, took the chair. During the course of the AGM the new Master,…
Royal Society Fellowship for Julian Gardner
The Worshipful Company of Engineers congratulates member of the Freedom, Professor Julian William Gardner FRS FREng on being elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society. Julian Gardner is an outstanding scientist and engineer, who has pioneered and led the field of artificial olfactory sensors…
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…
Jacqui Takes on a new Challenge
The Master, Wardens, Court of Assistants and all members of the Company congratulate member of the Livery Jacqui Murray on her new role as Chief Operating Officer at the National Manufacturing Institute of Scotland. Jacqui will be ensuring delivery of ground-breaking manufacturing research and innovation…
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…
Livery Food Initiative
On Monday 6th March, on behalf of The Worshipful Company of Engineers Trust, Immediate Past Master Peter Blair-Fish attended the launch of the first Livery Food Initiative van. The Livery Food Initiative is a partnership between the Livery Charity Chairs Group and City Harvest which…
‘Just a Drop’ – Zandonda clean water project, Zambia
In late 2022, the Engineers Trust awarded the second Engineering Outreach Grant of £5,000 to Just A Drop for an engineering project that contributes to the relief of poverty in Zandonda, Zambia. The project will utilise the unique drilling method of a rotary mud drill that has…
International Women’s Day: Master Audrey Canning
Delighted to get up before the crack of dawn to join my Fellow Lady Masters and Prime Wardens in the Guildhall for the City of London Corporation’s networking Breakfast Reception and Panel Discussion to mark International Women’s Day 2023. Hosted by Christopher Hayward, Chairman of…