Warden’s Lecture 2022: Middle Warden Dolores Byrne
As a graduate of The Queen’s University Belfast I was delighted to deliver the Warden’s Lecture Engineering…
Superbloom
31 May saw us hosted for a VIP visit to Superbloom at the Tower of London. Many…
The MacRobert Award 2022 – Finalists Announced
The Royal Academy of Engineering has announced the three finalists for the 2022 MacRobert Award, due to…
The Future of Air Vehicles
I was delighted to host my first Promoting Engineering in the City of London event in the…
Installation Court, Common Hall and Annual General Meeting 4 May 2022
On 4 May 2022 at Common Hall held in Merchant Taylors’ Hall, following the Installation Court and…
Scott Steedman’s speech at Installation Dinner
Scott Steedman CBE FREng, Director-General Standards at BSI responded on behalf of the guests and offered the…
The Master’s Installation Speech 4 May 2022
Wardens, Past Masters, Members of the Court and Company, I am deeply honoured by your trust in…
Installation Day 2022
With a welcome return to events in person, the Company gathered on 4th May 2022 at the…
Just a Drop – Lusumpuko Community School, Zambia
Lusumpuko Community School, Kalomo District, Zambia – improving sanitation and hygiene facilities to enable continuity of education…
The Chaplain’s Blog for the New Year
The last year has been a disturbing year for our country and our planet – and that’s…
New Year’s Honours 2022
With great pleasure, the Master and Wardens congratulate Court Assistant Dr Clive Hickman on his award of…
Business Woman of the Year 2021
The Master and Wardens extend their warmest congratulations to Livery member Louise Hardy for recently winning not…
Speech by Malcolm Brinded CBE FREng at the Company’s Banquet
Master, Wardens, The Representative Lord Mayor, Alderman and Sheriff, Ladies and Gentlemen I will start with some…
The Annual Banquet
After a year’s absence the Company was privileged to return to the Mansion House for its Annual…
A Return to Live Events – The Master’s Out of Town Visit 2021
A welcome return to live Company events has been celebrated, as the Master’s Out of Town visit…
Livery Climate Action Group: Master Gordon Masterton
The City and Corporation of London launched a Climate Action Strategy in late 2020. It sets out…
Launch of HMS Anson
Our affiliated submarine, HMS ANSON, has been launched at BAESystems Barrow In normal circumstances, the Company would…
How the Brunel Dynasty engineered the City of London: Liveryman Martin Knights
The Thames Tunnel built during the first part of the 1800’s is an international landmark project which…
The Chaplain’s Easter Message to the Livery
‘Spring is Sprung’ and, as you can see, the daffodils are out in full force in West…
More Chaplain’s Ramblings!
Well into our third Lock-down and it’s easy to get fed up and weary with it all.…
That Was 2020 – That Was: Master Gordon Masterton
Was 2020 a year to remember or a year to forget? Most of us would say the…
Engineering Ethics: Liveryman Prof David Bogle
We Engineers like to think of ourselves as working ethically. The good news is that a recent…
London Bridge: PM Richard Groome
Past Master Richard’s interest in the story of London Bridge had a great deal of personal affinity;…
More Chaplain’s Ramblings
A further lock-down has now started, certainly for those of us in England. This will affect some…
London would be a flatter place without Lifts: Liveryman David Cooper
The first skyscraper (for present purposes, a building over 100 metres in height) within the City of…
A Company Library: Master Gordon Masterton
We are very proud of our talented and productive members, not least through the books they have…
London’s Lost Underground Stations: PM Dr David Johnson
London’s underground railways date back to 1863 (being cut and cover construction) and the first tunnelled deep…
The “Engineers Hymn”: Chaplain Peter Hartley
A hymn that the Company has used from time to time at the Annual Service is known,…
Hiding from Covid: Liveryman David Shillito
Being typical of the 70+ “vulnerable” generation, my main interest in the Covid-19 pandemic lies simply in…
A Generous Act of Kindness: Master Gordon Masterton
The Company is most sincerely grateful to our Liveryman and Past Lord Mayor of London, Sir Francis…