• RED Engineering Design Unveils Refreshed Corporate Identity and Aligns with Parent Company, Tractebel

    RED Engineering Design Unveils Refreshed Corporate Identity and Aligns with Parent Company, Tractebel

    By RED Engineering Design RED Engineering Design, a leading specialist in engineering design and building services, proudly announces the unveiling of its alignment with parent company, Tractebel, and the launch of its refreshed corporate identity. Established in 2004, RED Engineering Design has been at the forefront of driving towards the zero-carbon goal for over a decade, providing cutting-edge, low-carbon solutions to clients worldwide. RED's mission is clear: applying technical expertise to enable the world’s digital infrastructure and assisting clients in achieving ambitious plans for zero-carbon built environments. With a focus on covering the entire life cycle of building projects, RED has built a reputation for best-in-class technical capability, outstanding project delivery, and…

  • UK digital twin leader joins Siemens’ open digital business platform

    UK digital twin leader joins Siemens’ open digital business platform

    By Siemens UK leader in digital twin technology Simsol, has joined Siemens Xcelerator – an open digital business platform designed to speed up the digital transformation of industry in the UK and overseas. Simsol provides innovative digital twin solutions based on Siemens Plant Simulation and Process Simulate software to simulate factory automation, enabling the integration of robotics, control, motion and safety for automated and human operators to drive productive, safe and efficient operations. Manufacturers will now be able to access Simsol services from the global Siemens Xcelerator marketplace, helping to boost the technology specialist’s international reach. The agreement also increases Simsol’s exposure as a partner for solving customers’ production challenges to Siemens customers…

  • Vodafone UK’s Managed Engineering Services launch their new Centre of Excellence!

    Vodafone UK’s Managed Engineering Services launch their new Centre of Excellence!

    By Vodafone Vodafone’s new Centre of Excellence focuses on providing a better place to work for their engineers, incorporating wellbeing, safety, training, mentoring and outreach. They’ve heard how their engineering teams want to upskill, diversify their experience on customer accounts and develop their technical career pathways. They have senior engineers with 30 years’ experience of network engineering wanting to pass their knowledge to their new apprentices and the workforce of the future. They listened to their people and created their new Managed Engineering Services (MES) Centre of Excellence. This has been designed as a hub for their engineers initially, offering the following services: Meeting room and training space for their new Virtual lab training sessions – a space dedicated…

  • Elevating Excellence: AGH Engineering Ltd’s IET Accredited Professional Development Training Scheme

    Elevating Excellence: AGH Engineering Ltd’s IET Accredited Professional Development Training Scheme

    By Adam Wood BEng(Hons) CEng MIET, Principal Engineer, AGH Engineering Ltd In the fast-paced world of the UK Railway Industry, staying at the forefront of innovation requires more than technical proficiency; it demands a commitment to continuous learning and professional growth. AGH Engineering Ltd has proven itself as a leader in this regard, and the IET's Partner News proudly spotlights the company's recent triumphs in supporting staff members to achieve Professional Registration. The driving force behind this success? AGHE's innovative IET Accredited Professional Development Training Scheme. At the core of AGH Engineering Ltd's recent achievements lies a commitment to excellence and a recognition of the vital role continuous learning plays in the railway sector. The AGHE Professional…

  • Capula generating green energy following solar PV installation

    Capula generating green energy following solar PV installation

    By Capula Industrial automation and control systems integrator for critical infrastructure and energy, IET Enterprise Partner Capula has recently completed a solar photovoltaics (PV) installation at its offices in Stone, Staffordshire With a continued commitment to reducing carbon emissions, Capula has invested in a system that will supply green energy to its facilities and has already generated over 20 MWh of electricity in just 3 months. Commenting on the installation, Steve Tellwright, Capula’s People & Quality Director, said, “We continue to support our clients in the energy sector as they deliver projects that are providing greener energy to the UK. “As the energy landscape changes, as well as supporting our customers, we also must look at how we meet our energy needs as part of…

  • SuperTAPP SG saves £20k+ per distributed energy connection

    SuperTAPP SG saves £20k+ per distributed energy connection

    By Fundamentals Adding transducers to integrate distributed energy resource (DER) connections with a Distribution Network Operator’s (DNO) management system typically costs upwards of £20,000. Fundamentals’ SuperTAPP SG voltage control relay has extensive transducer functionality built-in and therefore offers significant savings whilst future-proofing for future DER connections Fundamentals CEO Dr Jon Hiscock explained: “Many operators are not aware that DER connectivity is a key feature of our SuperTAPP SG solution, which is already being deployed to implement advanced voltage control functionality required for new DER connections. The activation of DER connectivity as part of the SuperTAPP SG solution would obviate the need for separate transducers and significantly reduce the cost of…

  • The IET in partnership with DE&S to commit to professional competence

    The IET in partnership with DE&S to commit to professional competence

    We are delighted to be working in partnership with Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) and announce the launch of the new DE&S Central Payment Scheme (CPS) with the IET, to acknowledge the level of professional competence of their civil servants and the commitment to their professional development. DE&S, part of the Ministry of Defence, are a mix of 12,500 talented civil servants and military personnel located across the UK and abroad, delivering a programme of work of over £13bn annually, ensuring the UK Armed Forces have all the equipment and support they need for their operations. We spoke to Fayth Stone IEng MIET, Professional II Engineer at DE&S, on her journey so far: “As an engineer I’m always looking for new ways to develop myself both personally and professionally, and one of…