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  • The IET Technical Networks and the Impact of Active Engagement on Committees - A Personal Reflection

    Prior to stepping down as Chairman of the IET Project Controls Technical Network, I had been a member of the Project Controls TN for many years. I stepped down at the end of 2025 with a view of taking a short sabbatical whilst I reset and calibrated by emerging research interests which focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how this emerging technology can be leveraged in the fields of Quality, Governance, and Assurance in the fields of manufacturing, projects, and decommissioning within the UK Military and Civil Nuclear sectors. This article presents my personal reflections and opinions relative to being active in the IET’s TNs. So what are the IET TNs? The IET Technical Networks comprise of specialist groups that facilitate technical and professional engagement among IET members with…

  • Volunteer Spotlight: Sumeet Shah

    Supporting confidence, growth and professional success through mentoring. For Sumeet Shah, engineering has never just been a career. It's been part of his life from the very beginning. A lifelong passion for engineering Growing up in a family involved in manufacturing and engineering, some of his earliest memories are of designing and building projects at his uncle's metal fabrication factory. Inspired by childhood favourites such as Transformers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , a young Sumeet set about creating his own model aeroplane and even a pair of nunchakus. A few years later, while still at secondary school, he spent a summer helping to commission new plastic recycling equipment at his late father's factory as part of a move towards more sustainable manufacturing. Alongside…

  • The Gap Between Seeing a Problem and Fixing It

    Not by everyone, and not in full. But someone noticed. The trend that kept slipping. The number that never quite reconciled. The supplier update that felt a little too smooth. The signal was in the room. What wasn't there was a system for turning that signal into action while action still mattered. That's the gap. Not a failure to know, but a failure to act. And it's where project controls either earns its place or quietly fails to. Plenty of control functions live on the wrong side of it: measuring everything, catching problems late, producing immaculate reports on disasters they never stopped. So here are three ideas worth sitting with. Control is not monitoring. Monitoring is watching. Control is action taken to make objectives more likely to be met. Say that back to your own function…

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  • From Industrial Waste to World Cup Audiences: August on EngX

    August brought another diverse mix of ideas, experiences and thought‑provoking discussions to the EngX community. Last month’s highlights ranged from rethinking industrial waste and exploring the future of broadcasting to examining how engineers can turn insight into action on complex projects. Alongside these blogs, members continued to share expertise across the forums, tackling topics from renewable energy and EV infrastructure to AI and the future of engineering practice. Together, they showcase the breadth of knowledge and curiosity that makes EngX such a valuable place to learn, connect and collaborate. Blogs worth a read Industrial Waste Passports: can better data unlock a circular future? What if we treated waste as the start of a new value chain rather than the end of an old…

  • Curiosity, AI and the Future of Engineering - July's Highlights on EngX

    July on EngX was packed with thought‑provoking ideas, career reflections and practical engineering conversations. From exploring the decision‑making challenges behind artificial intelligence to rethinking how we design workplaces and infrastructure, the community shared a wide range of perspectives on how engineering continues to evolve. Alongside these future‑focused topics, personal career stories and lively forum discussions reminded us that some of the most valuable insights come from sharing experiences with one another. Here's a look at some of the content that stood out this month. Blogs worth a read Dead on Arrival: Why fresh produce needs a digital brain, not just a GPS This fascinating blog explored how digital twins, IoT sensors and predictive AI could help tackle one of…

  • June Highlights on EngX: Digital twins, decarbonisation and community conversations

    June on EngX brought together a fascinating mix of future-focused thinking, practical engineering challenges and inspiring community stories. From exploring how digital twins are transforming decision-making across industries to tackling the realities of decarbonising energy-intensive sectors, members continued to share insight, experience and expertise. Alongside these technical discussions, stories celebrating engineering talent, STEM education and inclusion helped showcase the people driving our profession forward. Here’s a look at some of the content that stood out this month. Blogs worth a read Digital twins in motion: why a multi-disciplinary debate matters now Digital twins have rapidly evolved from an emerging concept into a practical engineering tool, and this blog explored…

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  • Josie Harries discusses how Domino is working to increase support for women in the workplace

    Encouraging women to choose careers in STEM subjects has been top of the agenda for many years – but what fresh ideas can you introduce within the workplace to attract and support female employees? At Domino, we are committed to improving the gender ratio in leadership roles within a business to 40% by 2030. This target, endorsed from Board level down, now stands at 25%, from a starting figure of 18%. Support networks Recently we re-launched our Women@Domino global network to promote inclusion within the business and facilitate the sharing of ideas and experiences, as well as networking, mentoring, events and training. Gender was also one of three key areas in our new Inclusion & Diversity strategy. The network is not limited to female employees; male colleagues are encouraged to participate…

  • Road to Engineering event introduces children to the world of engineering

    BAE System's Submarines Academy for Skills and Knowledge (SASK), Barrow-in-Furness successfully hosted the 6th Road to Engineering event which took place over three action-packed days. Over 200 children from the Furness area participated in the event which aims to inspire future careers in Engineering. This year's theme was 'Adapt and Change' following the British Science week theme. Supporting the event were the Institution of Engineering and Technology, the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, Barrow District of Associate Engineers and the Royal Institute of Naval Architects who contributed valuable insight, merchandise and STEM packs for schools. Stephen Rowe, Project Director of Engineering Transformation said, "It was a privilege to attend the Road to Engineering event and…

  • H&MV Engineering appointed as principal designer and contractor for the Thorpe Marsh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)

    H&MV Engineering has been appointed as principal designer and contractor for the delivery of the 400 kV grid connection and electrical infrastructure for the Thorpe Marsh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) – the largest of its kind in the UK and among the largest in Europe. This landmark project, led by Fidra Energy and backed by major investment from EIG and the UK Government’s National Wealth Fund (NWF), has now reached financial close with construction commencing immediately. Located on the site of the former Thorpe Marsh coal-fired power station in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, the 1,400MW / 3,100MWh facility will be capable of exporting over 2 million MWh annually, supplying clean energy to approximately 785,000 homes. Once operational in mid-2027, it will be three times larger than…

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  • LG smart TVs caught ‘spying’ on users even when offline or on standby

    The South Korean tech giant LG is alleged to be using its smart TVs to harvest extensive household data even when screens are turned off. The allegations come after a three-month investigation by YouTube channel Gamers Nexus, which worked with technology platform Level1Techs and independent cybersecurity researchers to analyse the tracking capabilities of LG’s retail OLED models like the G3 and G5 series. In their resulting 135-minute investigative video, Gamers Nexus editor-in-chief Steve Burke claims that LG is operating "216,000,000 spy TVs". “LG TVs are able to be utilised as eavesdropping listening devices in part because of the advertising functionality that’s built into them,” said Burke in the video. This is not the first time that smart TVs have been accused of tracking and…

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  • UK data centre boom could create just a quarter of promised jobs

    The rapid expansion of data centres in the UK will only lead to around a quarter of the number of jobs currently cited by the government, the environmental thinktank Verdant has said. The UK government and the data centre industry has frequently cited claims from lobby group techUK that over 40,000 new jobs could be generated by 2035 due to the rapid proliferation of data centres. But Verdant says the figure isn’t grounded in actual employment data from new facilities and is instead an extrapolation from older aggregate figures that don’t hold up to scrutiny. Drawing on a database of planned data centres, Verdant believes that a more realistic estimate for UK data centre employment is just 10,400 total direct jobs nationally, a fraction of the number claimed by techUK. TechUK uses a jobs…

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  • Audi unveils compact £32,200 EV with up to 400 mile range to rival Chinese models

    German automaker Audi has revived its early 2000s premium entry-level car, but this time it’s all-electric. The A2 e-tron will serve as Audi’s entry-level EV - with prices starting at £32,200 in the UK - replacing the retired A1 supermini and Q2 crossover. It is a revival of the A2 supermini, but while it maintains its namesake’s distinctive bubble-like silhouette, much of the technology is all new. Built on the VW's MEB modular electric platform, the 4.3m long, rear-wheel-drive hatchback achieves low energy consumption of just 12.8 kWh per 100 km, with power outputs ranging from 168 bhp up to 322 bhp. The figures suggest the EV is significantly more frugal in terms of energy usage than most compact rivals like the Nissan Leaf or Peugeot e-308, and instead rivals aerodynamic sedans like…

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