Every year the UK produces fewer skilled workers than it needs, and employers, both locally and nationally, have opportunities for highly skilled young people within our specialisms of Engineering and Digital Technologies.
Our founding members – Agemaspark, Polypipe, Skanska, VolkerRail and Wabtec take an active role in curriculum development and experience development opportunities.
Specialists in precision engineering, CNC machinery, spark erosion and wire EDM. AGEMASPARK is an innovative and proactive company that was formed from an association with a leading machine tool sales company over 15 years ago. Investment in state of the art machinery has allowed them to offer a multitude of high quality components, there is very little that they cannot offer their clients.
Polypipe is one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of piping systems, water and climate management systems, delivering engineered solutions that enable a sustainable built environment. Polypipe has an established market position, spanning the residential, commercial, civils and infrastructure, and public non-housing sectors in the UK and selected markets across the globe. Through constant innovation and focused research and development, Polypipe is uniquely positioned to offer solutions that help deal with the pressures placed on urban environments and natural resources.
Cementation Skanska is an internationally recognised specialist piling and ground engineering subcontractor. They provide first class solutions, and work for a wide and varied range of clients. Cementation Skanska has worked on countless landmark projects throughout their history. These include: the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, Crossrail, The lwall Viaduct, Amsterdam Metro and many iconic London skyline towers.
Since entering the construction market in 1935 VolkerRail has become one of the UK’s leading multi-disciplinary railway infrastructure contractors, with over 70 years experience in both the heavy and light rail infrastructure sectors. VolkerRail has a successful track record of delivering projects on the UK's national rail network, working with Network Rail and London Underground, as well as most of the light rail and tram organisations in the UK.
Wabtec is a leading supplier of critical components, locomotives, services, signalling and logistics systems and services to the global rail industry. They are focused on driving ongoing safety, innovation, efficiency, reliability, and productivity. With best-in-class manufacturing facilities, unmatched digital expertise, always-on global services delivery, and unrivalled product breadth and performance, Wabtec is the rail industry’s one-stop shop.