Today (13 November) is National Engineering Day, an annual celebration to honour the contributions that engineers make to society.
The event was created by the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2019 to spread awareness and highlight the difference that engineers make to our future.
Every year the event has a theme, and the theme for 2024 is ‘engineering role models’, with those in the industry being asked the question ‘who inspired you to be who you are today?’
The Royal Academy of Engineering has represented five contemporary engineers in a specially commissioned artwork, with one recreated as an eye-catching sculpture, to inspire a new, more diverse generation of engineers.
You can see them at Prince Phillip House near Charing Cross and Piccadilly Circus tubes and on the National Engineering Day website.
The Agricultural Engineering industry contributes significantly to both the global and world economy.
The Agricultural Engineers Association estimates that the value of sales of agricultural machinery in the UK reached more than £2.4 billion in 2022. That is 11% higher than in 2021 and up by nearly a third since 2020.
Figures from HMRC show that the value of UK exports of agricultural engineering equipment in 2023 was 16% higher than the year before, at just over £2.5 billion.
Hadlow College offer courses in Agricultural Engineering. Students work on all types of agricultural machinery, take part in restoration projects and learn everything from fabrication to diagnostics to give them an in-depth understanding of the skills needed to work within the Agricultural Engineering industry.
If you’re interested in working in the industry, you can find out more on the Agricultural Engineering section on the Hadlow College website.