26 November to 9 December 2016

Over the last two weeks the Institution received national coverage as Philippa Oldham was interviewed by the BBC following a plane crash in Colombia that killed 71 people. An article on the Institution’s involvement in getting more women into engineering was picked up. Elsewhere, an event that took place at the Institution received national and trade coverage.

• 30/11/2016 Colombia plane crash – BBC News
  The Institution’s Philippa Oldham is interviewed by the BBC following the plane crash in Colombia that killed 71 people. 
• 03/12/2016 Architect proposes ‘CarTube’ plan to bury London’s traffic underground – London Evening Standard

  Article referencing an event that took place at the Institution recently. The article was also picked up in The Guardian, Autocar, MSN, Car Keys, 50 wire, Travel and Tour World and UK Local.  

   

• 08/12/2016 AESSEAL, IMechE donate £50K to Sheffield University for more female engineers – First Women

  Article about the Institution and AESSEAL, manufacturer of mechanical seals and support systems, donating £50,000 to The University of Sheffield to create a step change in the number of women studying and working in engineering.

   

• 06/12/2016 Double national success for manufacturing company – Torquay Herald Express

  Article about one of the winners at this year’s MX Awards.

   

• 05/12/2016 IMechE recognition for Renishaw engineer - Renishaw
  Article about a Renishaw engineer who was awarded a Fredric Barnes Waldron award from the Institution. Thea article was also picked up in Connecting Industry, The Engineer and Process and Control Today.