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Being an engineer by trade and a baker by night (or rather weekend) the colleagues here at Plextek are happy to find some kind of bake in the office most Mondays.
By: Beate Muller, Project Engineer on 7th November 2019
If you view the railway network as still lodged in the Victorian era, you should think again. A revolution in rail travel is in progress.
By: Nicholas Hill, CEO on 5th November 2019
Thomas Rouse explains what a make-a-thon is and why it’s important for innovation.
By: Thomas Rouse, Lead Consultant, 24th October 2019
A key task in the security market is the detection of concealed threats, such as guns, knives and explosives. While explosives can be detected by their chemical constituents the other threats are defined by their shape.
By: Damien Clarke, Lead Consultant on 10th October 2019
At a time when the media is particularly obsessed with gloomy speculation and bad news, it was great to hear not one but two good news stories for the UK engineering technology sector.
By: Nicholas Hill, CEO, 18th September 2019
There is a grandfather clock in my house that is nearly 200 years old – it has been in the family for a long time. Its face is lined and the body is…
By: Steve Fitz, Chief Technology Officer on 5th September 2019
Last year, Deloitte’s Global Human Capital Trends report showcased a new social, cultural and economic shift facing business leaders today.
By: Adam Roberts, Marketing Consultant on 8th August 2019
As a society that is becoming increasingly dependent on data driven applications, 5G promises to provide better connectivity and faster speeds for our network devices.
By: Daniel Tomlinson, Project Engineer on 18th July 2019
It’s hard to miss the corporate Pride activity in the last few weeks where companies have been showcasing their inclusion of people from the LGBTQ+ community.
By: Edwina Mullins, Head of Marketing on 9th July 2019
In order to innovate, we must accept the possibility of failure. Since the vast majority of inventions and ideas are doomed to fail, failure is inevitable, even for the most successful companies.
By: Polly Britton, Project Engineer, Product Design on 25th June 2019
- All
- Design
- EcoTech
- Engineering
- Security
Being an engineer by trade and a baker by night (or rather weekend) the colleagues here at Plextek are happy to find some kind of bake in the office most Mondays.
By: Beate Muller, Project Engineer on 7th November 2019
If you view the railway network as still lodged in the Victorian era, you should think again. A revolution in rail travel is in progress.
By: Nicholas Hill, CEO on 5th November 2019
Thomas Rouse explains what a make-a-thon is and why it’s important for innovation.
By: Thomas Rouse, Lead Consultant, 24th October 2019
A key task in the security market is the detection of concealed threats, such as guns, knives and explosives. While explosives can be detected by their chemical constituents the other threats are defined by their shape.
By: Damien Clarke, Lead Consultant on 10th October 2019
At a time when the media is particularly obsessed with gloomy speculation and bad news, it was great to hear not one but two good news stories for the UK engineering technology sector.
By: Nicholas Hill, CEO, 18th September 2019
There is a grandfather clock in my house that is nearly 200 years old – it has been in the family for a long time. Its face is lined and the body is…
By: Steve Fitz, Chief Technology Officer on 5th September 2019
Last year, Deloitte’s Global Human Capital Trends report showcased a new social, cultural and economic shift facing business leaders today.
By: Adam Roberts, Marketing Consultant on 8th August 2019
As a society that is becoming increasingly dependent on data driven applications, 5G promises to provide better connectivity and faster speeds for our network devices.
By: Daniel Tomlinson, Project Engineer on 18th July 2019
It’s hard to miss the corporate Pride activity in the last few weeks where companies have been showcasing their inclusion of people from the LGBTQ+ community.
By: Edwina Mullins, Head of Marketing on 9th July 2019
In order to innovate, we must accept the possibility of failure. Since the vast majority of inventions and ideas are doomed to fail, failure is inevitable, even for the most successful companies.
By: Polly Britton, Project Engineer, Product Design on 25th June 2019
Smoke Without Fire: How Safe are e-Cigarettes?
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