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House of Lords Baroness visits EA Technology

International power engineering company EA Technology, based in Capenhurst near Chester, demonstrated its contribution to the local economy and commitment to nurturing young engineers during a recent visit from The Baroness Margaret Prosser OBE, life peer in the House of Lords.

During the visit, Lady Prosser enjoyed a tour of the facilities and explanations of services such as oil analysis and forensics demonstrating the company’s excellent reputation for product innovation.

Whilst there she met with EA Technology’s Head of Training, Steve McIntosh, at the Power Skills Centre, its leading resource for training, qualifications and career development in the power industry. Here she discussed how the company is helping to address the UK’s engineering skills shortage.

Lady Prosser also gave a well-received talk to EA Technology’s Masters students, PHD students, apprentices and A Year in Industry students about making the most of their work placement.

Said Lady Prosser: “Not only is EA Technology an innovative company doing a great deal to contribute to future ideas and developments but it is clearly a very happy place to work. A really friendly and hardworking atmosphere was apparent immediately. I am grateful to all the staff who gave so readily of their time so that I could understand how they are contributing to the future prosperity of our country.”

Chris Lowsley, Managing Director of EA Technology, said: “It was a pleasure to have Lady Prosser visit us and see first-hand what we’re achieving here at EA Technology.

“As members of the Industry and Parliament Trust we are often at Westminster, and it was here we first met Lady Prosser and heard how interested she was in youth employment programmes, apprenticeships and SMEs. We place a lot of emphasis on these things so I was delighted when she accepted our invitation to come and visit as part of her IPT Fellowship.

“There is a huge skills gap in engineering, so a major part of our ethos as a business is employing people on graduate schemes, training from within and working with local universities and apprenticeship schemes to do our part in closing the gap - despite SMEs receiving little to no funding.

“In fact, since January we have taken on eight new starters, including graduates and trainees. Young engineers offer a fresh and innovative perspective on our services and we’ve been able to establish ourselves as a global power specialist by nurturing young talent.”

Chris continued: “Visits like this really help emphasise both what we do, and what more needs to be done, to encourage more young engineers.”

To find out more about EA Technology’s Power Skills Centre, please visit:

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Notes to editors

For further information on this story, please contact Lee Cullen or Sophie Everett from EA Technology’s PR team. Telephone 01244 320677 or email either lee@thinkdewinter.co.uk or sophie@thinkdewinter.co.uk.

About EA Technology

EA Technology is a global, independent provider of end-to-end power engineering solutions, supporting customers in managing and operating electrical assets more efficiently, reliably and safely at lower cost.

Established as the UK Electricity Industry’s Research Centre in the 1960s and now employee-owned, EA Technology is recognised as a world-leading expert in its field, working collaboratively with partners across the energy, utilities, infrastructure and associated sectors.

With headquarters in the North West of England, EA Technology provides innovative instruments, skills training, technical services and expert consultancy, designed to help customers maximise existing asset performance, enhancing power engineering at all stages of the asset lifecycle, and developing ground-breaking, sustainable solutions for the energy networks of tomorrow.

For more information, visit http://www.eatechnology.com

The Industry and Parliament Trust (IPT) is a registered charity dedicated to promoting mutual understanding between Parliament, business, industry and commerce for the public benefit. This is achieved by encouraging dialogue between legislators and wealth generators from all sectors of business. The IPT is independent, non-partisan and non-lobbying. IPT Fellowships are bespoke placements in industry for MP’s, MEP’s and peers structured around a set of learning objectives dictated by each parliamentarian at the begging of their programme. Lady Prosser hopes to advance her understanding of high tech manufacturing and skills.

Website: http://www.ipt.org.uk/

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