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SOE: The Society of Operations Engineers - Welcome

The SOE (Society of Operations Engineers) is a leading membership organisation for engineers in the transport, plant and engineer surveying industries. Whether you're starting, progressing or finishing your career the SOE is here to assist you in gaining professional recognition and career development.

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SOE Member Benefits

  • Professional and industry recognition
  • The latest technical and industry news
  • Full access to website including Members' Area
  • Career and CPD opportunities
  • Full access to technical information and guides

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SOE Sectors

We represent three professional engineering sectors:

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  • SOE IPlantE

Institute of Road Transport Engineers

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Bureau of Engineer Surveyors

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Institution of Plant Engineers

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Matthew Shakespeare, IRTE "The IRTE has given me official recognition for work I have been involved with throughout my career in the automotive industry."
Matthew Shakespeare, IRTE
Neil Shaw, SOE BES "The SOE provide valuable information to Engineer Surveyors in the field and hold conferences on relevant engineering topics."
Neil Shaw, SOE BES
Andrew Dean, SOE IPlantE "Joining the IPlantE has made me realise how many people are involved with inspection . . . "
Andrew Dean, SOE IPlantE

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Becoming a member of SOE
SOE is a professional membership organisation that represents individuals and companies in the engineering industry over three professional sectors:

IRTE:Institute of Road Transport Engineers
Institute of Road Transport Engineers

iplante Institution of Plant Engineers
Institution of Plant Engineers

BES:Bureau of Engineer Surveyors
Bureau of Engineer Surveyors

ECUK: Engineering Council ukFind out how to gain registration with the Engineering Council

SOE winners of the Membership Recruitment Award 2007 for their Armed Forces recruitment campaign Winner of the Membership Development Award (Recruitment) 2007.

latest soe news

Halfords Trade Card for SOE members with EngTech
29 May 2009
Halfords and SOE have joined forces to offer members with EngTech (Engineering Technician) registration the Halfords’ Trade Card for free. . . .

Plant Engineer directory online
1 June 2009
SOE’s 2009 online plant equipment and services directory is available to operations engineers at www.plantengineerdirectory.org.uk. . . .

Commercial Vehicle Operator Show gets green light for 2010
9 June 2009
The Commercial Vehicle Show partnership is delighted to announce, after several weeks of consultation with transport sector suppliers, that the “Commercial Vehicle Operator Show” will be launched in Spring 2010 and be held from 13-15 April at Birmingham’s NEC. . . .

RFID speeds LU escalator maintenance
1 June 2009
London Underground is installing RFID (radio frequency identification) tags on escalator steps across the Bakerloo, Central and Victoria lines. . . .






new soe members

Next membership marking date is 29 July 2009. Be sure to get your application in before then.

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