Record-Breaking Entry number of entries for IRTE Skills Challenge 2025 Mark a Major Milestone for the Sector
The IRTE Skills Challenge 2025 is set to be the most competitive in its 13-year history. With 124 entries received from apprentices, technicians, and qualified engineers across the UK, this year's competition has more than double the number of applications received in 2024.
Operations Engineer May 2025
The May 2025 issue of Operations Engineer addresses water sector reform, heat pump deployment risks, and the future of space-based solar power, spotlighting urgent and emerging challenges in the energy transition.
Transport Engineer May 2025
The May 2025 issue of Transport Engineer examines new DVSA brake test guidelines, emerging EU noise regulations, and aerodynamic cab designs boosting fuel efficiency and electrification, offering operators critical insight into regulatory shifts and sustainable vehicle innovation.
GYS Sponsors IRTE Skills Challenge 2025, Championing Workshop Innovation and Technical Talent
The Institute of Road Transport Engineers is delighted to welcome GYS a global leader in automotive equipment manufacturing as a sponsor of the IRTE Skills Challenge 2025.
ESiNet Joins the Society of Operations Engineers as a Corporate Partner to Advance Engineering Standards and Compliance
ESiNet, a pioneering network of independent engineer surveyors, has joined the Society of Operations Engineers as a Corporate Partner. This partnership marks a shared commitment to advancing safety, compliance, and professional standards across the UK’s engineering sector.
New Safety Guide Launched on the Best Practice for Using Axle and Chassis Stands in Commercial Vehicle Maintenance
Released in partnership with Logistics UK, the guide is a crucial new resource for the road transport and commercial vehicle sectors: ‘Good Practice Guide on the Use of Axle Stands and Chassis Stands’, with a Foreword from IRTE PSC Chair Nick Elliott.
Good Practice Guide on the use of Axle Stands and Chassis Stands
A crucial new resource for the road transport and commercial vehicle sectors: this guide is designed to improve safety during vehicle lifting and support procedures, particularly in workshops, depots, roadside settings, and plant sites.
IRTE Celebrates MPRS Launch and Career Development Initiatives at Commercial Vehicle Show 2025
The Commercial Vehicle Show 2025 was a platform for the Institute of Road Transport Engineers to showcase its commitment to elevating maintenance standards and supporting career development within the commercial vehicle sector.
Raising the bar – New rating scheme set to revolutionise workshop standards
Maintenance Provision Rating Scheme, to be known as MPRS, rolls out officially to the wider industry today as regulators and industry trade bodies join forces to elevate standards in workshops and maintenance facilities.
Review of the UK Government's White Paper: Powering our net zero future
This review of the UK Government’s Energy White Paper: Powering Our Net Zero Future (Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy, 2020) is from the perspective of ending carbon dioxide (CO2), originated by equipment operation, entering the atmosphere.