Cornwall IRTE Christmas Dinner
Join us for this Cornwall IRTE Christmas Dinner, a festive evening of good food, networking, and celebration with fellow members.
Malcolm Heritage Centre Truck Display
Join us to explore 15 fully operational trucks showcasing 50 years of Malcolm’s road transport history.
IRTE Northern Centre host talk on vehicle safety systems
Andy Waddington of Spillard Vehicle Safety Systems presented the IRTE Northern Centre’s May Continuing Professional Development (CPD) event.
King concern
Fifth wheel systems that engage the trailer kingpin, as well as drawbar couplings, are simple mechanical connections. They require basic maintenance and training to use safely, but additional equipment offers extra protection. Steve Banner reports on how to maintain, specify and operate them
Licensed to skill
Keeping Biffa's massive UK waste management operations on the move is a man with a mission. Shaun Stephenson has watched the skills levels within both industry as a whole, and the engineering profession in particular, go through a serious decline - one that has impacted his own company as well - and is determined to see that trend reversed.
SOE member Ricky Schembri MBE receives special award for attending all MS Motorservice’s training webinars
MS Motorservice has a long-running series of SOE webinars.
Surface Preparation - It's a blast!
So what exactly is industry's hang-up with surface preparation? Unfortunately, it's that the process doesn't add any value to the finished component. However, ignoring this important operation is likely to be a very costly decision, if it jeopardises the optimum adhesion conditions required for subsequent coating operations.
We need your views
We are looking to find even more ways that IRTE members can make the most of benefits the Society has to offer – plus we're offering you the chance to win a £100 Amazon voucher to hear your views.
What lies beneath
Presentations at a recent seminar revealed the enormity of the tasks to be addressed if carbon capture and sequestration is ever to become a reality.
White Paper takes fresh look at tackling atmospheric CO2
A new research paper from the Society takes a fresh look at some of the steps currently being taken to tackle global warming – and warns that some of them do not lower the amount of atmospheric CO2 and often, in fact, increase it.