Constantine Theoharis FICME – 1956 – 2019 It is with great sadness that we have to report that Past National President Constantine Theoharis FICME sadly passed away yesterday Sunday 17th February after a short illness. Constantine has been a stalwart member of the Institute for nearly 20 years, a member…
ICME West Midlands, Birmingham and Coventry Branch Technical Meeting Monday 4th February 2019 ‘How Robots can Enlighten Smart Production” Henk Leerink -Area Sales Manager –KUKA Robotics UK Ltd Branch president Darren Pritchard, Prof MICME, welcomed members and guests to the evening and introduced Henk Leerink of KUKA Robotics as the…
The Scottish Branch Quiz Night was held on 5th December and was hosted by Mr Bob Brown FICME the night began with a finger buffet sponsored by Ceramco, our president Robert Bell FICME welcomed everyone and began the evening with two presentations the first to Jim Erskine FICME his past…
STUDENT AWARDS 2019 – APPLY NOW! P C Nix Best Technical (Non-Ferrous) Student Award We are inviting students to apply for the P C Nix Best Technical (Non-Ferrous) Student Award. The award is sponsored by Curzn Alloys Limited and shall consist of an engraved medal and a cheque for £250.00…
Mr. Alf Etherington Prof MICME – May 11th 1949 – December 18th 2018 It is with deep regret that we have to report the death of Alf Etherington, at St. Bede’s Hospice in his home town of Gateshead, after a short illness. Alf started work as an apprentice Patternmaker at…
The ICME Yorkshire & Lancashire Branches are to join forces to offer a programme of technical and social events to Members. The Yorkshire Branch had not offered a technical programme for some time and the new amalgamation will enable Members in the area to benefit from a regular programme of…
ICME National President, Trevor Ayre FICME, was delighted to welcome the first group of Foundry apprentices to the new National Foundry Training Centre in November for their first full block of teaching. Foundry Training Services Ltd (FTSL) tutor, Mike Bacon was leading the delivery, alongside tutors Kevin Smith, John Myers…
Lee Griffiths – Trainee Sales Manager with Shakespeare Foundry Ltd wins ”Apprentice of the Year – Mechanical Engineering’. At a prestigious awards ceremony held at Horwich RMI on Thursday 21st June, Lee was chosen ahead of dozens of apprentices in the area, and presented with a framed certificate and…
