One of the things that we are proud to be a part of, is the fantastic expertise in Engineering based in the UK. Many of the Formula 1 teams are based in the UK for that very reason. Many Global brands have development centres in UK, such as Ford, Jaguar, JCB, BAE systems to name but a few. This engineering expertise turns up all over the world, Pailton even exports 72% of everything that we make. One of our customers, Force Protection, Manufacture an armoured vehicle, to which we supply the steering, and this vehicle is currently in Australia for trials with the Australian Army as part of thier REDFIN programme.
This vehicle was designed and engineered in UK, supporting the growth of UK engineering talent, and is out there competing with the best in the world. Pailton are strong supporters of developing the next generation of engineers and as such have our own Apprentice scheme, this year taking on 3 new apprentices. With the government supporting Apprenticeship schemes, there has been scrutiny of some firms offering "apprenticeships" which are basically only semi skilled jobs, in order to win funding, (news article about apprenticeship scheme abuse). It would be very sad if this funding was withdrawn and places became unavailable due this type of abuse.
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