Pearson Engineering announces Ian Bell as Group Chief Executive Officer

March 27, 2024

Masthead - Pearson Engineering - Ian Bell joins as Group Chief Executive Office

Ian Bell has been appointed Group Chief Executive Officer of Pearson Engineering Limited and daughter company Responsive Engineering Limited as Craig Priday steps down as Managing Director of Pearson Engineering Limited after 10 years in the role. Craig’s tenure ends on 2nd April after having led Pearson Engineering’s transition from a family-owned business to a strategic asset for the UK, with contracts spanning major armoured vehicle programmes of the UK MOD and international allies. “I am extremely proud to have …

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£5m investment readies apprentices at Armstrong Works for future growth

March 11, 2024

The installation of a new 800 tonne press brake at Armstrong Works marks the first delivery in a series of investments that will ready Responsive Engineering and its parent company Pearson Engineering, for future growth. Responsive Engineering is a contract manufacturer that supplies to household names in the transport and renewables sectors, as well as to parent company, Pearson Engineering. Pearson Engineering, is a well-known brand across defence, providing lifesaving equipment to global armed forces that defeats explosives and moves …

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Case Study: From Apprentice to Fully Qualified Welder Fabricator

February 7, 2024

Apprenticeships at Responsive Engineering

National Apprenticeship Week aims to raise awareness of the benefits, values and opportunities that apprenticeships can offer. To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week 2024, we interviewed a former apprentice on his journey to become a fully qualified Welder Fabricator at Responsive Engineering. Which apprenticeship programme did you join at Responsive Engineering? I joined the Responsive Engineering team as an apprentice Welder Fabricator in the summer of 2019. I was interested in this programme as my cousin worked at Armstrong Works and …

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