Responsive Engineering

We are attending the Engineering & Technology Solutions Exhibition 2018 in Cheshire, on the 26th September 2018. Our team will be on stand C46, where attendees can learn more about our capabilities and our wide range of expertise and experience in this sector. If you would like to meet up during the course of the event, then please get in touch.

Reece Group was pleased to welcome Prime Minister Theresa May to the Armstrong Works when the cabinet met in the North East as part of the Great Exhibition of the North. The Prime Minister found out more about the diverse work of the group’s engineering companies and met with apprentices before taking questions from employees on issues including Brexit and investment in skills. Mrs May said that discussions at today’s Cabinet meeting focussed on implementing the Government’s Modern Industrial Strategy, …

A major investment in machinery is leading to new opportunities for Responsive Engineering. Robotic welding equipment including Kuka KR 240L 180 robot and Fanuc M-6i-100i machines along with a Mazak VTC800/30SR enables the firm to offer an expanded manufacturing service to customers, particularly in the defence, energy and rail markets. Graeme Cook, managing director, Responsive Engineering, said: “This investment in robotic welding, additive manufacturing and large machining capability enables us to take on increasingly complex and challenging projects and ensure …

North East MP Alan Campbell visited Responsive Engineering to find out how the firm is using the latest technology to protect cash machines from thieves. Responsive Engineering is working in partnership with North Tyneside-based Lockpoint to manufacture its Gryphon security device that has thwarted ATM thefts across the country. The Gryphon provides an “intelligent” barrier of steel to bolster cash machines against a variety of dangerous attacks, including explosive gas and ram raids. In gas attacks, the thieves inject gas …

Children and young people across the UK will have the opportunity to take part in the biggest event in England this year, Great Exhibition of the North, following the launch of a dedicated schools’ programme that celebrates the North of England. From volunteering and school visits to creative competitions and classroom resources, the Great Exhibition of the North schools’ programme is designed to give children and young people in England and Wales the chance to celebrate the North in 2018 …

Over a hundred girl guides from units across the North East went head-to-head in a special round of the Tomorrow’s Engineers EEP Robotics Challenge. The partnership between EngineeringUK, Girlguiding North East and the Reece Foundation aims to get more girls actively involved in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects. Fewer than one in 10 engineers in the UK is female – the lowest percentage in Europe, according to the Women’s Engineering Society. But the UK’s economy could benefit from …

Reece Group has been shortlisted in the Heart of the Community category at the Tyneside and Northumberland regional final of the North East Business Awards. The nomination follows the Group’s support for charities and organisations in the West End of Newcastle, as well as its wide-range of engagement activities to inspire young people about careers in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). The Reece Group businesses; Reece Foundation and the LGA Foundation, the personal charity of chairman John Reece MBE …

Primary school pupils showed off their innovation skills when they visited the Armstrong Works to tackle a real-world engineering challenge. Reece Foundation is pleased to be supporting the STEM Challenge programme – a 6-week project for children in years five and six. It is the brainchild of Success4All (S4A), a Tyneside organisation that provides learning opportunities to young people in areas of low academic achievement, from STEM activities to homework, coding, cooking, music and gardening clubs. Over the first five …

Hosted by BBC Newcastle’s Anna Foster, nominees recognised for contribution to their community As one of the Reece Group businesses, Responsive Engineering is honoured to have been awarded The Chronicle’s Champion Business Award in recognition of its donations to the community. At an emotional ceremony, which celebrated so many moving and inspirational stories, Reece Group staff collected the award on behalf of the Group, its engineering businesses and employees, the Reece Foundation and the Reece family. They were joined by …

Pearson Engineering and Responsive Engineering are combining their expertise to fulfil a US Government contract to provide counter-IED rollers to Afghanistan. Part of the award-winning SPARK roller family, credited with saving lives in conflicts around the world, the SPARK OIF(R) works by applying pressure to the ground to detonate Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).   By collaborating on the $8m contract, the firms aim to ensure a seamless manufacturing process from design through to finished product. Responsive Engineering is responsible for …