Championing women in defence: Reflections from the Critical Mass Summit

July 28, 2026

Colleagues from Armstrong Works attended the Women in Defence Critical Mass Summit

Five colleagues from Pearson Engineering and Responsive Engineering recently attended the Women in Defence Critical Mass Summit 2026, joining hundreds of delegates from across industry, the Armed Forces and the Civil Service for a day dedicated to supporting and championing women working in defence. Representing Armstrong Works were female team members – including welders, fitters and fabricators from the factory floor – alongside a member of our business development team. Their attendance reflects the organisation’s ongoing commitment to encouraging more …

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Responsive Engineering Gender Pay Gap Report 2025-26

April 2, 2026

Responsive Engineering has released its Gender Pay Gap Report for 2025-26. The report presents our mean and median gender pay gaps, bonus pay information and workforce distribution across pay quartiles, offering an accurate picture of gender representation within the business. While the engineering and manufacturing sectors continue to face long‑standing gender imbalance, we remain committed to improving representation, strengthening development pathways and ensuring that pay, reward and opportunity are fair and consistent for all employees. Download the Responsive Engineering Gender …

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Responsive Engineering to Attend the North East’s Largest Offshore Wind Event

October 3, 2019

On November 7th Responsive Engineering will be attending the North East’s largest offshore wind event, Offshore Wind North East (OWNE), organised by NOF and Energi Coast. The event is held in Eagles Community Arena, which is just two miles down the road from Responsive Engineering’s main facility, Armstrong Works. With our extensive experience in the energy industry, we look forward to exploring the offshore wind sector further. Early in 2019 the UK Government announced their goal to have a third of …

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