Sheffield Forgemasters has formally opened a 6700 sq ft training and development facility
to upskill its apprentices for the next generation of nuclear-grade engineering. The facility
was formally opened by company chair, Admiral Sir Tim Fraser, who unveiled no less than
18 new machine tools on site, including a state-of-the-art five-axis mill-turn machine.
Sheffield Forgemasters has partnered with the University of Sheffield AMRC Training Centre
to deliver a four-year engineering training contract, which will see the placement of a
permanent engineering skills coach at the facility. Jay Shaw, head of machine shops at
Sheffield Forgemasters, says: “We’re now able to prepare trainees for the next generation
of machines and digital operating systems at our new 30,000 sq m machining hall.”
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