The 2020 CIMAC UK NMA combined AGM and Members’ Day was held on 25 November. We believe that the excellent attendance (36) compared to last year (20) was driven by the decision to conduct the meeting virtually, in light of the current pandemic. Proceedings began with an overview by the UK chairman and updates on […]
Dear Member, I trust this letter finds you well and coping under the circumstances we find ourselves. As we start to come out of lockdown and ease restrictions, we face the possibility of returning to work fully instead of working from home. For some this will be welcome, for others it will be filled with […]
The 2019 CIMAC UK NMA combined AGM and Members’ Day was held on 28 November at Morris Lubricants in Shrewsbury. Attendance at the event was slightly lower (20) than last year (26) because several members had to pull out at short notice due to other commitments. Nonetheless, five excellent presentations were delivered by Ben Rogers […]
The visit to LH Wabtec on Thursday 26th September was a great success. The group of 13 CIMAC members were given a comprehensive tour of the facility at Burton on Trent. It was fascinating to see the variety of locomotive components being overhauled, including wheels/axles, engines, powerpacks and transmissions. Dedicated workshops were also on display […]
The 2019 CIMAC Congress in Vancouver was attended by a number of UK delegates. The broad topics under consideration were “Intelligent Power Systems/Shipping 4.0, Towards Zero Emissions, Operator’s Voice, and Enhancing Proven Technologies”. Speakers from the UK were relatively few in number but, Ben Rogers from Ricardo, David Atkinson from Parker Kittiwake, Jonathan Hughes from […]
The 2018 CIMAC UK NMA combined AGM and Members’ Day was held on 28 November at the IMechE in London. We kicked off proceedings with the AGM, which included a discussion of UK plans to host the CIMAC Congress in 2025 and a presentation to introduce the new CIMAC UK NMA website to the membership. […]
Sixteen members of CIMAC UK were welcomed aboard HMS Bulwark on a very wet and windy day in October 2018. The ship is one of the United Kingdom’s two amphibious transport docks based at Devonport (Plymouth). The excellent guided tour allowed us to see the bridge, the operations room, the main engine room and the […]