Inspiring future engineers

During June, we welcomed two Year 10 students from The Castle School, Taunton for a week’s work experience. 

Mason and Charlie, who have recently completed their first year of GCSEs, are both interested in exploring a career in mechanical engineering. Mason commented,

“I’m interested in mechanical engineering because I think I would like an active hands-on job. When I finish school, I want to study Mechnical Engineering at college.”

Both students spent two days with our mechanical engineering team, one day with our technical design and electrical teams respectively, followed by a day split between our warehouse and hose bay. Charlie said,

“My highlight of the week was seeing how the team repair hydraulic cylinders and carry out pressure testing.”

Beverly Chalmers, HR Administrator at Rotec says,

“We were delighted to be able to welcome Mason and Charlie from The Castle School for their Year 10 work experience placement. As a business, we place great importance on inspiring the next generation of engineers by providing valuable, insightful opportunities for students.”

Rotec welcomes work experience student

This week, we were pleased to support local secondary school, Monkton Wood Academy in Taunton, Somerset, by providing a work experience placement for one of their pupils.

Den joined our Taunton Service Centre for a week, to experience first-hand how Rotec operates. Under the direction of Charlie Lewis, Rotec’s Warehouse Supervisor, Den spent time working in the warehouse and goods in department, before being welcomed into our electrical bay, workshops and technical design department.

“My highlight of the week was how welcoming and friendly everyone is at Rotec. I enjoyed my experience within the electrical bay and design office the most,” comments Den.

His first time experiencing a real-world workplace, Den chose to accept the placement at Rotec so that he could gain an insight into electrical and design engineering, alongside experiencing what it is like to work in a business. Den is planning on continuing with either electrical or design engineering after secondary school, with an ambition to become a qualified commercial pilot in the future.

Den ended his week work experience in Rotec’s Technical Design office. Using SolidWorks design programme and the company’s 3D printer, Den designed and printed his own keyring as a memento of his time at Rotec.

Beverly Chalmers, HR Administrator at Rotec says,

“We were delighted to be able to welcome Den to Rotec for his work experience placement.

“We always aim to provide valuable, insightful opportunities for schools and to help inspire the next generation of engineers.”

Rotec Hydraulics renew SafeContractor Accreditation

Rotec Hydraulics has recently achieved renewing Alcumus SafeContractor accreditation. As the UK’s leading health and safety accreditation, this demonstrates the company’s ongoing commitment to health and safety excellence in the workplace. 

SafeContractor is a third party accreditation scheme which thoroughly assesses the health and safety procedures, policies and qualifications of contractors.

Every year Alcumus assesses more than 33,000 contractors, ensuring compliance with legislation and that all accredited contractors have adequate insurance, high standards and robust health and safety procedures.

Rotec’s Quality Systems Manager, Josie Chamberlain, commented,

“At Rotec, we understand the importance of continually demonstrating our health and safety competency to new and existing clients.

 

“As SafeContractor accredited, our customers can be reassured that we have rigorous health and safety standards and procedures, and that our operations will always be undertaken in the safest and most complaint manner possible.”

Rotec named triple finalists at Somerset Business Awards 2024

Rotec Hydraulics Ltd has been revealed as a triple finalist at the 2024 Somerset Business Awards.

The awards, run annually by the Somerset Chamber of Commerce, is hotly contested and following a rigorous judging process, only the most outstanding businesses that Somerset has to offer have been named finalists. 

Rotec’s business ethos to put the customer first, alongside their impressive added value service offer has earned them a place at the grand final in the ‘Service Excellence’ award category.

Named finalist in the new ‘Manufacturing and Engineering’ category at this years’ awards is testament to Rotec’s innovative development of several new products and service capabilities, alongside their consistently outstanding customer feedback results. Rotec is proud to have a team with diverse skill sets and capabilities including specialist design engineers, allowing them to be able to deliver on challenging projects throughout the UK.

Rotec has once again been named finalist for ‘Large Business of the Year’, which focuses on celebrating a business which continues to thrive and grow successfully, without compromising on customer service and quality.

Somerset Chamber Executive Director, Emma Rawlings, said,

“Despite some really challenging trading conditions, it’s been incredibly encouraging to see so many fantastic applications from business and charities from across the county – they are doing some great work and we are honoured to be able to highlight that through these awards.

 

“The finalists have come from across the county, representing a wide range of sectors and industries and we are looking forward to celebrating their achievements at the final on March 22.”

Paul Prouse, Managing Director of Rotec Hydraulics, commented,

“We’re delighted to be announcing Rotec has been named a triple finalist at the 2024 Somerset Business Awards. We have been named among the most innovative and forward-thinking businesses operating in the county.

 

“Being named finalist in three categories, in what is our 45th year of trading, is a fantastic achievement and testament to our dedicated and diverse team who continue year on year to provide solutions and outstanding products and services to our customers.”

This year is the 19th anniversary of the awards with the grand final taking place at the Winter Gardens Pavilion, in Weston-super-Mare, on 22nd March, hosted by Global broadcast journalist Cormac MacMahon. To find out more, click here.

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Rotec shortlisted in three categories at the 2024 Somerset Business Awards

The shortlist has been announced for the Somerset Business Awards 2024, with Rotec Hydraulics Ltd named in three of the categories.

Run annually by the Somerset Chamber of Commerce, judges faced a tough time whittling down the huge number of entries for the 2024 awards.

Rotec’s clear business plan, evidenced growth and business ethos to embrace new technologies, provide exemplary customer service and create a positive work environment for all team members has earned them a place on the shortlist for the ‘Large Business of the Year’ award category.

Shortlisted for the new ‘Manufacturing and Engineering’ category at this years’ awards is testament to Rotec’s innovative research and development projects and their proven revenue growth and expansion of services. Rotec is proud to boast a number of long-standing, market-leading clients who year on year submit outstanding customer reviews, in addition to those received from new business.

Perhaps the most hotly contested category, Rotec has been shortlisted for ‘Service Excellence’ following their consistently excellent customer survey results and track record of shaping our business plan in line with our client’s needs.

Somerset Chamber Executive Director, Emma Rawlings, said,

“I am really looking forward to the final as it always a great opportunity to celebrate the successes and achievements of Somerset’s many incredible businesses and organisations.”

Paul Prouse, Managing Director of Rotec Hydraulics, commented,

“We’re delighted to be announcing Rotec has been shortlisted for three 2024 Somerset Business Awards. Having won the Somerset Manufacturer & Producer Award earlier this year, being successfully shortlisted again is testament to our consistently hardworking and diverse team of employees who have continued to provide solutions and outstanding products and services.”

This year is the 19th anniversary of the awards, which are again supported by main sponsor Albert Goodman. The grand final will be hosted by Global broadcast journalist Cormac MacMahon at the Winter Gardens Pavilion, in Weston-super-Mare, on March 22, 2024. To read the full shortlist, please visit the Somerset Business Awards website. 

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Staff Awards 2023 recognises outstanding team members

The Rotec Staff Awards acknowledges and celebrates team members who have made a positive impact, achieved results and those who go above and beyond within their work role.

Our company works with hundreds of clients every year, engineering solutions, providing exemplary customer service and delivering high quality products.

Rotec’s team span four service centres and have a range of skill sets from engineering to purchasing, accountancy to design, HR to marketing.

Every Rotec employee is given the opportunity to nominate a colleague for each award category. The nominations are then presented to the judging panel, consisting of senior management and directors.

This year, a record number of nominations were received, with a representative span of submissions across all locations and facets of the business. The judging panel commented on how difficult selecting a shortlist and winner were for each award category.

The judging panel decided to shortlist and name as winners the following individuals:

Personal Development Award

An award to acknowledge a team member who has shown a commitment to the growth and development of their skill set within the workplace, whether through training courses, facing new challenges or through a change of working role.

  • 1st Place: Sam Jones
  • 2nd Place: Craig Kerr
  • 3rd Place: Ryan Jenkin

Outstanding Achievement Award

The Outstanding Achievement Award recognises staff members who have achieved greatness through hard work, expertise and determination whilst in their working role.

  • 1st Place: Alex Pounde
  • 2nd Place: Rachel Worth
  • Joint 3rd Place: Paul Sharland and John Llewellyn

Special Recognition

A category to celebrate team members who regularly go above and beyond at work.

  • 1st Place: Glyn Cattle
  • 2nd Place: Beverly Chalmers
  • 3rd Place: Isaac Anderson

Rising Star Award

Awarding a staff member who has made an outstanding impact within the first 2 years of their role.

  • Joint 1st Place: Chris Kennedy and Kevin Arscott
  • 3rd Place: Paul Sharland

Long Service Awards

During the course of the evening, recipients of continuous long service awards were also recognised. Team members celebrating 5-year milestones during 2023 were as follows:

  • Richard Renfree – 30 years
  • Andy Rimes – 25 years
  • Steve Alcock – 20 years
  • Dale Edney – 10 years
  • Lee Barns – 5 years