Rotec were proud to be associated with this year’s Brixham Trawler race. The race took place on 18th June 2016 in Brixham,the trawler race is the highlight in the ports year and celebrates its maritime excellence. Boats are dressed with bunting and battle it out with a race around the bay. The event is held annually to raise money for local charities, in 2015 over £21,000 was raised. Donations in the past have been made to various charities these include: Brixham’s Fisherman’s Mission, Shoalstone Pool, Brixham Gig Club, Brixham Rugby Club and the Museum.
For results of the race and photos go to Port of Brixham Trawler Race on Facebook.
Next year’s Race is planned for 17th June 2017.
Rotec is pleased to be exhibiting at the Seawork International show again this year, accumulation of previous year’s successes and association with the show that has become one of the best marine and workboat shows in Europe.
Joining Rotec this year will be Ram Reman Ltd, Ram Reman specialize in the manufacture, repair and overhaul of hydraulic cylinders for the marine and offshore market. Conveniently based close to the South Coast between Poole and Bournemouth, with easy striking distance to the major port areas of Portsmouth and Southampton, Ram Reman will be presenting cylinder manufacturing and overhaul capability and services to enlighten any workboat manufacturer or Skipper!
Working closely together, Rotec and Ram Reman have become one of the leading hydraulic system design and manufacturing teams in the UK supported by long standing distributorships with Parker Hannifin in providing quality systems with experienced engineers and specialized equipment for manufacturing cylinders in house.
Visit Rotec and Ram Reman at Seawork Mayflower Park, Southampton on the 14th to 16th June 2016. Stand PB129
Rotec are pleased to announce that a number of our engineers have attended and passed the National Fluid Power Centre accredited training programme.
Claire Brown – ‘qualified electronics engineer’ has now passed Stage 2 Hydraulics (industrial) , Claire’s additional skills qualification is on the back of many years’ experience with Rotec covering manufacturing and service support on site with a wide range of industrial, mobile and marine applications.. Well done Claire!!
Phil Mees – Phil, Hydraulic Engineer has passed Stage 1 Hydraulics, Phil joined the team 2 years ago providing a wide range of skills from manufacturing, fabrication and now hydraulics. Phil will now be headed for Stage 2, well done!
Phil Murrant – Hydraulic Engineer – Phil has now passed level 2 Industrial Hydraulics, whilst majority of Phil’s time is spent working on mobile machinery, the Industrial course provided course topics that had benefits across mobile and industrial applications. Well done Phil!
Dan Foster – Dan is our electrical apprentice, currently 2 years into his HNC apprenticeship supported by Bridgwater College. Dan’s determination has seen a transition from the hose and connectors side of the business to a dedicated and keen member of the engineering team. Dan has attended and passed Stage 2 Hydraulics – Well done Dan.
