Rotec supports Poppy of Honour Pavilion in Somerset

Rotec Hydraulics is proud to support The Poppy of Honour Pavilion, a unique National and Commonwealth Memorial dedicated to British and Commonwealth Servicemen and Servicewomen listed as killed or missing in World War 1.

The contribution from Rotec Hydraulics will help ensure the legacy of these brave individuals is appropriately honoured and remembered for generations to come.

The Poppy of Honour encases 1,117,635 individual hand-written remembrance poppies and will be going on its final tour before it is displayed in the new pavilion at Maidenbrook Country Park in Taunton – less than 5 minutes from Rotec’s Headquarters.

The Poppy of Honour Committee warmly invites the public to visit The Poppy of Honour at the following locations:

DATE

DESTINATION

18-21 APR

MONKTON ELM GARDEN CENTRE

08 MAY

VE DAY  -MAIDENBROOK COUNTRY PARK

24 MAY

FALKLAND DAY – MAIDENBROOK COUNTRY PARK

26 MAY-31 MAY

FLEET AIR ARM MUSEUM MAY HALF TERM

21 JUN

WESTON-SUPER MARE ARMED FORCES DAY tbc

28 JUN

PLYMOUTH ARMED FORCES

05 JUL

SOMERSET ARMED FORCES DAY – TAUNTON

12 JUL

FUNFEST FOR ALL THE FAMILY – MAIDENBROOK COUNTRY PARK

26 JUL

MID DEVON SHOW

01-02 AUG

TAUNTON FLOWER SHOW

10 AUG

ST GILES DOG SHOW – MAIDENBROOK COUNTRY PARK

15 AUG

DUNSTER FAIR

06 SEP

OFFICIAL OPENING MAIDENBROOK COUNTRY PARK

Representatives from the project will be present at various locations to share the compelling story behind this important memorial and answer any questions.

Paul Prouse, Rotec’s Managing Director comments, 

“Having proudly supported numerous Defence sector clients and employed Armed Forces veterans throughout our 45 years in business, we’re honoured to support The Poppy of Honour in finding its permanent home within our community.”

The Poppy of Honour will be officially unveiled at its permanent, free-to-visit, location within Maidenbrook Country Park on 6th September 2025.

Rotec is new shirt sponsor for Plymstock Oaks RFC

Plymstock Albion Oaks RFC has announced Rotec Hydraulics Ltd as the new shirt sponsor for the next three rugby seasons.

The new kit was revealed last Saturday at the rugby club’s Men’s 1sts team’s first home game of the season, where the team put on a strong performance, beating Redruth RFC 2nds  63-17.

The new commercial partnership agreement between Rotec and Plymstock Oaks RFC is a significant step in the club’s ongoing efforts to secure strong commercial partnerships that support both its on-field and off-field activities.

The sponsorship will provide the club with essential resources to maintain and enhance its facilities, as well as to promote rugby at all levels within the local community.

Paul Prouse, Managing Director of Rotec Hydraulics, said,

“It’s great to see the Rotec logo on Plymstock Oaks RFC teams’ shirts. We are delighted to support a club that is close to our Plymouth Service Centre and provides sporting opportunities and events for those in our local community. We can’t wait for the rest of the season and wish every team at the club the best of luck.”

Rotec Hydraulics has a history of supporting local sports clubs, including last year’s Vitality Blast T20 winners, Somerset County Cricket Club. In addition to sponsoring local sports teams, Rotec has a strong business commitment to charitable causes – donating year-on-year to charities such as The Grand Appeal and St Margaret’s Hospice.

1st XV Man of the Match from last Saturday, Ollie White, with Rotec’s Sales Director, Richard Lang.

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 reports 21% reduction in CO2e emissions as they journey towards Net Zero

Rotec Hydraulics Ltd are a responsible business that identifies, plans and invests in solutions to reduce our carbon footprint and environmental impact. 

We are delighted to report a 21% reduction in CO2e emissions during 2022, compared with the previous year.

To achieve this, we have implemented changes such as installing LED lighting, investing in EV vehicles where possible and by sourcing biofuels instead of oil to reduce fossil fuel consumption on-site. Further, we have reduced our gas usage and sourced alternative heating suppliers, reducing its carbon footprint affects to 0 kgs CO2e.

The biggest independently recorded reduction is that of our business, car and van miles – which has had a significant impact on our carbon footprint and is helping us to achieve our Net Zero ambition.

Rotec’s next steps include investing in renewable technologies, such as Solar PV & Battery Storage, creating staff awareness sessions and employee incentives for green travel/zero carbon miles, in addition to procuring a 100% renewable energy provider.

Sustainability is embedded within our company strategy and engrained into our daily business due to us having the necessary management frameworks, processes and systems in place. This includes our ISO 14001 certification – an internationally recognised standard that relates to a stringent and specific set of requirements all linked to systems of environmental management.

For more information of Rotec’s Environmental Sustainability policies, updates and aims please visit https://www.rotec.net/about/environmental-sustainability/. 

Rotec sponsors Powerchair Football Club GBG Spartans

It has been confirmed that Rotec are the proud team sponsors of the GBG Spartans – a Powerchair Football team.

Powerchair Football is the fastest growing disability team sport, which enables severely disabled people to play football using electric powerchairs.

Last month, premier league player and  last seasons league top scorer, Bobby Allen had the pleasure of presenting Troy Willicombe, the team’s captain, with the new GBG Spartans shirts.

The GBG Spartans are kindly sponsored by Rotec Hydraulics in partnership with the charity Goals Beyond Grass.

Looking into the future the team are looking at qualifying for the national league at the end of this season.

To find out more about this fully inclusive team sport, with no age and no gender limits, please visit the Goals Beyond Grass charity website.