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The Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers

Moving forward, giving back

  • Welcome to our Company

    We are a charitable community of makers and users of scientific instruments who include scientists, engineers, academics and students.

  • Charitable and Educational Trust

    Our education and charitable trust has been built up over the years through regular donations from Liverymen and from generous endowments.

  • Moving forward, giving back

    We have a thriving apprenticeship programme and we also support post graduates and post doctoral students.

  • A very social livery company

    Our members get together to share knowledge and experience; influence opinion; and enjoy good fellowship.

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Come and meet us

We are recruiting members so if you are involved in design and construction of instrumentation or commission projects that rely on instrumentation, we would welcome you to one of our evenings.

Master Charles Holroyd

A message from the Master

Let me, as Master, give you a very warm welcome to the Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers. I am delighted that are visiting this website.

Our Livery Year

The Livery year starts in late October with the Admission Court. At this Court meeting the new Master, Senior and Junior Wardens are installed into their offices.

Grants and Awards

As a relatively ‘young’ company (in City terms) we have been fortunate over the years to receive generous donations from Liverymen and legacies from deceased members which form the bulk of our funds. However the need for philanthropy is as strong today as it ever has been and we welcome contributions however large or small. Potential members should note that there is an expectation that members will donate annually a minimum of £75 through gift aid.

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News from the Company

Testimonials

A selection of quotes from Scholars, Apprentices, Freemen and Liverymen.

Being a member of a City Livery Company makes you a part of a long tradition of philanthropy, charity and pageantry. While part of this is the enjoyment of formal dining in our own hall or in the fantastic and historic Livery Halls of other Liveries in the City of London, our Livery has a unique involvement in the promotion of science and engineering in the City and with Government. As a professional engineer, being a member of the Livery is an important part of my responsibility to my profession and the wellbeing of the country.
Liveryman Howard Railton, General Manager of Worldwide Construction, Air Products plc

I thoroughly enjoyed attending the livery banquet over the summer, and am incredibly grateful for both the financial aid and support that the company has offered and continues to offer me. I am hoping to soon attend a talk on engineering at the House of Lords, having been invited by a member of WCSIM.

Apprentice Dominic Blythe
During the summer just gone I took an internship with Mechatronic Solutions in Birmingham. Through my Apprentice Master and a member of the Worshipful Company, Chris Gibson, I was given this special opportunity, for which I am extremely grateful. I found my internship very interesting and rewarding and I felt it developed me positively as an engineer.
Freeman Tom Heywood
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