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Liveryman Philip Thomas writing in the Spectator

by WCSIM webJanuary 11, 2021February 22, 2021

Liveryman Philip Thomas is publishing regularly in The Spectator on the COVID R-rate.

Links to both here

Liverymen, Members

Congratulations to Liveryman Jeremy Simons OBE

by WCSIM webJanuary 4, 2021February 12, 2021

Liveryman Jeremy Simons was awarded an OBE in the new years honours. He has been a member of the company since 2004.

Read about Jeremy’s award

Grants and Prizes, Liverymen

An end of year missive from the Master

by WCSIM webDecember 15, 2020January 14, 2021

In the lead up to Christmas and a well-earned rest over the festive season, I thought I would take this opportunity reflect on last twelve months.

Read the full message

Master

Liveryman, Ludwik Finkelstein  OBE, FREng (1929 – 2011) inducted to Hall of Fame

by WCSIM webDecember 11, 2020January 14, 2021

Liveryman, Ludwik Finkelstein  OBE, FREng (1929 – 2011) was one of seven engineers inducted into the newly launched City of London Engineering Hall of Fame on 10 December 2020.

Further details and obituary

Liverymen

Apprentice Andrey Gizdov – lockdown internship

by WCSIM webDecember 10, 2020January 14, 2021

Just before the worldwide lockdown in February, I unwittingly flew to the Weizmann Institute to do a 3-month internship in Artificial Intelligence.

Read Andrey’s full account

Members

Liveryman Anne Thorne – a member for 30 years

by WCSIM webDecember 4, 2020January 14, 2021

Anne Thorne was admitted as a Liveryman in 1992 but her connection with the company started a few years before that. We are pleased to celebrate her 30 year connection with the Company here.

Read more about Anne

Members

Freeman Amy Congdon gives talk on biofabrication

by WCSIM webDecember 2, 2020January 14, 2021

On 27th October 2020, Freeman Amy Congdon, of Biofabricate, delivered a talk introducing the field of biofabrication and how scientists, designers and engineers are growing the materials and products of the future.

Read more about Amy

Members

Junior Warden contributes to struggle against COVID 19

by WCSIM webOctober 26, 2020January 14, 2021

Junior Warden Philip Thomas has devised a way of measuring a range of parameters for the monitoring of Covid-19.

Read more

Liverymen, Members

Consort at Private Luncheon with Lady Mayoress

by WCSIM webOctober 13, 2020January 14, 2021

The Master’s Consort, Lesley Grattan, was recently invited to lunch with the Lady Mayoress.

Read about her experience

Master

Liveryman Jessica Leigh Jones is awarded an MBE

by WCSIM webOctober 12, 2020January 14, 2021

Liveryman Jessica Leigh Jones has been awarded the MBE for services to Women in Engineering in Wales.

Read why

Grants and Prizes, Liverymen, Women in Science

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When the Company was formed in 1956, the UK was a large manufacturer of specialist electronic and mechanical scientific instruments. Examples ranged from microscopes to spectrum analysers and a wide variety of other laboratory test and measurement equipment.

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