My Work Experience week at BGB

It's always a proud moment and a lovely feeling to receive great feedback and a thank you. Below is a letter sent to BGB from a recent work experience student: My Work Experience week at BGB By Josh Hyatt, Level 3 Engineering student at Grantham College My placement week at BGB was a great experience. I was exposed to the whole process: from seeing the raw materials being collected from the store rooms, to watching them being machined into precision components and then the parts being packaged carefully ready for despatch. I had never done any machining before so the week gave me a real appreciation of CNC milling and the heated hydraulic press, bringing to life the theory that I have learnt at college. I’ve been inspired to learn more about the mechanical side of engineering as a result. During the week I found out about BGB’s range of products including brushes and slip rings. I also learnt about the applications of the components they make, for instance the de-icing units that are fitted to wind turbines located in colder climates, as far afield as China and Norway, to ensure they don’t freeze up when the temperature plummets. I felt extremely welcome and supported at all times. I am particularly grateful for the opportunity to actually take part in the work there, so to be, with supervision, ‘hands-on’. The staff are trusted to get on with their work and everyone is busy; I had a real sense of the staff operating as a team across the organisation – it was a good environment to work in. People were happy to chat with me, to explain what they were doing and they offered helpful advice about different career pathways within the Engineering industry. Towards the end of my placement week, I spent some time working with CAD, which I’ve always been especially interested in. I discovered some new methods and some ‘tricks’ too! I used the Inventor 3D modelling software for the first time: it was a timely introduction as I’ll be learning more about this package in my Engineering studies now I’m back at college. It’s even given me a head start on my next college assignment! Thank you to everyone at BGB – I had a really interesting and enjoyable week. Josh "It's great we were able to support our local college and students, and want to thank everyone that took the time to make Josh’s time here with us enjoyable and useful." Said Breeze Rowlands, BGB's QHSE Specialist. #inyourshoes

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