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The Shepley Group have once again donated £1,000 to Cumbria Community Foundation’s Winter Warmth Fund, an initiative to help assist the elderly with their heating costs over winter. Temperatures this winter could once again be exceptionally cold, and when temperatures fall below 8°C older people

We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded Gold accredited membership via The 5% Club’s 2023-24 Employer Audit Scheme. This award recognises our significant contribution to the continued development of all our Employees through “earn & learn” schemes such as Apprenticeships, Graduate Schemes and

West Cumberland Engineering Limited (“WCEL”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Shepley Engineers, has today (27th October 2023) successfully completed the acquisition of T.I.S. Cumbria Limited (“TIS”). The acquisition, which will see TIS operate within Shepley Engineers subsidiary West Cumberland Engineering (WCEL), continues the growth of

It has been announced that Shepley Engineers and Sellafield Ltd are joint IChemE Global Awards 2023 Finalists in the Nuclear Engineering category. IChemE is the Institution of Chemical Engineers, and established in 1994 the IChemE Global Awards are widely recognised as the world’s most prestigious

Two Shepley Group companies join PPP at Sellafield to help deliver major projects on ground-breaking first-of-their-kind frameworks. Shepley Group companies Shepley Engineers and PPS Electrical will join Process Pipework Services Ulverston and Alpha Engineering in entering PPP, after partnering with the Key Delivery Partners (KDPs)

Last month, the Shepley Group hired a record number of apprentices in their 2023 Apprenticeship intake, hiring 23 young people across 5 disciplines. This is once again testament to our commitment of developing the next generation and improving the skills of local people. The apprentices

The Shepley Group have reached a milestone of £100,000 given to local good causes. Whitehaven-based Shepley Engineers, which celebrates its 75th birthday this year, set up its Shepley Group Fund with Cumbria Community Foundation in 2011. Since then, the fund has awarded grants totalling £105,910

The Shepley Group are delighted to announce that all three companies have successfully been awarded RoSPA Gold Awards. This now takes our combined total to 61 years of health and safety excellence. Shepley Engineers have now reached 27 consecutive RoSPA Gold Awards, with PPS Electrical

The engineering workforce unfortunately continues to be dominated by men. According to Engineering UK, only 12% of all engineering jobs are held by women. It is crucial that we address the gender diversity problem in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths (STEM) fields. Perceptions are changing,

National Apprenticeship Week is about celebrating the achievements of our apprentices and encouraging more budding engineers to jumpstart their career. This year’s theme for the week is Skills For Life. Skills For Life is about reflecting on how apprenticeships can help individuals to develop the