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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

The Shepley Group have donated over 50 toys and £500 to the Cash For Kids’ Mission Christmas appeal. The annual fundraiser aims to help disadvantaged children not miss out at Christmas. Currently there are one in three children who are living in poverty in Cumbria,

The Shepley Group have donated £1,000 to Cumbria Community Foundation’s Winter Warmth Fund, an initiative to help assist the elderly with their heating costs over winter. One of the biggest problems facing many older adults, especially those living on their own, is not staying warm

September saw the latest intake of Shepley Group apprentices, hiring 21 young people across 6 disciplines. This is testament to our commitment of developing the next generation and improving the skills of local people. The apprentices were made up of 7 electrical apprentices, 7 manufacturing

The Shepley Group are celebrating again after landing another hat-trick of internationally-recognised awards, for demonstrating high health and safety standards, taking them to a combined 58 years of Gold Awards. Organisations receiving awards from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents are recognised as