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Continued Investment In Skills At DavyMarkham 20/07/2010
Four years on from re-establishing its apprenticeship scheme, heavy engineering company DavyMarkham is continuing its commitment to traditional skills training for young people.The Sheffield-based company, which makes the large equipment used in the mining, quarrying, power generation, oil and gas, and nuclear sectors, was acquired by IVRCL subsidiary Hindustan Dorr Oliver (HDO) earlier this year. Full story Hindustan Dorr-Oliver eyes more European buys 09/04/2010 Engineering firm Hindustan Dorr-Oliver Ltd (HDO), a listed subsidiary of Hydrabad-based IVRCL Infrastructures and Projects Ltd, is eyeing more acquisitions in Europe, vice-chairman E.Sudhir Reddy said.HDO had in March acquired Sheffield, UK based engineering firm DavyMarkham Ltd for £9.5 million. Full story DavyMarkham joins Nuclear AMRC 01/03/2010 Heavy engineering group DavyMarkham has signed up to become the first Tier Two member of the new Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre.By becoming a member of the Nuclear AMRC consortium, Sheffield-based DavyMarkham gains access to a wealth of resources to help build its presence in the civil nuclear supply chain. Full story DavyMarkham Joins $Billion Indian Infrastructure Group IVRCL 01/03/2010 Made in Sheffield, Managed by Hindustan Dorr Oliver Sheffield based, heavy engineering concern DavyMarkham has been acquired by India's leading engineering procurement and construction company, Hindustan Dorr Oliver (HDO) Limited (a subsidiary of IVRCL Infrastructures and Projects Ltd.) involved in Engineered Solutions, technologies and EPC installations in Liquid-Solid Separation applications.The acquisition provides HDO an entry into the Heavy Engineering space.The firm's Managing Director, Kevin Parkin, who was named Business Person of the Year in the Sheffield Business Awards, and Financial Director, Duncan Hay, will continue in their current roles along with the management team. Full story What Katy Did Next - Marketing 07/01/2010 Katy Worton, a postgraduate in Occupational Psychology from the University of Sheffield, has joined DavyMarkham's marketing team.She will play an integral role in the continued development of the company's successful marketing programme.The heavy engineering concern was recognised recently in the Sheffield Business Awards for its work in promoting the city's manufacturing expertise and Kate will contribute her skills to this award-winning team. Full story Manufacturers urged to back skills initiative 03/01/2010 Manufacturers across South Yorkshire are being urged to give their backing to a new initiative to enthuse school children about a career in engineering and help them to gain the basic skills they need to train as apprentices.The Passport to Work programme is the brainchild of a number of leading local industrialists, led by Kevin Parkin and Vince Middleton, managing directors of Davy Markham and Newburgh Engineering.They have teamed up with Business & Education South Yorkshire, the Industrial Trust, the National Metals Technology Centre (NAMTEC) and Sheffield City Council with the aim of raising the standard of work experience for pupils and guaranteeing to industry that any youngster with the Passport will have the basic skills they need. Full story DavyMarkham Picks Up Three Top Business Awards 12/01/2010 Engineering heavyweight DavyMarkham scored a notable hat-trick in the 2009 Sheffield Business Awards, the Steel City's most prestigious business event.The company won the title Barclays Commercial Bank Outstanding Business Of The Year, while its managing director, Kevin Parkin, was named Rensburg Sheppards Business Person Of The Year.It also received the Creative Sheffield, Sheffield Champion Award for its work in promoting the city's manufacturing heritage and world-class products. Full story Apprentice Scheme Approved By Institution Of Mechanical Engineers 01/11/2009 The highly regarded DavyMarkham apprenticeship scheme has now been officially accredited by the country's leading professional engineering body, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).The scheme, which was successfully revived by the Sheffield heavy engineering firm two years ago, having been discontinued by previous management, has been approved under the institution's Engineering Technician Development Scheme and all DavyMarkham apprentices are now affiliate members of IMechE.Upon completion of their 3 or 4 year apprenticeships, they will be eligible to apply for Engineering Technician status and to use the letters EngTech MIMechE after their names. Full story DavyMarkham Participates In One-Day Coal Conference 01/10/2009 Kevin Parkin, MD of Sheffield heavy engineering company DavyMarkham, is pictured with the Rt Hon John Prescott MP at a recent one-day conference staged at the University of Sheffield and supported by the Coalfield Regeneration Trust, headlined Coal: The Social, Economic, Regeneration and Climate Change Opportunities.Involving a series of eminent guest speakers from the worlds of politics, business and academia, the event was hosted by the former Deputy Prime Minister, who also delivered the keynote address, and was introduced by the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, the Rt Hon Ed Miliband, MP for Doncaster North. Full story |
