Before I go into my bauma experience the ins the outs etc I just want to share this, walking around Sunday with Liebherr learning about the new machines I spotted a familiar meaty head that I wasn't expecting to see hanging from a crawler crane lol After getting over my initial shock I returned the next day,... Continue Reading →
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Featured in the Liebherr Upload Magazine
Recently I was featured in the rather beautiful Liebherr Upload magazine. Really proud with how it turned out and honoured to be invited to feature ❤️ I touch on 👉My journey 👉 The future 👉 Necessary industry changes 👉Working for Select 👉Unplugged cranes If you haven't has a look you can have a look at... Continue Reading →
Can you help an apprentice?
Did you know you can hire an apprentice that has been made redundant?Apprenticeships are a great way to boost your business and you may be eligible for grants for taking on an apprentice.I started as an apprentice 6 years ago and it honestly changed my life, please consider if you can taking on an apprentice... Continue Reading →
BBC Radio 5 Live Wake Up To Money
If anyone is up early tomorrow morning and fancies a listen I will be taking part in Wake Up To Money on BBC 5 Live at 5am. If 5am is not your thing I believe it will be on catch up. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0070lr5
Television Debut – Impossible Engineering With A Steam Shovel!
8 months ago I undertook maybe my biggest challenge I was contacted by Impossible Engineering to appear on their Tv show talking about steam shovels. Having never done TV presenting I wasn't sure what to expect, I was told it was only a short segment but to expect being filmed for the whole day. We... Continue Reading →
BBC Bitesize
What do a crane operator , a power lifter and a grime violinist have in common??? Ok not much but we are all featured in a BBC Bitesize piece for International women day. BBC Bitesize is a learning resource for school children in England. Please click and have a read - BBC Bitesize IWD2020
National Apprenticeship week!!!
I love National Apprenticeship Week, its great seeing what work everyone is doing around apprenticeships in the industry. I put a video together to give my thoughts about apprenticeships and a look into my experiences. https://youtu.be/LwHaVb0lwEQ NAW2020
New Year, New Me?
Ok probably not, I don't do new year resolutions anymore because well I never stick to them... No Chocolate - Pointless, Lose Weight- Pointless, Do more - Pointless. But this year I have made myself a small list of promises and goals, not big pointless resolutions but more things I need to do to get... Continue Reading →
Year One
So on the 6th of October 2014 I joined the Select first Lifting Technician apprenticeship. This was a huge step for me I had spent my previous working life working in sales, starting in mobile phones, to advertising eventually ending up in recruitment. Sales was something I started doing while I was at university and... Continue Reading →
Stickers! (I did a thing)
So where did these come from?? A short while ago I attended a fab event at Brookland's race course with WES and was giving out small 'Girl's can't what?' stickers with a picture of a engineer, I posted on Instagram and everyone loved it. I however felt they were missing a site feel and wondered... Continue Reading →