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MACHINED COMPONENTS
BG ENGINEERING
BG ENGINEERING LENDS ITS SUPPORT TO SHU RACING
TEAM!
BG Engineering, a subcontractor for
precision machined components based in
Chesterfield, has demonstrated its support
for the young engineers of the future by
sponsoring the SHU (Sheffield Hallam
University) Formula Student Racing Team.
This is the fifth consecutive year that
Sheffield Hallam University has been
involved in Formula Student, a competition
run by IMechE (Institute of Mechanical
Engineers) which culminates at Silverstone
in July, in conjunction with Formula One.
Formula Student (FS), an educational
engineering competition backed by
industry and high-profile engineers,
with aims to develop enterprising and
innovative engineers and encourage more
young individuals to take up a career in
engineering.
The Shu Racing Team from Sheffield Hallam
University approached Marie Cooper from
BG Engineering, after being recommended
by another regional engineering firm,
because of its machining expertise. BG
Engineering manufactured engine mounts
and a steering column for their race car,
which has been designed and developed
by nine undergraduates, 7 of which are
MEng Engineering students who design the
components who oversee the manufacture
and build of the car with a further two
second year student managers.
Max Vollans – Principle of the SHU Racing
Team, said: “We’re really grateful for all
the support we’ve received from BG
Engineering. This project tests not only
our design and mechanical engineering
skills, but also our commercial knowledge
and understanding too, making it directly
relevant to the world of motorsport
engineering. It is only with the support of
companies like BG Engineering that this has
been possible.”
A number of the eight undergraduates have
already secured careers in motorsport or
aerospace engineering once they graduate.
Shane Greveson, Business Development
Director at BG Engineering, said: “The
Formula Student challenge gives students
an invaluable insight into the real world of
engineering.
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We are proud to be a sponsor and wish them
every success, not only in this competition,
but in their future careers.”
The event is designed to provide an ideal
opportunity for the students to test,
demonstrate and improve their capabilities
to deliver a complex and integrated product
in the demanding environment of a
motorsport competition. The project usually
forms part of a degree-level project and is
viewed by the motorsport industry as the
standard for engineering graduates to meet,
as they move from the university to the
workplace.
From its beginnings in 1988, BG Engineering
has become one of the region’s leading
CNC machining companies, with more than
30 staff including four apprentices and 18
CNC machines, boasting customers located
across the UK and Europe. The company has
recently expanded by acquiring Sheffield-
based Pentag, a business specialising
in bespoke gear cutting projects and
will relocate its staff to BG’s extensive
Chesterfield facility.
Over the past 30 years, the company has
elevated itself into one of the leading
precision engineers in the region. Through
strategic and customer driven investment
BG Engineering has built relationships with
some of the largest global OEMs in the
energy industry.
BG Engineering prides itself on its approach
to quality and inspection. The company
is ISO 9001 accredited and is focused on
continual improvement by having its own
in-house inspection department to ensure
that all parts reach the customer ‘right first
time.’
BG Engineering is also currently working
towards securing AS9100 accreditation to
become an approved aerospace supplier.
For more information visit
www.bgeng.com.
For more information on the SHU
Racing Team visit www.shuracing.co.uk