Electech
Out of Office
The senior leadership team at Like Technologies recently took some time away from Wenning House to reflect on what’s important to us as a business and how we demonstrate that in our day to day activity. Sustainability is a key theme that runs through Like Technologies. We champion sustainability by extending the life of industrial…
Read MoreSkills Day at Kendal College
In support of Kendal College’s Skills Day, Like Technologies. alongside other Electech Innovation Cluster members, were invited to provide technical guidance to the T-Level engineering students as they built, tested, debugged, and tuned their line‑following robots. A custom track was created, and the teams competed head‑to‑head until a winner emerged. As a local employer, we’re proud to have supported…
Read MoreIntroducing our Apprentices
We believe that the strength of the UK nuclear sector isn’t just in its infrastructure, but in the people we bring into the fold. That’s why we’ incredibly proud to welcome our two newest degree apprentices, Summer and Ollie, to the Like Technologies team. Both Summer and Ollie join us from Kendal College, and they are…
Read MoreA Year in Review
The year 2025 has been one of significant milestones, reflections, and continued commitment to engineering excellence and community support at Like Technologies. Engineering & Business Milestones This year saw notable progress in our core mission of extending the functional life of plant equipment, particularly within the demanding nuclear sector. Relay Test Box Success: The newly…
Read MoreTime to Reflect
How often are we so busy that we don’t take the time to reflect? We know it’s good to be busy but over Summer we’ve used the opportunity to also take some time to reflect and plan. We’re moving toward our 20th year, officially turning 20 in September 2026 and it’s a milestone worth celebrating. Just…
Read MoreINNOVATION at Like Technologies
In our company meeting earlier this month, Melvin demonstrated the Relay Test Box that our hardware and software engineers have been working on. Unique in that it can analyse relays and produce a digital visual report, it is currently used to test Clifford and Snell D2600 and D2900 however it is not limited to these and…
Read MoreSetting a strong foundation
It was the Electech Innovation Cluster Annual Conference in Lancaster today and it was an opportunity to reflect on how much the cluster has achieved in a relatively short space of time. It’s been 4 years since a small group of us made a commitment to come together to collectively create a member led organisation…
Read MoreShowcasing Capability
How do we showcase our technical capability? That’s the question we’re starting to think about as we move towards the end of the year and into 2025. We’re planning to get to more events to meet you in person and invite some of you in for a tour of the workshop in addition to our…
Read MoreManaging Obsolescence
How can you plan for and tackle obsolescence more efficiently? That was the question we discussed for the latest edition of Operations Engineer. Alongside AVEVA and ABB we explored solutions that would support industrial operators and plant engineers that have to deal with the threat daily. We were asked to think of an example where equipment,…
Read More“well that’s what you’ve always done”
Earlier this year we were invited to help inform Government Policy on Resources and Waste Strategy by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The topics covered include circularity and sustainability of procurement and operations, our opinion on consumer trends, how we adapt to changes in the policy landscape related to resource and waste, and…
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