Nuclear
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 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 MoreThreat or Opportunity?
“What about these Small Modular Reactors?” “Are they a threat to your business?” These are questions Kate was recently asked when being gently challenged during a conversation with someone she met through Lancaster University. She was asked this because a lot of our work comes from the nuclear sector. With innovation comes risk; risk that the…
Read MoreEvery DETAIL Matters
We’ve been talking about the relay test box a lot and that’s ok, we’re really proud of what we’ve created. It’s been designed to solve a problem and we know it saves time and improves efficiencies. We didn’t rush into this redesign, we worked closely with the people that were going to be using it…
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 MoreStatutory Outage
It’s quiet in Wenning House as the team are on site supporting a statutory outage. As you’ll be aware, obsolescence is a growing and significant threat within the power generation and nuclear industries in the UK. Strictly regulated, highly secure and responsible for providing the country’s light and warmth, there are real challenges when it comes…
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,…
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