KLM UK Engineering has been sponsoring the Rotary Technology Tournament for over 5 years and supporting them with a representative from our Technical Training College. This year Nick Jackson, Technical Training Instructor, represented KLM UK Engineering and assisted with the judging of the event.
The event challenge this year was tobuilda device that could carry supplies across a river using apack provided on the day. The competition comprised ofFoundation, Intermediate and Advanced level, withthe studentsproducinga portfolio of how they would tackle the task with example drawings.The judging teams werethere to encourage the studentsand to keep an eye on the event timings. The Rotarians had already produced the cable suspended on a rig for the carriage to sit on.Lots of gluing, drilling and testing ensued and at the end of theallotted time for construction, the teams came up on stage in their respectivecategories and tested their designs. There was a winner for each category with the overall winnersbeing Langley SchoolIntermediates (as pictured being presented with the trophy). Well done to all who took part
