Stannah supports young engineers through national competition
Stannah, a world-leading British lifting solutions engineering company, has entered into an exciting partnership with Primary Engineer, a not-for-profit organisation that works with schools and businesses to engage young people with engineering and technology.
As one of the partners for the South England region, Stannah will be supporting Primary Engineer’s annual UK-wide competition, If you were an engineer, what would you do? The competition attracts tens of thousands of entries nationally each year and will see entrants from primary schools and also some from secondary. Pupils interview engineers, identify problems in the world around them, and design innovative solutions.
Fiona Neil, Head of Group Communications at Stannah, said:
“Encouraging an early interest in STEM has always been important to us at Stannah. This partnership provides a meaningful way for us to inspire thousands of young minds, helping them to see how engineering shapes the world around them. It also gives our employees the chance to share their experiences, engage directly with pupils, and be recognised by Primary Engineer as one of their ‘Engineer Inspirers’, supporting the next generation and their own professional development.”
Chris Rochester, Head of Partnerships – South England, South West England and Wales at Primary Engineer said:
“It’s fantastic to have Stannah as a Partner for ‘If you were an engineer, what would you do?’ as they believe in supporting the community and highlighting the opportunities engineering can offer all young people. Stannah will help us to inspire pupils across the South England region with the possibilities of engineering and to encourage them to identify themselves with engineering and technology through designing solutions to problems they have come across.”
This collaboration builds on Stannah’s long-standing commitment to supporting education and encouraging the engineers of tomorrow. It is being delivered through the Joseph Stannah Foundation, Stannah’s charitable programme, which supports education and community projects, including initiatives to encourage young people into STEM.
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About Stannah
Stannah is a world leader in lifting products, supplying stairlifts, passenger lifts, platform lifts, goods and service lifts. It is one of Britain’s leading engineering companies and remains an independent, family owned and run firm. The company’s experience of the lift industry is unsurpassed, originating in cargo lifts in the 1860s. In 1975, Stannah designed its first affordable, quick-to-install and easy-to-use stairlift and has since sold over 1,000,000 stairlifts worldwide.
Stannah is run today by the fifth generation of the family – Jon, Patrick, Alastair, Nick and Helen – who are proud torchbearers for Stannah’s long-held family spirit and traditions.
Stannah now operates in more than 40 countries and has subsidiaries in 11 countries including France, Italy and USA.
About the Joseph Stannah Foundation
The Joseph Stannah Foundation (JSF) was established in 2017 to honour Stannah’s founder, Joseph Stannah, an engineering pioneer who believed in advancing both technology and the welfare of society, “It is undoubtedly the duty of every engineer to instruct their share of the rising generation, but it is also their duty to do it in such a way as shall conduce most to the general prosperity of the future”
The JSF supports projects that encourage early interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), recognise young talent, and promote equality, diversity and inclusivity across engineering and design fields.
Beyond STEM, the JSF also supports a wide range of charitable causes, including:
- Disadvantaged or disenfranchised groups – creating opportunities for better education, career or life pathways, particularly for NEET individuals or young carers.
- Physical and mental health and wellbeing – supporting initiatives that improve people’s lives and wellbeing.
- The environment – encouraging action and education on climate change and sustainability.
- Community events and resources – supporting inclusive activities that promote social cohesion, particularly those involving the elderly or of local importance.
The Foundation also provides a match-funding scheme for employee fundraising, doubling the impact of the charitable efforts of Stannah colleagues in their local communities.
About Primary Engineer
Primary Engineer is an educational not-for-profit organisation founded in 2005. Its aim is to engage both primary and secondary school pupils and their teachers with the vast and inspirational world of engineering and technology. Working with businesses and industry across the UK, it helps to develop a future and more diverse generation of engineering and technology professionals. Its annual competition, If you were an engineer, what would you do?, attracts tens of thousands of entries each year, providing pupils with the opportunity to design solutions to real-world problems, supported by professional engineers.