by Sarah Thomas | Jul 17, 2018 | Awareness days, Diversity and Inclusion, Leadership
Justice is an ancient concept, spanning continents, times and cultures; the eternal search for what is fair, or just. I believe that most of us at some stage have felt the sting of injustice; possibly as a child, maybe observed in the world around us. My...
by Sarah Thomas | Jun 5, 2018 | Awareness days, Efficiency, Environment, Lean Six Sigma, Waste
A couple of weeks ago I caught the tail end of a tv show presented by Professor Brian Cox ‘The Race for Space’ where he interviewed aerospace engineer Robert Zubrin about the benefits of setting up colonies on Mars. Zubrin suggested that if we could “maximise the...
by Becky Kendall | Sep 28, 2017 | Awareness days, Meet the Team
Happy National Poetry Day! Here at Continuous Improvement Projects we’ve edged slightly out of our comfort zones and written a poem to mark the day. Not to be taken too seriously, of course, but we hope you enjoy. I don’t think any of us will be giving up...
by Sarah Collins | Jun 23, 2017 | Awareness days, Diversity and Inclusion, STEM
Let me start by telling you a little bit about my family: my husband has been a Mechanical Engineer since his apprenticeship, I have a background in Mathematics & IT and we have two grown-up daughters. Both daughters were encouraged from an early age to use...
by Kiran Kachela | May 10, 2017 | Awareness days, Mental Health Awareness
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week – a national campaign to help get shot of the ongoing stigma surrounding the topic and to increase awareness about mental illness. Some of you may have been diagnosed with an illness and some of you may be suffering in silence. A high...
by Danial Perks | Mar 8, 2017 | Awareness days, Diversity and Inclusion, international women's day
Last week, on Wednesday 8 March, women across the globe celebrated International Women’s Day, applauding their achievements and highlighting the talent of inspirational figures respected and admired in society today. On London’s Southbank, the Women of the World...