Manufacturing and Engineering Magazine Volume 425 - January 2016 | Page 41

MANUFACTURING & ENGINEERING BRAFE ENGINEERING
pursued a direct approach to bringing on board
a new wave of aspiring engineers. “We are taking the necessary steps to succession plan with
apprenticeship programmes across the factory
and actively recruiting the skills required to
satisfy our long term strategic objectives.
Technically the industry is ever improving from
3-D printing to 5- axis CNC machining, we keep
abreast of these key technological developments to ensure we can react as quickly as possible to the advantages which these technologies can give,” clarifies Dalby.
To support the fully in-house service offered
onto and into the future, Brafe Engineering is
also committed to constantly reviewing, developing and upgrading its manufacturing
processes for efficiencies, costs and time. This
is further supported by investment into plant
and technology, which, combined with the
investments made into its people, constitutes
the “3-P's”: plant, people and process.
“Continually investing in these areas will help
to sustain our competitive position going forward,” clarifies Dalby, who is a keen advocate of
investment back into the company for the further development of the service on offer.
In recent times, Brafe Engineering has supported key clients with a number of major oil and
gas projects around the world. Including the
Umm lulu development project in Abu Dhabi on
which three of the company's major customers
were perso