Nuclear Energy Components (NEC) will open up to its local community as part of Make UK’s National Manufacturing Day celebrations on 26 September 2024
See first-hand the potential careers and jobs on offer with a ‘through the keyhole’ tour of the business
NEC in Bradwell in the Hope Valley will open up to schools, colleges and the local community on National Manufacturing Day to showcase first-hand the amazing careers that are available in Britain’s manufacturing sector.
During the day the company will put on a series of tours and interactive activities, designed to demonstrate what manufacturing is really about. The activities will be hands on and staff teams will be on hand to speak about what inspired them to take up a career in the sector and the opportunities that they have had to progress and train further.
The day is open to all age groups, from school leavers to more experienced workers looking at reskilling and it will also give companies the chance to let their whole community understand more about the businesses on their doorstep.

NEC has been part of the Hope Valley community, manufacturing components and assemblies for the Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Aerospace, Automotive, Rail and Power generation sectors for 85 years.
The tours arranged so far include:
9.30am Bradwell Infant School
10.30am Bradwell Junior School
4.00pm Bradwell Residents Open Day
Matthew Keeley, Director said: “We are delighted to be taking part in National Manufacturing Day and have the chance to showcase our manufacturing processes, capabilities and people. National Manufacturing Day gives us an opportunity to speak directly with students, teachers and our local community when they visit our manufacturing facilities.
“The NEC team will great you on arrival, you will have a tour of the facility being able to see our Production areas including machining, fabrication, fitting, quality and inspection. You will be able to see our Advanced Machining Centre where we invested £280,000 in 2023 in new machining technology which enables us to provide automatic loading and unloading of components.”
“There will be food and drink available in our office and canteen following the tour. There will be plenty of opportunity to talk to staff about their roles in the business and experience working for NEC, formerly Newburgh Engineering.”
“We can’t wait to meet our potential new employees and talk to the people who live on our doorstep about the work we do for our customers and what we have to offer in a career that is both exciting and rewarding.”
To make it easy to see what’s going on across the local area, Make UK has created a dedicated microsite www.nationalmanufacturingday.org where companies taking part will post what they produce and detail the events they are planning for National Manufacturing Day itself.
Manufacturing covers a wide range of sectors including aerospace, engineering, chemical and pharmaceutical, food and drink, defence, automotive and renewable technologies. So there will definitely be something around on the day to interest everyone.
Stephen Phipson, CEO of Make UK, the manufacturers organisation added:
“This is a really exciting day where the whole manufacturing sector will come together to celebrate the amazing things that Britain designs and makes.
“Britain’s manufacturing companies are at the forefront of global renewable technology development and some of the most innovative engineering developments seen anywhere around the world. This is a sector with amazing opportunities and we hope this third National Manufacturing Day will give people who have never had the chance to see inside their local businesses just what is going on and the opportunities available to them.”
To find out more www.nationalmanufacturingday.org