<h2>Background</h2>
<p>Our customer is one of Europe&rsquo;s leading commercial airlines with a fleet of over 200 aircraft. Each aircraft must undergo maintenance checks at regular time and mileage intervals.</p>
<h2>Challenge</h2>
<p>Like all airlines, our customer has rigorous and robust processes for planning, managing and assuring the maintenance of its fleet, thus ensuring fitness for use whilst minimizing time on the ground (not generating revenue).</p>
<p>The sparse availability of skilled technical labour to complete maintenance tasks has been a challenge in the sector for many years and remains a genuine risk to their commercial objectives. They are therefore constantly looking at new ways to attract, retain and deploy aircraft technicians and engineers.</p>
<h2>Solution</h2>
<p>Specifically, we manage a team of 25 aircraft engineers at London Heathrow providing 7 days per week coverage. We manage the station as a package of work (under clients Part 145) ensuring priority defects are cleared within the timescale</p>
<p>Our fixed daily charge is outcome-based and tied to the successful handover of aircraft back into service. We can respond to additional demand by increasing our engineering teams at short notice. Our gain share model is attractive to our skilled workforce because they receive higher remuneration in return for higher productivity targets/KPIs and receive fixed earnings irrespective of how much of their shift they work.</p>
<h2>Outcome</h2>
<p>In the first 6 months, we demonstrated through a shift in accountability, that we could drive our engineering teams to not only complete all tasks in the allocated time but also identify and remedy additional defects. We have since expanded the contract to include additional aircraft and tasking.</p>

Our customer is one of Europe’s leading commercial airlines with a fleet of over 200 aircraft. Each aircraft must undergo maintenance checks at regular time and mileage intervals.

Aircraft Maintenance – Airline Checks

<p>It&rsquo;s no secret that Carbon60 has been an avid supporter and partner of the military for many years now. From working closely with the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.carbon60global.com/sectors/defence" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ministry of Defence on recruitment projects</a>, and being recognised with an&nbsp;<a href="https://www.carbon60global.com/blog/carbon60-recognised-with-mod-gold-award" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MOD Gold Award</a>, to employing and supporting&nbsp;<a href="https://www.carbon60global.com/blog/armed-forces-profile-bruno-wood" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">current and ex-forces members</a>, our involvement with the British Armed Forces has always been a priority.</p>
<p>That&rsquo;s why for the past six years, we&rsquo;ve been delighted to sponsor the Royal Navy Football Association. And, on March 30<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;an exciting inter-service men&rsquo;s match was hosted between the Royal Navy and the Army.</p>
<p>It&rsquo;s not the first time the two forces have clashed on the football field. In fact, this competition has been an annual sporting tradition between the Army, RAF and Royal Navy for many years now.</p>
<p>During a long history of battling it out on the pitch, it&rsquo;s the Army who have won the most matches, and this most recent clash saw them adding yet another win to the list after beating the Navy in a 2-1 defeat last month.</p>
<p>As sponsors, we&rsquo;re always eager to follow the matches, but with the pandemic having halted the competition in 2020 and 2021, this year&rsquo;s was particularly welcome.</p>
<p>Carbon60&rsquo;s Managing Director, Paul Nolan, commented: &ldquo;Although the game didn&rsquo;t end in the results we would have liked for the Royal Navy team, it was certainly an exciting game demonstrating how far inter-services football has come during our proud period of sponsorship.&rdquo;</p>
<p>However, this isn&rsquo;t Carbon60&rsquo;s only military sports sponsorship. We&rsquo;re also keen supporters of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.carbon60projectservices.com/blog/valuing-values">RAF&rsquo;s Ski Team</a>. But why is Carbon60 so keen to support initiatives and events like these and why do they matter? The answer goes far beyond simply our recruitment expertise in the defence sector&hellip;</p>
<p>It&rsquo;s because we share many of the same principles as our British armed forces. And, like the military, we understand the important role that sport plays in bringing people together and strengthening the key attributes that unite us all.</p>
<p>Members of our forces, and sports participants alike, need to be driven, committed and enthusiastic. And these are features we look for in our own people. Often described as a family, our employees at Carbon60 take pride in working together as a team to achieve a shared set of goals - in the same way that many of the most successful sporting teams combine differing strengths to climb to the top of their league.</p>
<p>Sporting activities are also fundamental in developing resilience and resourcefulness. And in the competitive and often challenging world of recruitment, these are important qualities for overcoming obstacles and achieving success. They&rsquo;re characteristics we encourage and celebrate across the entire Carbon60 business.</p>
<p>It&rsquo;s for all of these reasons combined that we&rsquo;re dedicated to supporting the British Royal Navy Football Association - an organisation founded to promote and encourage teamwork and whose values align closely with our own.</p>
<p>This year, it&rsquo;s the RAF who were crowned overall Inter-Service Champions and we extend our congratulations to them on a great performance throughout the season. But we look forward to our ongoing sponsorship of the Royal Navy and to continuing to support them, whatever the result, next season. Keep up the great work, guys. Carbon60 wishes you lots of luck for the 2023 competition!</p>

It’s no secret that Carbon60 has been an avid supporter and partner of the military for many years now. From working closely with the Ministry of Defence on recruitment projects, and being recognised with an MOD Gold Award, to employing and supporting current and ex-forces members, our involvement with the British Armed Forces has always been a priority.

Carbon60 Proudly Sponsors the Royal Navy Football Association

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Following the recent regaining of the coveted Mercury Cup, the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.carbon60projectservices.com/blog/carbon60-proudly-sponsors-the-royal-navy-football-association">Carbon60-sponsored Royal Navy Men&rsquo;s Football Team</a> have become &ndash; for the first time in 8 years &ndash; the 2024 Inter Service Champions. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Having beaten a strong British Army side 2-1 in the Mercury Cup match at Portsmouth FC&rsquo;s Fratton Park stadium, the Navy seniors went into the championship decider against the talented RAF team full of confidence. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">However, they faced an early setback in the match, falling behind early at Shrewsbury Town&rsquo;s The Croud Meadow Stadium against the determined RAF boys, who held on to their lead until half time. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The second half was a different story though, with the Navy&rsquo;s quality and persistence &ndash; and two excellent Elliot Holmes goals &ndash; making the difference, securing an electric 2-1 win and a new home for the Inter Services trophy at HMS Temeraire. </span></p>
<h3 class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Congratulations from Everyone at Carbon60</span></strong></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Carbon60 have been avid supporters, sponsors, and partners of the military for many years, and we are proud to be part of the Inter Services story &ndash; <a href="https://www.carbon60projectservices.com/blog/sponsorship-spotlight-carbon60-project-services-the-royal-navy-winter-sports-association" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in addition to many other military events, celebrations, and occasions</a>. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">It is our honour to have our logo afront the shirts worn by the Royal Navy football team, and we wish them huge congratulations on becoming 2024 Inter Services Champions. Here&rsquo;s to some more epic battles on the pitch in 2025!</span></p>

Huge congratulations to the Carbon60-sponsored Royal Navy Men's Football Team on becoming the 2024 Inter Service Champions! 

Sponsorship Spotlight: Inter Service Success for the Royal Navy Men’s Football Team

<p>At Carbon60 we&rsquo;ve always been proud of our close military connections. As one of our core market sectors, we&rsquo;ve continuously recognised the importance of being immersed in defence and have now partnered with the MOD on multiple&nbsp;<a href="https://www.carbon60global.com/find-a-job/aerospace-and-defence-jobs">projects</a>.</p>
<p>We&rsquo;ve also committed time and resources to our pioneering <a href="https://www.carbon60global.com/connect-mentoring">Connect Programme</a>, specifically designed to support actively serving military personnel (full-time and reserve) and the ex-services community. It&rsquo;s a free-of-charge mentoring programme we launched to help members of the forces, and their families, to navigate into work through one-on-one sessions on vital skills in preparation for carrying out job-searching tasks, like writing a CV or attending an interview.</p>
<p>But more than simply being a core sector of ours, Carbon60 benefits from such strong relationships with the forces, because we share so many of the same values. This is particularly true when comparing our own DNA with the RAF&rsquo;s - and that&rsquo;s just one of the reasons why we&rsquo;ve been honoured to act as a sponsor for the RAF&rsquo;s Ski Team for several years now.</p>
<h2><strong>On the slopes</strong></h2>
<p>The Royal Air Force Ski Team offers personnel the environment to train and compete in alpine disciplines at an elite level. Participation in this challenging sport develops many of the qualities in its athletes that are also required to succeed in the modern military. Such attributes include courage, determination, teamwork, and leadership - skills that we also seek and encourage in a service environment.</p>
<p>Team members commit to extensive training and lots of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.raf.mod.uk/display-teams/raf-music-services/news/on-the-slopes/">events and competitions</a>&nbsp;alongside their already demanding RAF roles. One particular highlight on the Ski Team calendar is the coveted RAF Championships, informally known as the &lsquo;Ski Champs&rsquo;. They take place annually (Covid restrictions permitting) in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, and provide more than 800 RAF service men and women with the chance to compete in skiing and snowboarding.</p>
<p>Central to the success of the team is the Ski Team Manager who&rsquo;s responsible for the planning of five major overseas training camps and competitions each year, as well as managing a rigorous development and coaching programme and arranging other essential functions including sponsorship, safety, equipment, and logistics.</p>
<p>This crucial role used to be held by Bruno Wood, Carbon60&rsquo;s former Associate Director and Head of Government Services. Bruno now works with our sister company, Guidant, but continues to be the Ski Team Manager. But Carbon60 is delighted to continue to support the RAF Ski team because of our close links with the military and due to sport being such a key component in making our RAF a leading fighting force.</p>
<p>If there were any doubt in the importance of skiing to the RAF, or of sport in general to the military, Flight Lieutenant Claire Nixon and ladies&rsquo; ski team captain, explains: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m often asked, &ldquo;why does the RAF ski race?&rdquo;. For me it&rsquo;s simple. It inculcates the mindset and ethos required of a military aviator - an unwavering team spirit, mental courage, physical resilience, and technical excellence. I&rsquo;ve been a sportswoman since the age of four (gymnast, athlete, and rugby player), but have found ski racing unique in its ability to challenge and develop body and mind&hellip;.</p>
<p>&ldquo;A relative latecomer to skiing at age 20, I started my racing journey at the 2009 RAF Ski Championships&hellip;I soon became hooked and whilst not necessarily a natural racing &lsquo;star&rsquo;, my stubborn determination and limitless enthusiasm - combined with fabulous coaching - enabled me to make the RAF representative team in 2011.</p>
<p>&ldquo;After two seasons competing at this level, I was thrown in the deep end as captain&hellip;I have experienced the highs of being part of a winning team, the pure joy of watching grassroots racers achieve their goals on a word cup piste, and the delight of being part of the &lsquo;2018 RAF Team of the Year'. I&rsquo;ve also experienced the fear of standing at the top of a downhill race, the devastation of teammates&rsquo; injuries and the complexity of emotions associated with ski racing as a team event&hellip;</p>
<p>&ldquo;All of this has made me a more effective leader and aviator&hellip;I simply would not be where I am today without the opportunities afforded by this wonderful team.&rdquo;</p>
<h2><strong>Being the best&hellip;on and off-piste</strong></h2>
<p>With our own values include &ldquo;Collaborative&rdquo; which we define as &lsquo;working in partnership with others to achieve a shared goal,&rsquo; and &lsquo;Willingness to Learn&rsquo; described as &lsquo;future focused, inquisitive, open-minded and striving to be more than OK,&rsquo; there are numerous similarities between our principles and those of our military partners. And perhaps none more so than the RAF whose Ski Team&rsquo;s supportive yet competitive environment was created explicitly to encourage teamwork, dedication, and excellence.</p>
<p>The RAF lists its values as Respect, Integrity, Service and Excellence - ideologies that most definitely align with Carbon60&rsquo;s ethos. Moreover, the RAF describes its people as agile, adaptable, and capable (for creating an adaptable and capable organisation), and our own agility and flexibility are traits we demonstrate to our customers daily, not only to steer us through uncertain times such as the past couple of years but to provide tailored, adaptable solutions that work for our clients&rsquo; differing needs.</p>
<p>Carbon60 is proud to mirror the work ethic and morals of our military partners, and whilst not a military organisation we understand the importance of and owe many of our successes so far to great leadership, teamwork, and a supportive environment. We&rsquo;re certain that through living and breathing these shared values we will continue to strengthen the relationships we hold with the British Armed Forces throughout 2022 and beyond.</p>
<p>Nick Parker, Carbon60 Operations Director concludes, &ldquo;Carbon60 has been proud to sponsor the RAF Ski Team as part of our wider support for military sport for the past five years. We would like to wish all the participants the best of luck for your endeavours throughout 2022, and hope all of our military connections have a great year ahead.&rdquo;</p>

At Carbon60 we’ve always been proud of our close military connections. As one of our core market sectors, we’ve continuously recognised the importance of being immersed in defence and have now partnered with the MOD on multiple projects.

Valuing Values - Why Carbon60 continues to proudly sponsor the RAF Ski Teams..

<h2>Background</h2>
<p>Our client based in mainland Europe provides refurbishment, modification, upgrades and maintenance of private and publicly owned aircraft.</p>
<h2>Challenge</h2>
<p>Engineering challenges plus contract variations are not uncommon for our client. Our agility is particularly valuable to help them manage such events and still deliver some of the highest customer satisfaction standards in the industry.</p>
<p>For example, when a VIP Boeing Business Jet customer wanted to add a split scimitar winglet modification as a contract variation, we were able to mobilise and deploy our engineering team to carry out the work package. The asset was already in the hangar with its structural integrity compromised due to the stage of the C Check it was at. We therefore had to work with the aircraft in situ, adjacent to other engineering teams and to contractual bound timescales including financial penalties for late delivery.</p>
<h2>Solution</h2>
<p>Our Chief Engineer worked closely with the client Project Manager onsite to define the project brief, work breakdown structure and task for our team of six specialist engineers.</p>
<p>We liaised directly with the aircraft OEM and winglet manufacturer to confirm specifications, technical drawings, and technical instructions, and acquire all parts in time to meet the tight deadline.</p>
<p>Ensuring we had access and adequate space to work on the aircraft alongside other engineering teams involved constant communication, daily stand-ups and progress meetings with the client Project Manager.</p>
<h2>Outcome</h2>
<p>We allowed a nine-day window but delivered the project for client sign-off within a total of just seven days. This was achieved through the unique expertise of our high-performing and highly motivated team, and shared objectives with our client to delight their customer.</p>
<p>The aircraft was handed back to the owner on time with the additional works completed &ndash; saving thousands of pounds of cost (and immediate fuel-saving costs) if the winglets had been installed under a separate contract.</p>
<p>As an embedded, trusted partner, we have supported and helped solve multiple such challenges in our 15+ years of service.</p>

Our client based in mainland Europe provides refurbishment, modification, upgrades and maintenance of private and publicly owned aircraft.

Aircraft Modifications/Repairs - Winglets

<h2>Background</h2>
<p>Our customer is key to the economic prosperity and maritime security of the United Kingdom, maintaining safe and secure sea lanes of communication throughout the globe.</p>
<h2>Challenge</h2>
<p>Our customers must have situational awareness at all times through coherent, accessible data and secure, resilient and effective cloud hosting. Sustainment and evolution of systems requires the technical support of a multi-disciplinary team with a range of skills including infrastructure engineering, solutions architecture and project management.</p>
<h2>Solution</h2>
<p>We have supported our customer's situational awareness through a digital service since 2012. Our technical support consists of a carefully crafted team of unique subject matter experts who help users exploit digital capabilities for operational advantage and stay ahead of rapid feature developments to applications:</p>
<ul>
<li>Ex-military with extensive experience and knowledge across the breadth of maritime operational capability</li>
<li>Engineers with deep technical maritime expertise</li>
<li>Experienced help desk to deliver level 1-4 support to meet the 24/7 nature of the operational environment</li>
<li>Professional project and programme managers with experience designing, implementing and deploying services for maritime operations.</li>
</ul>
<p>Our expertise is critical to knowledge sharing and customer decision-making through workshops, swarming and drafting of reports/articles.</p>
<p>Comfortable with ambiguity and technology progression, we seek out capability gaps and design technical solutions in pursuit of our customer's infrastructure optimisation. Furthermore, we share our experiences with the international community including cross-government, Tri-Service and military allies, through regular operational requirements workshops.</p>
<h2>Outcome</h2>
<p>Our service and bespoke team is tailor-made with the depth of broad operational experience to understand the user need and operating context. We continue to outperform all service levels through dynamic repair plans and capability upgrades that deliver optimum capability to the front line in the shortest possible timeframe.</p>

Our customer is key to the economic prosperity and maritime security of the United Kingdom, maintaining safe and secure sea lanes of communication throughout the globe.

Digital Solutions – Maritime Digital Delivery Service

<p>Engineering has shaped the world and the way we live for as long as humanity has existed.</p>
<p>From Egypt&rsquo;s Great Pyramids to the Burj Khalifa in Dubai; the Ford Model T to Bugatti&rsquo;s record-breaking Chiron hypercar; the Wright Brother&rsquo;s Wright Flyer to the imposing Airbus &lsquo;Beluga&rsquo; cargo Aircraft; and much, much more &ndash; some of the most iconic creations in history have been dreamt up, planned, and built by genius engineers. And they&rsquo;re just the headlines. Even the simplest, most seemingly insignificant things we use day-to-day will have been engineered to help make life &ndash; for the most part &ndash; better.</p>
<p>Through the centuries and decades, engineering has developed, grown, and improved at a daily, if not hourly, rate. However, as engineering advances, continuing to make breakthroughs across its variety of fields, the industry is still struggling to achieve something that has eluded it throughout history: gender parity.</p>
<p>Read on as we investigate the gender gap in engineering, the challenges the industry faces, and the actions being taken to try and create a better, more inclusive future for engineering and women in engineering.</p>
<h2>Women in Engineering: The Challenges</h2>
<p>In the UK, women continue to be underrepresented across engineering, with females only making up less than 20% of the industry&rsquo;s workforce. <a href="https://www.engineeringuk.com/research-policy/diversity-in-engineering/gender/">And that&rsquo;s despite &ndash; according to EngineeringUK &ndash; there being an upward trend in recent years.</a> What&rsquo;s more, in most cases, women are working in positions related to the core, more hands-on roles, rather than in core roles themselves.</p>
<p>It&rsquo;s a similar story around the world, too. In the USA for example, whilst there has been an overall increase in women in engineering in the past few decades, <a href="https://www.asce.org/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-source/civil-engineering-magazine/article/2022/05/engineering-struggles-to-achieve-gender-parity">the American Society of Civil Engineers highlight that only around 14% of engineers in America&rsquo;s workforce are women.</a> And whilst the signs of some growth does raise hopes for the future of females in engineering, the growth is slow.</p>
<p>There are a variety of reasons for there being fewer females in engineering than their male counterparts, including a perception that the industry is better suited to &ndash; and geared towards &ndash; men, and an overall lack of diversity and inclusion across the industry too, which is contributing to a lack of female interest.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.engineeringuk.com/media/318281/chapter2_secondary-education-and-engineering_summary.pdf">EngineeringUK&rsquo;s Secondary Education and Engineering briefing</a> mentions that &ldquo;far fewer girls compared to boys taking GCSE subjects such as engineering, computing and design and technology, though girls are more likely than boys to attain the highest grades in STEM subjects.&rdquo;, with males making up an overwhelming majority of entries into further engineering education and apprenticeships too.</p>
<p>Therefore, whilst there are diversity and gender parity gaps within the industry already, the biggest challenge &ndash; to pique the interest of, and educate, more females in the future &ndash; is ahead of us, to not only diversify engineering but also meet growing demand for engineers.</p>
<h2>Women in Engineering: The Actions</h2>
<p>In the face of such challenges, institutions, organisations, and companies around the world are working tirelessly to find ways to make engineering a more inclusive and diverse industry. One that&rsquo;ll not only provide women and other minority groups better opportunities for education and successful engineering careers, but also strengthen the industry further, benefitting from the skills, passion, and drive of more people than ever before.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.engineeringuk.com/research-policy/provision-outreach/rapid-evidence-reviews/">Research carried out by EngineeringUK, and published in December 2023</a>, highlights just a few ways to encourage female engagement and interest in engineering, including:</p>
<p>&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Engaging girls with engineering and technology activities at a young age</p>
<p>&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Including activities that challenge gender stereotypes around engineering and technology</p>
<p>&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Learning about the needs, interests, and preferences of girls when designing outreach programmes</p>
<p>&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Understanding the limitations of gender as a binary concept</p>
<p>&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The use of role models that are a similar age to help bridge the developmental gap between students and professionals</p>
<p>&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Showcasing a range of engineering and technology careers</p>
<p>Such actions are being driven by organisations and initiatives such as the <a href="https://www.wisecampaign.org.uk/about-us/">WISE Campaign</a>, who support companies in engineering to &ldquo;achieve gender parity and benefit from better productivity, innovation and business performance&hellip; and strengthen STEM sectors by championing diversity of thought, background and life experience thereby making STEM inclusive to all.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Meanwhile, events and occasions such as <a href="https://www.inwed.org.uk/about/">International Women in Engineering Day</a> &ndash; created by the Women&rsquo;s Engineering Society and celebrated every June &ndash; have raised awareness of the importance of in engineering, as well as the opportunities available to women and the engineering companies who could benefit from creating a more diverse workforce.</p>
<h2>Women in Engineering: The Opportunities</h2>
<p>Highlighting the gender gap in engineering, and the need to make the industry more diverse and inclusive, has encouraged companies across the sector to commit themselves to educating and creating opportunities in engineering for women and minority groups, to not only close the gap, but also build a better future for the industry.</p>
<p>In the UK alone, a number of engineering companies and other STEM organisations have become industry leaders as <a href="https://www.wisecampaign.org.uk/ten-steps-signatories-and-endorsements/">signatories to the WISE Campaign&rsquo;s &lsquo;Ten Steps&rsquo;</a>, an initiative that commits them to educating females and building a more diverse industry through:</p>
<p>&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Making a public commitment to improve conditions for women working in science, technology, and engineering as an essential part of the campaign to attract more girls into the sector</p>
<p>&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Supporting the Ten Steps as a framework for companies seeking to retain and develop female talent</p>
<p>&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Working with WISE to achieve better gender balance in the STEM workforce by using the Ten Steps to help us recruit, retain and develop women within their own organisation and also encourage others in the wider industry to do so</p>
<p>As outlined in <a href="https://www.engineeringuk.com/media/318037/women-in-engineering-report-summary-engineeringuk-march-2022.pdf">EngineeringUK&rsquo;s most recent Women in Engineering research</a>, such commitments have helped to increase the opportunities for &ndash; and employment of &ndash; women in engineering, with the number of females in engineering roles increasing by almost double over a 10-year period.</p>
<p>However, there is plenty of work still to be done. And it&rsquo;s vital that the engineering industry as a whole comes together to continue the upward trend and make engineering a stronger, more diverse and progressive place to be.</p>

Females continue to be underrepresented across engineering. Join us as we look into the industry's gender gap and what is being done to close it. 

Exploring the Gender Gap in Engineering

<h2>Background</h2>
<p>Our military, its partners/stakeholders across HM Government departments and foreign allies, both military and civilian, work together to protect international waters. This includes providing maritime security for international trade in areas with clear threats from piracy, armed robbery at sea and other illegal activity.</p>
<h2>Challenge</h2>
<p>Sailors at sea require the support of operational watchkeepers &ndash; a trusted team for logging locations, liaising with various countries and local security forces, analysing events and incident management. Required 24/7/365, the Royal Navy is internationally recognised as a leader in Maritime Domain Awareness and a provider of watchkeepers. For the last 10+ years, we have supported them with professional watchkeeping, helping to adapt to digitisation and establish a wider global maritime trade capability.</p>
<h2>Solution</h2>
<p>We deliver a complete, 24-hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week, 365 days-a-year operations room manning service, with management oversight to support the Royal Navy, maritime industry partners and international shipping.</p>
<p>Employing ex-military and reservists, our highly experienced management team ensure enduring resource allocation, of suitably qualified and experienced personnel on every watch, as well as providing management oversight and decision-making during critical incidents.</p>
<p>Our analytics team interrogate data captured to present deep and informed incident reports and develop customer briefs in pursuit of continuous improvement.</p>
<h2>Outcome</h2>
<p>The service&rsquo;s reputation is world-renowned by a variety of industry partners and international stakeholders. Our in-depth subject matter expertise and an understanding of operations, blended with innovation and adaptability, have led to us exceeding expectations. We have evolved since inception to digitization and the changing needs of the customers, leading to improvements across the scope of work, including the defining of roles, work practices and processes. We are part of our client&rsquo;s continuous cycle of improvement and innovation.</p>

Our military, its partners/stakeholders across HM Government departments and foreign allies, both military and civilian, work together to protect international waters. This includes providing maritime security of international trade in areas with clear threats from piracy, armed robbery at sea and other illegal activity.

Maritime Domain Awareness – Watchkeeping Operations

<h2>Background</h2>
<p>Our customer is key to the United Kingdom&rsquo;s maritime security and economic prosperity, maintaining safe and secure seas across the globe. Their varied Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) used across the estate ensures coherence across all systems and is essential to ensure the continued functionality of our customers.</p>
<h2>Challenge</h2>
<p>Client ICT systems and equipment are used across the entire range of major assets &ndash; ashore and afloat. This equates to over 13,000 units including computers, servers, network switches/routers, laptops, tablets, audio-visual equipment, printers and cameras.</p>
<h2>Solution</h2>
<p>Our Engineering Management, Project/Portfolio Management and In-Service Support provide first, second and third-line support, onsite defect repair, routine upgrades, technical refresh and the temporary/permanent decommission of systems.</p>
<p>Our multi-skilled team of Suitably Qualified and Experienced Personnel engineers, technicians, analysts and project managers provide mobile technical support to fixed networks throughout the UK and, asset tracking, testing, building and commissioning (including recycled equipment). We are on standby to resolve any system failures within 24 hours, 365 days a year. We advise on emergent technology; conduct evaluations and provide suggestions for the continuous improvement and development of our customer's systems. We are an integral part of the customer&rsquo;s agile ICT daily scrum and adapt our activities in line with daily priorities.</p>
<h2>Outcome</h2>
<p>Our long tenure of 10+ years is a testament to our commitment to our customer&rsquo;s needs. Often changing due to technology upgrades, operational demands and urgent re-prioritisation, our partnership approach enables rapid adaptation, optimum responsiveness and a wholly transparent joint approach.</p>

Our customer is key to the United Kingdom’s maritime security and economic prosperity, maintaining safe and secure seas across the globe. Their varied Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) used across the estate ensures coherence across all systems and is essential to ensure the continued functionality of our customer.

Network/Infrastructure Engineering - ICT Engineering Management

<h2>Background</h2>
<p>Our customer is key to the economic prosperity and maritime security of the United Kingdom, maintaining safe and secure sea lanes of communication throughout the globe.</p>
<h2>Challenge</h2>
<p>With a broad range of digital systems of varying levels of maturity, our customer required assistance assuring IT systems remained online and supporting operational ICT capability in multiple domains. Any delays or breaks in service could be catastrophic and cause significant risk to key naval activity and future change programmes.</p>
<h2>Solution</h2>
<p>Our service delivered technical delivery teams, supported by project management functions. Our service delivery specialists, account management and customer services support carried out first, second and third-line support, onsite defect repair, routine upgrades, technical refresh and the temporary/permanent decommission of systems. We ensured that at least one technical specialist was available to respond to system failures within 24 hours, 365 days a year.</p>
<p>We provided a detailed project plan before creating a full operational testing facility to ensure the prompt commissioning of recycled and deployable equipment, preventing failures and improving reliability. We further designed and integrated new solutions when hardware or software was no longer supported or available.</p>
<h2>Outcome</h2>
<p>Our SQEP used their unique maritime knowledge, skills, and expertise to deliver service requirements, reduce downtime, and offer a value-for-money resolution through an increase in scope that exceeded the initial specification at the same cost. A key partner, we continue to support our customers with engineering services and project needs.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Carbon60 Project Services proudly sponsored the Royal Navy Winter Sports Association (RNWSA) for winter 2023/24, supporting the association in their efforts to provide all service personnel &ndash; including injured veterans &ndash; with access to snow and ice sports throughout the season. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">This sponsorship of the RNWSA, who train and develop winter sports athletes to compete across eight disciplines and events &ndash; Alpine Ski, Snowboarding, Telemark, Nordic, Bobsleigh, Bob-Skeleton and Luge &ndash; at inter-service and national competitions, and work with service charities such as the British Limbless Ex-Serviceman&rsquo;s Association, is in keeping with Carbon60&rsquo;s enduring commitment to our Armed Forces and helping to provide opportunities for service men and women. </span></p>
<h3 class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Snowsports Festival 2024</span></strong></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">As part of the relationship between the organisations, the Royal Navy Winter Sports Association invited Carbon60 Project Services to attend the 2024 RNWSA Snowsport Festival, held between 13<sup>th</sup> and 27<sup>th</sup> January at the Les Deux Alpes in France. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Four representatives from Carbon60 attended the second week of the festival, at which Carbon60 Project Services also sponsored the Banked Slalom Snowboard race &ndash; with our team presenting the winners medals at a separate celebration ceremony. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Aside from fulfilling their important role as medal givers, our representatives also had the pleasure of attending a series of events hosted by delegates and military representatives.</span></p>

Carbon60 Project Services were proud to sponsor the Royal Navy Winter Sports Association throughout the 2023/24 winter season. 

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