Labman took part in a recent Industrial Strategy Conference with the Secretary of State for Business, Greg Clark, at The Mansion House in London. It was attended by all 38 of the heads of the Local Enterprise Partnerships and business leaders from each area. North Yorkshire was represented by David Kerfoot MBE, our LEP Chair, Tom McKenzie of Spark:York, Graham …
Twice a year, in the depths of the Leeds University Student union, a brutal competition of fighting prowess and endurance takes place in front of a cheering crowd. Thankfully, the combatants aren’t desperate Leeds students but robots designed and built with the sole purpose of destroying their opponents. Naturally, Labman jumped at the opportunity to sponsor such an event after …
Will Hogge, head of Labman Software has been with us for over a year now and is delighted to share his latest project with you: the paddle-board. Paddle boarding is great. Great exercise. Tranquil. Relaxing. Very Xen. But SLOW. Way too slow. Working at Labman has many benefits. Great colleagues. Working on interesting projects that benefit people all over the …
Some time ago Labman acquired a piano, and since then it had been sitting neglected in a corner, longing to be played; something had to be done. About a month ago we had a young man come in for some work experience, and while he was here, he played the piano every lunchtime. It would have been lovely to listen …
Lucy started working at Labman in June 2017, almost 2 years ago. Lucy came to us with a first class BSc (Hons) in Forensic Science but preferred to be hands on with a curiosity and passion for engineering. Lucy’s journey Lucy spent a year learning our systems and getting really involved in the electrical side of engineering and decided she …
We’re proud to work in a fantastic area of North Yorkshire, Seamer. Jo, sales lead at Labman, recently took part in the Seamer inter-village quiz which Labman sponsored. Seamer again competed in the inter-village quiz championship on 16 March hosted (in true Eurovision style) by last year’s winner Middleton St George. A big thank you to Labman for kindly sponsoring …
Amy Nixon has been with us at Labman for 6 years now and recently met up with Joy Fletcher, a previous summer intern and new graduate employee. Amy can tell you all about their day and what it meant to them to be involved and help celebrate For this international women’s day, I joined Teesside university for an inspirational day …
Matt Fitzgerald, a year-in-industry intern at Labman, along with his colleague Lucy Fox, visited Stokesley School to help with their career enrichment day. Matt tells us more…. I love tiny humans. They make me laugh and seeing their brains click as they get excited and learn new things itself is exciting, especially if you’re the one doing the teaching. Lucy …
Gideon Harrison, one of our apprentice robot technicians, reports back on the climbing antics Labman employees get up to. Climbing is enjoyed by many here at Labman, we have our own indoor wall which is regularly used during lunch breaks along with our ongoing climbing competitions. After work, some week nights, we venture further afield to various climbing walls around …
