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PLANTWORX AND PRIMARY

All Routes Lead to STEM

CEA (Construction Equipment Association) focus on inspiring Young Engineers once again at the Plantworx 2019 construction machinery exhibition…

The CEA and the Plantworx event have been supporting the Primary and Secondary Engineer STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) programme since 2017, when the inaugural collaborative ‘celebration’ event took place at the show. Schools in the Leicestershire area made the journey to the exhibition to present their projects to supporting CEA members and Plantworx exhibitors, who came together as judges for the day’s proceedings.

Earlier this year the CEA, several member companies and Plantworx supported the scheme for a second year offering sponsorship, training and support to schools in the Coventry area. The ‘celebration’ event was hosted by local robotics company FANUC UK, based in Ansty Park, Coventry, during the last week of the school term in July.

Pupils aged between eight and ten, from local schools including, The Dassett C of E Primary School, Southam, and Wheelwright Lane Primary School, Coventry, were invited to FANUC’s showroom where they demonstrated vehicles they had constructed with the help of their teachers and engineers at Primary En