The RNLI engineers were hosted by Craig Branney, Sellafield’s head of off-site developments, who explained how team members collaborate, including with the supply chain, to develop solutions to industry challenges in the nuclear decommissioning sector.
Darren Veevers, RNLI regional engineering lead, said: “It’s good for us all to step back a bit at times, open your mind, think differently, and learn from how other people do things in a completely different environment. I have been mentored to do that and I want to make sure my team has the opportunity to benefit from that too.
Branney said: “We say we have an open door policy at the Engineering Centre of Excellence, and we mean it.
“It’s great to think that from this first visit we might be hosting young people here from the local community through an organisation like the RNLI who are interested in finding out more about engineering and maintenance.
“We also learned from the RNLI team, who shared with us some thought-provoking information about safety at sea. It was great to share knowledge and ideas.”