Unit 1 Business Systems for Technicians
Lecture 1 Engineering Sectors
In this class will discuss: Main engineering sectors Typical businesses in each sector Business operating in more than one sector Sizes of businesses within each sector
Chemical Mechanical Electrical & Electronic Civil Aerospace Telecommunications Motor Vehicle
Products: ◦ Pharmaceuticals ◦ Plastics ◦ Petrol ◦ Fertilisers
Companies: ◦ Glaxo Smithcline ◦ ICI ◦ BP ◦ Fisons
Products: ◦ Machinery ◦ Gas Turbines ◦ Machine tools ◦ Bearings
Companies: ◦ RHP ◦ Rolls Royce ◦ Siemens
Products: ◦ Generators & Motors ◦ TVs, Radios, Music systems ◦ Computers ◦ Power generation & Distribution
Companies ◦ GEC ◦ Phillips ◦ Intel ◦ nPower
Products: ◦ Bridges & flyovers ◦ Docks ◦ Factories ◦ Power Stations ◦ Dams
Companies: ◦ Bovis ◦ Wimpey ◦ Balfour-Beatty
Products: ◦ Aircraft ◦ Satellites ◦ Space Vehicles ◦ Missiles
Companies: ◦ BAE Systems ◦ Westland ◦ Rolls Royce
Products: ◦ Telephone systems, fixed & mobile ◦ Radio communication ◦ Data communication
Companies: ◦ Nokia ◦ Plessey ◦ British Telecom
Products: ◦ Cars ◦ Commercial Vehicles ◦ Motorcycles ◦ Tractors & Specialised Vehicles
Companies: ◦ Mclaren ◦ Massey Ferguson ◦ Honda ◦ Scania
Company Name
Company contact details in UK
Company size
Range of products or services
Sectors the products or services are in