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Chief Executive Officer TWI Ltd You can also find me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-gumble-dr-86708314/

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Thank-you to Members of The Welding Institute Eastern Counties Branch for such a warm welcome, at their Annual dinner, held at The Quy Mill Hotel, Cambridge.

#TechnicalExcellence #WeldingJoining #Theweldinginstitutebranches #Volunteers #TWI

20.10.2025 09:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I was delighted to meet strategic partners, AWE, at TWI Cambridge for a packed day including comprehensive technical discussions, a lab tour and positive wider conversations around longer-term joint opportunities.

#TechnicalExcellence #Collaboration #UKdefence #UKIndustrialStrategy

17.10.2025 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It was a pleasure to meet with our new TWI Industrial Member, THAI NIPPON STEEL ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION LTD at TWI Cambridge for extensive technical discussions around welding, materials and NDT.

#TechnicalExcellence #NDT #WeldingJoining #Corrosion #OilGas

15.10.2025 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A great meeting with Douglas Luciani, President/CEO, of the CWB Group. Wonderful to meet in person at last - discussing collaboration opportunities and sharing industry insights.

#TechnicalExcellence #Innovation #Weldingcareers #WeldingInspection #TWI

14.10.2025 12:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I would like to thank The Welding Institute London Branch, for making me welcome at their event at Lancaster Hall Hotel.

It's inspiring how our volunteers represent The Institute and provide technical insights, networking and lifelong friendships.

#TechnicalExcellence #HSE #WeldingStandards #TWI

10.10.2025 12:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A warm welcome to TWI's new Director of Training & Skills, Jason Gregory. A senior commercial leader and business development professional with 20+ years’ experience in the education sector, he will steer our global training business.
#TechnicalExcellence #TWItraining #CSWIP #Weldingskills #TWI

09.10.2025 07:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I am delighted to be part of Enginuity's 365 Faces of STEM.

For over 35 years, I have publicly championed EDI as integral to solving broader industry problems, bringing underrepresented issues to the table, and celebrating social mobility.

#Internationalwomensday #STEM #Enginuity365

03.10.2025 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Great to 'lunch and learn' with our trained TWI mentors today! Very inspiring to hear the positive impacts resulting from the programme, and I look forward to taking part in the reverse mentoring initiative soon...

Thanks to Lorna Reid (Honest Conversations) for leading!

#CPD #Mentoring #Careers

02.10.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I am absolutely delighted to welcome our new Director of Technology, Malcolm Lee, who starts his journey with TWI today.

Strengthening our senior leadership team, Malcolm brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the role.

#TechnicalExcellence #Weldingresearch #Weldingcareers #Engineering

29.09.2025 09:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It was magnificent to welcome over 100 TWI Industrial Members to our annual Core Research Programme (CRP) Symposium, where our experts showcased world-leading industrial research projects alongside interactive panel and networking sessions.

#TechnicalExcellence #EngineeringResearch #Innovation

25.09.2025 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We were pleased to host Waleed Naim VP Engineering & Chief Engineer, Yasser AlSubhi Manager, Inspection Department and Kostas Vatopoulos, Senior Engineering Specialist from Saudi Aramco to discuss further opportunities for deeper engagement between us.

#TechnicalExcellence #Innovation

24.09.2025 10:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I am extremely proud to announce that TWI will be relaunching the UK's biggest welding and joining exhibition on 7-8 July 2026.

For more information and to register, please click here:
www.weldingjoiningexpo.com

#TechnicalExcellence #Careers #Engineering
#TWI

23.09.2025 10:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New UK Strategy Pinpoints Areas for TWI’s Expertise See how TWI's capabilities align with the aims of Skills England's new education report

The Skills England report into Post-16 skills illustrates the critical need for skills in engineering and for highly specialised and emerging roles, which are core areas of expertise for TWI:
www.twi-global.com/media-and-ev...
#TechnicalExcellence #Skills #Careers #Engineering #STEM

22.09.2025 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Professional Members of The Welding Institute are invited to our Annual Members' Day on October 15th.

With networking opportunities, thought-provoking discussions, and the official launch of our newest Technical Group, you can find out more and register, here:
www.twi-global.com/media-and-ev...

18.09.2025 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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An opportunity has arisen to join the TWI Council in the following roles:
Industrial Member Non-Executive Director
Professional Member Non-Executive Director
*Co-opted Member Non-Executive Director
Find out more: www.twi-global.com/careers/curr...
#TechnicalExcellence #Engineering #Governance

17.09.2025 09:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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40+ TWI staff, competed in The 19th Cambridge Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday, supporting the Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust (ACT).

TWI came 2nd overall out of 42 boats, whilst also recording 1st place in the mixed boat category!

Well done everyone!

#CambridgeDragonBoat25 #ACT #CambridgeCharity

15.09.2025 09:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A great day at Loughborough University yesterday, where I am a visiting professor for the School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, and was able to hear about developments in the past year as well as plans for the future.

#TechnicalExcellence #Industry #AI #Education #STEM

11.09.2025 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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While I am heading to Loughborough University today, TWI colleagues are at events including DSEI 2025 (Stand S1-102), Fabtech 2025 (Stand B28100) and the UK Metals Expo (Stand A54) - please do come and speak with us!

#TechnicalExcellence #Industry #DSEI2025 #Fabtech2025 #UKMetalsExpo

10.09.2025 09:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I met TWI colleagues in India online for a CEO engagement meeting this week. I was impressed by the commitment shown to TWI and our stakeholders, and the demonstration of great teamwork.

I look forward to visiting, in person, next year.

#TechnicalExcellence #Engineering #Industry #Teamwork

09.09.2025 08:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Great to visit Richard Bridgman OBE, Will Bridgman and their colleagues from Warren Services - I was extremely impressed by how the business has grown and developed - showing how skills have been central to their business ethos.

#SkillsTraining #Engineering #SafetyQuality

08.09.2025 07:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I had the opportunity to listen to our wonderful colleagues, based in our Abu Dhabi office, UAE.

TWI Middle East offers internationally recognised training and certification services as well as supporting TWI Industrial Members.

#TechnicalExcellence #TWIMENA #TWIcareers #WeldingSkills

05.09.2025 08:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I was delighted to meet representatives from The Welding Institute’s Sheffield and East Midlands Branch Committees at TWI Yorkshire and discuss future plans and support for both branches of The Welding Institute this week.

#TechnicalExcellence #WeldingInstitute #Careers

04.09.2025 08:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It was a pleasure to visit JCB, an Industrial Member of TWI since 1983 and one of the UK's most recognisable brands. This year also marks their 80th year in business!

Congratulations JCB!

#TechnicalExcellence #WeldingJoining #JCB80

03.09.2025 08:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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TWI is hosting the UK's (free-to-attend) premier welding, joining and manufacturing exhibition, in Cambridge from 7-8 July 2026, reinforcing our commitment to the profession and industry.
Find out more here:
www.weldingjoiningexpo.com
#TechnicalExcellence #WeldingJoiningExpo #careers #Welding

02.09.2025 10:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I was delighted to welcome the Innovate UK Business Growth East team to our Cambridge headquarters for discussions on how TWI can support companies through:

TWI single client project work
The ESA Technology Broker concept
The IUK RTO Catapult Grant scheme

#TechnicalExcellence #InnovateUK #UKSpace

01.09.2025 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It was a pleasure to welcome representatives from Raslanuf Oil and Gas Processing company (RASCO), who have been Industrial Members of TWI for over 20 years, to our headquarters near Cambridge, UK.

#TechnicalExcellence #TWIMembership #TheWeldingInstitute

27.08.2025 12:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I am delighted to announce the appointment of two new Directors, strengthening TWI's Leadership Team.

Jason Gregory is joining as our new Training and Skills Director and Malcolm Lee will become our new Director of Technology.

#TechnicalExcellence #Engineeringskills #Innovation #Leadership

26.08.2025 10:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I was pleased to meet with Henry Royce Institute CEO, David Knowles FREng. We have many strategic opportunities to partner; strengthening the UK's capability in materials research and addressing the skills gap in line the UK Government's Industrial Strategy.

#TechnicalExcellence #Engineeringskills

21.08.2025 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I had the pleasure of meeting one of our key technical staff, who has completed a remarkable 25 years service at TWI after joining us as a trainee technician in August 2000.
David is another shining example of the depth of knowledge we have at TWI.

#TechnicalExcellence #Careers #STEM #Engineering

19.08.2025 07:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Quality, health, safety and the environment (QHSE) is at the core of everything we do at TWI. We strive for technical excellence, while protecting the wellbeing of our people and acting responsibly towards the communities and environments where we operate.
#TechnicalExcellence #QHSE #Leadership

18.08.2025 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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