4th September 2010
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The Tig

Wimps and nerds

Top Gear, the popular BBC programme has its own iconic racing driver, The Stig. But, we at Know+How have our own answer. Some say he was built from used parts following the annual maintenance shutdown, others that he emerged fully formed from a vat of chemicals…all we know is that he’s a tame maintenance engineer and he’s called, The Tig. ...

Wimps and nerds
The Tig

How many Beauticians does it take to change a lightbulb?

The recession is over, we are told. At the same time government ministers are showing a keen interest in engineering for the first time in years. The mantra that manufacturing could once again be the growth engine for the UK economy is being whispered…softly. So everything’s going to be all right then? Not according to the UK’s first national Strategic Skills audit. Over the last eight years the audit reveals that Britain, rather than...

How many Beauticians does it take to change a lightbulb?
The Tig

Does nuclear power have the X factor?

Top Gear, the popular BBC programme has its own iconic racing driver, the Stig. But, we at know+how have our own answer. Some say he was built from used parts following the annual maintenance shutdown, others that he emerged fully formed from a vat of chemicals…all we know is that he’s a tame maintenance engineer and he’s called, the TIG. Now, I generally don’t like to get involved in politics but the waffle which parties on all sides of the...

Does nuclear power have the X factor?
The Tig

The TIG

While Top Gear, the popular BBC programme has its own tame racing driver, the Stig, we at Know+How have our own answer. Some say he was created from redundant parts following an asset audit, others that he emerged fully formed from a Smelting plant…all we know is that he’s a tame maintenance engineer and he’s called The TIG... As we emerge blinking into the daylight of the New Year like newborn rabbits, shaking with fear about some unseen,...

The TIG

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