Celebration of Engineering 2008                                       

The 2008 Celebration of Engineering was held on Thursday 12 June at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and the Glasgow Science Centre.  

The Celebration of event for SCDI’s network of Young Engineers Clubs was a great success.  We had a record entry of 60 Clubs from all over Scotland, from Orkney to Dumfries.  Twenty-seven companies set technology challenges and fifty or so guests came along to view the action.  In all, over 600 schools pupils, teachers and companies took part.  Event Partners were Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Lloyds Register and OPITO.

Please click here for a full list of Results and Participants

Winners of the Young Engineers Clubs Scotland awards are detailed below:

Primary Technology Challenge Winner

Trophy and £250

Hillhead Primary School, Kirkintilloch

Secondary Technology Challenge Winner

Trophy and £500

Peebles High School

Primary Showcase Winner

Trophy and £250

Sanderson’s Wynd Primary, Tranent

Secondary Showcase Winner

Trophy and £500

St Joseph’s College, Dumfries

ICE Telford 250 Design Competition

Gift vouchers, cheque for School and certificate

Clarkston Primary, Airdrie

Swanston Memorial Prize for Best Individual Achievement

Trophy and £100

Janna Phillips, Institute of Applied Technology, Fife

Cradlesafe Award for Best Innovation

Zakari MacDonald, Mossneuk Primary, East Kilbride

SCDI Club of the Year

Trophy and £750 plus tickets to SCDI’s Gala Dinner and tickets to the Science Centre

Banff Academy

Many congratulations to all winners!