CAV Mechanical Engineering

Manufacturing is growing.

People going into Manufacturing isn't.

Factory output is up again this year. Aerospace. Defence. Heavy engineering. Billions are being invested.

Yet only 4% of 16 to 24-year-olds say they would consider a career in manufacturing.

4%!!!

We are building some of the most advanced kit in the world.

But the next generation does not even see it as an option.

And where do we feel it most? Maintenance.

Every week, I speak to sites crying out for electrically biased engineers. Multiskilled engineers. Proper fault finders.

The machines are getting smarter.
But they still break.

And when they do, you need someone who can think under pressure, read a schematic, strip a gearbox, and get production moving again.

You cannot automate that mindset.

Here’s the uncomfortable bit.
Most young people have no idea what a good maintenance engineer actually earns.

No idea what the career path looks like.
No idea how secure it is.

We complain about skills shortages.

But are we actually selling the opportunity properly?

If you are a Maintenance Manager or Engineering Manager right now…

What are you doing to attract the next generation?
And if you are on the tools…

Would you recommend this career to a 17-year-old today?

Saw this post on someone's page and its brilliant. Support small businesses just like mine 🫶🏼

"Please try and show a little empathy, support and understanding towards self-employed people who don't have the luxury of a regular salary, and yet work so hard to build their business, support their homes and do their very best by every client so they can build their business” 💕

" A lady wanted to purchase a beautiful handmade cake and spotted a cake maker who did absolutely amazing work, but she charged a good price too.

The lady thought that her price was way too high so she approached the cake maker and in quite an abrupt fashion stated "I want to buy a cake from you, but I think you charge too much!"

The Cake Maker was a little taken aback but replied "Ok, how much do you think I should charge?"

The lady replied “I think you should charge “X” much, because the flour will cost this much, and eggs this much, and fondant this much etc. I have even factored in the price of a pan."

The final price the lady had calculated was a lot cheaper than the cake maker’s original price, but she said "Ok, deal. You will get your cake in a week".

The customer is very pleased with herself and she can’t resist telling all her friends what a fabulous deal she has negotiated and how smart she is, and that in a week she will have her gorgeous cake.

A week later her cake arrives. She opens it and inside is flour, eggs, fondant etc. and even a pan.
Angrily she contacts the Cake Maker asking “How could you do this to me? I asked you for a cake and you sent me a box of flour, egg, fondant and a pan?!"

The cake maker quietly replies "My dear, you got exactly what you paid for, if you think that there is something missing, then you are absolutely right and you need to pay for it.

Moral of the story, when you buy a bespoke service you are not just buying just the materials and goods you are buying the, time, effort, skill, training, costs of daily running of a business, tax but more importantly love, passion and dedication that goes into providing a bespoke service. 🙌🏻

I always support my local businesses and build up people making their own way to support their families and hope people do the same for me. 🫶🏼

Wishing everyone a very happy new year I hope all your wishes come true all the best for 2026

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As a small business it is very difficult to compete with larger companies regarding advertising, and its getting even harder with Facebook as posts are not reaching the intended audience.

I would really appreciate it if our followers & customers could help our business.

Only takes seconds but would mean a lot!
I would really appreciate it if you could:

🌟 https://www.facebook.com/share/1BTgoDheoC/?mibextid=wwXIfr

🌟 Next to the “Like/Follow” option you will see 3 dots ••• click on them

🌟 Click 'INVITE FRIENDS'

🌟 Click ‘SELECT ALL' then click 'SEND INVITATIONS'.

🌟 Wait 10-15 seconds for the invitations to send.

Thank you fans
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P.S post pinched from another small business feel free to use 🖤🧡

Guy give him a follow

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