Acres Engineering hosted around 170 young people from eight schools and an army cadet group at its Melbourne facility for National Manufacturing Day. The visitors received a tour of the manufacturing processes from design to spray painting and participated in hands-on engineering activities including virtual welding, drone building, radio assembly, and tower construction. Managing Director Luke Parker emphasized the event's aim to inspire careers in engineering, promote social mobility through apprenticeships and work experience, and celebrate the UK manufacturing sector. Teachers and students provided positive feedback on the experience of seeing real-world engineering and manufacturing processes.
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