The British Engineering Excellence Awards judging panel has been announced. The latest addition to this group of industry leaders is Richard Noble OBE, holder of the land speed record and head of the BLOODHOUND Project.

Richard Noble will also deliver the keynote address at the Awards ceremony which takes place at Shakespeare's The Globe on October 1st.

Findlay Media Executive Director Ed Tranter said "Engineering is essential to the success and recovery of the UK's economy. Regularly engineering design and manufacturing are pigeon-holed as out of date or resembling those famous "dark satanic mills" but this couldn't be further from the truth. The creativity and innovation displayed within UK engineering still leads the world and these Awards promote and encourage that success."

The current judging panel:

Harry Tee CBE – Chairman , Electronics Leadership Council
Richard Noble OBE – Director, BLOODHOUND Project
Graham Pitcher – Group Editor, Findlay Media
Justin Cunningham – Deputy Editor, Eureka
Anne Miller – The Creativity Partnership
Eric Wilkinson – Head of Product Development, Cambridge Consultants
Simon Bennet – Chief Technology Officer, QinetiQ
Professor John Roulston – Consultant
Nick Appleyard – Lead Technologist, Technology Strategy Board


Current sponsors include ELC, BERR, Cambridge Consultants, Prototype Projects and The Centre for Remanufacturing & Reuse.

For more information visit the Awards website www.beeas.co.uk