Our History - Where it All Began - Don Valley Engineering

Our History – Where it All Began

For this week’s blog, we’re taking a trip down memory lane.  Here is a brief history of Don Valley, an insight into our roots and how we have evolved into the company that we are today.  Don Valley initially began as a market for repair and general fabrication, but as it was located in the […]

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Back to Basics: The Malting Process - Don Valley Engineering

Back to Basics: The Malting Process

Malt is an important (some might argue the most important) ingredient in beer, malt whiskey, and certain food products to add flavour, texture and colour.  The malt itself comes from barley. Barley has starch needed to make beer and malt whiskey, but it is inaccessible in its natural form. That’s where the malting process comes […]

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Our new installations manager - Don Valley Engineering

Our New Installations Manager

Paul Lynch is our new Installations Manager!  In honour of Paul’s appointment, we asked him to share his career journey:  “From a young age, I was always mechanically, and practically, minded; building things, fixing bikes and cars with friends etc so a life in engineering was always to be. After leaving school I started at […]

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Hello From Our New Apprentices! - Don Valley Engineering

Hello From Our New Apprentices!

2020 has been the year of change. Every business up and down the country, in fact, every business around the world has felt the effects of this year and Don Valley is no different.  As a company, we’ve had to adapt to the needs of a pandemic whilst simultaneously continuing to grow as a business. […]

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Women in STEM - Don Valley Engineering

Women in STEM

“Girls aged between 11 and 19 were more likely than boys to say that engineering was “dirty, greasy or messy” and were more likely than boys to report low levels of self-efficacy in the subject than boys, according to EngineeringUK’s Engineering Brand Monitor.4.57” From an early age, girls are often discouraged from engineering. Gender stereotypes […]

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The Hidden Figures of the Engineering World - Don Valley Engineering

The Hidden Figures of the Engineering World

Ada Lovelace. Hedy Lamarr. Katharine Burr Blodgett.  The likelihood that you have heard of these women may be quite slim and yet they have had a direct impact on most of our lives. Each of them has contributed to the development of modern technology, whether that be through their ideas or inventions. Lovelace Ada Lovelace, […]

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