Businesses in land-based engineering work with:

• Agricultural machinery (including tractors, combine harvesters, sprayers)
• Groundcare machinery (including garden, sports turf and local grounds maintenance machinery also known as ‘outdoor power equipment)
• Forestry machinery (including chainsaws and chippers)
• Fixed machinery (including grain/crop processing and milking equipment)
• Construction machinery (including lift trucks and mini diggers)

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Land-based Engineering

An industry worth £4 billion a year.

 

Land-based Engineering Facts

• 80% of businesses employ less than 10 people
• The average age of the workforce is over 40
• 80% of the workforce are full-time
• Women account for less that 1% of the workforce

Did you know?

• The fastest car in the world is powered by a JCB engine
• The machinery and equipment worked with can be anything from half a horsepower to over 1000hp
• The level of technology used in the industry (e.g. GPS and telemetry) is very similar to that used in Formula One
• Competing manufacturers are so keen to establish a stable workforce that they are working together to improve the situation
• Technology is moving fast so regular training is needed to stay in tune with the latest systems