2022 Mark O’Brien Award

On Wednesday 18th January, we were very fortunate to be joined by the family of Mark O’Brien to present this year’s Mark O’Brien award. Mark is a former Xtrac employee…

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2022 Darren Huttel Award

Everybody at Xtrac was very honoured to welcome Darren Huttel’s mother Sharon, and brother Mark to the Thatcham facilities last week to present this year’s Darren Huttel award for apprentices….

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Employee Spotlight: Luke Tzourou

This week we are chatting to Assistant Chief Designer Luke Tzourou, who joined Xtrac 11 years ago as a Graduate Design Engineer. What do you do at Xtrac? My role…

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Xtrac Appoints Kirsty Knight as Head of Human Resources

Xtrac, the world’s leading design, engineering and manufacturing specialist of motorsport and high-performance automotive transmission systems, has appointed Kirsty Knight as head of human resources. The empowering role supports Xtrac’s…

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Employee Spotlight: Matt Smith

Xtrac’s Matt Smith has been with the company since 2008, when he started out as an Undergraduate Production Engineer. From 2010 – 2015 he worked as a Production Engineer, and…

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Employee Spotlight: Thomas Aram

This week our spotlight is on Apprentice R&D Technician Thomas Aram who joined Xtrac in September 2018. What does your job role entail? As an Apprentice R&D Technician I complete…

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Xtrac Academy: Taking Apprenticeships To The Next Level

The launch of the new Xtrac Academy took place on Friday 4th March, and was officially opened by Laura Farris MP in front of an audience of VIP guests, the…

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Apprenticeship Award Winners 2022

11 February 2022, Newbury, Berkshire – Throughout National Apprenticeship Week (7 – 13 February 2022), Newbury College and University Centre Newbury (UCN) have been recognising the incredible contribution that apprenticeships…

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The Mark O’Brien Award

Nominees for Xtrac’s annual Mark O’Brien Award are employees supported by the company for a bachelor’s degree or higher or equivalent qualification. Consideration is given to academic progress, contribution to…

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The Darren Huttel Award

A celebrated annual event in the Xtrac calendar is the Darren Huttel Award ceremony, named after the former well-loved Xtrac employee who suddenly and unexpectedly passed away at aged 35…

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Successful Apprenticeship Completions

At a recent ceremony held in Xtrac’s newly constructed and expanded end of line test rig facility, CEO Adrian Moore was proud to present completion certificates to all of the…

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2022 Apprenticeship Applications Open

Xtrac is pleased to announce the opening of the application process for our 2022 apprentice intake and are offering Princess Royal Training award winning apprenticeship programmes which follow an IfATE…

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Employee Spotlight: Geoff Cholmeley

Senior R&D and Systems Engineer Geoff Cholmeley joined Xtrac in 2012 and has a master’s degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. We spoke to him about what lead him to…

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200+ NASCAR Transmissions and Rising

Following NASCAR’s announcement that Xtrac was selected to be the sole transmission and driveline supplier for the Next Gen Cup car, production has been progressing at full steam to ensure…

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Employee Spotlight: Jamie Rusbridge

In this week’s employee spotlight we’re chatting to Production Engineer Jamie Rusbridge. Here’s what we found out: When did you join Xtrac? Just over 7 years ago now, in September…

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Xtrac receives Princess Royal Training Award 2021

Following ‘rigorous assessment’ by the City & Guilds Group, Xtrac has again successfully met the standard of excellence required for a Princess Royal Training Award. HRH The Princess Royal, president of…

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Gearing up for a Successful Career

Next up in our ‘Employee Spotlight’ series, we speak to Helena Estorach who joined Xtrac eight months ago as a Graduate Design Analyst in the Gear Tech department. So what…

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Employee Spotlight: Warren Page

Warren’s engineering career began in 1973 as an apprentice, where he specialised in the manufacture of gears and transmissions for a range of industries including machine tool, marine, aerospace, automotive…

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Turning, Milling, and Shaping the Future

Xtrac has continued to develop its workforce year on year, with a strong focus on its apprenticeship scheme, now in its 30th year. New for 2021, and with the grand…

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Mental Health Awareness Week

Xtrac is proud to be supporting and promoting Mental Health Awareness Week. Maintaining a good Mental Health is just as important as our Physical Health. The theme for Mental Health…

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Best Workplace Mentor Award

Xtrac’s James O’Hagan has been awarded the Best Workplace Mentor award in the 2021 Newbury College Apprenticeship awards. A former apprentice at Xtrac himself, completing his training in 2007, O’Hagan…

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Xtrac apprentices help secure Queen’s Award for Enterprise

Automotive and motorsport specialist Xtrac has been presented with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category at a VIP event that also recognised the contribution made by the…

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Training Opportunities at Xtrac

Xtrac welcomes the 2019 intake of apprentices, undergraduates and graduates to Xtrac, all of whom are embarking on the next exciting chapter of their career journeys. With ten level 2…

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Dare To Be Different

The Porsche Experience Centre at Silverstone Circuit saw the 2019 Dare To Be Different Headline Event take place on 10th July, in which Xtrac’s Aislinn Smith volunteered to support the…

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TeenTech 2019

Warren Page, Xtrac’s Apprentice Manager and 2nd year Apprentice Daniel Eggleton attended the TeenTech interactive event held at the University Of Surrey Sports Park in Guildford on 22 January. This…

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Coachmakers Automotive Apprentice

Second year apprentice, Stephen Gomm has been honoured by being appointed as a Coachmakers Automotive Apprentice. To celebrate this appointment, representatives of The Worshipful Company of Coachmakers visited Xtrac to…

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Princess Royal Training Award Presentation

Jane Gilham and Warren Page, Xtrac’s head of human resource and apprentice manager respectively, were invited to attend the prize giving award ceremony at St. James’s Palace on 31 October,…

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MIA School of Race Engineering 2018

Xtrac Principal Engineer Andrew McKendrick and Design Engineer Tom Cooper provided a detailed insight into Motorsport transmission and differential optimisation, set up and problem solving on day 2 of the…

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Southern Manufacturing 100 Apprentice of the Year

Chris Marrs, Xtrac Junior Quality Engineer, attended the Southern Manufacturing 100 Apprentice of the Year awards ceremony on October 31, receiving a richly deserved Runners Up medal. This award follows closely…

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School Mock Interview Evening

As part of Xtrac’s ongoing programme to help nurture and encourage young people’s development and passion for engineering, we once again supported a mock interview evening held at Bishop Challoner…

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Xtrac Bestowed With Royal Honours

As an exemplar of training and learning best practice, the Berkshire headquartered transmission technology company Xtrac has been congratulated by Patricia Stringfellow MBE, chair of the Princess Royal Training Awards…

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Apprentice Project Exhibition

Level 3, 4, 5 & 6 BTEC apprentices who are undertaking their studies at local organisations presented their projects to an audience of their peers, college tutors and employers including…

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Motorsport Training & Education

The first MSA (Motor Sports Association) Eligibility Scrutineer training and assessment days have recently been completed, with Eligibility Scrutineers being guided through their assessments by Technical Commissioners. In future the…

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Building for the Future

Innovative motorsport and high performance automotive transmission technologies are advancing at an exceptional rate and demand increasingly efficient and compact novel designs to match the requirements of the electric and…

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Become a Graduate Quality Engineer

The transmission requirements for both Motorsport and Automotive vehicles are trending towards ever lighter and more efficient units as emission and fuel requirements are becoming increasingly stringent. Xtrac are at…

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Best Apprentice in a Large Business

Congratulations to Andrew Haysom for winning the “Best Apprentice in a Large Business” award at the recent Newbury College Apprenticeship Awards held at Newbury College. Andrew is very proud of…

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Outstanding Apprentices

Andrew Haysom and Christopher Marrs, two of Xtrac’s current engineering apprentices, were both recognised at the recent south east regional EEF Future Manufacturing Awards. Now in their ninth year these awards…

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MIA Motorsport & Automotive Jobs Fair

Thursday 5th October 2017, saw the third annual MIA (Motorsport Industry Association) Motorsport and Automotive Jobs Fair with over 30 high profile companies from the motorsport and automotive sectors exhibiting…

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Industrial Placements Help Develop Careers

A warm Xtrac welcome to our 2017 industrial Placement Students: Alexandra Squires (University of Sussex), Aislinn Smith (Newcastle University), Anthony Lane (University of Birmingham), Daniel Terry (University of Sheffield) and…

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Apprenticeships On The Increase

Every year an increasing number of people turn to apprenticeships as a path to their chosen career, with over half a million young people starting apprenticeships each year. Xtrac recognise…

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Great British Women in the Car Industry

Jane Gilham, Xtrac’s Head of Human Resource has been recognised for her achievements, being shortlisted as a nominee in the prestigious Executive category in the Autocar, “Top 100 Great British…

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Oxford Brookes Careers Presentation

Many of Xtrac’s Engineering staff have passed through Oxford Brookes University which offers a multitude of motorsport degree course covering areas such as Motorsport Engineering, Motorsport Technology and Race Engine Design from…

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Newbury College Apprentice Awards

The 2017 Newbury College award ceremony was held during the National Apprenticeship Week from 6th to 10th March 2017. Xtrac’s James O’Hagan was nominated in the “Workplace Mentor Award” category whilst current…

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Institution of Mechanical Engineers President Visits Xtrac

Managing Director Adrian Moore, who is a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), hosted a visit to Xtrac by Jon Hilton, President of the IMechE, on Wednesday 22nd…

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Motorsport Technical School

For the third year, Xtrac are again supporting the Italian Motorsport Technical School (MTS) with a presentation being held at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on 25th February by two Xtrac Senior…

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Staff Awards – 2016

In October 2014 Mark O’Brien, a business manager in Xtrac’s commercial department, sadly passed away. Mark made a huge contribution to the business during his time at Xtrac and through his…

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TeenTech 2016

Warren Page – Apprentice Coordinator, Claire Terry – Process Engineer and 2nd year Apprentice Jeremy Philip attended the TeenTech interactive event held at the University of Surrey Sports Park in…

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National Motorsport Week 25th June – 3rd July 2011

National Motorsport Week, an initiative led by the Motor Sports Association (MSA) and the Motorsport Industry Association (MIA), is taking place this week. The main aim of the scheme is…

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