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2024 Mark O’Brien Award

2024 Mark O’Brien Award

On Friday 16th January, we were fortunate to be joined by the family of Mark O’Brien to present this year’s award. The Mark O’Brien award is open to any employee…

Careers, General News / 22 January 202522 January 2025
2024 Darren Huttel Award

2024 Darren Huttel Award

The Xtrac annual award presentation took place on Friday 17th January 2025 and the first to be presented was the Darren Huttel award. This was created in memory of a…

Careers, General News / 20 January 202522 January 2025
2022 Mark O’Brien Award

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…

Careers, General News / 27 January 202331 January 2023
2022 Darren Huttel Award

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….

Careers, General News / 26 January 202324 January 2023
Xtrac Appoints Kirsty Knight as Head of Human Resources

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…

Careers, General News / 30 June 202230 June 2022
Xtrac Academy: Taking Apprenticeships To The Next Level

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…

Careers / 7 March 20227 March 2022
Successful Apprenticeship Completions

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…

Careers / 7 February 20228 February 2022
2022 Apprenticeship Applications Open

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…

Careers / 6 February 20227 February 2022
200+ NASCAR Transmissions and Rising

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…

Careers, General News, Motorsport / 24 October 202124 October 2021
Employee Spotlight: Warren Page

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…

Careers, General News / 8 July 2021
Turning, Milling, and Shaping the Future

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…

Careers / 4 June 20214 June 2021
Mental Health Awareness Week

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…

Careers, General News / 10 May 202110 May 2021
Best Workplace Mentor Award

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…

Careers, General News / 12 February 202114 February 2021
Xtrac apprentices help secure Queen’s Award for Enterprise

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…

Careers, General News / 2 November 20202 November 2020
Training Opportunities at Xtrac

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…

Careers, General News / 16 September 201916 September 2019
Dare To Be Different

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…

Careers, Motorsport / 11 July 201924 July 2019
TeenTech 2019

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…

Careers, General News / 30 January 2019
Coachmakers Automotive Apprentice

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…

Careers, General News / 18 December 2018
Princess Royal Training Award Presentation

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,…

Careers, General News / 9 November 201812 November 2018
MIA School of Race Engineering 2018

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…

Careers, General News, Motorsport / 5 November 20188 November 2018
Southern Manufacturing 100 Apprentice of the Year

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…

Careers, General News / 1 November 20181 November 2018
School Mock Interview Evening

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…

Careers, General News / 17 October 201818 October 2018
Xtrac Bestowed With Royal Honours

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…

Careers, General News / 21 August 201818 October 2018
Apprentice Project Exhibition

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…

Careers, General News / 19 July 201818 October 2018
Motorsport Training & Education

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…

Careers, General News / 27 June 201819 October 2018
Building for the Future

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…

Careers, General News / 4 May 20182 November 2018
Become a Graduate Quality Engineer

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…

Careers, General News / 12 April 201819 October 2018
Best Apprentice in a Large Business

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…

Careers, General News / 15 March 201821 October 2018
Outstanding Apprentices

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…

Careers, General News / 11 December 201721 October 2018
MIA Motorsport & Automotive Jobs Fair

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…

Careers, General News / 5 October 201721 October 2018
Industrial Placements Help Develop Careers

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…

Careers, General News / 29 September 201721 October 2018
Apprenticeships On The Increase

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…

Careers, General News / 18 August 201721 October 2018
Great British Women in the Car Industry

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…

Careers, General News, High Performance Automotive / 21 June 201721 October 2018
Oxford Brookes Careers Presentation

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…

Careers, General News / 8 April 201724 October 2018
Newbury College Apprentice Awards

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…

Careers, General News / 27 March 201721 October 2018
Institution of Mechanical Engineers President Visits Xtrac

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…

Careers, General News / 28 February 201721 October 2018
Motorsport Technical School

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…

Careers, General News, Motorsport / 20 February 201721 October 2018
Staff Awards – 2016

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…

Careers, General News / 22 November 201626 October 2018
TeenTech 2016

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…

Careers, General News / 17 November 201621 January 2019
National Motorsport Week 25th June – 3rd July 2011

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…

Careers, General News / 25 June 201131 October 2018
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