BEST Club News

With a community of more than 150 BEST club members, we work together to spread the Automate BEST mission.

Find out about what we’ve been up to here:

Automate BEST was at MACH 2026 where the apprentices recreated their winning project and had the chance to explain it to Jacqui Smith MP.

We went to UCAS Discovery in Birmingham in June 2025

Automate BEST and the apprentices were invited to the Houses of Parliament by MakeUK for their apprenticeship week in February 2026.

We went to Wyboston Lakes for the Apprenticeship Cluster fun day. The first half of the day is dedicated to the cluster competition, where the apprentices are put into teams and they create a concept for a machine that will be built by them and displayed at the upcoming PPMA Show.

How can you attract young people into UK manufacturing?

Watch the rewind of a panel discussion held at a FANUC open day in 2024 talking about this very subject.

Watch the webinar here

BEST Blogs 

Hear from Lewis Morley, an apprentice at FESTO what life is like as an apprentice and what how he feels about being an ambassador for STEM apprenticeships.

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Hear from Christian Pullen, an apprentice electrical technician at Huxley Bertram Engineering Limited, talk about what a typical day in the automation industry looks like and how his role allows him to gain hands-on experience, develop problem-solving skills, and build a strong foundation for his future career

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