BOLTON School old boy Phillip Taylor gave current pupils an insight into the field of engineering.
Mr Taylor left Bolton School in 1968 and in 1972 joined British Steel and became a process metallurgist after convincing the firm to put him on a graduate training scheme, which were not offered at the time.
He told pupils that although good academic qualifications are a ticket into a career, technical and professional qualifications endorse a person within business, and show dedication to the field.
Mr Taylor spoke about the various successes of his career, including his work pioneering end-user business within British Steel.
This began with him spearheading a project making a particular part of a train engine: originally, British Steel was asked to simply supply the steel, he not only offered to supply the end product, but with a little research also managed to create a part which would increase the engine’s power by 10 per cent.
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