The First LEGO League is a global science and technology challenge for teams of students aged nine to sixteen, and the Wessex competition on 15 January 2020 saw schools from across the South West compete against each other.
17 January 2020
Our Senior Engineers Andrew Shirley and Simon Newman judged the teams on their ability to research a given topic, create a presentation and design, build and programme a LEGO robot to solve a series of missions. The concept for this year's competition was 'City Shaper' and was themed around architecture and the spaces in which we live.
Andrew said:
"It was such a great day. The LEGO League makes STEM subjects fun and accessible as the students get hands-on experience with robotics and designing innovative solutions.
The enthusiasm, innovation and standard of work from the schools taking part was amazing and Simon and I were extremely impressed with what we saw. A huge congratulations to the winners, but it was an extremely difficult decision and all those taking part should be really proud of their work."
19 March 2026
The Three Nines Children’s Charity is developing an innovative "Emotional First Aid Kit", a compact, safety‑led resource designed to help responders offer calm, comfort and connection in the first 10–15 minutes after an incident or crime situation. BMT is proud to support the charity through the first phase of this project to help shape and validate the concept.
4 December 2025
The Fleet Solid Support programme (FSS) steel cutting ceremony has officially taken place, kicking off contrustion of the first FSS Ship for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary with Commodore Sam Shattock, Head of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service, revealing the name of the first ship.
17 April 2024
Dr Tim Curtis has been recognised as a Fellow of the Systems & Complexity in Organisation (SCIO) professional body. This distinguished professional qualification highlights the significant recognition of Tim's expertise and dedication to supporting organisations with complex social & environmental challenges over a 30-year career, emphasising his crucial contributions to practice of systems thinking and complexity science in global management and leadership.
28 February 2023
• BMT’s Andrew Aldrich has been promoted to the role of Global Business Development Director – Infrastructure and Environment • The move highlights our concerted effort to align strong regional capabilities to global strategy in the energy and environment markets.