Thanks to Fluor’s $300,000 Donation Supporting Chemical Engineering in the UK
Fluor
Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that the recently named
Fluor Pilot Plant at the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom is
being used by the first chemical engineering graduates. A donation of
$300,000, made through Fluor’s philanthropic organization, the Fluor
Foundation, was provided to the university’s Chemical and Process
Engineering department earlier this year to upgrade and refurbish the
plant to produce industry-prepared engineers.
“Fluor continuously invests in developing future engineers, so we are
particularly pleased to work with the University of Surrey to provide
third-year students with industry experience by running a small-scale
manufacturing plant as part of their practical experience module,” said David
Seaton, chairman and CEO of Fluor Corporation. “Fluor has been
operating in the UK for more than 60 years, and today our engineers are
working on some of the largest and most challenging energy projects in
the industry. Developing future chemical engineers is not only in the
interest of Fluor, but also of vital interest to the United Kingdom.”
“We are very grateful for Fluor’s generous grant that has benefitted our
students,” said Professor Max Lu, president and vice-chancellor of the
University of Surrey. “At Surrey, we pride ourselves on our industry
connections. Fluor is an important partner of the university and a
significant potential destination for our graduates. This Fluor Pilot
Plant is improving the quality of the practice-based learning that we
provide students who will enter the industry with enhanced skills and
experience.”
The Fluor Pilot Plant also provides realistic industry experience to
trainee chemical weapons inspectors who use the facility to gain
practical hands-on experience in preparation for their field work. The
trainees are from the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Organisation for the
Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands.
“Fluor in the UK is working with government and academia to develop the
optimum engineering talent pool for the country, and it is particularly
pleasing that our long collaboration with Surrey University has resulted
in enhancing industry-like experience for chemical engineering
graduates,” said Ashley Rees, vice president and managing director of
Fluor’s UK operations. “We continue to seek initiatives and partnerships
with STEM-focused universities and schools so that we can create an
engineering legacy.”
The University of Surrey is an internationally recognized
research-intensive institution that is committed to working with
industry-leading companies to ensure that its students are at the
cutting edge of their field of study. More than 90 Surrey graduates have
worked or currently work at Fluor, and some of these representatives
attended the opening event.
Fluor’s UK operations are based in Farnborough, Hampshire, from where
the company serves a wide range of industries including energy,
chemicals, government, life sciences, advanced manufacturing,
infrastructure, mining and the nuclear power market sectors.
About Fluor Corporation
Fluor
Corporation (NYSE: FLR) is a global engineering, procurement,
fabrication, construction and maintenance company that designs, builds
and maintains capital-efficient facilities for its clients on six
continents. For more than a century, Fluor has served its clients by
delivering innovative and integrated solutions across the globe. With
headquarters in Irving, Texas, Fluor ranks 149 on the Fortune 500
list with revenue of $19 billion in 2016 and has more than 60,000
employees worldwide. For more information, please visit www.fluor.com
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