1 March 2024

AFBE-UK and Novanta Partnership

AFBE-UK is excited to announce a new partnership with Novanta. The partnership will enable Novanta to work in conjunction with the AFBE-UK to provide new career opportunities for black and minority ethnic professionals working and studying engineering.

Novanta is a leading global supplier of core technology solutions that give medical and advanced industrial original equipment manufacturers a competitive advantage. They combine deep proprietary technology expertise and competencies in precision medicine and manufacturing, medical solutions, and robotics and automation with a proven ability to solve complex technical challenges. This enables Novanta to engineer core components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance, tailored to our customers’ demanding applications.

Sheila Lynas, Novanta Human Resources – UK Manager said: we are delighted to partner with AFBE-UK on this worthwhile endeavor. This relationship will increase our learning on inclusivity, grow new talent, support meaningful careers, and deepen future expertise within our company.

Ollie Folayan, co-founder of AFBE-UK, said: We are fast evolving into a society learning how to better harness data and utilize automation in solving our most complex problems. Key to achieving this is embedding inclusivity in the design of these solutions and ensuring that it is done by a diverse workforce. Novanta is a leading company in that space and we are excited to play a part in shaping Novanta’s workplace culture and ultimately its output. Our partnership with Novanta has gotten off to a really good start and we look forward to continuing our work with them.