After the successful completion of the British Standard Institute (BSI) audit earlier this month, Robbie Fluid Engineering are happy to announce we have been granted a certificate of registration for complying with the 2018 ISO 45001 Occupational Health & Safety Standard.

We shall run this new management system in tandem with the current Quality Management System, ISO 9001, which we have successfully remained compliant with since 2011.

• Posted on May 16th, 2019

A wonderful afternoon was had by all at the FSB awards ceremony for the Scottish finalists. Held in the stunning Old College Playfair Library in Edinburgh, there was a record number of applicants this year. With such a high calibre of businesses in all the categories, it was such a privilege to be nominated for ‘Employer of the Year’ and ‘Family Business of the Year’. Sadly, we didn’t get to take home any prizes this year, but huge congratulations to our category winners Cruise Loch Ness and AJ Engineering.

We will be back next year to try again.

• Posted on March 14th, 2019

We are delighted to announce that Robbie Fluid Engineering are finalists in 2 categories for the 2019 awards hosted by the Federation of Small Businesses.   We have been shortlisted for the ‘Family Business of the Year’ and ‘Employer of the Year’ awards, with the area final taking place 21st February 2019.  Watch this space for updates!

See the other finalists in our area here: https://www.fsbawards.co.uk/area-finals/scotland.html

• Posted on January 12th, 2019

Stephen Adams, 24, started his journey with Robbie Fluid Engineering in May 2016 after being one of several apprentices being made redundant from an onshore Oil & Gas firm.  He had already completed an HNC in Mechanical Engineering, and was part way through his Modern Apprenticeship with West Lothian College before starting with Robbie Fluid Engineering.  Working in the depot full time allowed Stephen to learn from his fellow journeymen who had trained and developed in the same way.

Stephen completed his apprenticeship in April 2018 and works for Robbie Fluid Engineering to further his knowledge and continue his development.  Stephen is now in the process of gaining further experience in the field.  Over the past 6 months Stephen has attended many jobs, breakdowns, and installation projects called into our office.

Mark Robbie says “It is great to have been able to help Stephen keep his career on track, and it is going to be interesting to see what sort of projects we can be involved in together”.  

David Hill (Engineering Work-Based Assessor at West Lothian College) presenting Stephen Adams with his Modern Apprenticeship certificate.

West Lothian College can offer Foundation Apprenticeships in 9 different subject areas, and provide Work Based Assessments for Modern Apprenticeships in over 80 different frameworks.   See website for more details.

• Posted on October 10th, 2018

Callum McCarthy, 21, started his journey into a Modern Apprenticeship with Robbie Fluid Engineering straight from school at the age of 16.  He also attended West Lothian College one day per week to continue to improve his skills and understanding, and also to give him the opportunity to share his experiences with other apprentices in similar fields.

Callum successfully completed his apprenticeship in March 2017 and works for Robbie Fluid Engineering to further continue his development.  As well as assisting customers within our business, Callum is also part of the on-call engineer team available 24/7/365 to attend customer sites.  He is heavily involved in the training and development of our current young apprentice.

Managing Director, Mark Robbie, recognizes the value of on-the-job training.  He says “Callum has developed well, in particular over the past 24 months. He should have a good sense of achievement for what he has done while in training.”

David Hill (Engineering Work-Based Assessor at West Lothian College) presenting Callum McCarthy with his Modern Apprenticeship certificate.

West Lothian College can offer Foundation Apprenticeships in 9 different subject areas, and provide Work Based Assessments for Modern Apprenticeships in over 80 different frameworks.   See website for more details.

• Posted on August 8th, 2018

As well as being on hand to help with all of your hydraulic needs, Robbie Fluid Engineering has now formed a training partnership with the British Fluid Power Association (BFPA).

Training is something that Robbie Fluid has always ranked high in the list of priorities, by continuously taking on young staff and supporting through to apprenticeship.  This conscious decision to impart knowledge and experience has always been to support the continuance of the hydraulic and engineering industry, and the skills involved.  This ethos can now be expanded through offering our customers the chance to be part of one of the many training courses set out by the BFPA.

Robbie Fluid Engineering has recently become an approved BFPA training facility, one of only a few in Scotland.  Check out the link below to find our facility on the BFPA training academy website, and also details of the courses available.

https://bfpatrainingacademy.co.uk/approved-training-facilities/

Our Managing Director, Mark Robbie, is now a fully credited trainer to fulfil the Hose Assembly Skills Training Programme.  The most recent course ran at the beginning of May, with each attendee spending 2 days both in the classroom environment for theoretical study, and on the shop floor for practical experience.   At the end of the course each attendee walked away with the certification of skills achieved, registration on the BFPA national database, and also a BFPA training passport in the post detailing each course completed.

Robbie Fluid Engineering like to work closely with our customers to identify what other training courses would be of benefit to them.  Having a trained workforce is a key asset to any business, therefore our objective is to undertake more of the BFPA training programmes as and when required.

Visit the BFPA website for full details of what the Hose Assembly Skills Training Programme includes.  Contact us direct to arrange a date for this informative course at our unit based in West Lothian, Scotland.

• Posted on May 6th, 2018

Alistair Carmichael related his experience of a visit to Robbie Fluid Engineering as keynote speaker at the Annual Regional Dinner for the Federation of Small Businesses. He said “People like Mark go to great lengths, work long hours and take big risks to establish small businesses. Whatever their reasons might be, the efforts of small businesses should be supported and not hindered by Government.” Praise indeed. Robbie Fluid Engineering Ltd, have built up their specialist fluid engineering business and have now moved to new premises in Bathgate. RFE (Robbie Fluid Engineering) originally opened operations in 2006. Based close to junction 3a on the M8, a great central location, the Robbie Fluid business offers a wide range of pneumatic, hydraulic, and associated seals and filtration products and components. The aim of the business is, first of all, taking care of fluid related problems and where appropriate, bringing technology and expertise within easy reach of everybody involved in business, regardless of whether they run a large industrial site, manage a smaller maintenance, construction or commercial vehicle operation, or simply an occasional user of spares or component parts. Last year RFE were runner up as Business of the Year, judged by West Lothian Chamber of Commerce, and this year were highly commended for demonstrating excellence in the development of staff skills and knowledge. Managing Director Mark Robbie reports on RFE’s success, “we realised years ago that we could not expect the market place to deliver people to match our skill and knowledge needs, so we decided to further train our own staff. Recently our first in-house trained apprentice became a qualified engineer and within five years we expect half of our work force to be aged 25 years or younger. We were recently visited by the Secretary of State for Scotland who had heard about our training successes. We have simply grown from strength to strength”.

• Posted on May 5th, 2015

Thomas Casey and Callum McCarthy share their experience of the work-based learning Modern Apprenticeship scheme while working for the Bathgate-based firm Robbie Fluid Engineering.

21 year old Thomas Casey left school at 16 with no clear idea of what career he wanted to pursue. After starting on the Get Ready for Work training program he worked on a placement with the firm Robbie Fluid  Engineering and was successful in securing a Modern Apprenticeship with them. Thomas works closely with customers to solve their problems and specifically enjoys the variety the job has to offer.  He routinely machines bespoke parts for customers to ensure that nobody goes away disappointed.

Mark Robbie the director of Robbie Fluid Engineering said, “Thomas has been a huge asset to the business. He is fully committed to his work and has developed exceptional problem solving and customer service skills over his time within the business.” Thomas said, “one of my proudest moments was completing my apprenticeship in April 2014.” Since then Thomas has continued his career with Robbie Fluid Engineering and has been given the opportunity to continue his development. He recently completed a National Fluid Power Course and is a qualified first aider.

Callum McCarthy is 18 and is currently going through his Modern Apprenticeship with Robbie Fluid Engineering. He started straight from school at the age of 16. Callum enjoys the hands on nature of the role as well as the practical machine work he is learning from his mentors within the business. He also finds attending West Lothian College one day per week invaluable as it not only improves his skills and understanding but also gives him the opportunity to share his experience with other apprentices working in similar fields.

Mark Robbie said, “Callum’s confidence in dealing with customers has improved dramatically in the two years he has been working with us and we are keen to expose him to all areas of the business so that he has a good understanding of the value he adds.”

Thomas, Mark Robbie and Callum of Robbie Fluid Engineering

• Posted on May 4th, 2015

Robbie Fluid Engineering Ltd Highly Commended up in 2014 at the Chamber of Commerce Awards night.

The Highly Commended award was gained in the category for Excellence in Supporting Staff Learning and Development. The dinner was well attended with categories for Business of the Year, Business Woman of the Year and New Business Start-Up of the Year.  Recently qualified apprentice Thomas Casey attended the Dinner event together with Managing Director Mark Robbie and his wife Carol Robbie.

• Posted on May 3rd, 2015

Thomas Casey graduated at West Lothian College in May 2014 as part of a work-based learning Modern Apprenticeship scheme while working for Robbie Fluid Engineering and completed his apprenticeship in October 2014.

21 year old Thomas left school at 16 with no clear idea of what he wanted to do. After starting on the “Get Ready for Work” training program he worked on a placement with Robbie Fluid Engineering and was successful in securing a Modern Apprenticeship with them.  Mark Robbie the director of Robbie Fluid Engineering said, “Thomas has been a huge asset to the business. He is fully committed to his work and has developed exceptional problem solving and customer service skills over his time with us.” Thomas said, “one of my proudest moments was completing my apprenticeship in April 2014.” Since then Thomas has continued his career with Robbie Fluid Engineering and has been given the opportunity to continue his development. He completed a CETOP National Fluid Power Course and is a qualified first aider.

• Posted on May 2nd, 2015