Abstract :
The movers and shakers in UK engineering have voiced concern that heritage sites are too dependent on the skills of a voluntary and largely ageing workforce. The Institution of Mechanical Engineers is concerned that: This has the potential to significantly compromise our ability to preserve our industrial heritage in the future. Knowledge transfer is key to working towards a more sustainable and self-sufficient solution. We need to take action now to help transfer skills, so that vital techniques and practices to maintain these precious links to our past aren´t lost forever.
