My arrival into JDR Cable’s apprenticeship scheme was a little unorthodox; I was part way through a mechanical engineering apprenticeship elsewhere when the firm I was working for went out of business. The race was on to find an employer that was prepared to take me on mid-way through. Not only did I find that […]

I first met JDR in 2009 as a sub-contract installation electrician, helping install new machinery. As the contract was coming to a close I approached the Maintenance Manager about a vacant maintenance electrician position. I applied for the post and after the interview stages was offered the position. As the maintenance team grew, a role […]

Before completing my GCSEs I was given the opportunity to study engineering. It wasn’t something I had really looked at before but I was interested to try something new. As the course progressed I realised this was an area I could really see myself taking an interest in and being a part of. I went […]

I started with JDR in 2006, working in research and development. One of my first major projects was to design a large hyperbaric chamber in the Inspection department. It was a big challenge and I wasn’t sure I could actually finish the job, but eventually it was complete. I find it particularly rewarding to the […]