TWI hosts Malaysian Government Minister

On 29 July in Cambridge, UK with the support of the Malaysian Government, an historic agreement was signed between MARA a leading Malaysian skills establishment, and TWI through its subsidiary TWISEA.

A Memorandum of Understanding and a Memorandum of Agreement were signed between the two organisations which will see the establishment of a Regional Innovation Centre for Joining and Structural Integrity at Universiti Kuala Lumpur. It will act as the hub for delivery of support services to industry across Malaysia through applied research and development and the transfer of best international practice in manufacturing technologies.

YB Dato' Seri Haji Mohd Shafie bin Haji Apdal, the Minister of Rural and Regional Development expressed his enthusiasm for the project to which he has given his backing saying that it will be a force of good for the future.

The Minister was given a tour of the TWI facility during his visit and saw for himself the range of training and technologies which are undertaken at the Great Abington site.