--- title: "Engineering a future You are here: Home » Blogs Detail" url: https://lovenorthamptonshire.com/blog/engineering-a-future/ description: "This week is Grand Prix Week – celebrating 50 years of the Grand Prix at" --- # Engineering a future You are here: Home » Blogs Detail Close ## Call our growth advisors on 0844 556 0101 Take advantage of Northamptonshire’s centre of excellence for enterprise. This cost-effective, conveniently positioned county has all you need in building a successful business, including; funding and business support, networking opportunities, start-up and general advice. For more information and to discover how Northamptonshire can benefit new and expanding businesses, contact our investment team. Please select from the following links: - Love Northamptonshire - Header Slide Down - Login At the heart of England and just one hour from London, business is booming in Northamptonshire, one of the fastest growing counties in the UK... and recently named the most enterprising place to do business in Britain. Read more & call our advisors now - Key business sectors - [Logistics](https://lovenorthamptonshire.com/logistics/) - [High Performance Technologies](https://lovenorthamptonshire.com/high-performance-technologies/) - [Food and Drink](https://lovenorthamptonshire.com/food-and-drink/) - [Helping businesses to startup & grow](https://lovenorthamptonshire.com/helping-businesses-to-startup-grow/) - [Reasons to love Northamptonshire](https://lovenorthamptonshire.com/reasons-to-love-northamptonshire/) ### 30th June 2014 ### Mark Hillier There are over 1,000 companies that make up the HPT network in Northamptonshire This week is Grand Prix Week – celebrating 50 years of the Grand Prix at Silverstone and the tremendous impact of Northamptonshire’s motorsport heritage and High Performance Technologies (HPT) sector on the county’s economy. There are over 1,000 companies that make up the High Performance Technologies Network (HPT) in Northamptonshire and they play a crucial part in the economic growth of the county and in fulfilling the career and innovative aspirations of its workforce. So, developing engineers with the necessary skills and knowledge required for future development and growth of the HPT industry in Northamptonshire is crucial. In the most recent Guardian University Guide, the University of Northampton’s General Engineering offering was ranked in the Top 10 of Higher Education Institutes in the UK. The university is uniquely focussed on local work placements through the link with the [Northants Engineering Training Partnership (NETP)](http://www.netpengineering.co.uk/) which provides students with key contacts in industry and valuable practical experience throughout their studies, developing industry relevant employability skills. Engineering student, Albert Hewson, has undertaken a number of work placements whilst studying including 13 months at engineering company, Cummins, as part of a NETP initiative. Albert’s degree, along with his work experience, equipped him with a good grounding to enable him to apply for positions within the engineering industry. He said that a combination of Cummins dedication to training and personal development and the NETP element was hugely important for him and an outstanding aspect of the course no less. In the most recently published figures* the University of Northampton’s Engineering HND and BSC courses saw 100% of students in work or further study six months after graduating. *****Destination of Leavers from Higher Education Survey (DLHE) 2011/12. July 2013 compared to full university status HEIs for full-time study first Undergraduate degree leavers. 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The digital economy can&...](https://lovenorthamptonshire.com/blog/love-being-at-the-leading-edge-of-the-global-digital-economy) [Ben Mainwaring](https://lovenorthamptonshire.com/blog/love-being-at-the-leading-edge-of-the-global-digital-economy) 28th August 2014 - ["North by Northamptonshire…and around the world"](https://lovenorthamptonshire.com/blog/north-by-northamptonshireand-around-the-world) [This week is Grand Prix Week – celebrating 50 years of the Grand Prix at Silverstone and the tremendous impact of...](https://lovenorthamptonshire.com/blog/north-by-northamptonshireand-around-the-world) [Mark Hillier](https://lovenorthamptonshire.com/blog/north-by-northamptonshireand-around-the-world) 3rd July 2014 ### Award-winning Location In March 2014 Experian produced an independent report which recognised Northampton as being **the best performing town for business in the UK**. 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