A Coleg Sir Gâr student from Pembrey has won the annual John Hancock shield for his innovative design and manufacturing skills in agricultural engineering.
Philip Mattey, 18, is studying an extended diploma in agricultural engineering at the college’s Gelli Aur campus where every year, final year students are asked to design or modify a working product for the agricultural industry.
The former St John Lloyd student whose family run an animal feeding and bedding company, designed a flat 8 grab with a unique rotational feature. “The design promotes safety as well as taking away the need for hand stacking machine-made bales,” said Coleg Sir Gâr lecturer Geraint Evans.
Students were asked to come up with three concepts, then choose and manufacture their chosen design or modification and present their research and costings to a panel of judges.
Geraint Evans added: “The whole group worked really hard on this project, using their skills in business, design and manufacturing and I’m really proud of what they’ve all achieved.”
Pic: Philip Mattey, 2016 winner of the John Hancock award with Mr Hancock and level three agricultural engineering students who also competed