This year Ocado Engineering is very excited to be a partner of the Year of Engineering, a year-long initiative that aims to challenge the outdated perceptions of the engineering profession, and get more young people to consider a career in engineering. Throughout 2018, Ocado Engineering will be engaging with young people interested to learn more […]
In this article, we explain the benefits of applying to become professionally registered with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). Several members of the Product Development team at Ocado Engineering recently completed the process of becoming professionally registered with IMechE. IMechE is one of the oldest engineering institutions in the UK, founded in 1847, with […]
Earlier this month, we were delighted to host the Year of Engineering minister Nusrat Ghani MP and a group of students from the Rawlett School in Tamworth (Staffordshire, England) for an exclusive tour of the automated systems and engineering solutions powering our Customer Fulfilment Centre (CFC) in Dordon. First opened in February 2013, Dordon CFC2 […]
At the end of 2016 my team was brought in to manage an engineering project at our Hatfield Customer Fulfilment Centre (CFC). Our CFCs are huge, automated warehouses where we pick and pack hundreds of thousands of customer orders every week. We first started pilot deliveries from Hatfield CFC1 back in 2001, and today it […]
Earlier this year, I was very fortunate to visit one of our state-of-the-art Ocado Smart Platform Customer Fulfilment Centres (CFCs) in Andover, Hampshire. I decided to take a camera with me to try and capture the complexity of these systems in a single shot for the prestigious EEF photography competition, which aimed to highlight exciting […]
As Ocado has grown as a business, many areas have seen upgrades to existing facilities. This year the Buildings Technology team, who look after the Ocado property, undertook a project to upgrade the facilities for our Service Delivery staff in Hatfield. The Service Delivery team includes the helpful Customer Service Team Members (or CSTMs) who […]
On November 16th, the Allenby Primary School in Ealing, London welcomed leading engineering companies from the UK and prominent HM Government representatives to celebrate the announcement of the Year of Engineering, an exciting campaign which aims to give young people direct and inspiring experiences of the world of engineering throughout 2018. The launch event was […]
Ocado is continuing to grow and change, and while we are used to opening spokes and warehouses, moving to a new head office represented another exciting chapter in the history of Ocado. 1. The number of head office staff has increased tenfold Ocado first moved to Hatfield in 2004 and twelve years later the size […]
Ocado’s success is built on delivering fantastic customer service. In order to achieve this, the company has hired brilliant people who through pure effort, determination and a desire to learn and improve have created a positive culture that still remains to this day and is represented by our core values. Over the last 15 years, […]
Earlier in August, Ocado Engineering was delighted to welcome a group of visitors from the Prince’s Trust for an insightful view into the world of engineering at Ocado. The Prince’s Trust believes every young person should have the chance to succeed. They help 11 to 30 years-olds who are unemployed or struggling at school to […]