Unilever Engineering Competition

Selected Year 9 pupils are taking part in an engineering competition organised by Unilever - the pupils report from their planning day:

Having been selected to represent Liverpool College in the Unilever engineering competition, on Wednesday 7 November we were privileged enough to visit the factory in Port Sunlight, we were taken on a tour and completed the initial stages of this important competition.

Firstly, we arrived and were served breakfast followed by the tour. The first room was the processing room. This is where the ingredients were tested and mixed and sent to the processing side. We were able to see the different consistencies and ingredients recognising our favourite brands. Next was the scientific laboratory. This is where new products are developed to find new solutions. Following this we were shown the packaging area. This is where the packaging materials and designs were chosen to appeal to the customer. The variety of complex decisions that is needed at this stage is incredible from bottle shape and size to graphics, ergonomics and visual stimulus.

Towards the end of the day we had a group brainstorm: two Liverpool College teams against one another and against many other schools from across the North West. In March we will return to present our innovative ideas to support our environment, may the best team win…

The Year 9 teams.

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