GSPK Design Ltd, are pleased to announce their recent expansion with the appointment of Tomasz Norowski who has joined the team as a Design Engineer.

Tomasz, who is from Kozienice in Poland, studied at the local Electric Technical School before reading for a Masters degree in Electronic Engineering at Warsaw University of Technology. During his studies he also worked for ABB Poland.

Thoaz NarowskiAfter graduating in 2008, Tomasz moved to England in search of better career opportunities and he brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience which is set to enhance the skills base within the team. This exciting move is as a direct result of the unprecedented success the company has witnessed over the course of 2008.

Jim Needham, Technical Manager at GSPK Design said – “We were very impressed by Tom at his interview and very quickly decided to offer him a position working within the company. Although Tom has only been with us a short while; I am very pleased with his standard of work.”

Jim continues – “At present, Tomasz is writing C software for a new hand held instrument using an STM32 (ARM Cortex M3) microcontroller. This is a new processor but it has been so successful for GSPK Design that it is already being included within two further new designs.”

Tomasz added – “I enjoy my work because I have the possibility to develop my knowledge every day.”

For further information on the GSPK Design Ltd offering, please contact Paul Marsh direct on 01423 865641 or visit their website www.gspkdesign.ltd.uk.

Some of the North Yorkshire’s most talented young entrepreneurs went head-to-head as the Young Enterprise, Yorkshire & Humber, Company Programme Competition heats up. Four teams from schools across the county found out last week which of them had earned a place in the Young Enterprise Yorkshire and Humber Grand Final due to be held at the Merchant Adventurers Hall in York on June 15th. The teams, which have been taking part in the competition to set up and run a business since September last year, have all presented to a panel of highly experienced judges, undergone rigorous interviews and set up trade stalls to their companies. The prestigious awards ceremony was held at the Pavilion’s of Harrogate on Tuesday, May 10th. This year’s teams include Pearl from King James School in Knaresborough, which makes bespoke glass and bead jewellery; tourism business Magentaprize from South Craven School in Keighley; Chains from St Aidan's C of E School Harrogate, which also makes jewellery, and; Cutting Edge from St Peter’s School in York, which produced a Chair Yoga DVD, “Get Fit Whilst You Sit” for use with the elderly and people suffering with mobility problems. Paul Marsh, Managing Director, was MC of the Ceremony, Chair of Judges and presented an award which was supported by GSPK Design Ltd . GSPK Design supported the award for Most Innovative Product/Service. Presenting the award Paul said…….."Innovation is all about change and improvement, and this year all the teams showed this in great abundance. It gave us great pleasure to present the award for Innovation, GSPK Design pride ourselves in constantly looking to improve and innovate and we felt it important to indentify and recognise this within the competition." As Chair of the Judging panel and also as MC of the event Paul went on the say……"The competition is really hotting up and the finals are going to be difficult to judge. This year there are some extremely passionate and committed young people, with business skills and acumen that would rival a lot of their seniors. Good luck to them all." Jill Tinsley, Development Manager for Young Enterprise North Yorkshire said, “ GSPK Design Ltd have given Young Enterprise tremendous support over the years. Paul Marsh in particular has been a great advocate for Young Enterprise and I’m really pleased that he was able to lead the judges and be able to hand over an award to such an enterprising company as Cutting Edge.” The overall winners Cutting Edge will now go on to compete in the Yorkshire and Humber final on June 15th at Merchant Adventurers in York, and the winner of that will represent Yorkshire and Humber in the Young Enterprise national finals on 11th – 13th July.
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