As we head into 2017, we find that the beginning of the new year is the perfect time to reflect on the events of the past 12 months. For Cubik, 2016 was a year of success and growth with many positive changes taking place throughout the year.

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January

The beginning of the year saw the team raring to go with the new and exciting projects we had lined up and taking us right through February.

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March

We kicked off March with the upheaval of our production lab to make room for a dedicated mechanical assembly area for one of our customers. We also sponsored Wessex TSG (Tears, Sweat & Glory) who took part in PLOD – Cotswold Way 2016 on behalf of children’s charity Action Medical Research, an event which we were proud to be a part of.

We rounded off the month with our Managing Director, Paul, appearing in the Bristol Post on 30 March for the Big Business Interview. Little did Paul know that his face was soon to be seen in many other publications throughout the South West.

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April

We had an exceptionally busy month interviewing candidates for our 2016 Internship Programme. With masses of talent on display, a tough decision lay ahead!

Shortly after the tables were turned when South West Business News interviewed Paul for their April Big Interview piece where Pauls love for technology was personified in a terrific article written by Gavin Thompson.

Finally, Cubik were fortunate enough to be featured in the Innovation Space Blog for CFMS where another great piece was written. This time describing what sits at the heart of what we do.

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May

Another busy month for the team starting with being featured in a brilliant article for Insider South West which showcased our talented apprentices. Our Project Management team attended the South West Business Showcase 2016 and were on the lookout for innovative design ideas.

Also in May, we renewed our sponsorship of local rugby club Cleeve RFC and the University of Bath’s Team Bath Racing. We are proud to support our local community!

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June

We welcomed our new Design Manager, Matthew Griffiths and our latest Design Engineer, Eli Plaza to the team. We were also pleased to receive work experience pupil George Lear from Mangotsfield School. After George had been shown the ropes for the week, he produced a terrific journal to demonstrate the knowledge he had gained in the short time he’d spent with us.

June was also month of planning, with the whole team preparing for the move to larger premises.

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July

It was all hands-on deck as we waved goodbye to the Bristol & Bath Science Park where we had spent four happy years as tenants, but waved hello to a new larger space in Verona House. The change in premises gave another injection of growth into our production lab, providing us with greater capabilities for batch and prototype manufacture.

We took on another work experience student, Will Couch, who we welcomed from BTE Academy. We also extended a warm welcome to our new Office Coordinator, Mercedes Tilling, who was our first recruit in the new building closely followed by our Design Engineer Intern, Charlie Freestone, from University of Plymouth.

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August

We showed our commitment to ISO standards and quality processes and procedures as we were yet again awarded our ISO 9001:2008 certificate after passing our 2016 audit.

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September

This September marks Cubik’s 4th birthday. To celebrate we tucked into a glorious cake!

This month, we were attended several tech events including the End of Summer Big Breakfast at the Engine Shed Bristol and Venturefest Wales where we thoroughly enjoyed networking. Our Technical Project Manage, Luke Davies, was also lucky enough to attend the Protrack Seminar in Gloucester and came away with a generous goody bag.

Finally, we partnered with the West of England Growth Hub, a partnership which we are very excited about and are sure will produce many good things in the future.

We concluded the month by supporting the Macmillan Coffee Morning where one of our resourceful engineers brought in DIY smores, yummy and all for charity.

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October

Our hard work throughout the year was recognised when we were shortlisted for the SME Manufacturing Company of the Year award at the Made in the South West Awards 2016. The event attended by Managing Director, Paul Mullen, and Technical Project Manager, Luke Davies, who enjoyed the evenings events. Even though we didn’t take home the prize, it was an honour to be nominated for such a prestigious award.

We also saw Cubik’s very first Annual Pumpkin Carve Off which where the whole team were encouraged to carve a frightful pumpkin - we even invited Amalgam Models to compete for the prize!

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November

Another event to round off the calendar was the Bristech Conference held at the Bristol Watershed and attended by our Business Manager, Sophie Adams-Foster. After the event, Sophie advised that she had met some truly interesting people throughout the day and had come away with many new ideas for the business.

Cubik become a member of the Made in Britain campaign, an achievement which we are especially proud of due to our commitment to manufacture all our products within the UK.

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December

Snowmen, snowmen everywhere! We rounded off a fantastic year by treating our customers/friends to a PCB themed Snowman Christmas card game. The PCB was designed by our 3^rd Year Production Apprentice, Shannon Cribb and the system was designed by 2^nd Year Production Apprentice, Barney Smith. We’ve heard that they have gone down a treat so we will need to get our thinking hats on for next year’s card!

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The year ahead

As we look ahead to the new projects which 2017 will bring, we start the year with a free 2-hour SET squared workshop at the Engine Shed Bristol on 17 January, presented by our MD Paul Mullen.

Another item on the cards for the New Year will before an open day to be held at our offices in Verona House to invite customers and friends to our new office, so watch this space!

We would like to finish by saying a huge thank you to everyone who we have had the pleasure of working with over the past year. The support and collaborations we’ve had have been fundamental to our growth and development. We wish you a very Happy New Year.