094 - The Engineers' Company

THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF ENGINEERS

	Arms: Crest: [Upon a Helm on a Wreath Argent and Gules] Mantling: Supporters: Badge: Motto:
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The shield is divided into three horizontal sections: (a) the upper third shows the sun, representing energy, and it has sixteen rays, one for each of the sixteen institutions that went to forming the Council of Engineering Institutions and whose members of Fellow class are eligible to become Freemen of the Company; (b) the middle third shows a representation of Tower Bridge indicating the close ties between engineering and the City of London; and (c) the lower third shows a rack and pinion representing the engineering and manufacturing skills of the Freemen of the Company. The dexter supporter is a winged Pegasus, representing horse power and flight, wearing the Badge of the Company and holding a measuring stick to represent some of the disciplines in which Freemen are engaged. On the sinister, or left, is a wyvern, indiating not only the link between engineers and the City of London, but more particularly as a tribute to the Founding Master who has the same wyvern in his coat of arms. The wyvern is wearing the Badge of the Lord Mayor of London as the Founder Master is a Past Lord Mayor, and is holding a shovel representing the other disciplines of the Freemen. The crest incorporates a representation of Smeaton's lighthouse indicating the desire of the Freemen not only to bring light and guidance, but also to show that they place safety above all. The lighthouse is supported by two lions as a British symbol to indicate strength and firmness of purpose. The whole achievement is mounted on a representation of the Iron Bridge (built in 1779 and still in existence) - the first bridge in the world constructed of iron. It can be taken also to represent strength and endurance. Below is a representation of water indicating that Freemen of the Company are interested in this dimension also. The motto "Certare Ingenio" is a quotation from Lucretius' De Rerum Natura and can be freely translated as "To use one's skills to the best of one's abilities".

History of the Company:
The Company of Engineers was formed on 29 June 1983 by Alderman Sir Peter Gadsden GBE and a group of eminent engineers who were also members of other Livery Companies. The Company has the support of The Fellowship (now Royal Academy) of Engineering and membership was restricted to members of the Fellow class of chartered engineering institutions.

The Company was granted Livery on 13 September 1983. The interval between forming a company and the granting of Letters Patent for livery status usually takes several if not many years. For the whole process to take less than one year is extremely rare, and can only be considered where the Company represents an important sector not otherwise represented in the City.

Web site: www.engineerscompany.org.uk

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