Parker to Inspire New Generation at STEMFest Sunderland

Birtley, County Durham, UK, 1st October 2024 – Parker Hannifin, a global leader in motion and control technologies, will open the world of filtration technology to young people in North East England next month.

Teams from Parker Bioscience Filtration’s Birtley site in County Durham, UK and Parker’s Gas Separation and Filtration Division in Gateshead, UK, will be exhibiting at STEMFest Sunderland from October 8 to October 10.

Coordinated by the North East STEM Hub and held at The Beacon Of Light venue in Sunderland, STEMFest aims to encourage and inspire young people from local schools in the STEM subjects.

Parker’s STEM ambassadors will be playing their part in the event by running fun, interactive activities, including filter building challenges and microscope demonstrations.

They will also be exploring the ‘real world’ applications of Parker’s filtration technology across the biopharmaceutical, food and beverage sector, manufacturing, energy and process sectors.

Parker Bioscience Filtration is attending STEMFest for the third time, having exhibited at the event in 2022 and 2023.

Alison Rishworth, Division HR Manager at Parker Bioscience Filtration, said: “It’s very exciting to be exhibiting at STEMFest for the third year running. It provides an opportunity for Parker to connect to a wider network of schools, inspire young people, and explore the future of science and engineering in a fun and exciting way.

“Our commitment to working with local schools continues with hosting visits to our site, where young people will see the real world of work and how our solutions contribute to making the world a better place.

“It’s an investment in our future and theirs. We’re proud to be involved.”

Richard Purdy, Project Engineer and STEM ambassador at Parker Bioscience Filtration, added: “We greatly enjoyed participating in previous STEMFest events. It was fantastic to see so many young people engaging with our STEM ambassadors and finding out about the fascinating careers available across science and engineering.

“We’re delighted that our colleagues from Parker’s Gas Separation and Filtration Division will also be exhibiting with us in October, and we’re looking forward to sharing our insights and knowledge at STEMFest Sunderland.”

STEMFest’s organisers expect more than 3,000 young people aged nine to 13 to attend the three-day event. It will feature exhibitors from sectors including space, sports, e-sports, technology, energy and manufacturing.

Parker’s STEM ambassadors promote STEM subjects and careers in North East England’s schools. The company also collaborates with local universities.

For more information on STEMFest Sunderland, visit: https://discover.parker.com/STEMInspiringEngineers

About Parker Bioscience Filtration
Parker Bioscience Filtration, with its sites in Birtley (UK), Oxnard (US) and Jangangongdan (South Korea), supports customers both locally and globally in improving process control, efficiency and supply chain security throughout their production and packaging processes.

Parker Bioscience Filtration designs, supplies and delivers systems for both upstream and downstream pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturing, and provides integrated bioprocessing solutions that speed up development times and increase efficiency and safety to enable reproducible quality.

About Parker Hannifin
Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century, the company has been enabling engineering breakthroughs that lead to a better tomorrow. Learn more at www.parker.com or @parkerhannifin.