iSH Presents

From decommissioning and waste management to facility life extension and international growth, NSG has built its reputation on solving complex nuclear challenges with practical thinking. Managing Director, Gareth Wilson, and Senior Project Manager, Rob Hawley, join Miranda to discuss why the best solution isn't always the most complicated, how NSG has grown while retaining its people-first culture, and how opportunities in West Cumbria and beyond are shaping the company's next chapter.

In this episode of iSH Presents, Miranda visits Whitehaven-based consultancy Co-Lab to meet founder Clyne Albertelli and senior consultant Nishantraj Pandey. The conversation explores Colab's journey from startup to growing business, the challenges of finding commercial success, and the importance of turning strategy into action. The trio discuss attracting talent to West Cumbria, supporting SMEs through the SCRIP supply chain improvement programme, opportunities across nuclear, defence, clean e

Host Miranda Kirschel visits Eadon Consulting's Cockermouth office to meet director Jim Hill. The discussion explores collaboration, innovation, skills growth and why Cumbria's engineering and robotics ecosystem is attracting ambitious businesses looking to solve some of industry's toughest challenges. Jim discusses Eadon's expansion into West Cumbria, the development of its pioneering REACH robotic deployment system, and how engineering expertise and partnership working are helping deliver solu

In this episode of iSH Presents, Hannah speaks with William King, Managing Director of William King Construction and co-founder of the Aspire Academy. Developed in partnership with Time to Change West Cumbria and West Cumbria Learning Centre, Aspire Academy helps young people who struggle in traditional educational settings to develop practical construction skills, gain qualifications and build confidence for the future. William discusses the impact the programme is already having, the importanc

Miranda is joined by Trudy Harrison and Callum Woodend to explore the story of Shepley Group - from its origins supporting the Windscale programme to becoming the longest-standing continuous contractor at Sellafield. They discuss the group’s integrated engineering capability, its focus on apprenticeships and local skills, and the role it is playing in the future of clean energy, defence and the West Cumbrian supply chain. It's not all about Cumbria, though - Big Ben gets an honorary mention too!

iSH Skills Lead Hannah is joined by Simon Richardson, Vice Principal of Energy Coast UTC, to discuss how the college is shaping the futures of its learners. From industry partnerships to GCSE results day and everything in between, they explore how this small but mighty college is developing the next generation of dreamers, doers and leaders.