Engineered for Performance

As part of our Women in Engineering 2026 series, we spoke to graduate engineer Heya Yu about what drew her to automation, what she has learned since joining Actemium, and how engineering has helped her grow in confidence as well as technical skillset.

Actemium UK, a leading UK provider of engineered electrical, automation and mechanical solutions, has secured a three-year agreement valued at £500,000 to be Guernsey Water’s preferred systems integrator.

From maths and physics at school to working on control systems across the UK, Europe and the US, Joanne Lockhart has built a strong start to her engineering career. Now working in the water sector at Actemium, she discusses why the industry matters to her, what she enjoys most about the job, and why learning and sharing knowledge are such an important part of her journey.

Actemium Design UK, part of Actemium UK, has been selected by United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory (UKNNL) as its Strategic Design Partner (SDP) to support the development of High Assay Low Enriched Uranium (HALEU) capability at UKNNL’s Springfields site. This four-year partnership framework will provide engineering design support to help develop this critical UK capability.

As engineering environments become increasingly complex, developing strong safety awareness from the very start of an engineer’s career has never been more important. At Actemium UK, our approach is focused on embedding safety into everyday thinking – and helping colleagues at the start of their careers understand not just what safe working looks like, but why it matters.

Drawing on its expertise in electrical data networks and infrastructure delivery, Actemium partnered with sister company Axians to deliver a secure, high-performance wireless network for Covéa Insurance. The upgrade transformed connectivity across a complex, live office environment – improving user experience while minimising disruption and preserving the integrity of a Grade II listed building.

As E-Mobility infrastructure continues to scale rapidly across the UK, delivering projects safely in live operational environments has become just as important as programme speed and operational uptime. As one of the UK’s leading national E-Mobility infrastructure partners, Actemium UK understands that successful projects are about far more than installing chargers on time. It is about completing works safely and with minimal disruption to customers, the public and live operations.

Automation and AI technologies are transforming high-volume food and beverage manufacturing, particularly spirits production, by improving traceability, reducing waste, and optimising operations at scale. Read our case study to understand how this shift enables manufacturers to achieve significant cost savings and operational efficiencies through data-driven processes.

In industrial and infrastructure environments, health and safety goes far beyond procedures. Delivering safe, compliant, high-performance outcomes consistently takes more than technical expertise – it takes the right approach.

Actemium has helped Javelot, a French agri-tech company, modernise grain storage across the UK with smarter, energy-efficient solutions – reducing costs, improving sustainability and protecting grain quality.