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ChatGPT’s release in 2022 has changed the way we process big data – for good.

Me and my colleagues, Dean Kinch and Richard Doyle, had an amazing time at the Robot Dog Hackathon a couple of weeks ago.

Our Technical Through Life Support Manager, Dan Hearn, provides us with an update on his Army Reservist experiences from early 2023, including the Presentation of Colours for his unit and Armed Forces Day activities.

Allan Webb prides itself in its support structures for those transitioning from military to civilian life as well as employees who are members of the Reserves. Our Technical Through Life Support Manager, Dan Hearn, has shared his experiences working at Allan Webb as an Army Reserve.

Allan Webb Ltd (AWL) is delighted to have been named in Newsweek’s list of the ‘U.K.s Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces for 2022’, a result of the work the company has undertaken to ensure it creates a positive working environment in which our employees can thrive.

Allan Webb Limited (AWL) is proud to have recently sponsored the International Institute of Obsolescence Management (IIOM) Member’s meeting on 30 June at the Cheltenham Chase Hotel, Brockworth. It was a very successful day, attended by delegates from BAE Systems Land (UK), Fujitsu, Jaguar Land Rover, Network Rail, Siemens Energy, and of course the UK Ministry of Defence.

Taking an MoD platform or system from the design stage to in-service is an undeniably lengthy process. Designs can change due to build specifications (the ‘gold standard’ wish list) and acquisition requirements, which may pare down the build to maintain affordability.

Allan Webb prides itself on the professional development of our employees and the excellent supportability engineering training portfolio we have on offer. In a first for the company, we’ve front loaded the newest member of our ILS team, John Jackson, with our extensive ILS & Supportability Engineering courses to facilitate his transition from military to civilian life.

Allan Webb is delighted to have supported Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK), in developing an obsolescence management solution to ensure early warnings of any potential obsolescence issues are identified before starting long production runs.

In my January blog I claimed that “defining exactly what AI is and how it relates to “machine learning”, “big data” and “data science” is trickier than people think”. I promised a blog on this topic, and so here we are. Brace yourself for this one!

Allan Webb is proud to support its employees with their professional and personal development. As well as on the job learning, we provide opportunities for our team to complete academic studies, further empowering their day to day roles and career development.

Allan Webb is delighted to be part of the international team who were recently awarded the contract to provide studies on Additive Manufacturing and ERP/SAP to the NSPA. As part of the studies AWL will be utilising its extensive knowledge of the NATO Codification System and Defence Logistics.

Article by Calum Chalmers, Head of Data Science

Hello and welcome to the inaugural data science blog from Allan Webb. This blog is the first in what will be a series of regular data science blogs that will look at contemporary topics in data science, big data, artificial intelligence (“AI”) and machine learning (“ML”).

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Allan Webb has been a registered supplier of JOSCAR (the Joint Supply Chain Accreditation Register) for 3 years, giving our clients the confidence that their data is accurate, secure and fit for business.

Allan Webb Ltd is a proud, longstanding supporter of SSAFA, the Armed Forces Charity, and our team were delighted to once again host a table at its flagship event, the Defence Industry Charitable Dinner, in London.

Allan Webb is delighted to announce the appointment of Calum Chalmers as its new Head of Data Science.

For 31 days the team at Allan Webb has been raising much needed funds for the Gloucestershire Army Cadet Force who aim to reduce barriers to entry to joining the Cadets.

Allan Webb Ltd is delighted to have been awarded the Gold Award from the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS).

Allan Webb were delighted to be able to release their Sales and Marketing Director, Paul Casson.

The first Defence Sustainability Conference is set to get underway on 19th and 20th January. Allan Webb’s Team Defence Information Vanguard (TDI-V) representative and Sales & Marketing Coordinator, Ollie Organ, has been part of the team bringing this event to life and has been sharing his journey.