RS, a digitally enabled global distributor of product and service solutions for industrial customers, has released the ‘Performance in Focus’ 2024 Maintenance Engineering Report in conjunction with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). This is based on findings from a survey that aimed to uncover the challenges facing the profession and its priorities.
The survey drew responses from almost 400 maintenance professionals based in the UK and Ireland. The respondents were from sectors including manufacturing, working in job roles like maintenance engineer and engineering manager. Most respondents came from hands-on or operational roles, working in sectors including facilities and intralogistics, manufacturing and energy, and oil and gas.