When all is said and done, a company’s reputation is its most valuable possession. In today’s competitive engineering environment, a good name enables a firm to draw in a top-notch workforce, win multimillion-dollar deals, and maintain long-term relationships with clients. The following are some ways that an engineering firm can use to improve its image.
Deliver Excellent Projects
A strong reputation begins with delivering excellent projects. Strict planning, implementation, and adherence to assigned deadlines and costs are constituent parts of it. There must be an emphasis on quality control so that each project reflects the company’s commitment to excellence. Going above and beyond customer expectations creates a wave of raving recommendations to others. For example, the adoption of innovative solutions like machinerypartner.com's tracked conveyors, designed for both mobility and high performance, makes projects smoother even in difficult conditions, leading to improved project outcomes and satisfied clients.
Build A Strong Company Culture
A good corporate culture attracts the best talent while also promoting employee satisfaction. When employees are happy at work, they become ambassadors who recommend positive experiences to others within their networks. Supporting employee welfare, professional growth, and opportunity enhances a company’s ability to be viewed as one of the great places to work globally. Besides this, an enabling working atmosphere that fosters creativity and innovation promotes idea sharing among employees, thereby improving problem-solving techniques within organizations that adopt more dynamic approaches toward business challenges. Furthermore, firms that recognize diversity thrive on different perspectives, which result in better choices concerning customers whose requirements vary greatly. Generally speaking, a flourishing corporate culture leads not only to positive staff motivation but also has far-reaching effects on market competitiveness.
Maximize Digital Platforms
In this digital era, it is very important to have a strong online presence. Engineering firms can use social media platforms, websites, and blogs to showcase their capabilities and competencies, provide insights into the industry, and engage potential clients. The content of a firm must consist of premium quality whitepapers, case studies, and blog articles that establish them as thought leaders in the sector. Additionally, companies can use digital channels to offer efficient customer service, raising the company’s reputation. To ensure that more people access their content and increase visibility and clicks on their platforms, companies should optimize it for search engines like Google through SEO strategies. Multimedia like videos or infographics also attract potential buyers and help them understand complicated engineering ideas easily. Moreover, joining online forums and industry groups enables companies to gain knowledge about new trends in technology and interact with other professionals. Apart from establishing brand authority, a comprehensive digital approach also nurtures trustworthiness between existing and potential clientele, leading to business growth when correctly implemented.
Create Strong Community Ties
To raise the profile of any business, one sure way is to interact with the local community. This can be demonstrated by engaging in community initiatives, sponsoring local charities, and supporting community events; this showcases the company’s commitment to giving back. Positive interactions with stakeholders in the communities enable them to trust and become loyal, which later translates into business opportunities. Moreover, such involvement creates an atmosphere of high work morale since employees always feel proud of being associated with companies that prioritize social responsibility. This positively affects employee retention and morale, contributing to sustainable success and survival.
Manage Reputation Actively
It is easy for negative feedback or crises to ruin a company’s reputation. Therefore, it is important to implement proactive reputation management strategies. This includes checking online reviews, social media mentions, and industry news for potential problems. When faced with adverse situations, it helps mitigate their impacts while showing the company’s ability to handle issues effectively.
These are the areas where engineering firms can focus on as they build and maintain a solid reputation that distinguishes them from competitors. A good name takes a long time to develop but can yield consistent results in terms of success over the years.
ASHVIR SINGH JOHAL has been named manager of Morecambe, becoming the first Sikh to take charge of a professional football club in Britain.
At 30, Johal is also now the youngest manager in England’s top five divisions. He takes over following the club’s recent takeover by the Panjab Warriors consortium and the departure of former boss Derek Adams.
Johal experience from roles at Leicester City’s academy, Wigan Athletic, and Italian side Como. He worked under Kolo Touré at Wigan and assisted Cesc Fàbregas with Como’s youth team.
He recently completed his UEFA Pro Licence, the highest coaching qualification, and has spent over a decade in player development.
In a previous interview with the BBC, Johal said: "I have been fortunate to work with and learn from some incredible people, and I'm especially grateful to Kolo and Cesc. I know what world-class standards look like, how to lead with clarity, and how to develop a team with a real identity.
"We will create an environment that brings the best out of people, that people want to be part of, and that drives people to improve every day."
His appointment follows a difficult period for Morecambe. The National League suspended the club over non-compliance with league rules, leading to postponed fixtures. The team is due to play Altrincham on Saturday (23), but as of Tuesday (19), they had only five contracted players and were not insured to train, making another delay likely.
Johal said his first focus will be to “identify the players as we need to perform well in the National League.”
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Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping during their meeting in October 2024.
India’s prime minister Narendra Modi will visit China later in August, his security chief said on Tuesday (19), during talks with Beijing's foreign minister in New Delhi.
Modi will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit opening on August 31 in Tianjin, his first visit to China since 2018, Ajit Doval said, in public comments at the start of a meeting with Beijing's foreign minister Wang Yi.
"Our prime minister will be visiting for the SCO summit," Doval said, speaking of "new energy" in diplomatic ties.
China "attaches great importance" to Modi's visit to the SCO summit, Wang said, according to an official translator.
"History and reality proves once again that a healthy and stable China-India relationship serves the fundamental and long term interests of both of our countries," Wang added.
The comments came as the neighbours rebuild ties damaged by a 2020 border clash.
"There has been an upward trend. Borders have been quiet. There has been peace and tranquillity," Doval told Wang as he opened the talks.
"Our bilateral engagements have been more substantial. The new environment that has been created has helped us in moving ahead in the various areas that we are working on.”
Wang said the setbacks the two countries experienced over the past few years were not in the interests of the people of the two countries, according to a translation of his remarks.
During talks on Monday (18) with Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India's foreign minister, Wang said the two countries should "view each other as partners and opportunities, rather than adversaries or threats".
He pointed to the resumption of "dialogue at all levels" and "maintenance of peace and tranquility in border areas" as evidence bilateral ties were on a "positive trend of returning to the main path of cooperation".
Earlier on Tuesday, an Indian source said China had promised to address three key Indian concerns.
Wang, the source said, had assured Jaishankar that Beijing is addressing India’s need for fertilisers, rare earths and tunnel boring machines.
The Indian foreign and mines ministries did not respond immediately to requests for comment.
China's commerce ministry also did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
It was not immediately clear whether China had agreed to approve export licenses faster or grant blanket exemptions for India.
China has previously committed to speeding up export licenses for Europe and the US, without actually dismantling the control regime.
China's exports of rare earths and related magnets jumped in June after these agreements and as the commerce ministry worked through a huge backlog of applications.
However, rare earth magnet exports to India were still down 58 per cent compared to January levels, according to Chinese customs data.
June is the last month for which country-level data is available.
India has the world's fifth-largest rare earth reserves, at 6.9 million metric tons, but there is no domestic magnet production. India relies on imported magnets, mainly from China.
Bilateral relations have improved since October, when Modi and Chinese president Xi Jinping met for the first time in five years in Russia.
Chinese and Indian officials have said in recent weeks that the two countries were discussing the resumption of border trade, which has been halted since 2020.
Its resumption would be symbolically significant, and follows discussions to resume direct flights and issue tourist visas.
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Jasveen Sangha known as the Ketamine Queen pleads guilty in Matthew Perry case
British-American woman dubbed “Ketamine Queen” admits to supplying drugs that killed Friends actor
Faces up to 45 years in federal prison after plea deal with prosecutors
Sangha ran a North Hollywood “stash house” that supplied high-end clients with ketamine
She is the fifth and final defendant to plead guilty in the Matthew Perry overdose case
Matthew Perry’s shocking death in October 2023 continues to reverberate through Hollywood as a woman known as the “Ketamine Queen” has pleaded guilty in the Matthew Perry overdose case. Jasveen Sangha, a 42-year-old dual citizen of the UK and the US, admitted to distributing ketamine that led to the Friends star’s fatal overdose. Her plea deal also ties her to a second fatality and exposes a darker side of celebrity drug networks.
Jasveen Sangha known as the Ketamine Queen pleads guilty in Matthew Perry case Getty Images/ Instagram/_thejuggernaut
Who is Jasveen Sangha and why was she called the “Ketamine Queen”?
Sangha earned her nickname from prosecutors after allegedly running a drug distribution hub out of her North Hollywood home, dubbed the “Sangha Stash House” in indictments. Federal agents seized more than 80 vials of ketamine along with methamphetamine, cocaine, Xanax, and cash during a raid in March 2024.
According to court filings, Sangha was known for supplying high-end clients, including people in Hollywood circles. On social media, she flaunted a glamorous lifestyle of international trips and celebrity parties, masking her role in a dangerous drug pipeline.
Jasveen Sangha admitted to selling drugs to high-end Hollywood clientsInstagram/bollywoodstreetsnap
What charges did Sangha plead guilty to in the Matthew Perry overdose case?
In her plea agreement, Sangha admitted to five federal charges: maintaining a drug-involved premises, three counts of ketamine distribution, and one count of distribution resulting in death or serious bodily injury.
She becomes the fifth and final defendant to plead guilty in the Matthew Perry overdose case. Others include Perry’s personal assistant Kenneth Iwamasa, two doctors—Mark Chavez and Salvador Plasencia, and supplier Erik Fleming. Together, they admitted to exploiting Perry’s addiction by supplying him with escalating doses of ketamine in the weeks leading up to his death.
Matthew Perry died at 54 from the acute effects of ketamineGetty Images
How did ketamine contribute to Matthew Perry’s death?
The Los Angeles County medical examiner ruled that Perry died from the “acute effects of ketamine” after being injected multiple times by his assistant on 28 October 2023. The drug, normally used as an anaesthetic under medical supervision, can cause hallucinations and dissociation.
Perry had legally been prescribed ketamine as an experimental treatment for depression, but prosecutors say he turned to underground suppliers, including Sangha, when his legitimate prescriptions ran out. Days before his death, Perry allegedly paid £4,700 (₹5,00,000) in cash for 25 vials of unmarked ketamine supplied by Sangha.
Matthew Perry’s death linked to Jasveen Sangha’s ketamine supplyGetty Images
What sentence does Jasveen Sangha face?
Sangha faces a maximum of 45 years in federal prison when sentenced later this year. While judges are not bound by plea agreements, prosecutors have indicated they will recommend less than the maximum term.
As part of her deal, Sangha also admitted to selling ketamine to another man, Cody McLaury, who died of an overdose in 2019. Prosecutors said this highlights a longer history of dangerous drug sales beyond her connection to Matthew Perry.
Prosecutors said Sangha ran a North Hollywood stash house supplying ketamineInstagram/_thejuggernaut
The Justice Department confirmed that Sangha also agreed not to contest the forfeiture of assets seized in the investigation, including thousands in cash.
The birth of Lord Krishna was celebrated on 16 August 2025 at Siddhashram Dham. The Janmashtami festivities brought together hundreds of devotees who immersed themselves in bhajans, dances, and spiritual discourses from early morning until well past midnight.
The evening programme began at 8 pm, with devotional songs and cultural performances filling the ashram with joy and reverence. In his address, His Holiness Rajrajeshwar Guruji underlined the enduring relevance of Krishna’s life and teachings. “Krishna symbolises the triumph of dharma over adharma, truth over illusion, and love over hatred. Human life is a divine chance to practise compassion, service, and good karma,” he told the gathering.
As the clock struck midnight, marking Krishna’s birth, the temple resounded with chants of “Nand Gher Anand Bhayo, Jai Kanhaiya Lal Ki!” A touching highlight followed when Guruji performed a symbolic ritual with a child dressed as Baby Krishna, evoking the innocence and divinity of the Lord.
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Britain’s food retailers have said that higher employer taxes and regulatory costs as well as increased staff wages are adding to inflationary pressure
British grocery inflation nudged down to stand at five per cent over the four weeks to 10 August, data from market researcher Worldpanel by Numerator showed on Tuesday (19), providing a little relief for consumers.
The figure, the most up-to-date snapshot of UK food inflation, compared with 5.2 per cent in last month’s report.
“We’ve seen a marginal drop in grocery price inflation this month, but we’re still well past the point at which price rises really start to bite and consumers are continuing to adapt their behaviour to make ends meet,” Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and consumer insight at Worldpanel, said.
The researcher said prices were rising fastest in markets such as chocolate, fresh meat and coffee and falling fastest in champagne and sparkling wine, dog food and sugar confectionery.
Britain’s food retailers have said that higher employer taxes and regulatory costs as well as increased staff wages are adding to inflationary pressure from higher prices for commodities.
Trade body the British Retail Consortium, which represents Britain’s biggest retailers, predicts that food inflation will hit 6 per cent by the end of the year, putting more pressure on household budgets in the run-up to Christmas.
The Bank of England has forecast it will hit 5.5 per cent before Christmas and then fall back as global wholesale factors fade.
Official UK inflation data for July will be published on Wednesday. (Reuters)