A toolmaker is encouraging young people to join the "exciting" engineering trade.

Martin Waters, who works for Bentwaters-based CMG Technologies, is celebrating 25 years in the industry.

He qualified in the 1980s and has worked at the company since the late 1990s.

Mr Waters said: “The company has changed a lot since I first joined.

"It was called Europlus at the time and we were primarily a fibreoptics company – but we had just identified the potential of metal injection moulding.

“But the one thing that hasn’t changed is it being a great place to work.

"The best thing about the business is the people – there is so much experience in the team and you are trusted to use that experience to make your own decisions.

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“I still enjoy coming to work every day.”

Mr Waters said he still loves the challenges that come with the role and looks forward to working every day.

He is encouraging young people to consider a career in engineering.

He said: “Times have changed in that a lot of the tools used in the trade now come from China. People don’t look at engineering the same way nowadays.

“I’ve always been someone who likes working with his hands. I like to get stuck in, get my hands dirty and see the end result.

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“Every day is a challenge in a job like this, whether that’s crafting new tools, maintaining existing ones or repairing them.

“I would love to see the government introduce something similar to the YTS scheme that promotes jobs like mine or indeed anything in engineering.

"It really is a great industry to work in.”

CMG Technologies managing director, Rachel Garrett, said: “CMG would not be the booming business it is today were it not for the hard work of people like Martin.

“He is a testament to everything great about British engineering."