DONKIN FANS
Engineering Services in Port Elizabeth

There are many opportunities to build a career with Howden in a wide range of roles. We have a strong, customer focused culture and continuously look for people who will add value to our businesses and to the products and service we offer. You can view a list of the jobs we have available on our vacancy portal. Globally we are looking for graduates who have studied at excellent Universities or Colleges and achieved good degree results. During the first two years on the training scheme you will gain the opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills in all areas of the business. Placements lasting 10 weeks in each of the core areas, including: design, project engineering, project management, manufacturing, and field services; ensure that you gain the knowledge, experience and skills required both by the company and by IMechE for Chartered status. Be prepared to talk in some detail about your experience, skills and achievements. Think about any questions you would like to ask your interviewer about the opportunity at Howden. We often ask candidates to also complete the Thomas Personal Profile Analysis (PPA). The PPA provides an insight into how people behave at work. James Howden commences the design and supply of boilers and steam engines for the marine industry. James Howden introduces a furnace mechanical draught system which uses a steam turbine driven axial flow fan. Bryan Donkin Co pioneers the use of gas boosting at Beckton Gas Works in UK. Buffalo Forge Co pioneers the use of centralised heated air circulation for building ventilation. The Wallsend-Howden oil fired burner is developed to work in combination with the company's forced draught system. Bryan Donkin Co commences manufacture of turbo-exhausters and blowers based on the Rateau principle. The largest turbo-generator running in the UK (a 15MW unit for Manchester Corporation) is supplied by James Howden & Co. Buffalo Forge publishes the first edition of 'Fan Engineering', the industry-standard reference work on air and gas movement. Joint development work with Howden raises the efficiency of centrifugal fans to 90%. Howden supplies the main blowers for the world's first two large nuclear reactors at Windscale, UK. Nordisk Ventoliator Co. supplies the world’s first variable pitch axial flow fan in the power generation industry. James Howden & Co receives the order for the world's first submerged gas circulators for the UK AGR programme. Large centrifugal boster fans with rotors designed to run above their critical speed supplied to Howden customers. James Howden sets up business working as a consulting engineer in Glasgow. Holdings in the Howden-Ljungstrom joint ventures are exchanged and James Howden & Company and the Ljungstrom Company take full control of the UK and the US organisations respectively.