Worshipful Company of Engineers
Encyclopedia
The Worshipful Company of Engineers is one of the Livery Companies
of the City of London
. The Company was founded and became a Livery Company in 1983 and was incorporated by Royal Charter in 2004. The Company is for Chartered Engineers who are Fellows of EC(UK) Professional Institutions that works to promote and develop all aspects of the science, art and practice of engineering.
The Engineers' Company ranks ninety-fourth in the order of precedence
for Livery Companies. Its motto is Certare Ingenio, Latin for Use Skills to the Best of One's Abilities.
Livery Company
The Livery Companies are 108 trade associations in the City of London, almost all of which are known as the "Worshipful Company of" the relevant trade, craft or profession. The medieval Companies originally developed as guilds and were responsible for the regulation of their trades, controlling,...
of the City of London
City of London
The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...
. The Company was founded and became a Livery Company in 1983 and was incorporated by Royal Charter in 2004. The Company is for Chartered Engineers who are Fellows of EC(UK) Professional Institutions that works to promote and develop all aspects of the science, art and practice of engineering.
The Engineers' Company ranks ninety-fourth in the order of precedence
Order of precedence
An order of precedence is a sequential hierarchy of nominal importance of items. Most often it is used in the context of people by many organizations and governments...
for Livery Companies. Its motto is Certare Ingenio, Latin for Use Skills to the Best of One's Abilities.