Why the Name?
Lunar Engineering proudly takes its name and underlying philosophies and principles from the Lunar Society of Birmingham.
Between 1765 and 1813 a group of industrialists, natural philosophers and intellectuals met regularly in Birmingham, UK at the time of a full moon. They called themselves 'The Lunar Society of Birmingham'. It was common practice in those days for gatherings of people to occur at or close to the full moon to make the journey home easier and safer as there was no street lighting.
This society was interested not merely in science, but in the application of science to manufacturing, mining, transportation, education, medicine and much else. They and the work they did during this time had great influence upon the Industrial Revolution. Some of the influential members of the Lunar Society were Matthew Boulton, Erasmus Darwin, Samuel Galton Junior, James Keir, Joseph Priestley, Josiah Wedgwood, James Watt, John Whitehurst and William Withering. Interestingly Benjamin Franklin attended some meetings and was a regular correspondent to the society.
Lunar Engineering Pty Ltd proudly links itself to the Lunar Society of Birmingham through our name and ethos of the Lunar Society in influencing change through stimulating ideas, broadening debate and catalyzing action.
REF: Uglow, Jenny The Lunar Men: Five Friends Whose Curiosity Changed the World Faber & Faber (2002) ISBN 0374194408.
Lunar’s Directors
Lunar Engineering’s key personnel are well experienced in engineering, engineering management and project management. Our key personnel have a strong background in refractory materials and their applications.
Roger Turney
Roger is a Materials Engineer with over 30 years experience in heavy industry. Roger has refractory manufacturing and refractory engineering experience across a wide range of industries. Roger has extensive plant operations experience in the Aluminium industry.