Joloda Hydraroll Ltd, a material handling expert and global loading and unloading solutions specialist, has committed to sponsoring the University of Liverpool Motorsport Society in the prestigious Formula Student competition for its second consecutive year. The commitment reflects the company’s ongoing support for initiatives that help inspire the next generation of engineers and industry professionals, also including an annual apprenticeship programme.
The Formula Student competition challenges young engineers to develop, build and run a single-seater race car.
The competition provides invaluable real-world engineering experience and a platform for students to showcase their talents in events across the UK and Europe. The University of Liverpool is one of more than 100 university teams that participate worldwide.
Joloda Hydraroll supports the society by providing access to its manufacturing facilities in Liverpool. The 2025 Formula Student team attended its first factory visit in November.
In 2024, equipment at the factory was used to manufacture more than 100 parts for the car in total, which included welding the car’s chassis and machining components for the suspension system, electrical powertrain casing, and motor gearbox assemblies.
George Utley, Production Engineering Manager at Joloda Hydraroll and a University of Liverpool Motorsport alumnus, has guided the team through the manufacturing process since 2019. “We start by providing an in-depth tour of our shop floor, exposing the students to a variety of manufacturing, engineering, logistics, and management processes,” he explained.
“Each year, we welcome several visits to our site from the team. Students observe our processes and learn the basic principles of how to machine, fabricate, punch, or bend materials. We also provide insights on how to tailor their designs to be more cost-effective and easier to manufacture, based on the capabilities of readily available machines and industry techniques. We discuss drawing tolerances for the parts they are making, ensuring precision, quality and best practice.”
The project lead at the University of Liverpool, Dan Hibbert, added: “Being part of Formula Student is a truly fantastic design, build and test opportunity for students. This is further enriched by relationships with industrial companies such as Joloda Hydraroll who have been very hands-on with the team and generous with their time and facilities.”
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