TEC is 3 years old!

Happy 3rd birthday to TEC

It was a gently warm day in September when our first customers moved into TEC, including stalwarts CHEX, The UK Electric Vehicle Company and Vow Sports How a TEC graduate is fueling men and women’s football (and Olympians!) – OI – Broxbourne EC  

Back in Autumn 2023, the Apple iPhone 15 launched, we were watching Barbie and Oppenheimer at the cinema, Taylor Swift was in the middle of her Eras Tour, the Rugby World Cup was being played in France, and Rishi Sunak was our PM.

Fast forward to today, and sometimes we feel like we’re in the middle of our toddler phase (but with fewer tantrums!). We’re growing our offer, welcoming new customers into our centre, and finding new opportunities to support your business growth and the wider community. 

To celebrate our milestone, we thought it would be fun to explore the number three – so read on for some interesting and amusing attributes all about the ‘three’.

Facts you really should know – the number three edition

Octopuses have three hearts.

Pi begins with 3: 3.14 for those who had forgotten from their school days

A number is divisible by 3 if its digits add up to a multiple of 3. 

Take 4,812 as an example: 4+8+1+2 = 15 so 4,812 / 3 = 1,604

There are three states of water: ice, liquid, steam and three bones in the middle ear: the hammer, anvil, and stirrup. We’ve also been told that there are three quarks in a proton (could someone explain this one to us?)

Some sloths have three toes, others have two

There are three kinds of people in the world: those who can count, and those who can’t.

Did you know that the hat-trick got its name in 1858 when a cricketer took three wickets in three balls and the crowd passed round a hat to reward him.  

Three is the atomic number of the chemical element lithium.

It’s considered unlucky to light three cigarettes with the same match. It’s believed this stems from World War I – if a soldier in the trenches lights a cigarette, a sniper is alerted. Cigarette number two allows the sniper to aim, and shoot when cigarette number three is lit. 

Captain Kirk (from Star Trek) has three ears.

The Three Musketeers are called Athos, Porthos, and Aramis and the Three Tenors are Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, and José Carreras.

I once got into an argument with the number 1. His friends 3, 5, 7, and 9 showed up to help him.The odds were against me.

Happy 3rd Birthday to TEC

As we celebrate our third birthday, we want to say thanks for being part of our success. We’d love to hear from you. If you’d like to share a few words about what we do well – and what we could do better – please let us know either via email or by dropping by reception.