This document provides information about marketing, design, and print services offered by NEPIC. It highlights that NEPIC has broken through the £1 billion barrier and recaps the success of its annual Process Industry Award Evening. Contact information is provided for NEPIC's marketing, digital, and design teams to discuss potential projects.
Low Carbon London is a pioneering project that aims to test new technologies, commercial solutions, and network management strategies to enable a smart, low-carbon electricity system in London. It involves trials of smart meters, demand response, distributed generation, electric vehicles, and more across London's low-carbon zones. The project will share lessons learned with the UK energy industry to help plan and operate smarter, more flexible electricity networks capable of supporting widespread decarbonization and renewable energy adoption.
CGAP is a global project that works on expanding access to financial services for poor people in developing countries. It has 12 active projects in 9 countries focusing on mobile banking adoption among low-income users. CGAP's analysis shows that mobile banking has reached millions more customers than similar microfinance programs in some countries. While payments and transfers are popular, there is demand for savings and other services as well. The future of mobile banking will depend on uncertainties around regulations, the types of services offered, competition, and how failures could impact consumer trust.
An employee of Ian Roebuck Crane Hire Ltd died after being struck in the head by a metal shackle attached to a lifting sling that was found to be frayed, and the company was fined $100,000 for failing to ensure employee safety and adequate training on crane use. The judge also determined the company did not provide appropriate training to the deceased employee, who had been working there for only 4 months.
The morning mist hung low over the fields as the sun rose, blanketing the landscape in a soft, pale fog. As the sun grew stronger, the mist began to clear, slowly revealing the trees, grass, and wildflowers below in more detail. By mid-morning, the mist had fully dissipated, leaving the earth refreshed from the night as a new day began.
Total learning: informal learning driving new learning culture at Tesco BankBrightwave Group
Informal learning driving new learning culture at Tesco Bank by Dave Buglass, Head of Organisational Capability and Development, Tesco Bank.
Is it the start of the end for L&D? Tesco Bank is addressing this fundamental shift in learning and L&D's relationship to the business. Dave shares how new starters joining the business will be learning in the future and how Tesco Bank is meeting their needs.
Low Carbon London is a pioneering project that aims to test new technologies, commercial solutions, and network management strategies to enable a smart, low-carbon electricity system in London. It involves trials of smart meters, demand response, distributed generation, electric vehicles, and more across London's low-carbon zones. The project will share lessons learned with the UK energy industry to help plan and operate smarter, more flexible electricity networks capable of supporting widespread decarbonization and renewable energy adoption.
CGAP is a global project that works on expanding access to financial services for poor people in developing countries. It has 12 active projects in 9 countries focusing on mobile banking adoption among low-income users. CGAP's analysis shows that mobile banking has reached millions more customers than similar microfinance programs in some countries. While payments and transfers are popular, there is demand for savings and other services as well. The future of mobile banking will depend on uncertainties around regulations, the types of services offered, competition, and how failures could impact consumer trust.
An employee of Ian Roebuck Crane Hire Ltd died after being struck in the head by a metal shackle attached to a lifting sling that was found to be frayed, and the company was fined $100,000 for failing to ensure employee safety and adequate training on crane use. The judge also determined the company did not provide appropriate training to the deceased employee, who had been working there for only 4 months.
The morning mist hung low over the fields as the sun rose, blanketing the landscape in a soft, pale fog. As the sun grew stronger, the mist began to clear, slowly revealing the trees, grass, and wildflowers below in more detail. By mid-morning, the mist had fully dissipated, leaving the earth refreshed from the night as a new day began.
Total learning: informal learning driving new learning culture at Tesco BankBrightwave Group
Informal learning driving new learning culture at Tesco Bank by Dave Buglass, Head of Organisational Capability and Development, Tesco Bank.
Is it the start of the end for L&D? Tesco Bank is addressing this fundamental shift in learning and L&D's relationship to the business. Dave shares how new starters joining the business will be learning in the future and how Tesco Bank is meeting their needs.
The June meeting of NESHEP included a presentation on the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Feedback from the workshop generated ideas to further the partnership, such as developing directories and special interest groups. Over 30 people attended from various safety-focused organizations in the region. Members were encouraged to get involved in initiatives to enhance their networks and expertise.
Non basta essere su Facebook per essere 2.0. La qualità della presenza della ...Alessandro Lovari
Il mio intervento al Webinar "Il web 2.0 e le frontiere della relazione con il cittadino" organizzato da ForumPA e Funzione Pubblica. Riflessioni sulla presenza delle PA sui social media e su quali possono essere strategie di qualità per una comunicazione pubblica conversazionale.
Dokumen ini membahas tentang membuat corak dan rekaan untuk bingkai gambar. Murid-murid akan belajar cara menghasilkan corak hiasan dan memahami bagaimana corak tersebut dapat diterapkan pada rekaan lain seperti binaan dan kerajinan tangan. Mereka juga akan belajar mendesain dan mewarnai corak geometri serta menggambar anggota keluarga untuk dimasukkan ke dalam bingkai gambar yang dibuat.
This document outlines a plan to restructure a company's operations. It discusses consolidating multiple offices into one central location to reduce costs and improve coordination. The main goals are to cut rental fees, utilities expenses, and management overhead by 30% within one year of completion.
Learning Solutions - Interactive Film: Immersion in LearningBrightwave Group
Learning Solutions 2016 took place in Orlando, Florida 16th-18th March. The event explored "proven methods for leveraging technology in ways that enhance learning and performance in your organisation".
Brightwave's Head of Learning Design Caroline Freeman returned to the US and delivered a conference seminar on interactive film at the eLearning Guild's Learning Solutions Conference and Expo 2016.
Interactive Film: Immersion in Learning
There is plenty of research about the increasing use of video to engage learners and drive performance. The thirst for video content is effectively shown in some startling stats: YouTube is the second-most used search engine with over 1 billion-plus unique users every month; and online video is forecast to account for 60 percent of all web data by 2020.
When video is the most popular, shareable form of media content, how can you explore the learning opportunities the technology affords?
Find out more about the presentation and event here:
http://www.brightwavegroup.com/past-events/learning-solutions-interactive-film-immersion-in-learning/index.html
When worlds collide - leveraging learning content as brand experienceBrightwave Group
The accumulated knowledge within an organisation is one of its most valuable assets. How do you maximise its potential? How do you create pathways to allow learning and knowledge to flow, both within the organisation and also externally, to deliver real value to customers?
Top performing organisations know that being responsive to their employee's learning needs is crucial, and that doing so can have a much broader impact. They are increasingly seeing that they can leverage the value of their internal knowledge and learning content for external audiences. What can an approach to 'knowledge transfer' and the strategies used to engage external audiences teach us about the design of internal learning pathways?
The session explored the following:
● How do you make your learning content work harder for you and generate additional value?
● Who owns the knowledge within your organisation? How can it be leveraged?
● How can L&D use content marketing principles to support its learning strategy?
● How can you ensure content is relevant to the intended audience?
● How does this affect the way we approach design and delivery?
This presentation was delivered by Caroline Freeman and Sophie Costin on Thursday 29th January at Learning Technologies 2015
American Reliance Group follows a five-fold financial planning process for its clients, who often share the common goal of living independently after retirement.
This 3 sentence summary provides the high-level information from the document:
Thackley Methodist Church scrapbook documents the church from 1995 to 2006 and invites people to join their congregation by providing a warm welcome. The scrapbook captures 11 years of the church's history and activities, and their website provides more information about joining their community.
Almost all investors have seen their stock portfolios tumble sharply over the past 18 months, and many fear more troubled times ahead. Unemployment is high, the dollar is weak, and the national debt is huge and growing.
The document describes Katie Trejo's final project for Bios 275 which was an adventure at Stroud's Run where she observed and identified various plants, animals, trees and insects including hibiscus, nicotania, dragonflies, cat tails, butterflies, queen ann's lace, cardinals, bell flowers, tree frogs, bumble bees, elephant ears, red ear slider turtles, blackberries, hawks, thistles, lily pads, blue herons, willows, box turtles, horseflies, lichen, osage oranges, groundhogs, buckeye leaves, squirrels, ferns, whitetail deer, granddaddy long legs, rabbits, chipmunk
- The document discusses long-term care insurance, explaining what long-term care is, the rising costs of care, and options for paying for care such as Medicaid, private pay, and long-term care insurance.
- It provides details on factors to consider when purchasing long-term care insurance like benefits, discounts, inflation protection, and when to buy.
- The earlier you purchase insurance, the lower the premiums tend to be and the more likely you are to pass underwriting given health risks increase with age.
Mimiru discovers Tsukasa in a small dungeon with a treasure chest. Bear witnesses Tsukasa attempting to murder a NPC before entering the dungeon. On Tsukasa's return from the dungeon, a Silver Knight attacks him and blocks his escape with a barrier.
Bell is Canada's largest communications company, providing telephone services, wireless communications, high-speed Internet, digital television and voice over IP to consumers. It also offers ICT services to businesses and governments. Bell is a Premier National Partner and the exclusive Telecommunications Partner to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. It is wholly owned by BCE Inc.
This document discusses real-time analytics and attribution in marketing. It covers topics like marketing mix modeling and optimization to understand the impact of different marketing activities on sales. Marketing mix modeling helps allocate resources appropriately, understand which activities provide the best ROI, and evaluate different marketing spending plans. The document also discusses how the marketing landscape has become more fragmented with many new digital channels, and how marketing mix optimization can help address challenges around justifying budgets, measuring performance of spending, and optimizing across channels. Case studies show how marketing mix modeling has provided benefits like increased revenues and profits as well as savings from reducing ineffective activities.
The document provides an economic development assessment for a fiber optic project by Brant County Power Services Inc. It defines tasks such as building a business case and competitive strategy. Actions included identifying primary and secondary research sources as well as project management. Results outlined an expected value proposition including increased internet penetration, employment, and attraction of new businesses, as well as a market landscape and path of growth for the company.
The June meeting of NESHEP included a presentation on the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Feedback from the workshop generated ideas to further the partnership, such as developing directories and special interest groups. Over 30 people attended from various safety-focused organizations in the region. Members were encouraged to get involved in initiatives to enhance their networks and expertise.
Non basta essere su Facebook per essere 2.0. La qualità della presenza della ...Alessandro Lovari
Il mio intervento al Webinar "Il web 2.0 e le frontiere della relazione con il cittadino" organizzato da ForumPA e Funzione Pubblica. Riflessioni sulla presenza delle PA sui social media e su quali possono essere strategie di qualità per una comunicazione pubblica conversazionale.
Dokumen ini membahas tentang membuat corak dan rekaan untuk bingkai gambar. Murid-murid akan belajar cara menghasilkan corak hiasan dan memahami bagaimana corak tersebut dapat diterapkan pada rekaan lain seperti binaan dan kerajinan tangan. Mereka juga akan belajar mendesain dan mewarnai corak geometri serta menggambar anggota keluarga untuk dimasukkan ke dalam bingkai gambar yang dibuat.
This document outlines a plan to restructure a company's operations. It discusses consolidating multiple offices into one central location to reduce costs and improve coordination. The main goals are to cut rental fees, utilities expenses, and management overhead by 30% within one year of completion.
Learning Solutions - Interactive Film: Immersion in LearningBrightwave Group
Learning Solutions 2016 took place in Orlando, Florida 16th-18th March. The event explored "proven methods for leveraging technology in ways that enhance learning and performance in your organisation".
Brightwave's Head of Learning Design Caroline Freeman returned to the US and delivered a conference seminar on interactive film at the eLearning Guild's Learning Solutions Conference and Expo 2016.
Interactive Film: Immersion in Learning
There is plenty of research about the increasing use of video to engage learners and drive performance. The thirst for video content is effectively shown in some startling stats: YouTube is the second-most used search engine with over 1 billion-plus unique users every month; and online video is forecast to account for 60 percent of all web data by 2020.
When video is the most popular, shareable form of media content, how can you explore the learning opportunities the technology affords?
Find out more about the presentation and event here:
http://www.brightwavegroup.com/past-events/learning-solutions-interactive-film-immersion-in-learning/index.html
When worlds collide - leveraging learning content as brand experienceBrightwave Group
The accumulated knowledge within an organisation is one of its most valuable assets. How do you maximise its potential? How do you create pathways to allow learning and knowledge to flow, both within the organisation and also externally, to deliver real value to customers?
Top performing organisations know that being responsive to their employee's learning needs is crucial, and that doing so can have a much broader impact. They are increasingly seeing that they can leverage the value of their internal knowledge and learning content for external audiences. What can an approach to 'knowledge transfer' and the strategies used to engage external audiences teach us about the design of internal learning pathways?
The session explored the following:
● How do you make your learning content work harder for you and generate additional value?
● Who owns the knowledge within your organisation? How can it be leveraged?
● How can L&D use content marketing principles to support its learning strategy?
● How can you ensure content is relevant to the intended audience?
● How does this affect the way we approach design and delivery?
This presentation was delivered by Caroline Freeman and Sophie Costin on Thursday 29th January at Learning Technologies 2015
American Reliance Group follows a five-fold financial planning process for its clients, who often share the common goal of living independently after retirement.
This 3 sentence summary provides the high-level information from the document:
Thackley Methodist Church scrapbook documents the church from 1995 to 2006 and invites people to join their congregation by providing a warm welcome. The scrapbook captures 11 years of the church's history and activities, and their website provides more information about joining their community.
Almost all investors have seen their stock portfolios tumble sharply over the past 18 months, and many fear more troubled times ahead. Unemployment is high, the dollar is weak, and the national debt is huge and growing.
The document describes Katie Trejo's final project for Bios 275 which was an adventure at Stroud's Run where she observed and identified various plants, animals, trees and insects including hibiscus, nicotania, dragonflies, cat tails, butterflies, queen ann's lace, cardinals, bell flowers, tree frogs, bumble bees, elephant ears, red ear slider turtles, blackberries, hawks, thistles, lily pads, blue herons, willows, box turtles, horseflies, lichen, osage oranges, groundhogs, buckeye leaves, squirrels, ferns, whitetail deer, granddaddy long legs, rabbits, chipmunk
- The document discusses long-term care insurance, explaining what long-term care is, the rising costs of care, and options for paying for care such as Medicaid, private pay, and long-term care insurance.
- It provides details on factors to consider when purchasing long-term care insurance like benefits, discounts, inflation protection, and when to buy.
- The earlier you purchase insurance, the lower the premiums tend to be and the more likely you are to pass underwriting given health risks increase with age.
Mimiru discovers Tsukasa in a small dungeon with a treasure chest. Bear witnesses Tsukasa attempting to murder a NPC before entering the dungeon. On Tsukasa's return from the dungeon, a Silver Knight attacks him and blocks his escape with a barrier.
Bell is Canada's largest communications company, providing telephone services, wireless communications, high-speed Internet, digital television and voice over IP to consumers. It also offers ICT services to businesses and governments. Bell is a Premier National Partner and the exclusive Telecommunications Partner to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. It is wholly owned by BCE Inc.
This document discusses real-time analytics and attribution in marketing. It covers topics like marketing mix modeling and optimization to understand the impact of different marketing activities on sales. Marketing mix modeling helps allocate resources appropriately, understand which activities provide the best ROI, and evaluate different marketing spending plans. The document also discusses how the marketing landscape has become more fragmented with many new digital channels, and how marketing mix optimization can help address challenges around justifying budgets, measuring performance of spending, and optimizing across channels. Case studies show how marketing mix modeling has provided benefits like increased revenues and profits as well as savings from reducing ineffective activities.
The document provides an economic development assessment for a fiber optic project by Brant County Power Services Inc. It defines tasks such as building a business case and competitive strategy. Actions included identifying primary and secondary research sources as well as project management. Results outlined an expected value proposition including increased internet penetration, employment, and attraction of new businesses, as well as a market landscape and path of growth for the company.
This document discusses leveraging interactive data in the marketplace. It describes the products as annual reports that are expensive to produce. Interactive data is presented as a solution that provides both external and internal benefits. External benefits include decreased time to market for data and increased analyst coverage. Internal benefits include streamlined reporting processes. The document outlines various levels of involvement from adopting the technology to implementing universal delivery applications. It argues that the risks are manageable and costs of interactive data are comparable to traditional annual reports.
This document discusses Best Buy's services business as a key driver for growth. It notes that services represent a $50 billion market opportunity in the US. Best Buy plans to expand its Geek Squad and home theater installation services by adding more agents, mobile technicians, and service centers. The goal is to optimize service capabilities and serve more customers across a range of service offerings and business sizes. Complexity in the services business is increasing over time.
On February 9th 2009 Andrew Bartolini Vice President & Group Director, Global Supply Management for Aberdeen Groups gave this tremendous presentation on many different facets of the Procure to Pay cycle. Bartolini breaks of costs of processes and best practice benchmarking to deliver real value.
The document provides an overview of The Icon Companies, a signage and branding company. It discusses Icon's national presence, strategic manufacturing facilities, best-in-class program management services, signage and wayfinding expertise, and ability to adapt to client needs. Several case studies are presented, highlighting successful programs Icon completed for healthcare clients such as Humana, OhioHealth, Advocate, Mercy Health Systems, Montefiore, and Dignity.
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The document discusses the growing market for digital asset management (DAM) systems, which are expected to exceed $1 billion by 2015. DAM systems are increasingly important for managing the large volumes of digital media content that organizations must deal with, such as photos, videos, and audio. The document outlines some of the key challenges that media and entertainment companies face in monetizing their content across multiple platforms. It argues that an integrated approach combining content, rights, and financial data is needed, and that DAM systems should play a central role in operations and decision support.
The document discusses challenges facing marketers in today's rapidly changing marketplace. It notes marketers are struggling to optimize complex marketing mixes across channels amid demands for accountability. A new approach called marketing mix optimisation uses simulation software to analyze past performance, forecast outcomes, and optimize channel allocation. The software allows testing scenarios to meet goals like acquiring high-value customers cost effectively. A case study showed a financial company used the approach to shift marketing mostly to digital channels, beating targets and improving long-term planning. The document argues such optimization requires agile, accurate analytics and collaboration across teams.
Insurance companies face several hurdles to success, including new channels for growth, a competitive environment, data management challenges, and aging applications. Blue Slate Solutions helps clients address these issues through process improvement, technology solutions, and data management to optimize operations and gain competitive advantages.
The document discusses a gap in delivering analytics through business intelligence (BI) tools, known as the "last mile of BI". It introduces Dunegrass as a solution to close this gap by enabling collaborative analysis, interactive charts/tables, and a unified data model across sources. The startup is seeking $1.5 million investment to expand their team of developers, sales, and marketing staff to scale the software business for rapid growth.
This document summarizes Remco Brouwer's presentation about how Procter & Gamble transformed IT from a back office function into a strategic asset. It discusses how P&G created Global Business Services (GBS) to consolidate redundant business services globally. GBS established global service centers and partnerships to reduce costs by $1.2 billion while improving services. Examples are provided of how P&G uses virtualization, customer data, real-time decision tools, tailored reporting, and personalization to gain competitive advantages in the market.
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DTE Energy implemented a new Connections software to promote knowledge sharing between employees. They formed a pilot group and rolled out applications gradually over two years. Usage grew as employees created profiles, blogs, communities and wikis. The pilot was successful, with lessons learned about utilizing influencers, making the software easy to access, and helping novices learn from experienced users.
The document summarizes trends in the B-to-B publishing industry from 2004-2007. It finds that while print revenues remain the largest contributor, online revenues and events have been the fastest growing segments. Costs are rising faster than revenues, with increases in areas like circulation, editorial, production and distribution expenses. Looking to 2008, publishers expect downward pressure on print to continue and are concerned about increasing costs and a potential economic slowdown. Staffing specialists across print and digital remains a challenge. The outlook calls for reviewing business operations, pricing strategies, and continuing to build integrated multimedia programs.
This whitepaper discusses internet-connected televisions and the challenges faced by brands. It finds that while connected TV sales are increasing and many see potential, significant uncertainty remains among industry members. The questions raised highlight challenges around content, business models, finding content on connected TVs, and regulating the new landscape. Most respondents do not think connected TVs will be a passing fad, but adoption rates remain low currently.
This toolbox talk discusses noise and vibration from construction activities and provides guidance to reduce their environmental impact. It notes that construction noise can disturb local residents and cause complaints or project delays if not properly managed. Noisy activities that need control include grinding, impact work, excavation, piling, and concrete cutting or pouring. The talk recommends restricting noisy work to certain hours, maintaining equipment, planning deliveries, using local screening, and closing doors on generators to reduce noise pollution and avoid issues like fines or structural damage from vibrations.
A 160t crane overturned on a construction site while undergoing maintenance, damaging the site and crane. The incident occurred because the crane operator did not fully deploy the outriggers before maneuvering, making the crane unstable. To prevent future incidents, the memorandum reminds site managers to ensure all plant and equipment repairs are properly authorized, planned, risk assessed, and personnel receive necessary inductions and safety briefings.
Silo explodes at ready-mix plant...The top (cap) of the silo was thrown into the air, across a road, landing in an adjacent property. Fortunately, no injuries occurred as a result of this incident.
Dust and emissions, such as the recent publicity in the national press relating to the health hazards of particulates in diesel powered vehicles exhaust emissions, can cause health risks and odours at high concentrations may annoy neighbours and those affected by our activities.
Oxygen enrichment can increase the risk of fires and explosions if not handled properly. Oxygen is heavier than air and can cause materials not normally flammable in air to burn fiercely. Any oils, greases or other contaminants should never be used with oxygen equipment as they can spontaneously ignite. Proper equipment should be leak tested and free of damage or contaminants, and flashback arrestors should be used, to safely manage the risks of oxygen enrichment.
An Engie Fabricom employee was injured while using a hand tool to align a pipe spool valve flanged joint. The podger end of the tool came out of the bolt hole as the employee exerted upward force, causing the tool to rapidly move up and strike the employee in the face. The injury required medical treatment at a local clinic. An investigation found the activity was not sufficiently planned, lifting equipment or assistance from a rigger would have been safer, and the employee placed themselves in the "line of fire." To prevent recurrence, all similar work was stopped until a safe method was established, the need to always select the safest equipment and method was reinforced, and the incident was communicated across the business.
Lifting and rigging operations are some of the most hazardous activities we regularly undertake, day in day out. The consequences of something going wrong during a lifting or rigging operation can literally be fatal.
TOOLBOX TALK | safe use of lift trucks and telehandlersAlan Bassett
Lift trucks are widely used throughout industry for moving materials and goods, but they also feature prominently in workplace accidents. Even an incident not causing injury may result in costly damage to lift trucks, buildings, fittings and the goods being handled.
Last year in the UK 40 people died and nearly 43,000 reported non fatal injuries as a result of a fall from height in the workplace. Falls from height are the most common cause of fatal injury and the second most common cause of major injury to employees, accounting for around 15% of all such injuries...
An offshore installation was awaiting delivery of an urgently needed container. The east crane normally used for such lifts was under repair, so a risk assessment was conducted and the west crane was chosen instead. During the lift of one of the last containers, the load became uncontrollable and fell into the sea. No personnel were injured, but the container's contents may have been damaged. The incident highlighted the importance of following approved lifting plans and maintaining awareness of hazards, even during urgent jobs.
The document provides guidance on completing a Point of Work Risk Assessment (POWRA) before starting any work tasks. It explains that the POWRA must be done at the work face, not in the mess room, and involves considering potential risks and hazards, having the correct tools and PPE, and means of safe access. It also notes that all team members must sign off once complete to acknowledge it is safe to proceed, and the assessment should remain at the work face and be handed in at the end of the shift.
During December the monthly average number of fires, injuries and fatalities more than doubles in households across the UK.
Read these 12 Tips to a Safer Christmas and enjoy the festive season...
Drink driving is a criminal offense that will result in criminal charges and penalties. If caught, you could receive a 12 month driving ban and acquire a criminal record similar to other crimes. The document warns that drink driving will be processed criminally.
This document discusses the risks of alcohol and drug use at work. It states that Fabricom has a zero tolerance policy for working under the influence. Even small amounts of alcohol can impair driving and work abilities. Many drivers have been in accidents still under the influence from the night before. There are no precise statistics on workplace accidents involving drugs and alcohol, but they are known to negatively impact judgment and coordination in safety-sensitive roles. The only safe way to ensure no impairment from alcohol is to abstain the night before if driving or working in the morning.
This document discusses common injuries that occur at Fabricom due to employees placing themselves in the "line of fire" during routine tasks. It describes four incidents where employees were injured because they did not stop and consider what could go wrong with the tasks they were performing. The document stresses that taking a moment to think through "what if" scenarios before starting any task could help prevent these types of injuries by identifying potential pinch points, areas where tools could slip, or other hazards. It encourages employees to always stop, think, and consider potential risks before carrying out tasks.
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A Freightliner employee suffered a serious ring finger injury when his gloved hand got caught on a ladder and his ring tore through the glove. The ribbed ladder surface caught his ring as he descended, avulsing his finger and requiring surgery. To prevent such injuries, Freightliner now requires employees to remove rings or tape them with surgical tape before work. Ring avulsion injuries can range from bruising to amputation when a ring is forcefully pulled by trapped fingers or hands. Photographs show examples of serious ring avulsion injuries sustained by non-Freightliner employees wearing rings.
A worker suffered severe burns on his ring finger when his wedding ring touched the opposite terminal of a car battery he was working on. The ring created a direct circuit that flashed and melted the ring into his skin, causing third-degree burns before he could remove it. The document advises removing jewellery when working to avoid similar accidents, as jewellery can conduct electricity, get caught in machinery, or snag if one falls. Safety should be the top priority, and removing jewellery eliminates potential hazards.
Winter is almost upon us and at this time of the year snow and ice introduce an additional hazard on scaffold platforms and access’s. This toolbox talk covers both working on scaffolds and the hazards of winter.
A contract welder suffered a serious facial injury while using a grinder to remove slag from a weld. As he began grinding, the grinder kicked back when it hit a protruding bolt, causing the grinding disk to make contact with his face. An investigation found that while he was trained and authorized for the task, he was not following the safe method of work and was only wearing safety glasses instead of a required face visor. To prevent future incidents, recommendations included delivering toolbox talks on safe grinding positions and enforcing the PPE standard requiring a visor for all grinding.
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“It is crucial to the success of the wider regional economy that process industries continue to In the BOC Environmental Awards, the
rejuvenate and grow. This can only be achieved through collaboration and knowledge-sharing, standard of entries within the primary school
facilities by NEPIC and its partners, who give us the detailed intelligence we need to win more category was so high that two entries were
inward investment.” worthy of this year’s title. Springwell Village
Primary School in Gateshead and Startforth
Ian Swales MP for Redcar said “NEPIC has achieved outstanding success over the last 6 years and Morritt Memorial at Barnard Castle were both
played a key role in driving this vital sector of the local economy. I know from talking with NEPIC awarded winners. Framwellgate School of
and their client companies how valuable their work is. As a former manager in the process industry Durham took the secondary school prize,
I recognise the value of clustering and look forward to continuing to work with the industry as it whilst SRC Bede 6th Form College walked
plays a key role in driving future economic success in our region”. away with the new Post-16 award. Each
winning school was takes back £2000 in
“The Process and Chemical Industry is an important part of the private sector employment base prize money to use towards a STEM related
of the North East of England. Before the creation of NEPIC there was no organisation that focussed project.
attention on the sector, its needs, and its importance to our region. I worked very closely with NEPIC
during my time as the regional minister. NEPIC do a first rate job for the people of the North East of MSD Cramlington were worthy winners of
England.” – Rt Hon Nick Brown MP the BOC Industrial Environmental Award,
whilst Shasun Pharma Solutions also of
“NEPIC is currently working on a list of 62 new investment opportunities, collectively worth over Cramlington took top prize in Innovation
£5 billion,” said Bob Coxon, Chairman of NEPIC. “It is crucial to the success of the wider regional and Cleveland Biotech of Stockton came
economy that process industries continue to rejuvenate and grow. This can only be achieved out on top to clinch the Manufacturing
through collaboration and knowledge-sharing, facilities by NEPIC and its partners, who give us the Sustainability trophy – each company
detailed intelligence we need to win more inward investment.” donating their £2000 prize to a local school
of choice.
2005/6 2006/7 2007/8 2008/9 2009/10 2010/11 Totals
But it was certainly Sembcorp Utilities night,
Jobs Created 191 84 413 689 17 268 1662 as George Ritchie took the main prize of
Jobs Secured 112 280 383 59 1059 79 1972
the evening, making it four awards in total
for the Wilton site landlords. George was
Total Jobs 303 364 796 748 1076 347 3634 recognised in the Outstanding Contribution
category, which acknowledges those
whom have not only made a significant
@ £92k GVA/ contribution to the North East process sector
annum/Job 27876000 33488000 73232000 68816000 98992000 31924000 N/A but also inspired others to achieve greater
NEPIC brEaks through thE
things.
years of benefit 6 5 4 3 2 1 N/A
Total GVA £ 167256000 167440000 292928000 206448000 197984000 31924000 1063980000 George is credited by nominators TTE
Middlesbrough and NSAPI Darlington for
£1 bIllIoN barrIEr
saving apprenticeships for the young people
of the region and for tirelessly promoting
apprenticeships as a route to a successful
career within the process sector.
Despite being in existence for just six years, NEPIC – the regional cluster for the
chemical and process industries in the North East – has now contributed more than
“I hope that the value of this work will be
recognised by the coalition government, as
Process Industry Award The fifteen award trophies, which were
produced in Teesside manufactured Acrylic,
were handed out over the course of the
£1 billion of added value to the regional economy. our ability to achieve similar results in future
will depend on receiving some support from
the public purse.”
Evening Success evening.
Costing just £1 million per year, provided jointly by industry and the public sector, NEPIC has Dinner guests were also addressed by NEPIC
generated over 166 times the investment made into its activities, providing a significant boost • 450 leading industrials gather for awards night in support of process sector Chairman Bob Coxon, in which he talked
to the regional economy and the UK plc as a whole. One of the companies attracted to the about sectors ability to rejuvenate itself and
region by Stan and his team is Banner • £23,000 awarded to support STEM project & career advancement
the need for industry support through this
“A key part of our success has been bringing together the huge pool of talent that exists in the Chemicals, a specialist chemical distributor • Eight individuals; fours schools and three companies honoured time of political change.
North East and using this to help attract investment into the region,” said Stan Higgins, Chief and supplier.
Executive of NEPIC. “It is doubtful whether any other industry-led organisation can match our Friday 14th January 2011, Hardwick Hall Sedgefield. NEPIC once again held a very successful Annual Mr. Coxon said: “Our industry is always
success rate or the value for money that we offer to the UK economy.” “We had to find a new home when it was Awards Dinner. More than 450 leading industrialists gathered in support of the regions process rejuvenating itself and inevitably sometimes
decided that the Olympic Stadium would industry and celebrated the outstanding achievements of the local schools, young talent and there are regrettable closures. I can tell you
By seeking feedback and statistics on every project it is involved with, NEPIC has been able to be built on our former site in London and it companies. these have been outweighed by many
build an accurate picture of its performance throughout the last six years. Working closely with seemed like only seconds before Stan was new investments – in the last four years
private and public sector partners, the Cluster has helped to win new investments that have on the phone,” said Mottie Kessler Chairman In total, £23,000 pounds was awarded to support STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & there have been 8 closures but this has
secured or created 3,364 jobs. This impressive performance has helped the organisation grow and CEO of Banner Chemicals. Mathematics) related projects in North East schools and to support career advancement of young been countered by 32 new investments,
to 550 members in just six years. achievers and apprentices. acquisitions and reinvestments.
“We now have a site in Middlesbrough
According to research undertaken by the Chemical Industries Association in conjunction with where we have built our new plant and Gareth Powell of Aker Solutions and Dean Carney of Sembcorp Utilities scooped the top prizes Bob continued “The coalition government
the Office of National Statistics, each job in the process sector in the UK generates more than created many jobs. The knowledge and in the newest award category – Apprentice of the Year. The awards, which are sponsored by has publicly stated their support for these
£92,000 per annum of value to the UK economy, around 25% more per job than other high business intelligence that NEPIC offers were Cleveland Scientific Institute, recognise the achievements of the regions brightest young process growth areas but we will need industry’s
earning sectors such as Aerospace. vital to our investment decisions.” sector apprentices – one from manufacturing and one from the supply chain. support to make sure that they understand
the role of NEPIC, in bringing investment to
“Winning new investment is never simple and each new project has its own complexities,” “NEPIC is currently working on a list of 62 This year’s five Young Achievers were once again of the highest quality. Winners spanned the the region”.
added Dr Higgins. “The NEPIC team benefits hugely from the great support and know how new investment opportunities, collectively region, with awards and one thousand pound prizes being handed out to Uyi Uwagboe of MSD
provided by our Industry Leadership Team and our members, as well as our public sector worth over £5 billion,” said Bob Coxon, Biologics Billingham; Alnwick based COVANCE pharmacologist Mhairi Anderson; Katy Ramirez & continues...
partners, such as One North East and Tees Valley Unlimited. Chairman of NEPIC. Dean Mitchell both of Sembcorp Utilities at Wilton; and Keri McCall of PETEC at CPI in Sedgefield.
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Issue 35 Sponsored by
Supply Chain & Support Services – Dean Mitchell, Sembcorp, Wilton – winning £1000 bOC Environmental Awards 2010
-Industrial Award
Dean completed a Modern Apprenticeship Programme at TTE in 2001 and amongst
awarD winners other valuable learning opportunities provided by the company Dean has was involved Merck Sharp & Dohme , Cramlington -
in commissioning projects before being integrated into the shift team as a Shift Senior Project: Ecological Development of a Wind
Operator. He quickly learned all aspects of the role, and in 2010 at the relatively young age Turbine Installation, School Beneficiary:-
of 27 he has been appointed Utilities Shift Manager, becoming the youngest ever shift £2000 prize donated to Bedlingtonshire
Cleveland Scientific Institute - Apprentice manager in Sembcorp. Community High School
of the Year 2010
bOC Environmental Awards 2010 - Primary School Award – winning £2000 each Apart from the carbon benefits achieved
Supply Chain - Gareth Powell, Assistant by a new wind turbine installation which
Cost Engineer/Project Controller, Aker The standard of entries was very high and it was decided to award two prizes in this category as the will achieve a reduction of 5500 tonnes per
Solutions – winning £1000 judges felt that these two entries were each very worthy of winning. annum of carbon dioxide and the resulting
bottom line contribution to the business of a
Since joining Aker Solutions in September redhall Engineering Five Young Achievers Startforth Morritt Memorial CofE Primary School, barnard Castle – This school submitted 4% reduction in operating costs; every effort
A warm welcome was also given to the some 2007 Gareth has gained invaluable 2010 a plan to build a chicken coop and stock it with chickens to allow the pupils to study the was made during this project to examine the
of the regions newest companies, which experience within the Estimating, Cost development of chickens, and to use eggs within the school for food. The school also intends to use local wild life and ecology. This has resulted
included Mr NY Lee, CEO of Lotte Chemicals Control, Procurement and Planning biotechnology - uyi uwagboe, MSD the chickens to help in the teaching of literacy, numeracy, science, art, and PHSE as well as helping in the discovery of new colonies of Great
UK Limited who have acquired and restarted departments, whilst successfully biologics, billingham – winning £1000 the school to achieve Eco School status. Crested Newt and an three species of Bat on
the PTA assets at Wilton; Mr Ben Imoe of completing the BTEC National Certificate the site. MSD have now planted 4000 trees
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation who in Construction & the Built Environment Uyi is a microbiologist who has manages and shrubs as well as new wild life habitats
have just announced they are building with a Double Distinction. technology transfer projects, process and which can now be used for guided
their European Battery Chemicals Unit in developments and manufacture of wildlife walks as part of an environmental
Billingham; Dr Sally Old the Director of With an exemplary work ethic, he became biotechnology based active pharmaceutical education programme.
COVANCE who have recently taken over the the first project controls apprentice to ingredients. Uyi has been committed to
sanofi-aventis research facility in Alnwick; complete the NVQ Level 3 in Project gaining new technical skills and is also CPI Innovation Award 2010
and the new Northumbrian Water CEO, Controls within 8-9 months. Gareth is now working towards his MBA at Durham
Heidi Mottram. currently completing a Foundation Degree University. He also supports engagement Shasun Pharma Solutions, Dudley
in Project Controls at Darlington College. in programs aimed at encouraging and Cramlington
Dr. Stan Higgins commented upon the Gareth is also a STEM Ambassador and supporting young scientists. Project: 4th Generation HydroKinetic
success of the event: has shown enthusiasm at all stages of Resolution (HKR) Catalysts, School
“
his Apprenticeship and as a result and Pharmaceuticals - Mhairi Anderson, Beneficiary:- £2000 prize donated to
The NEPIC Awards Dinner has enthusiasm and skills has been promoted COVANCE, Alnwick – winning £1000 Cramlington Learning Village
become a leading industry event. Thanks to Assistant Cost Engineer.
to our sponsors ABB, CSI, BOC, CPI, Redhall Mhairi is a Pharmacologist and now has
HKR catalysts are used to support the
Engineering; Lucite & Teesside University 6 years experience as a researcher and
application of kinetic resolution in the
we can give substantial prizes to promote
“ works on a diverse range of studies in
synthesis and manufacture of complex chiral
the fantastic careers that are available in pre-clinical drug development. Her ability
molecules. Shasun has developed more
the world leading companies that make to communicate to a variety of audiences
robust catalysts that are more tolerant of
up our sector. and strong commitment to taking on
contaminants arising from raw materials etc,
new management and language skills has
they also show improved reproducibility
Steve Bagshaw, General Manager at MSD resulted in her promotion to Study Director,
and economics. These new catalysts are
Biologics Limited, commented on the managing projects across international
typically 5-10 times more reactive than earlier
evening’s success: boundaries
generations and have shown cost of goods
“ Commodity, Petrochemicals & Energy - Katy Springwell Village Primary School, Gateshead– This entry, which was submitted with an improvements of greater than 25%.
George Ritchie’s speech was a fitting
tribute to both the work he has done ramirez, Sembcorp, Wilton – winning £1000 excellent 3D model is to develop an area of the school into a “Global Garden with different areas
having a different theme, including a World War II vegetable garden, a Victorian herb garden, a NEPIC Manufacturing Sustainability
and to the role of NEPIC in being a great Award 2010
ambassador and champion of work being Katy is a Chemical Engineer who has story-telling area with toadstool seating, a play area with woven willow wigwams and a water
“
done in the North East. I am proud to be
associated with it. My thanks to Stan and Manufacturing - Dean Carney, Apprentice
the position of Performance Engineer
responsible for compliance and operational
feature. The garden will be used to develop many skills in the children including enterprise,
healthy eating, social skills etc. Cleveland biotech, Stockton on Tees
Project: Investing into their business in
the NEPIC team - a great evening! Process Technician (TVPT), Sembcorp – performance particularly on the company’s
biomass power station. Katy can trace her bOC Environmental Awards 2010 - Secondary School Award – winning £2000 surfactant supported biological treatment
winning £1000 products, School Beneficiary:- £2000 prize
The evening pulled together senior contribution to the business bottom line as in
excess of £1.5M/annum. As well as taking on Framwellgate School, Durham – This entry by a group within the school called the Green donated to Billingham South Community
industrialists from the Process Industry, Dean is in the final year of the Tees Valley Primary School
a sector which underpins 35% of the board new managerial skills, she is studying Beings proposes to develop a dramatisation to take into primary schools across Durham to
Production Technician apprenticeship, pass on the message about recycling and energy efficiency. The pupils submitted an outline
whole industrial economy of the North with the first two years of the programme to gain her Master’s Degree and ultimately
Chartered Engineer Status of a script for a news bulletin presentation highlighting issues around global warming and the Cleveland Biotech is the country’s market
East. Companies attending the evening carried out within the training centre at leader in ‘environmental biotechnology’
represented some of NEPICs 550-strong environment, and intend to follow this with a creative workshop for the younger pupils around
Teesside Training Enterprise (TTE) at the what small steps they can make. utilising biological processes in the treatment
member companies, and included SABIC, Fine & Speciality Materials - Dr Keri McCall
South Bank and Wilton site locations. The of a wide variety of pollution issues, including
Johnson Matthey, MSD Limited, Exwold, PETEC @ CPI, Sedgefield – winning £1000
final two years have involved working at his bOC Environmental Awards 2010 - Post 16 School Award – winning £2000 contaminated land remediation, bio-
Sembcorp Utilities, K Home International sponsor company, Sembcorp Utilities, as augmentation of failing sewage treatment
Keri is a PhD Chemist who is who is building
and Dickinson Dees but to name a few. well as completing academic qualifications plants, the biological removal of ammonia
new supply chains in plastic electronics. As SrC bede 6th Form College, billingham – This group of pupils submitted a plan to develop
at his college. Dean has gained a vast Organic Electronic Materials Scientist, she an eco-garden within the grounds of their newly built college, to create a wildlife habitat and and nitrite from effluent streams, and the
Our thanks once again goes to our sponsors array of experience, with skills acquired degradation of fats, oils and greases in
works with synthetic chemists employed by increase the biodiversity of the grounds. To get support for the programme they have had to
– ABB, Cleveland Scientific Institute, Redhall in Engineering, Electrical, Pneumatic & commercial kitchen drain lines.
potential suppliers of new materials such as learn to deal with indifference, resistance and many other barriers, including a lack of funds. The
Engineering, BOC; CPI; Teesside University & Hydraulic Systems, He is held in high organic semiconductors. Some of the new garden will be organic, and will use water butts and composters to minimise environmental
Lucite International – whom without their regard by his management team due to his continued...
products she has helped to develop are now impact. Produce form the garden will be used in the college refectory, so reducing food miles.
support this reinvestment into the sector commitment and enthusiasm to learn and being used in the development of the next
would not be possible. develop. generation of electronic display products.
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continues...
Recent manufacturing investments, growing
2011 NEPIC Evening at the Races Aesica Pharmaceuticals named as High Growth Company
its microbiology, fermentation and controlled
mixing capabilities, have enabled the company
Thursday, May 26th, 2011 - Newcastle Racecourse, High Gosforth Park,
to more than meet market growth estimates. Newcastle upon Tyne Six years after their launch in Cramlington, Aesica Pharmaceuticals have been named by Deloitte in the Sunday
Times as one of the fastest private equity backed firms, with the fastest growth in profits.
NEPIC attracts 200 plus members and guests to its Annual Summer Events , providing excellent
networking and corporate hospitality opportunities, or just simply the platform for a fantastic The company, 3rd in the list of 100 fastest growing companies, was spun out of BASF by Dr. Robert Hardy and his management team in
alternative evening out. Newcastle Racecourse has a reputation as a hospitality venue, with 2006. They have since purchased three other businesses across the UK and are actively seeking acquisitions around the world to achieve
excellent first class facilities and stunning surroundings.
further growth.
Aesica were joined on the list by Quantum Specials of County
Durham (14th), whom manufacture and supply pharmaceutical
products and medicines, along with Darlington based specialist
Healthcare provider Castlebeck (72nd).
Dr. Stan Higgins CEO of NEPIC, the Cluster group representing
Pharmaceutical industry in the region said: “Congratulations to
all these companies that are clearly identifying and providing
the growth our economy needs. In particular, Dr Hardy and
the team at Aesica Pharmaceuticals, who have been NEPIC
members since their formation”.
Dr. Higgins continued “Aesica Pharmaceuticals have grown from
Teesside university Outstanding a £20m company to well over £100m sales in less than six years,
Contribution Award 2010 which has been achieved from their Cramlington base.
George ritchie, Sembcorp utilities, Senior
Vice President for Hr/IT & Industrial Park The company now has several major sites across the UK employing over seven hundred people. It just shows what can be achieved by a
Services, School Beneficiary - £2000 prize determined and imaginative management team, even in a competitive globalised industry such as pharmaceuticals.”
donated to Howletch Lane Primary School.
This is a great event at which to dress up and have fun with colleagues and their partners from The Sunday Times Fast Track 100 league table ranks Britain’s 100 private companies with the fastest-growing sales on their latest three
Surviving the turbulence of ICI exiting industry. As always, events such as these not only provide valuable networking opportunities but years.
Teesside is one thing, but recognising the also they are also an expression of support for the cluster and its activities going forward.
impact that this would have on the long The evening will commence with a drinks reception, followed by restaurant hospitality with full www.aesica-pharma.co.uk
term future of young people in the region views of the racecourse, which includes waitress service and a three course carvery dinner. All
is another. It is no exaggeration to say that guests will enjoy the benefits of a premier admission badge, tote service for betting and private
process apprenticeships might have been lost outdoor seating for those wanting to get closer to action. The evening will conclude with post race
Sunday Times Business Letters The government promised to assess the
to our industry forever without the foresight entertainment.
- Green Policies Threaten cumulative impact of its energy and climate
of our 2010 Outstanding Contributor. change policies on energy-intensive
Sponsors will also enjoy a race named after their company, which will get regional and national British Industry
industries like chemicals, surely it should
Not only has George excelled in his day job, to exposure. You , your employees, customer and suppliers can also get involved in the preparation
complete this work before taking further new
very high standards indeed, he has stood up for a race, as well as making presentations to the winning owners and jockeys. The event opens at Manufacturing and the chemical sector
initiatives.
time and time again to be counted, tirelessly 17.00, with the first of six flat races commencing at 18.25 and the last race running at 21.15. can lead the UK to a sustained economic
cajoling and encouraging business leaders, recovery – and in the last quarter it showed
In the interests of ensuring a sustainable
managers and politicians alike to commit to Places are priced at: that. But the well-intentioned pursuit of
business environment in Britain it really is vital
technical apprenticeship programmes that £650.00 plus VAT for a table of ten; or the wrong energy and climate change
that the government gets its act together.
give so many young people their chance to £75.00 per person plus VAT. policies through the government’s carbon
Our EU competitors cannot believe their
participate in our industry. price support (CPS) proposals will hit
luck that a measure such as CPS is being
To reserve your places, please contact Paul Butler on 07802 255 118 or email: business investment and put at risk jobs in
considered ..... a message we hope the prime
George has always ensured that his company paul.butler@nepic.co.uk. some of the poorest parts of Britain.
minister may have picked up in Friday’s
is first in line to participate in developing Council of Europe meeting on energy.
new educational standards and programmes Sponsorship Opportunities: We support the objective of moving
and has also led the sector’s educational towards a low carbon generation mix but
Tom Crotty, Ineos; Mark Williams, Sabic uK
engagement programmes in this region. This • Sponsor a Race - giving high exposure in regional and national press e.g. The NEB Handicap Stakes the CPS and electricity market reform
Petrochemicals; Carol Devlin, GrowHow
former apprentice is now leading many of & present best turned out horse and winner’s trophy. proposals put forward more instruments
uK; Lynton Simmonds, Millennium
these skills issues on behalf of the UK industry • NEPIC Event Sponsor than are needs. We already fear that UK
Inorganic uK; Steve Elliott, Chemical
and we applaud his fantastic contribution • Drinks Reception Sponsor policies could double our energy costs
Industries Association
to the future of our industry and its young • Entertainment Sponsor by 2020 and another tax through CPS will
people. push electricity prices up by a further 20
For further information regarding sponsorship opportunities, please contact Paul Butler on: per cent.
07802 255118 or e- mail paul.butler@nepic.co.uk
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Issue 35 Sponsored by
Green News
Pressure Cooking Green Power Ten year deal to remain PYreco - Moving Forward
for the Future on Teesside
Harvest Energy who took over the
PYreco - how is the project developing and at what stage is it?
former Biofuels Corporation plant
The company has always declared that it
at Seal Sands earlier this year, have
Work is about to start on a plant to convert sludge remaining after sewage treatment will operate alongside the existing collector
announced a ten-year deal to remain
into green electricity which will power Northumbrian Water’s main treatment works on infrastructure responsible for the handling
on Teesside, and in addition sixteen of
Tyneside, in a major move towards environmental sustainability. The scheme at Howdon of the UK’s annual end of life tyre arisings.
the former Biofuels Corporation staff
Sewage Treatment works will compliment Northumbrian Water’s other advanced PYReco has taken the advice of industry
have also been reinstated at the plant
digestion plant recently installed at its largest works at Bran Sands on Teesside. experts and is proposing to build a state-of-
by the company.
the-art tyre shredding process close to the
This change of process at Northumbrian Water’s second biggest five acre treatment works plant to deliver the 60,000 tonnes of tyre
Chris Brookhouse, Development
at Howdon, North Tyneside, is a £34million investment. shred required for phase one of the project.
Director of Harvest Energy said on
Partners are being identified to manage the
the deal: “We decided to make a
Work started on site on 28 January 2011 and the plant will be fully operational by summer facility and provide the baled tyres.
long-term commitment to Teesside.
2012. It will use the emerging new technology of ‘thermal hydrolysis advanced digestion’
This is a world-class plant with a
and keeps Northumbrian Water at the forefront of the water industry. A key feature of the process lies in its
sizeable 250,000 tonne capacity; it’s
More than 500,000 tonnes of sludge - from the treatment of domestic sewage and environmental impact. The Carbon
very efficient and Teesside’s sound
industrial effluent from a population equivalent of 1,000,000 people – will be reduced to Management Energy Efficiency Report
petrochemical background also
about 60,000 tonnes and will generate four mega watts of green electricity. prepared by the Carbon Trust was delivered
appealed. It made a lot of sense and
in November. This report showed that
the timing was fortuitous for us.”
Sludge will be loaded into pressurised reactors and heated at 165 degrees centigrade at the PYReco pyrolysis process has a range
6Bar. This stage of the process can be loosely compared to domestic pressure cookers, of benefits, including producing lower
He continued: “Whatever the world
found in most people’s kitchens. The sludge is then depressurised and cooled before emissions and larger avoided emissions
throws at you, if your plant has
being fed into large concrete digesters for the bacterial process to start. from displacement of resources than any
parameters like this one, then you’ve a
other current “recovery” process. The process
good chance of surviving”.
Methane given off by the bugs digesting the waste will then be collected in 11-metre In December a group of around forty senior industrialists and MPs held a parliamentary meeting has the highest CO2 savings of any of the
diameter biogas storage bags before being used to fuel gas engines to create enough in Westminster to discuss the future of our vital process sector, with particular emphasis placed analysed options and the report went on
In three years, he said, “Harvest Energy
renewable electricity to power most of the entire Howdon treatment works. Any waste heat on the low carbon future of these industries. The industry experts raised the issues of energy to flag up other advantages that do not, at
has moved ‘upstream’ from a buyer to
will also be captured and utilised efficiently within the advanced digestion process itself. prices, energy stability and availability, as well as the subject of the formation of local enterprise present, even feature on Government’s radar.
a manufacturer of biodiesel”.
partnerships, and how business investment will be supported into the future. This pioneering project remains on track
The digested sludge ‘cake’ remaining after the process will be a Class A biosolid - a safe to deliver a sustainable solution to a pan-
The company will make and sell
and low odour product containing no detectable levels of pathogens, such as E-coli, and PYReco was recognised at the meeting as one of the innovative, leading edge industries European issue.
Biodiesel from the Seal Sands plant
will be used as a valuable agricultural fertiliser. using advanced patented pyrolysis techniques to break down end-of-life tyres back to their Recipients of £2 million from the £60 million
and also supply its own operation at
The new process will significantly reduce the company’s carbon footprint as well as component parts of carbon black, oil, gas and steel for sale into new applications. Tees Valley Industrial Programme (TVIP),
Grangemouth.
improving efficiency and the work will also include additional odour control measures on PYReco hope to have a fully operational
the site. Currently, disposal routes for used tyres are problematic. Environmental Agency statistics show tyre pyrolysis plant by the end of 2012. Built
substantial quantities being repatriated from various overseas locations following their illegal incorporating the latest developments
Northumbrian Water’s Technical Director, Dr Colin Price, said: “Development of this export. Indications are that this issue alone costs the UK in excess of £15,000,000 per annum. in eco-design the plant will also have an
sustainable process to re-use and recover valuable resources from sludge and create By contrast, PYReco’s process significantly increases the commercial usage of automobile tyre attached R&D facility looking into the future
renewable energy puts both Howdon and Bran Sands in the national spotlight as centres material and this will be extended to other industrial rubber waste. pyrolysis of other waste materials. Once full
of environmental excellence.” production is achieved, the process will be
PYReco’s plant will be built on the prestigious Wilton International site on Teesside. Many of capable of reaching circa four million barrels
The new Advanced Digestion process at Howdon will treat sludge from Tyneside and the world’s leading chemical and manufacturing companies are already well established at of recoverable diesel fuel, plus 4.5 million
north of the river Tyne. Sludge from sewage treatment from south of the River Tyne Wilton. Planning permission has been awarded and PYReco’s environmental engineers are at barrels of oil equivalent of syngas with an
and in the Tees Valley will continue to be treated by the advanced digestion facility at the second phase of works (Geotechnical Investigation) for the plot while the air quality team energy rating comparable to Propane per
Northumbrian Water’s Bran Sands site at Tees Dock. continue with AERMOD stack emission modelling for the completion of the EPR operating year.
permits. The local Environment Agency is being particularly supportive and working closely with
The current sludge treatment facility at Howdon, which utilises lime stabilisation, will be PYReco on each stage of project permitting to operate. The process presents a “closed-loop” cycle
decommissioned and will remain available as a strategic contingency. of reuse within the motor industry. It also
PYReco has been encouraged by the number of enquiries following their advertisement in the displaces the burning of a considerable
The £34 million contract to design, construct, install and commission the new Howdon Tyre Trade News in July for waste tyre supply partners. tonnage of crude oil. Initial estimates have
plant has been awarded to Galliford Try Infrastructure Services and Imtech Process, suggested that the company may be able to
companies that have a proven track record in delivering advanced digestion plants in show CO2 reductions exceeding 2% of the
the UK. UK Government’s total commitment under
the Kyoto Treaty.
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