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Community Lowri Beck Services Ltd Mayors Quay, Swan Meadow Road, Wigan WN3 5BB Tel: 01942 771700 Lowri Beck is a leading independent service provider of Metering Systems, Data Capture, Data Management and Field Management services, offering innovative solutions to utilities and business throughout Great Britain. We support the electricity, gas and water markets with Manual and Automated Meter Reading, Data Collection and Aggregation, Meter Asset Provision, Installation and Maintenance services as well as providing a full suite of dual fuel Smart Metering services. Our dual-site Contact Centre provides a wide range of professional outsourcing contact centre services, including overflow call handling and appointment management. Our mobile field management system, Companion, supports a range of operations with mobile handheld solutions ensuring improved data communications between office and field activities. Lowri Beck was established in 1996 and is experienced in offering tailored services and committed to delivering excellent service at realistic prices. For further information contact lbenquiries@lowribeck.co.uk Wheatley Broad Road, Bacton, Suffolk IP14 4HN Tel: 01449 781001 Website: www.wheatleysolutions.co.uk Leading specialists in our field, Wheatley have been intrinsic to UK utilities metering for 25 years. Wheatley ensure solutions reflect and anticipate market needs, meaning we play a business critical role for our customers and are integral to the UK's smart meter roll out. Market Messaging - Wheatley's proprietary solutions perform customisable automation of messaging exchange for electricity, gas and dual fuel MOP / MAM and MAP functions, minimising user intervention and improving commercial advantage. Asset Management – with options to receive industry flows and other bi- lateral data exchanges Wheatley's MAP solution manages and reports on a full portfolio of meters and associated assets, maximising asset efficiency and facilitating accurate billing and forecasting against multiple contracts. Workforce Management – available stand-alone or integrated with other applications, our powerful scheduling and workforce management tool improves field worker efficiency. Open Water –Wheatley are harnessing our 25 years' experience of providing central messaging systems for data exchange and operational execution to develop systems tailored to the unique requirements of the water sector as competition begins. Our metering applications are delivered directly or as a service and are designed to quickly scale to changing customer requirements. To find out more please get in touch. Contact Ben Hammond to advertise here, 01342 332116 30 | 6TH - 12TH JULY 2018 | UTILITY WEEK Utility Week Congress 9-10 October 2018, Birmingham Bringing together leaders from water, gas and electricity to offer strategic insight at the highest level. Attend to: • Align your strategy with the latest thinking from Ofgem, Ofwat and the Utility Regulator • Uncover cross-utility insights from 20 of the UK & Ireland's top chief executives • Explore industry progressions in resilience and innovation The sessions on the first day are grouped under Developing functional markets: regulation, competition, or state intervention?; Future of regulation; and Meeting regulatory & customer service expectations. The second day looks at Resilience; and Encouraging investment and creating innovation. Both days include breakout sessions. A top line-up of speakers includes: Dermot Nolan, chief executive, Ofgem; Rachel Fletcher, chief executive, Ofwat; Michael Lewis, chief executive, Eon UK; Steve Robertson, chief executive, Thames Water; Sir John Armitt, chairman, National Infrastructure Commission; and Nicola Shaw, executive director UK, National Grid. For further information, visit: utilityweek.net/congress Health & Safety Conference 1 November 2018, Birmingham The only dedicated event for health, safety and wellbeing leaders from the water, gas and electricity sectors. Attend this CPD-certified conference to: • Effectively promote a culture of safety and achieve board level buy-in • Hear case studies about how innovation is making work environments safer • Tighten up your 'fitness for work' programme • Get involved in the debate for underground utility strike avoidance • Develop your strategy for recognising and highlighting mental health issues on the frontline • Ensure health and safety is effectively managed throughout your supply chain For further information, visit: event.utilityweek.co.uk/hs/ DON'T MISS Next steps for offshore wind energy: regulation, innovation and the sector deal 12 July 2018, London This Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum is a timely seminar that will bring together policymakers and key stakeholders to discuss the issues affecting and the future role for offshore wind energy in the UK's energy mix. The agenda includes keynote addresses from Matthew Taylor, deputy director, clean electricity, BEIS and Will Apps, head of energy development, The Crown Estate. Sessions will examine the potential to trade offshore wind electricity internationally, as well as assess the obstacles facing the industry as windfarms are forced to move further out to sea. For further information, visit: www.weetf.co.uk WWT Sustainable Water Conference 18 September 2018, Birmingham The flagship event for water industry professionals investing in long-term sustainability and shaping the future of the sector. Attend to: • Hear how the water industry is responding to the government's 25 Year Environment Plan • Find out how the post-Brexit CAP will affect agriculture in the UK • Learn how the sector is planning to eliminate plastic waste • Gain insight into how we can deliver better local planning to reduce flooding • Explore how the regulatory framework can be modernised to better suit future needs Speakers include: Sarah Hendry, director, floods and water, Defra; Ed Mitchell, director of environment and sustainability, Pennon Group and wastewater operations director, South West Water; Diane Mitchell, chief environment adviser, National Farmers' Union; Pete Fox, director of water, land & biodiversity, Environment Agency; and Yvette de Garis, head of environmental regulation, Thames Water. For further information, visit: event.wwtonline.co.uk/sustainable/

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