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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 | 20TH - 26TH JULY 2018 | UTILITY WEEK To apply please contact ELEXON's executive search partner, Harrison Bridge by emailing your CV to lee.desouza@harrisonbridge.com. For a confidential discussion, please call Lee De Souza on 07817 836359, Lead Consultant at Harrison Bridge. Closing date for applications: Monday 6 August 2018. The Role Reporting to the CEO, as part of the executive leadership team, the Director of Strategy will play a leading role in the implementation of our strategy: with the support of our stakeholders and partners, to simplify and consolidate complex and fragmented services, develop new market solutions and actively facilitate innovation for the benefit of GB energy markets and the UK economy. This broad role will encompass cultural change, strategy, corporate affairs, strategic engagement and strategic business development. This is an exciting time to join a highly regarded organisation which is at the heart of change through the solutions it delivers now and in the future. The individual will have strengths in: • Development and implementation of corporate strategies and strategic business development • Corporate affairs and strategic engagement • Driving cultural change • Engaging and managing a wide range of stakeholders internally and externally • Leading and inspiring others • Working independently and in a collaborative environment • Working within energy, professional services or a similar regulatory environment Director of Strategy From £100,000 pa + bonus + benefits + flexible working The Organisation ELEXON plays a vital role in the smooth operation of the wholesale electricity market managing the balancing and settlement arrangements for Great Britain. These affect companies that generate and/or supply electricity and the customers that use it. The energy industry is experiencing unprecedented change and innovation. ELEXON's vision is to be at the forefront of this change by becoming the leading provider of essential market services to the GB energy sector, for the benefit of market participants and their customers. TOP UTILITY JOBS

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