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30 | 18th - 24th July 2014 | utIlIty WEEK Community COMPANY LINK DON'T MISS To advertise here call Hayley Cronin on 01342 332077 or email hayley.cronin@fav-house.com 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 busi- ness 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 ser- vices. 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, Com- panion, supports a range of operations with mobile handheld solutions ensuring improved data communications between office and field activi- ties. 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 Tata Consultancy Services 4th Floor, 33 Grosvenor Place, London, SW1X 7HY Tel: 020 7245 1800 www.tcs.com A part of the tata Group, one of India's largest industrial conglomerates, tAtA Consultancy Services is an It services, business solutions and out- sourcing organisation with operations in 42 countries and over 160,000 of the world's best-trained It consultants. tCS offers a consulting-led inte- grated portfolio of It and It-enabled services delivered through its unique Global Network Delivery Model. With more than 2,200 consultants serv- ing over 80 clients globally our energy, resources and utilities industry solution unit partners with organisations to define and deploy business effectiveness improvement programs that help them stay ahead. From optimising asset utilisation and improving customer service to building intelligent infrastructure and complying with regulations, we help utilities organisations become agile, resilient, and proactive. Wheatley Associates Ltd Broad Road, Bacton, Suffolk, IP14 4HN Tel: 01449 781001 www.wheatleysolutions.co.uk Wheatley Associates is the expert in the provi- sion of It software solutions for uK utility providers and metering com- panies focused on asset management, data management and mobile workforce scheduling. We offer MOP, MAP, hosted and SaaS solutions. • Amethyst: An asset tracking and management solution that covers the full economic life of both traditional and smart metering assets • Smart roll-out optimiser, focusing on the critical areas of smart meter installation planning, customer engagement and workforce utilisation • Assign, for browser-based, real-time mobile workforce scheduling • JUMBO: MAM operations for electricity and gas while holding informa- tion for all the metering systems managed by the host company. • RAID: A software platform and revenue assurance methodology to en- able you to identify and fix revenue leakage in meter-to-cash processes. LCNI Conference 2014 20-22 October, Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre hosted by Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution and sponsored by KElVAtEK, the low Carbon Networks & Innovation Conference will showcase the innovative projects taking place across the uK's gas and electricity networks. this is a must attend event that brings together gas and electricity network experts and learning of low-carbon technologies which together will shape the future of utilities. Registration is open until 3 October 2014. Book your place at www.lcniconference.org Utility Week Live 2015 21-23 April, Birmingham NEC utility Week live incorporating Iwex is the uK's first and only exhibition dedicated to the busi- ness, operational and technical needs of the uK's water, electricity and gas utilities. Whether your organisation is selling special- ised equipment, technology or know-how into a specific segment of the market – or your exper- tise is equally relevant across utilities – Utility Week live will deliver the audience you need. to book your stand or request further information, please contact Nicky Shaw at: nicky.shaw@fav-house.com Subscriber of the week Ian Haines, technical and safety manager, Heysham 2 power station, EDF Energy "Any problem is people, plant and process" What was your first job? I worked Saturday mornings in the town library, helping restack shelving with returned books. What are the best and worst parts of your job? Best: seeing and helping staff develop, grow and progress in the workplace. Worst: having to give feedback to unsuccess- ful job applicants. The nuclear industry is attracting record numbers of job applicants, and there are many good, well- qualified people on our door- step here in North Lancashire, but I can't give them all a job. What's your dream job and why? Travel writer and photogra- pher. I love taking pictures of people living their lives within different cultures and settings. If I could only write… What's your most treasured possession? The treehouse I recently built for my children. Where did you last go on holiday? Amsterdam. In the Hollywood film of your life, who would play you? Kevin Bacon, playing that slightly annoying character in those mobile phone adverts. Reveal something about your- self not many people know. I'm a Christian and a member of my local church. What album is currently in your car CD player? A mixture of vocal trance, 80s cheese and rock anthems. What's your favourite film and TV programme? Film: Gladiator or Dances With Wolves. TV: The Simpsons. What quote or saying do you most overuse? "Any problem is people, plant and process." If you ruled the world, what would you do first? Make everybody hold the handrail. What's your favourite joke? "Knock, knock." "Who's there?" "I done up." "I done up who?"