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UTILITY WEEK | 3RD - 9TH FEBRUARY 2017 | 5 Wastewater engineers from Lanes Group have completed their one millionth drainage maintenance job for Thames Water. The company totted up the total in little over four-and-a-half years, as it has worked with Thames Water to keep its 100,000km network of drains and sewers flowing freely. New director for MOSL Market Operator Services Limited has named Steve Arthur as its director of market performance. He will join the company on 3 April when the market opens. DCC's new managing director takes up post The Data Communications Company's new managing director took up his post on 31 January. Angus Flett moved to DCC from Vodafone, where he was senior vice president for global enterprise products. OpenHydro appoints chief executive OpenHydro, the Ireland-based tidal energy company and part of DCNS Energies, has appointed Patrick Gougeon as its chief executive. The appointment signals the company's ongoing drive towards commer- cialisation of its tidal technology. APPOINTMENTS Reaction: Industrial strategy green paper "The UK government should ensure new nuclear investment in the UK can continue efficiently and that any new arrangements work in harmony with existing agreements" Agneta Rising, director general, World Nuclear Association, on the end of the UK's membership of Euratom. See news, p8 £1.5 million The combined total that 25 companies will pay to envi- ronmental charities after breaches of environmental law. Anglian Water and Northumbrian Water are among the biggest contributors. See news, p8 74.4 The utility sector score in the UK Customer Satisfaction Index 2017. The sector ranked second from bottom of the league table covering 13 sectors. " "It's good that the green paper is seeking to drive economic growth through a more coherent and combined framework of education policy and business skills priorities. However… we would like to see a more overt recognition of the needs of the energy and utilities sector." NICK ELLINS, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, ENERGY AND UTILITY SKILLS GROUP "We would like to see: an expansion of the nuclear supply chain identifying those parts that can be best sourced within the UK; development and exploitation of the UK's considerable expertise in nuclear decommissioning and waste; and measures to ensure the provision of a [properly skilled] UK workforce." TIM YEO, CHAIRMAN, NEW NUCLEAR WATCH EUROPE "We hope a focus on reducing energy costs will mean more supportive policies for onshore wind and solar." JAMES COURT, HEAD OF POLICY AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, RENEWABLE ENERGY ASSOCIATION "Now we must consider whether the existing framework for energy policy is fit for purpose. Will it drive industrial strategy?" PROFESSOR PHIL TAYLOR, HEAD OF THE CENTRE FOR ENERGY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY See more on the launch of government's consultation on its industrial strategy, p10 "