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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 The 2018 Utility Week Energy Summit is the perfect opportunity to discuss the country's energy future with less than one year to go until the UK leaves the EU. This is the annual meeting place for more than 150 of the top policymakers, investors, energy producers, distributors, retailers and wider stakeholders shaping the UK energy landscape. Our chair this year is Channel 4 science editor, Tom Clarke, who will steer dialogue and debate around: • the implications of Brexit on the UK energy & climate change policy • the impact the Industrial and Clean Growth strategies will have on the direction of energy policy • the landscape for renewable and conventional generation as we transition towards a low-carbon economy • the developing relationship between networks and active consumers in creating a flexible energy system Attend this CPD-certified conference to: • Hear from all the major policy and decisionmakers in the UK energy sector • Gain a greater understanding of what Britain's energy and climate change future looks like as we leave the EU • Understand what the future looks like for low-carbon and traditional thermal generation • Shape the relationship between networks and active consumers within a flexible energy system For further information, visit: utilityweek.net/Summit18 Consumer Vulnerability Conference 5 July 2018, London The only dedicated event helping pan-utility consumer debt and regulatory professionals support vulnerable customers. Attend this CPD-certified conference to: • Address the challenges and opportunities surrounding consumer vulnerability • Understand the new thinking behind partnership working • Learn how to engage, build understanding and improve services for vulnerable customers • Find out how to best use personal data for customer empowerment and support. For further information, visit: events.utilityweek.co.uk/vulnerability DON'T MISS Ireland power conference 24 April 2018, Dublin Ireland's annual gathering for power stakeholders ensuring the integrated market works effectively for the island of Ireland. Attend this conference to: • Gain insight into the CRU's and Utility Regulator's vision for the Irish power sector • Hear updates on the key policy and infrastructure investment priorities in Ireland • Discover innovative solutions to environmental protection, smarter networks and the low-carbon transition that are being adopted as business as usual For further information, visit: www.ireland-power.net Utility Week Live 22-23 May 2018, Birmingham NEC At Utility Week Live 2018 we examine disruption, and explore the technology and product solutions transforming the way gas, water and electricity utilities do business. • Discover the use and application of the latest utilities technology • Identify new markets and understand how to exploit them • Gain fresh ideas and inspiration to keep your business ahead of the curve • Stay on top of your industry • Explore the opportunities, and threats, of disruptive technologies and business models For further information, visit: www.utilityweeklive.co.uk Utility Week Energy Summit 21 June 2018, London The UK's leading event for policymakers, investors, energy producers, distributors, retailers & wider stakeholders shaping the UK sector. 30 | 20TH - 26TH APRIL 2018 | UTILITY WEEK

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