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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 DON'T MISS 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. 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 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 30 | 18TH - 24TH MAY 2018 | UTILITY WEEK Chief Executive Officer Salary: Competitive British Water is an association which has a wide and varied membership covering all sectors of the water industry. We are seeking to appoint a new Chief Executive Officer with the commercial acumen, leadership and drive to realise the vision of our organisation, to grow and improve the organisation for the benefit of its supply chain and water company members. The successful appointee will have experience of the water industry, be a proven leader innovator and motivator who can affect appropriate change and have experience of liaising with government. For full information on our role, or to apply with your CV and cover email, please contact Susan Denham on SDenham@viridor.co.uk 0352 SKL BW 88x130mm AD ART.indd 1 15/05/2018 08:39 TOP UTILITY JOBS

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