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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 | 22ND - 28TH JUNE 2018 | UTILITY WEEK Next steps for offshore wind energy: regulation, innovation and the sector deal 12 July 2018, London This Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum is a timely seminar that will bring together policymakers and key stakeholders to discuss the issues affecting and the future role for offshore wind energy in the UK's energy mix. The agenda includes keynote addresses from Matthew Taylor, deputy director, clean electricity, BEIS and Will Apps, head of energy development, The Crown Estate. Sessions will examine the potential to trade offshore wind electricity internationally, as well as assess the obstacles facing the industry as windfarms are forced to move further out to sea. For further information, visit: www.weetf.co.uk Utility Week Congress 9-10 October 2018, Birmingham Bringing together leaders from water, gas and electricity to offer strategic insight at the highest level Attend to: • Align your strategy with the latest thinking from Ofgem, Ofwat and Utility Regulator • Uncover cross-utility insights from 20 of the UK & Ireland's top chief executives • Explore industry progressions in resilience and innovation The sessions on the first day are grouped under Developing functional markets: regulation, competition, or state intervention?; Future of regulation; and Meeting regulatory & customer service expectations. The second day looks at Resilience; and Encouraging investment and creating innovation. Both days include breakout sessions. A top line-up of speakers includes: Dermot Nolan, chief executive, Ofgem; Rachel Fletcher, chief executive, Ofwat; Michael Lewis, chief executive, Eon UK; Steve Robertson, chief executive. Thames Water; Sir John Armitt, chairman, National Infrastructure Commission; and Nicola Shaw, executive director UK, National Grid. For further information, visit: utilityweek.net/congress DON'T MISS Westminster Business Forum Keynote Seminar 4 July 2018, London Building a resilient UK financial sector - next steps for prudential regulation, structural reform and mitigating risks. As financial institutions prepare for the introduction of the banking ring-fence and the final Basel III regulatory framework, delegates will consider the likely effectiveness of these significant changes, as well as their implications for the sector's competitiveness and liquidity. Other key areas for discussion include Brexit following the recent announcement of the Bank of England's and European Central Bank's technical working group, which aims to provide guidance to avoid risks associated with leaving the single market 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: www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk

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