SHEPLEY GROUP NEWS

OCTOBER 2019

and other CNSL Partners to use for gathered to identify the improvement meetings and hot desks. opportunities.

We now have an order to work with We have been working with the Rolls Royce to support some of their Houses of Parliament maintenance work on the Diesel Back-up scope team to provide more support at the at Hinkley Point C (HPC). We are Palace of Westminster. We have just providing engineering support to help started a new job on the Speaker with constructability in the design Court Canopy Restoration which may and are also providing front-end lead to additional opportunities in the documentation for the fi rst packages future. of work in January 2020. This is the installation of large diesel tanks in the We have also been providing additional basement of the buildings which will information to Westinghouse on the Introduction then be built round the tanks. new Nitrogen Plant Project, with hope that it may provide additional work for from Nick We are currently launching a new the team down at Springfi elds. service available to all employees – I attended a supplier day at Wick near ‘Health Assured’. It is a free 24-hour Finally, we are moving into the winter Dounreay earlier in September. This confi dential helpline which is available months with dark starts and fi nishes. included the fi rst Framework Steering if anybody wants to talk about stress, Please be careful how you get to Group with the Dounreay client and anxiety, debt, work, lifestyle addictions, and from work which may require other Dounreay Decommissioning relationships or legal matters. It is part additional time. Travelling to and from Service Framework holders. A lot of of our ongoing support to the health work remains a signifi cant risk to us positive news regarding future work to and wellbeing of our employees. all, please be careful. support the decommissioning mission up there was discussed, the fi rst tender As you know there was a ‘Safety Pause’ Nick Houghton package has also been submitted. on 1/10/19 where all Shepley Group Shepley Group Managing Director There could be some opportunities up team members across the Sellafi eld there if people are still interested. site took time out and stopped work temporarily to discuss safety and The Supplier Relationship ‘make safety personal’. We took time Reminder Management improvement plans are to consider the importance of staying being progressed in i3 and CNSL to safe and protecting our environment Megan Kearney will be keeping improve the way we interface with SL, with the conversation aimed at the a record of all Shepley Group this should help us secure ongoing work following topics. commendations and complaints from the Sellafi eld Decommissioning from now on. If you have received Delivery Partnership (DDP). One of the 1. Radiological Protection. any in the last couple of months, packages of work involved developing 2. Conventional Safety. please forward them onto megan. the offi ces as a CNSL offi ce. 3. Home Safety. [email protected]. It is By having a specifi c CNSL front of 4. Improvement Suggestions important to keep a record of our house offi ce will give the consortia complaints as they identify areas a more visible identity. The offi ce is Feedback from this event is being of improvement. Alternatively, our now available to The Shepley Group commendations demonstrate the good work we are capable of to existing and potential clients and Feedback should be recorded. We welcome your feedback, ideas and suggestions for future issues. You can feedback via your line manager or by contacting Megan Kearney, Business Support Assistant at: [email protected] Shepley Group News

of these areas allows us to have greater control of them, it Health and Safety also gives us reassurance that we are continuing to protect our employees to the lowest practicable level of vibration Return to Work Briefi ngs January 2020 possible. The awareness training highlights the ongoing requirement to record all our vibration dose on a daily As 2019 draws to a close and with 2020 approaching, the basis as this will allow us to trend and monitor our usage. Shepley Group will be delivering a number of return to work This information produced will allow us to make further events that will cover sites located across London, Sheffi eld, improvements, as the industry improves its processes and Preston & . These briefi ngs will be held on: equipment in line with technological advances around the scope of our work. • January 7th 2020 – Cumbria Sites • January 14th 2020- Preston Site Safety Campaigns Update • January 15th 2020 – Sheffi eld Site • January 16th 2020 – London Site After the relaunch of the SEL Group Observation Booklets, there has been a signifi cant increase in the number of The aim of the briefs is to refresh our minds after the observations raised with some encouraging positive holiday period, help us get back to basics and switched on improvement suggestions. Team members Michael in the workplace to reduce the risk of potential accidents. Edmondson and Harrison Brannigan from the Cumbrian There is also a guest speaker attending the briefi ngs who site, Eddie Miller and Andrew Young from the Restoration specialises in health & wellbeing in order to maintain mental site received high street vouchers in recognition for their health awareness across the group. positive observations – pictures below show employees receiving their vouchers. HSL Climate Survey

As part of a company desire to continually improve our health and safety performance, we gathered your views on some issues relating to the health and safety culture through the HSL climate survey.

Results from the survey indicates that overall The Shepley Group are performing to a high standard with our safety systems and processes. However, some areas of improvement were recognised, developments are currently underway with a focus on training to ensure system expectations and procedural compliance are met. Additional efforts are being made with the collection of near miss data and to provide output from this information.

Hand Arm Vibration Update

Over the past two months there has been several operational improvements surrounding the control of vibration. Awareness briefs are being rolled out as well as weekly presentations which are planned until the whole workforce has been covered. To supplement the ongoing training, we have also invested in new vibration monitoring equipment, which is currently being used to monitor tools in WCEL, so far it is proving to be extremely valuable.

The new equipment used provides us with an accurate reading of the areas across the group where we rely heavily on the use of vibrating tools and equipment. By being aware p.2 October 2019

What is Nuclear Safety? Pete Sempie: More Than A Site Safety Manager!

Pete Sempie, 32 is currently the Shepley and PPS Sellafi eld Site Safety Manager. However, in his own time he is also an active station offi cer for Her Majesty’s Royal Coastguard and Life Rescue Team who is on call 24/7.

Pete has been volunteering on behalf of the Coastguard for the past 10 years. Pete and his team work closely with Cumbria police and Nuclear safety is what we do to protect workers, the public other local services to deal and the environment from radiological hazards. There are with a variety of situations. multiple layers of protection which are used to guard us This often includes against radiological hazards, including: searching for vulnerable people (whether this be Physical barriers - fence lines and turnstiles, boot barriers. cliff rescue or water rescue), animal rescue and working Administrative barriers - procedures, instructions, records, collaboratively with the bomb squad. processes, quality Behavioural barriers - how we work including human The Coastguard team in consists of 14 performance individuals ranging from ages 26-46 and is the only cliff Psychological barriers - both knowledge/training of how to rescue team between Scotland and Wales. The team meet do the work and our attitude to nuclear safety every Wednesday to get outside and practice what they would do in a variety of different situations whether it be Comparator Dose Rates rain or shine!

Some radiation is manmade, however 85.5% of the radiation Pete has been involved in a variety of tragic events over the dose everyone receives comes from natural sources. Below years including the 2009 Cockermouth Floods where PC Bill are some facts and fi gures regarding dose rates in a variety Barker tragically lost his life trying to save the lives of others of different situations and the different layers of protection and the Cumbria Shootings in 2010. The work which Pete used to keep us safe from radiological hazards: and his team undertake requires bravery, determination and dedication and we are proud to have Pete as an employee. The average annual background dose to a UK citizen is 2.6mSv Winter Safety – Be Prepared Airline pilots annually receive a dose of up to 20mSv The average dose from a full body CT scan 10mSv Winter storms and cold temperatures can be dangerous. If you live in Cornwall, your annual dose could rise to 7.8mSv Stay safe and healthy by planning ahead and prepare for (due to the natural release of radon gas from the granite the unexpected in your homes, cars & workplaces. Although rock) winter comes as no surprise, many of us are not ready for its On a return journey from the UK to Spain each passenger arrival. If you are prepared for the hazards of winter, you will will receive, on average a dose of 0.8mSv be more likely to stay safe and healthy when temperatures Average dose for a Sellafi eld worker is 1mSv start to fall. Average dose for a coal miner working underground is 6mSv A six month stay in the international space station exposes occupants to 120mSv

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Home Safety Demonstrations included the use of:

During 2018 / 2019 in the UK there was 147 fatalities in the High-Pressure Water Jetting for the decontamination of workplace across all industries. We focus heavily on safety vessels, tanks and pipework in radioactive environments. in the workplace but often overlook the risk we are exposed How strippable coatings can be used in different application to at home. Would you believe that the number of fatalities scenarios to improve decontamination results. at home in 2018 / 2019 was a staggering 6,000, around The use of blister bags to control access in radioactive/ 2.7 million people attended Accident and Emergency with contaminated environments to assist the application injuries from home. of decontamination techniques and sampling for characterisation. At work we ask you to check tools before you use them and to carry risk assessments to ensure the vicinity is as safe. Hydrogen Radiolysis We train our workforce in human performance to have a questioning attitude, to Stop Think Act and Review. If we Throughout the Nuclear industry there is an issue with can achieve exceptional safety standards in the workplace the generation of hydrogen through the process known as with our knowledge, experience and training, surely, we can radiolysis, this is where the interaction of various types of do the same at home. ionizing radiation with water produces molecular hydrogen. As a result, there are instances where this may have Research shows the top 5 causes of home fatalities and occurred and there is a need to vent the hydrogen from injuries include: these systems in a safe and controlled manner, due to its possible explosive characteristics. Falls from height and on the same level. Poisoning from substances and medications The decontamination Fire and Burns team have developed Airway Obstruction which includes choking, suffocation. their own unique ultra- Water, Drowning and submersions. high pressure (2,500bar) water jetting cutting Please approach tasks at home with the same attitude as system to undertake this you do at work and be safe. operation. It is a non- sparking cold cutting system, which cuts a hole Decontamination into steel pipework using pure water alone. It was Services successfully used in the High-level waste plants, as part of the HAST cooling coil isolations project.

Pictures shows UHP (2,500bar) Water Jet Cutting head

Decontamination Works

The decontamination team are working on several projects in Thorp to assist with the decontamination of the MASFE evaporator system, with a view to helping prolong the operational lifetime of the system up to 2034.

The decontamination team carried out a demonstration day earlier in July at West Engineering (Lillyhall), to highlight the groups decontamination capability and capacity. It was well attended by key decommissioning personnel from , Springfields and Chapelcross.

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DDP Lot 1: CNSL EPS WTR: The project is coming to an end as CNSL near completion of the ME&I installation works. Commissioning General Updates handover is expected to start within the next couple of weeks or so. Altrad are also involved in completing the paint • CNSL have achieved one million-man hours since a lost and fire protection activities. time accident, making us the first Lot Delivery Partner to reach the million hour milestone. High Power SBK Store Fabrication: The job is now 100% • CNSL have recently been awarded a contract to build a complete and went very well with no accidents. CNC Operational Unit. Mobilisation is due to commence shortly. DPaCC: The project continues to advance well with weekly • Safety Hub completed an HSE Leadership meeting that meetings attended by all parties. was successful and extremely well supported by CNSL Senior Management. FLOC: We are currently working collaboratively with • CNSL have completed 45 shear reports in the last month, partners on the project which currently sits in the design this is a decrease from the previous month of 58. phase with James Fisher. PPS are currently carrying out E&I works in line with partners which seems to be progressing Ongoing CNSL Work well.

Fire Category Management: We are currently aligning Asset Care James Fisher Nuclear (JFN) to be engaged directly through the Design Services Alliance (DSA) to support early CNSL Several projects in the asset care area are progressing partner involvement in the Fire Category Management work. well such as the service pipe bridge, structure surveys and We have secured the services of Graham Hampson (JFN) to remedial work where the scaffold build is now complete. be split between the client RE role along with supporting CNSL in leading design delivery, with the potential for the Unfortunately, we have suffered from a couple of setbacks Fire Category taking on a CNSL design and build route. To in the asset care department such as on the Fire Damper further support this, we are looking at options to set-up project which has been pushed back due to delays from an offsite Fire Category office to co-locate the Integrated the supply chain. However, site works are due to start early Project Team (IPT) to further assist efficiencies (SL, Core November. The Low-Pressure Hot Water Heating System team, Design team, PPS). Having discussed the contract (Calorifier) pipework has had to be returned for repair, extension with the Head of Project (HoP), the initial request however PPS site works are well underway on the project has been made to extend the current contract end date until everything expect earthing has been complete. We are financial year end. A CNSL workshop was held on 22nd continuing to progress well on these projects despite minor August to provide an understanding of the opportunities setbacks. within categorised projects to review the current SL approach across the board and to seek a more efficient We are awaiting comments and approval on several delivery model and/or open opportunities by collaborating projects including the roof replacement and glovebox with other LDPs at DDP level. project. We are also waiting for some tasks to become live on CTM including the RMC Cladding which is currently is being estimated in the meantime.

p.5 Shepley Group News DDP Lot 3: i3 i3 were involved in the Sellafield Safety Pause Initiative which was held on Tuesday 1st October for all the Sellafield Site. Employees took an hour out of the working day to STOP - RESET and discuss how personal choices and behaviours have an impact on safety. The i3 team focused on a variety of safety areas such as Conventional, Radiological, Nuclear, Environmental, Wellbeing & Mental Health.

Employees at i3 have also been introduced to virtual reality training sessions across the Sep Machine team, in order to enhance our understanding of them and learn how to deal with the difficulties we encounter on the build of these machines. The training has been well received and the first members of the team who participated were very impressed.

Liquor Levels Management (LLM) Works:

The LLM scope of works currently being undertaken consists of the installation of both safety and control radar level instrumentation across varied compartments. An element of the scope including two panels and one radar had previously been installed, however i3 have now been engaged to deliver the balance of this scope. In addition to the radar installation, we have junction boxes and cabling to install between panels and components. There is also blanking plugs to remove and refit in set sequences NDL – Dounreay progress specified by the design team. and opportunities With all works of this nature, there is risk associated: radiological risk, conventional risk and environmental risk. Shaft and Silo Advanced works: The tender was submitted Some of this risk was discovered when lifting a blanking in September and a small number of questions have been plug on the ops floor. When the lifting operations in C3 received. conditions started, the HP&S team identified the plug was heavily contaminated. When the appropriate people ILW Size Reduction Facility: We provided feedback on had been alerted, due process was followed, and the contracting strategy and it has helped to form their proposals contaminated plug was diverted for decontamination and coming out the supply chain. The client is proposing a transferred to a high level waste route. workshop to look at scope and contract strategy which will be held in the near future. The sanctioning process suggests The LLM scope is multi-faceted and varied. For information that it may be late in 2020 before the project commences if on this scope you can contact i3 Senior Project Manager, approved. Formal tender expected around Jan 2020. Vinny O’Hagan. Shaft and Silo Construction works: This is a large project Following the successful final crane lift at the LRT slab, the which is to provide equipment to remove waste from the Mammoet 60T Liebherr crane has now been removed. The shaft and silo. This is expected to be out for formal tender crane has served the retrievals programme well, undertaking around April 2020. circa 500 lifts over a 3-year period. Some of these lifts have been very technical over the years we are proud to have Flask Load Facility: There are two packages to come out to delivered them safely and in a collaborative manner. tender and are expected in November.Te mo vendientiam

p.6 October 2019 SMR Meeting with Gloveboxes Rolls Royce Manufactured and Managed by The Shepley Group

Experts at Sellafield have opened and repacked a plutonium can which dates from about 50 years ago. This is the first time this has ever been done, it requires highly skilled operators to manoeuvre the package inside a sealed glovebox. The gloveboxes used were manufactured by West Cumberland Engineering. One of our decontamination specialists at Shepley (Kevin Riley) was the project manager for the West Cumbria showcased its unique nuclear expertise, electrical installation works of the glovebox. skilled workforce and capability at a meeting with Rolls- Royce. The engineering company are currently leading a James Millington, head of special nuclear materials at consortium to build small nuclear reactors. Sellafield Ltd, said: “Our teams have practised and practised the techniques using mock-up gloveboxes, so I’m delighted Copeland MP, Trudy Harrison, was joined by representatives to see that all the preparation has paid off. Safely getting the from Shepley, Britain’s Energy Coast, Wood, Copeland first package into the new outer can represents one of the Council, TSP Engineering and Cumbria Local Enterprise most significant risk reduction milestones we’ve delivered Partnership at Westlakes Science Park earlier in August in recent years. to discuss the plans and opportunities on offer in the manufacturing of the reactors. Completion of the first successful repackaging kicks off a 5-year work programme. In parallel, a new purpose-built Alan Woods, director of strategy and business development repackaging plant is under construction which is scheduled for Rolls-Royce said: “West Cumbria is recognised as being to begin operations in the 2020s. This will enhance a world-class centre of nuclear expertise and the breadth of the repackaging process by removing impurities in the attendees showed why that’s the case. Our small modular plutonium which contribute to the degrading process.” power station’s affordable, flexible and investable design can help contribute to this community’s bright future.”

Mr Woods said nuclear was key to achieve the levels of Springfields electric power needed for decarbonisation. He said the Our Springfields team recently began the fabrication and consortium needed the expertise of others to help develop installation of pipework for the Wet Side improvements the reactors. The scale of the reactor is about the size of 1.5 in the EURRP plant on site. This is Phase 2 of the plant football pitches, they would be built in factories and then reconfiguration. transported to required sites.

Phase 1 was successfully completed earlier this year in Mrs Harrison said: “We want nuclear to be the clean energy September. Following on from our good work we have of the future to meet our target of net zero carbon emissions been awarded the contracts for Phases 3 and 4. We are by 2050. We have got everything on our doorstep here also waiting for decisions from the client on two major to push forward with SMRs – the expertise, the skills, the contracts we tendered earlier this year, which if successful knowledge and the capability.” would secure a good workload for 12 months.

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November - Movember - Men’s Health Health Assured • Fraud & Cyber Crime • National Stress Awareness day (6th November) All members of staff now have access to ‘Health Assured’ • Sleep - Webinar which offers support and guidance on a variety of topics. HR will be sending group notifi cations regarding health December - Loneliness at Christmas and wellbeing topics for each month. • Consumer Rights • World AIDS Day (1st December) This quarters topics are: • Career crossroads – Webinar

October - World Mental Health Day (10th October) The 24-Hour Confi dential Helpline is available on: • Debt 0800 030 5182 and the Online Health Portal is available • Child Diabetes Day at: www.healthassuredeap.com • Mental Resilience - Webinar

Shepley Restoration Why Lean Six Sigma? As part of continual improvement our Restoration team Lean Six Sigma is an effective problem-solving recently received Lean Six Sigma training at the Sheffi eld methodology used to improve organisational performance facility, we would like to congratulate the following on by looking at what and how we do things and by making achieving their yellow belt: small incremental improvements where we can. The Restoration part of the business will be utilising this • Steven King – Sheffi eld Site methodology to look at all our operational areas and • Anthony Shaw – Sheffi eld Site identify where we can gain these small improvements • Michael Richardson – Springfi eld Site with the aim of reducing waste. • David Heaver – London Site • Samantha Ives-Keeler – Sheffi eld Site Think marginal improvements in all that we do while • Giedrius Juchnevicius – London Site keeping the quality up and minimising the number of non- • Paul Dawson – Sheffi eld Site conformances in all our operational areas – do it once and • Brett Killeen – Springfi eld Site do it right! • Barry Burns – Sheffi eld Site • Nick Skeldon - Sheffi eld Site

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Please contact Megan Kearney via email at [email protected] or call 01900 515 929 if you have anything you would like to include in the company newsletter.

p.8 October 2019 Community Engagement

Workington Cricket Club Under 15’s UTC Student Challenge

The under 15’s team at Workington Cricket club won the Earlier last month, around 120 Year 12 and Year 13 students West League Title earlier this year, by winning 9 out of 10 at UTC attended a 2-hour seminar which consisted of games. They made it to the fi nal against the East League. presentations and talks regarding the opportunities offered The cricket club thanked PPS for their support which has by 6 local employers for the students to enrol on their enabled them to afford the equipment and facilities needed Student Challenge. to train their team. The Shepley Group has teamed with the Rotary Club of Workington to present a challenge to 6 teams of 4 students. Shepley Group Apprentices This year`s challenge is to design, manufacture and demonstrate a Nuclear Storage Canister Remote Recovery Vehicle using a model of a Storage Pond to work from. Working in groups of 4 the students will have to practice and demonstrate, skills in design, project management, model making, and cost control whilst working in a “team environment”.

The students will work on their project for 2 hours every Tuesday afternoon for the next 14 weeks culminating in a demonstration of their model to a team of judges. The teams will be “assessed” by the Rotary/Shepley representatives as they progress through the challenge resulting in a winning team. Tony Wareing will be representing the Shepley Group and welcomes any interested parties to come along on a Tuesday afternoon to UTC to talk to the students and Taylor Amor (Middle) is currently an apprentice for Shepley provide some advice. Engineers. Earlier in July Taylor gained fi rst place in the regionals of this years ‘Skill Weld’ Competition. This award demonstrates the quality of training our apprentices received from West Cumberland Engineering and Lakes College. We are incredibly proud of our apprenticeship programme, with the right attitude and application you can reach your full potential. Picture shows Taylor and two other Lakes College apprentices who are competing in the national fi nal next month.

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Seaton Dog Show West Cumbria Look For A Book

The Seaton Dog Show was held for the first time last Over the summer holidays hundreds of books were sealed year and around £650 was raised to go towards Seaton’s in plastic bags and hidden across West Cumbria. The idea Village Hall car park fund. On Saturday the 31st of August came from Jules Huck who was looking for something for the show was held again and went brilliantly despite the her grandchildren to do over the holidays that wouldn’t cost weather! Over £2,000 was raised for the Great North Air a lot of money. She decided to go plant books all over West Ambulance, this is a great amount for what is a tiny show. Cumbria for children to find, read and re plant. This isa great way of getting the children outside in the fresh air and Shepley are proud to have supported the dog show by puts some fun and excitement back into reading! providing some raffle prizes for the contestants. Over 70 dogs entered across 15 classes with one competitor coming Shepley decided to donate 10 books to the cause and all the way from . These kinds of social events spread them around the local area. support local amenities, raise awareness of good causes and provide a focal point for many who may otherwise not Picture shows Robbie Rutherford aged 5 planting his book socialise often, but mainly raise funds for fantastic causes. in Egremont near the gurning statue.

St Benedict’s CEIAG Evening For more information visit Facebook Page “West Cumbria Look for A Book” Kurt Lee and Megan Kearney represented The Shepley Group earlier in September at St Benedict’s Careers, Education, Maryport Amateurs Football Club (MAFC) Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) evening. The purpose of the evening was to raise awareness of the job We were approached opportunities in West Cumbria and the different routes to earlier in August by work which are available to young people, whether this be Maryport Amateurs through an apprenticeship or university. from Football to support their Sellafield and Deborah Naylor from Inspira also attended end of team awards. MAFC the event to tell the students what employers look for in is ran by volunteers who potential employees and the careers that will be available give up their evening and to them in the future. weekends to help benefit the local community. The Rotary Club The club has a variety of groups ranging from early The Rotary Club of Cockermouth have been prominent in starters through to open providing both financial and practical help to local people age with boys, girls and mixed teams. The club try to make who have suffered as a result of the Cumbrian floods. Earlier the environment challenging and fun for players, but this in September they held their annual charity golf competition often comes at a high cost with expenses required to cover at Cockermouth Golf Club, this is where the club reach out insurance, pitch hire and equipment. Shepley gave the club to local businesses for support by providing sponsorships £50 to go towards end of season trophies shown in the in any way they can whether this be a small contribution or picture to the left. a large one. The tournament is a fun day for all and raises money for a great cause. The Shepley Group decided to donate £100 to support the event. p.10 October 2019

Maiden City Soccer Academy Grow West

Iain Greaney, Robin Stanger, Graeme Phillips, Nick Houghton and Gavin Jakubowski

On Friday the 20th of September, Shepley Group MD’s, senior managers and directors went along to Grow West at Andy Horn, our transport manager, has deep roots in the Allerby Garden Centre to do a little manual labour. football world and has previously supported the Maiden City Soccer Academy. He puts his own time and effort into helping them and asked if the Shepley Group could help. The academy is a cross community-based charity in Londonderry (City in Northern Island) which provides football training for boys and girls from all religions and beliefs.

This year Shepley provided a 16-seater Nick, Graeme and Iain David Henderson and Iain mini bus for the Under 14’s and Under 16’s The aim was to help them who competed in establish a “Green Gym”, which a match down in is part of a national inclusiveness Sheffield earlier in initiative promoted by “The August. The under 14’s performed very well against tough Conservation Volunteers” opposition and managed to finish the weekend off with a (TCV). It encourages people victory. of all abilities to come along to free outdoor activities such as The under 16’s found things a little tougher, however they David and Graeme planting trees, sowing meadows also finished with a victory over a team from Barbados and establishing wildlife ponds, in their final game. None of these tournaments would be all the while getting some exercise and improving their possible without the time, work and effort of Paul Kee physical and mental wellbeing. (Head of Academy) and John Cunningham (Assistant Manager). They rely heavily on support and sponsorships The Shepley Group have supported the establishment of to keep the academy running. They thanked Shepley for the Grow West Green Gym financially via our Endowment their transportation assistant to the match the students fund with Cumbria Community Foundation, and after thoroughly enjoyed their trip out! visiting the site it was apparent there was a lot of manual work needed to help get it kickstarted. We decided that we Picture shows Andy Horn with the under 16s team and should supplement our financial support with some elbow second photo shows the U14’s team with their trophy plate. grease too! It was quickly agreed for a team of our senior managers to step up and literally get their hands dirty to help out.

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Charity Golf Day Case Studies Reminder

We are trying to increase the number of project case studies we have, these are used to demonstrate our work to clients and show what work we are capable of. If you could send project information and pictures to [email protected] or call Three Shepley employees (Mike Brown, Phil Coward and Jamie 01900 515 929 we can generate more case studies. Basnett) attended a charity golf day at the Marriott Worsley We have a template and examples we can send out, Golf Club to raise money for local charities in Manchester. The they show the type of information required. employees were invited by Edmundson Electrical Wholesalers (Mark Lee and Craig Beatty) to participate in the event. Our team managed to play very well despite the wet weather which made things quite tough. The employees said, “it was an extremely enjoyable day” and to top it off they won the competition. Picture shows Mike, Phil, Jamie and Craig with a well-earned trophy.

Work Experience They had already identifi ed careers they would like to pursue and they spent time with the applicable departments. Since July Madelyn O’Hagan, Lucy Holden, Emma Louise Rice and Charlotte Nann have all completed work experience Lucy spent two and a half weeks with our IT specialists with us. working towards her university degree in Network Engineering. Lucy was limited to what she could learn in Each individual had different levels of experience, varied in the classroom at university, so dealing with IT issues in a age and wanted to gain something different during their working environment put what she had learnt in the class time with us. room to the test.

Madelyn and Charlotte were some of our younger work Finally, Emma Louise recently completed her NEBOSH experience students and they were unsure what they would General Certifi cate and sat her NEBOSH Environmental like to do in the future for a career. Management Certifi cate whilst on maternity leave.

They joined the company for one week and visited Emma approached the Shepley Group to undertake work different areas of the business such as HR, training, experience within our EH&S department as she was decontamination, purchasing, project management and struggling to get some of the real hands on experience that business administration. many employers ask for when advertising roles.

The aim was to allow Madelyn and Charlotte to experience As a company we know how valuable work experience can different areas of the business to see which they enjoyed be and are certain that the three weeks Emma spent with us most which we hoped would help them make some key can provide a solid foundation to build her career in safety. decisions when it comes to applying for university and apprenticeships. If you know anybody who may be interested in completing work experience please contact Megan via email Some of our older work experience students, Lucy and ([email protected]) or give her a call on Emma, joined the company to gain some hands on 01900 515929 if you require more information regarding experience. work experience placements.

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