Sean has been promoted to a Trainee Project Engineer, as we build for the future.

Sean has a wealth of experience on projects and is also a great people person.

He recently passed his SAP course and, alongside Stuart, will be mentored by Dave to develop their technical skills and build further resilience in the projects department.

Sean will continue with his H&S Rep role, with admin assistance from Tiff, as well as continue with his Head of Jointing role to develop the Jointers.

Exciting times.

Big congrats to Jay Harvey, who has been promoted to an LV Jointer following successfully completing his trade test following an assessment by Sean. Jay undertook 2 x 95mm LV straight joints to a high standard. In the process, Jay has broken the Power Testing record for the quickest time it has taken for someone to come out of their traineeship – 9 months, which is testament to his quick learning and will to develop. Continue the great work Jay.

We cannot wait to welcome back Ellie from her maternity leave on Monday 11th October, we have certainly missed her.

She will be returning to work part time and will also be heading into the Projects division. Her skills, experience and great work ethic will bring some added organisation and structure to the division. She will be assisting with Tendering, PQQ’s and generating works.

From Office Supervisor, acting CEO, to Projects. John is stretching his duties even further and starting a development plan to become a future PM.

John’s detail orientation, strong communication & organisation skills and passion for the company will certainly drive the Projects division forward and assist the team with the current and upcoming manic workload.

It is with great pleasure that we can announce that Charlie will become the Contract Engineer for Team 3, as of Monday 2nd August 2021.

With Alan moving over to Projects to assist in their ever increasing workload and demand, Charlie put his name forward to take the step up & lead Team 3.

He has been working on becoming an Engineer with superb support from Nick & Pat and we have complete faith in him that he will be a great Contract Engineer for Team 3 – providing technical assistance and support to Lauren and clients and leading the team onsite.

Charlie will be fully supported in his new role as he gets to grip with his promotion, with Gareth and Pat on hand for technical queries, ongoing training & development and client support.

We are delighted another one of our own, who joined as an Apprentice, is progressing up the ladder and taking on more responsibility – which he has duly earned through his positive work attitude and development, listening to feedback, learning and always willing to go the extra mile.

Exciting times – and I am sure you will all join me in wishing Charlie all the best in his new role.

Alex successfully passed his HV Jointing trade test on 3rd June 2021, assessed by Sean Sheehan, Head of Jointing. Alex completed an 11kv XLPE to XLPE resin straight joint in the office under trade test conditions to a high standard & showed great understanding of various phasing scenarios and answered all the jointing questions correctly & confidently.
Sean stated: “Alex did a great job on the practical trade test, not only answering any quick fire questions I threw at him throughout but showing great skill using the necessary tools. I noticed his attention to detail was perfect and the measurements were always double checked as well as referring back to instructions at each step rather than rushing into anything & demonstrating good technical knowledge throughout.”
Great achievement Alex – from Trainee to HV Jointer in 2 years & with a pandemic thrown in too!!
And well done Sean on such a thorough and detailed assessment.

In February 2021, we held our Annual Staff Awards virtually. It gave us a chance to come together as a team, seeing each other (albeit on a screen) for the first time in a considerable while company wide!

The Winners were as follows:

 

 

 

Employee of the Year – Joint Winners!

Gareth Davies – HSEQ Manager

 

Sean Sheehan – Project Supervisor/Head of Jointing & Health & Safety Wellbeing Representative

 

Rising Star Winner – Will Ager – Projects Apprentice

 

Safety Champion – Sean Sheehan – Project Supervisor/Head of Jointing & Health & Safety Wellbeing Representative

 

Most Improved – Calem Hales – Office & Warehouse Assistant

Congratulations to all of our winners!

Rob will be a very hard act to follow, but who better then our very own Big Kev – with over 30 years of experience at Power Testing, there isn’t a Thames Water site that he hasn’t been on. Team 2’s clients are in Kev’s big and safe hands and we are confident he will be a roaring success.

Dear Clients / Partners,

We wanted to reach out to you from Power Testing as we continue to see our
work environment ever-changing during this pandemic.

In acknowledgement of the Government’s announcement of another lockdown
from 6th January 2021, Power Testing wanted to reassure you that our approach
and controls means we can and will continue to meet your requirements and
maintain our high quality of work.

Our service commitment to all our Clients and Partners remains the same.

• • 24/7/365 Call out facilities are still fully active and available; engineers
  are equipped with additional PPE to ensure our client and staff safety is
  maintained when attending call-outs.
• • Any urgent breakdown call outs or site work requiring additional
  resources will be supported by one of our work party teams. They
  operate in a small work bubble and adhere to our strict control measures
  to ensure we always keep our people and clients safe.
• • Our head office is open from 07-30 to 16-00 with a reduced number of
  key people to assist with any day to day enquires. Our office is COVID -19
  safe, with a detailed risk assessment completed to ensure staff safety.
• • We have invested in a state-of-the-art video call and I.T. equipment to
  ensure that our staff working remotely are fully contactable and available
  for you when needed.

Power Testing has continued to invest and train our workforce during this
pandemic and we will continue to review and update our procedures to ensure
we develop and enhance our safety culture and safe system of work.

It is critical that in these times we can operate in a way to protect our people, our
clients and Partners, along with ensuring we still meet your needs and maintain
Power Testing’s reputation for a high-quality service, which our controls have
allowed us to do in full during this COVID-19 pandemic.

Should you need our expertise, please do not hesitate to get in contact with one
of Client Relationship Supervisors, who can assist with your enquiry.

In little over a year, Peter has become an integral part of the team and has recently been promoted to our 2nd ever Grade 1 Technician – in line with the Technician Gradings that Pat has put together.

Peter is going from strength to strength and now has Thermo under his hat after successfully completing his course and continues to excel in his day to day Technician duties and flexibility.

Congratulations Peter.