Lynn’s inside knowledge of the industry, clients and services made her excel in her Estimator role and she forged strong relationships with both clients and staff due to her accommodating and helpful nature.
In 2020, Lynn stepped into the Client Relationship Supervisor role, heading up her own team alongside two of our longest serving Contract Engineers, ensuring all avenues are covered for her clients.
Steve was chosen as our first ever Client Relationship Supervisor, devoting his time to looking after a dedicated list of clients such as CBRE, scheduling efficiently, ensuring his team are well prepared and organised and making sure works run as smooth as possible. This role was tailor made for Steve with his attention to detail, insider knowledge and experience.
Alex joined Power Testing in May 2019 as a Trainee Jointer, he has continued to impress all who have worked with him with his ‘can do’ attitude and willingness to learn.
Our 2019 Rising Star, it was only a matter of time before his first promotion.
Back in July 2020, following an internal assessment, Alex was made up to an LV Jointer and is well on his way to becoming a fully competent HV Jointer in the near future – watch this space.
Congratulations Alex, great first 18 months and please keep up the great work.
In view of the rapidly evolving global situation regarding the spread of COVID-19, we have put together the following guidance for all Power Testing clients, giving you the reassurance that we are doing all we can to ensure our commitment and quality of service are continued whilst also limiting the impact of the spread of coronavirus to our people and you, our clients.
Power Testing wishes to keep you regularly updated with our response to COVID-19 as part of our Business Continuity Procedure. We are actively monitoring the situation and its ongoing impact across the UK. Our thoughts are with all those that have been affected by COVID-19 and we wish to assure you that our focus remains to support the safety of our clients, their people & our team.
We have made extensive preparations across our business to manage resilience and maintain service delivery to our clients through this period of extended uncertainty. This guidance will be reviewed on a regular basis and in response to emerging information, updated and re-circulated where necessary.
In this challenging and uncertain time, our focus is on keeping us all as safe as possible by minimising the risk of the coronavirus spreading. We are all responsible for each other’s safety, as well as that cascading down to our family and friends. This is the time for support, flexibility and working together to overcome this unprecedented situation. At Power Testing Ltd, we are committed to the safety of all our people and clients, putting in place necessary control measures to limit risk whilst continuing to service our trusted clients.
Firstly, we highly recommend that all our people follow the Government and NHS advice and keep updated with any developments using trusted sources:
Secondly, our strategy is one of constant communication, transparency and segregation to minimise the risk of any potential coronavirus outbreak infecting our workforce. This has three key advantages:
So how are we going to do this?
Firstly, we have undertaken a risk assessment on each staff member to determine whether they are a high, medium or low risk based on the following factors:
Furthermore, all staff have completed our COVID-19 questionnaire on Monday 16th March 2020 to evaluate our immediate potential risk, with 4 x simple questions asked:
Any staff members deemed as high-risk following the above process have been contacted independently and safety control measures have been put in place, such as working from home in self-isolation.
The following control measures have been implemented to enhance segregation and therefore minimise the risk of transmission to enable efficient and safe working for our people and our clients:
Any office staff member that has been assessed as low risk for themselves and others based on the mentioned criteria will be required to attend the Power Testing head office.
The following control measures are also to be implemented:
Furthermore, all office staff are capable of working from home should things change overnight, maintaining the operation of the company remotely.
Should any of the designated office staff contract coronavirus and go into self-isolation, a deep clean of the head office will take place immediately and all remaining office staff will work remotely.
Additionally, the medium to the high-risk office staff that is to work from home, will be contacted to review their current situation to determine if they could provide cover if deemed necessary.
For office staff working from home, business continuity testing has already been completed, ensuring they can fulfil their job role remotely on an ongoing basis.
Our crisis management team, continue to meet remotely and using technology, assess and review the situation in order to ensure we are suitably prepared for any further significant developments, of which we will, of course, keep you updated.
We hope the control measures we have put in place give you peace of mind that we are doing all we can to protect our people and our clients from this outbreak.
As ever, we are committed to supporting our clients, delivering a first-class service and ensuring safety comes first.
Kind regards during these uncertain and challenging times,
Chris C Park
Managing Director
Power Testing Ltd
Power Testing is extremely proud & excited to have re-entered a team to take part in the inaugural 7-a-side Football World Cup-on-Sea 2020 Trophy event, taking place at Roots Hall Football Stadium on Saturday 16th May 2020.
The event is to raise money for the following two local charities:
– HARP: Helping local people overcome homelessness for good.
– Trust Links: Supporting local people experiencing mental health problems.
You can help Power Testing raise money for this great cause by donating directly to our fundraising page: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/john-marshall-4?utm_term=4ZbY2Z58E
JustGiving sends your donation straight to HARP and automatically reclaims Gift Aid if you are a UK taxpayer, so your donation is worth even more.
We would be hugely appreciative to anyone who can donate to this worthy cause – and support the Power Testing All-Stars! Let’s bring home the
Furthermore, if you could please send this email and link to any family and friends who could also donate, it would be hugely appreciative.
You can find out more about the event on the below link: https://www.worldcuponsea.com/
Thank you for all your support and hopefully see you on the day.
Regards
Dylan joined Power Testing in June 2014, initially as a Technician after spending 4 years as an Apprentice in the electrical industry with GES. A quick learner and personable guy, he was a great addition to the onsite team – reliable, hard-working and passionate about delivering a first-class service to our customers.
Due to Dylan’s supportive and helpful nature, he was often drafted into the office to assist in the Estimations department – learning the role quickly and adding his technical expertise, impressing both the clients and his colleagues.
As our Projects Department grew, this was something that really caught Dylan’s eye and matched his ambitions. Over the last 2 years, Dylan has proved invaluable to the Projects Department, supporting the Head of Projects with delivering first-class tenders, assisting with the delivery of projects on-site and keeping all updated.
So it is with great pleasure that we can announce that Dylan has now been promoted to a Project Manager after successfully delivering several key projects of his own over the last 12 months. His enthusiasm and passion for winning and delivering successful projects for our clients are second to none and we know he has an even brighter future ahead of him at Power Testing. But there’s no time to put his feet up – lots more projects to tender for, plan, organise and deliver.
On the 6th February 2020, we held our 3rd Annual Company Day at The Crystal Maze in Piccadilly Circus. It gave us a chance to come together as a team, celebrate our successes over the last year, set out our plans for the next year, have fun and reinforce our core values:
It is so important to reflect on what we have all achieved together, especially following another record-breaking year in all areas:
And this year, each department head presented to the team their 2019 highlights and their plans for 2020 – exciting times at Power Testing with continued improvement, development and growth top of the agenda in all areas.
Following these exciting, insightful and sometimes humorous presentations, it was time for our Special Achievement Awards. It seems every year we are celebrating our people for their stellar service and loyalty – dedicating their careers to Power Testing. With an average length of service of 10 years, which also includes 16 new starters in the last 2 years, it shows that we are doing something right as a company. That our people want to stay and be part of something special and enjoy working for Power Testing – something that the company is always striving to achieve. After all, we are nothing without our people. And this year we had 2 more Special Achievement Awards
“Day in day out this guy delivers and always puts staff members before himself”.
“Andy has stepped up his game over the last year & is now a good team player.”
“The kind of employee you would want 10 off. His attitude & determination are second to none.
“I enjoy every job I am on with him, safety is always his number 1 priority and I always feel safe.”
Pat joined in 2005 as an Apprentice, studying whilst also learning his trade on one of the toughest Rail contracts under the wing of one of our cleverest and longest-serving people, Alan Ager. Pat excelled and has consistently demonstrated a passion for learning and now teaching. From an Apprentice to Technical Manager in little under 15 years is nothing short of phenomenal.
Kevin joined in 1990 from the Eastern Electricity Board as a Technician and soon worked his way up to become an Engineer. He has been a mainstay at Power Testing ever since – calm, collected and extremely knowledgeable, delivering countless successful projects over the years. A life long commitment to the company is a testament to Kevin’s loyalty and dedication.
After lunch, it was time to reinforce our core value of ‘Teamwork’ – and what better way than participating in the Crystal Maze. Whether it be in Aztec, Futuristic or Industrial and whether it be a Skill, Mental or Physical challenge, everyone worked together and had great fun – with varying success!
Congratulations to the winning Crystal Maze Team – The Power Crystals, who got 160 Golden Tickets, without cheating!
From the management presentations, the awards, the lunch to the proper Crystal Maze. It proved to be an action-packed, worthwhile and fun day with everyone leaving with an even greater understanding of the company’s direction, goals and strategy and their part to play in it. Until next year!
Michael rejoined us in July 2018 after spending several years on the rigs. Since his return to Power Testing, Michael has proved an invaluable Engineer, always going above and beyond on any job he was on.
So it was only right that his professionalism, diligence and client care should be rewarded – and what better way than to promote him to a Contract Engineer, dedicating his time and skills to one of our largest clients, CBRE.
With Michael working alongside Steve White, CBRE’s Client Relationship Supervisor who has over 25 years experience at Power Testing, CBRE has the best of both worlds – a dedicated person in the office for work needs and a dedicated and consistent Engineer onsite, delivering a high-quality service and offering bespoke technical assistance.
This dedicated support and expertise are key for CBRE, making it easier than ever for them across a huge array of site locations. And since ‘Return of the Mike’, his attention to detail, knowledge, communication and customer care have been second to none, something that will be key in his new role.
This really is an exciting partnership.
At a time when many are stocking up for Christmas and buying food like an apocalypse is about to descend, it is a sad fact in today’s world there are people in our neighbourhoods that are struggling for the basic need of food. So it made me so proud that one of our own, Lauren Tilly, came up with the idea of a food bank – for us all to donate food to people not as lucky as us so that they could feed their families over the Christmas period.
Thanks to your generous donations and Lauren’s great idea, over £150 worth of food was dropped off at the emergency food back in Chelmsford.
Thank you also to Catrin and Brendan for delivering the bundles of food that many of you so kindly donated – the food bank was thrilled and thanked us for our generosity.
It is with great pleasure we can announce that Charlie Brown has been promoted to a Senior Technician as of 17th December 2019. Charlie initially joined Power Testing in September 2011 as an Apprentice and quickly excelled in his theory and practical, passing his Level 3 NVQ in Engineering Maintenance in October 2015 and shortly after becoming a Technician.
Over the last year, Charlie has proved himself more than capable to undertake the Senior Technician role. With a wide skill set ranging from excellent maintenance skills, a great understanding of protection testing, superb commissioning support and top notch RFQ’s and reporting, he has excelled on site and always takes responsibility, making him easy to schedule – as well as still being Charlie of course.
A truly flexible and supportive team member, the sky is the limit for Charlie and we all look forward to seeing his continued progression and development over the forthcoming years. Well done Charlie, a thoroughly deserved promotion.
