Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) - November 2014

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Nuclear Industry Association prepares for challenges within its sector Written by: Keith Parker, NIA Chief Executive

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T he Nuclear Industry Association is gearing up to meet major changes within the sector as the UK launches a rebuild programme

to meet the requirements of the nation’s power generation supply.

In this special Q&A from Keith Parker, Chief Executive of the Nuclear Association, he discusses what the association is all about and what role it will play in the challenges that lie ahead.

Q: Tell us a little about the role and goals of the Nuclear Industry Association (NIA)?A: The Nuclear Industry Association is the trade

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“The Nuclear Industry Association is the trade association and representative voice of Britain’s civil nuclear industry”– Keith Parker, Chief Executive

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association and representative voice of Britain’s civil nuclear industry.

It represents more than 270 companies including nuclear power station operators, those engaged in decommissioning, waste management, nuclear liabilities management and all aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle, nuclear equipment suppliers, engineering and construction firms, nuclear research organisations, and legal, financial and consultancy companies.

We have two main roles: acting as the voice of the nuclear industry making the case for nuclear to a range of influential audiences

Key Personnel

Keith ParkerChief Executive

Keith has been Chief Executive since September 2003. Keith joined the Nuclear Industry Association in December 1995 from the DTI and in March 1997 became Head of Corporate Communications, accountable for the strategic direction of the Associations communications, public affairs, media relations and issue management programmes.

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including Government, Parliament and the media; and supporting the commercial interests of our members at home and abroad.

Q: With all current power stations due to be shut down in the mid-2020s, what is industry doing to prepare for this? A: In the next 10 years or so all the UK’s current nuclear power stations will be at the end of their life. This will have a significant impact on power generation and is why the new build programme is so important.

The State Aid application for the first of these stations, Hinkley Point C, is currently before the EU Commission. We believe this will reach its conclusion by the autumn. The way will then be clear for the project to get fully underway following EDF’s Final Investment Decision.

Two further new build consortia are key to the UK’s new build programme; Horizon who will develop reactors at Oldbury and Wylfa; and NuGen at Moorside.

The nuclear new build programme will be a major engine for growth for the UK nuclear supply chain and the economy more generally.

It will open up many opportunities for small and medium-sized companies (SME) in the nuclear supply chain. We’re looking for our larger member companies to help mentor these SMEs.

There are also opportunities through decommissioning, with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) also

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“In the next 10 years or so all the UK’s current nuclear power stations will be at the end of their life”– Keith Parker

looking at how to pair small firms who want to work on upcoming projects around the country with industry professionals.

The NDA has set itself the challenge of increasing its SME content from 11 percent to 20 percent and is making good progress already.

Ensuring there are people with the right skills coming into the industry is imperative – not only to deal with decommissioning, but in addition we will need 25,000 people for the new build project at Hinkley Point C.

The NIA has recently launched regeneration, a project to increase young people’s knowledge of the nuclear sector so they are aware of the breadth of opportunities available.

Q: What is the scale of the challenge for the nuclear industry in regards to perception and meeting low carbon energy targets?

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A: Nuclear has a vital role to play in meeting the UK’s energy and climate change obligations. Around 20-25 percent of the energy used to power homes and businesses comes from nuclear power. Together with renewables and clean coal it can reduce UK carbon emissions as part of a diverse energy mix.

The UK needs 60GW of new electricity generating capacity, and the infrastructure to run this, by 2025 – just under a quarter of this (16GW) will come from nuclear.

Q: How will technology help UK power stations become more effective? A: Most current plant technology is Gen I or Gen II. The reactors going through the GDA process for Oldbury and Wylfa are Gen III which make more use of passive and advanced safety features.

The AP1000 reactors which NuGen want to use at the Moorside plant are Gen III+. The advantage of newer reactor designs is that they can make use of modern design construction techniques, allowing tasks traditionally performed in sequence to be done in parallel. This approach cuts the time it takes to build, reducing both cost and minimising risk.

Looking beyond the current nuclear new build programme it is crucial to keep a wide range of technological options open so the UK can build more nuclear plants should increases in demand require it.

“Around 20-25 percent of the energy used to power homes and businesses comes from nuclear power. Together with renewables and clean coal it can reduce UK carbon emissions as part of a diverse energy mix”– Keith Parker

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Q: It’s an exciting time for the UK civil nuclear sector, how will this benefit UK-plc? A: A major nuclear new build programme will lead to both industrial and employment benefits. Not only in the supply chain as I’ve already mentioned, but also through manufacturing and construction.

The programme will give the economy a major boost with the think tank IPPR suggesting new nuclear could boost the economy by £5 billion. Once the projects get underway each one is expected to create around 25,000 new jobs.

Through our regeneration project we’re talking to young people working in the nuclear industry.

We want to speak to people faced with the challenge of where to take their careers and give them a career path they may not have considered.

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Trade Association

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London

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M+W Group Sees a World of OpportunityWritten by: Sam Jermy Produced by: Rosie Rowe

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In 1912 in Stuttgart, Germany, Karl Meissner and Paul Wurst invented a revolutionary woodchip extraction system. From these modest

beginnings, M+W Group has grown to become today a company that employs over 8,500 people worldwide, operating in over 30 countries and with a turnover of over EUR 3billion. Applying innovation and engineering excellence remains firmly at core of the group.

With its extensive technology, process and design and construction engineering resources in-house, the company only operates in high-tech sectors. Specialising in engineering, procurement and construction, M+W Group delivers state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, energy solutions and scientific research centres. By focusing in this way, the company has become recognised as a market leader in the delivery of new facilities in a number of industry sectors

Global markets are being transformed by technology and the accelerating pace of change. M+W Group, the high-tech engineering and construction company, outlines its approach to delivering the facilities that are helping to shape the modern world

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including semiconductors, photovoltaics, pharmaceuticals and waste to energy.

The company also designs, fabricates and installs precision HVAC systems and ultra-high purity pipework solutions for the most demanding operational environments including the nuclear and microprocessor industries.

Working with major blue-chip organisations, the foremost science and research institutes as well as the most innovative technology companies, M+W Group has a demonstrable track record of delivering many of the world’s most advanced and technically challenging construction projects. The challenge of remaining at the cutting-edge of technological developments – both in the industry sector and in the application of the latest construction methodologies – means that the company is continuously seeking new and improved ways of working.

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Alex Goude, M+W Group’s Business Development Director for North West Europe, explains; “The projects M+W Group delivers are technically challenging, highly complex and never standard. Achieving the best results demands a different mindset and a specialist approach. So, rather than starting with, ‘how we are going to build this?’ we start by asking, ‘what is our client looking to achieve and what do we need to engineer to deliver it?’ It’s a fundamental difference of approach that focuses on our client’s aims first rather than the required input.”

Key to the M+W Group approach is the role that technology and people play in the process. As Alex states: “First and foremost, having the best people and the right culture is absolutely critical. Engineers are by their nature problem

“The projects M+W Group delivers are technically challenging, highly complex and never standard”

– Alex Goude, Business Development Director for North West Europe

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At BPS World each project and every placement demands the same exacting standards. It’s thanks to our people, who challenge the status quo, push harder and look further every time to deliver great results on time and in budget. It’s our clients, who seek the best and brightest and reach higher to find them. And, it’s our candidates who want to work with a partner who understands their career path and strives for the very best outcome.

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solvers and, as an engineering-led company, M+W Group is an organisation with innovation in its DNA. We are constantly looking to apply technologies and methods from across other industries to improve our performance.

An important part of our approach is that we are technology neutral. Every one of the projects we are responsible for is unique and only by working with the technology best suited to meet our client’s specific needs can we ensure that our solutions are fit for purpose. We have to work hard to ensure we fully understand the technology options we have but it’s one of the key things that differentiates us from our competition. Once we have got the value-added element – the technology – right we can ‘wrap’ the building around it. Many of the facilities we deliver are

POWERTO THE PEOPLE

At BPS World each project and every placement demands the same exacting standards. It’s thanks to our people, who challenge the status quo, push harder and look further every time to deliver great results on time and in budget. It’s our clients, who seek the best and brightest and reach higher to find them. And, it’s our candidates who want to work with a partner who understands their career path and strives for the very best outcome.

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“In 2007 we were turning over about £20 million and had about 25 staff; today we have well over 800 in the UK and we turnover approximately half a billion euros”– Alex Goude

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more akin to machines rather than buildings”

Strong and sustainable growthJust over a century has seen M+W Group grow significantly. Most recently, the UK has mirrored the Group’s success. Alex explains: “In 2007 we were turning over about £20 million and had about 25 staff; today we have well over 800 in the UK and we turnover approximately half a billion euros (€500 million). That this was achieved against a backdrop of the most challenging economic environment in generations is testament to the quality of the solutions we are able to offer and our strategic focus.”

Being global also helps as Alex explains, “Our strategy is based on working only with customers that share our values and with whom we can work on a repeat-order, collaborative basis. We also focus only on the growth markets in those regions where the investment plans are visible and underpinned by long-term economic and regulatory needs. There are of course, parts of the world that are at a different level of development in certain sectors. For example, in the UK, our markets in the nuclear and waste to energy sectors are particularly buoyant. We see a great opportunity to take the knowledge and lessons learnt from working on the projects here and applying them to the overseas markets that are looking to develop the next generation of facilities in these sectors. Another advantage of being global is that

Key Personnel Alex GoudeBusiness Development Director NW Europe

Alex has over 15 years experience working in the construction sector across a range of market sectors including energy and utilities, engineering and infrastructure, telecommunications and marine. He is responsible for Business Development across the UK, Ireland, Benelux and Scandinavian region and has been part of the senior management team responsible for successfully expanding the business across this region.

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we can allocate the technical resources and expertise necessary to meet our client’s specific needs, wherever they are in the world”.

Because of the global markets M+W Group operates in, one of the key challenges facing the company is selecting which are the best opportunities to pursue. Alex states “The last thing we are trying to be is all things to all men in all places. Delivering on our promises is key to our future success and it is essential that we do not dilute our approach. We are therefore extremely thorough in our selection process of the projects to become involved in.”

An example of the success that M+W Group’s focused approach has had is the company’s recent appointment to deliver major programmes of work in the nuclear sector both in the UK and in Finland. The company is on course to undertake over £100 million of work in the sector from a virtual standing start just a few years ago. A key element in securing these contracts was demonstrating the strength of M+W Group’s engineering capability, technology integration expertise as well as the company’s leadership in lean construction. The company now has the opportunity to challenge the existing providers of construction services with new thinking, new techniques and a fresh attitude to set a new benchmark.

Another area that the company sees as key to the successful project delivery is the implementation of lessons learnt from other

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industries and experience from elsewhere around the world. Alex explains, “many of the techniques and disciplines involved in designing and constructing a multi-billion dollar semi-conductor production facility, on-time and on budget, are relevant, for example, to the delivery of the major energy projects. Often, the complexity and scale are directly comparable. The best companies – the learning organisations - strive relentlessly to improve their performance. M+W Group is determined to be a leader in each of the sectors we operate in”.

Future focusFor M+W Group, the trends of increasing global population and urbanisation alongside changing patterns of consumption are driving demand in areas that play to the company’s strengths. Alex states, “By focusing only on high-tech sectors and investing in equipping our people with the latest technology and training they need to be

“We think the future is a very positive place and the challenges for us will be retaining, attracting the requisite calibre of staff as there is always a skills shortage in the UK”– Alex Goude

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leaders in their fields, our aim is that M+W Group is the trusted partner of choice. Whether that’s for a new and more sustainable source of energy; or for a state-of-the-art production facility to produce the most advanced products we want; or for a research laboratory that will enable the next breakthrough in medical science.”

Alex explains “Because of the long-term potential of the markets we operate in, our focus will remain on serving our clients in our core sectors. We also see compelling opportunities to expand geographically. To cite just one example, we believe there is significant potential to offer renewable energy and waste management solutions in Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. With this in mind, we are developing our plans for the next phase of our growth, using the experience and expertise we have developed in places like the UK, and applying it to new international markets”.

For over a hundred years M+W Group has grown to become established as a major global engineering and construction company. What, then, is next for the company? “Over the next five years M+W Group will deliver many of the world’s largest and most technically challenging projects working in some of the most dynamic industry sectors. The achievements of the people at M+W Group since we were first established are incredible. However, I think the next phase of our development is going to be the most exciting yet”.

Company Information

I N D U S T RY

Construction / Energy

H E A D Q U A RT E R S

Stuttgart, Germany

F O U N D E D

1912

E M P L O Y E E S

800+ in UK

R E V E N U E

Worldwide c. €3 billion+

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Construction and

engineering

Flexitallic’s Culture of Innovation and Quality Control Leads to Sustained SuccessWith a wealth of experience in the sector, Flexitallic is well positioned to achieve its ambitious growth aimsWritten by: Abigail Phillips Produced by: Rosie Rowe

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THE FLEXITALLIC GROUP

The Flexitallic Group is the world’s leading manufacturer and supplier of high quality, high value static sealing products,

delivering industrial gaskets on a global scale. Founded in 1912, the company has a long and varied history, which has been underpinned by a culture of innovation and world-class customer service.

Today, the company is going through a phase of aggressive expansion looking to new markets, strategic acquisition opportunities and product development. With a physical presence in the U.S., Canada, China, France, Germany, the U.K. and the UAE, as well as joint-venture partnerships in Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Kazakhstan, and licensee operations in Africa, Australia, India and Italy, Flexitallic is well placed to serve the market on a global scale.

Flexitallic is a manufacturing company that is heavily involved in the distribution of its products. The company works with a number of third party distributors and manufacturers, all of whom are heavily vetted.

Working on a three-tier model the company has licensees who manufacture its products to Flexitallic quality standards and pay the company a royalty; Allied Distributors who distribute Flexitallic manufactured products worldwide and product distributors, who are essentially logistics partners.

“We work with a whole range of distributors to provide local supply and support in each

“Quality and technical support is at the heart of what we do and we have quality assurance and technical specialists around the globe ”– Mark Horton, Managing Director, U .K .

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territory,” explained Mark Horton, Managing Director U.K. “Quality and technical support is at the heart of what we do and we have quality assurance and technical specialists around the globe who work with distributors and end users to solve problems and maintain our standards of excellence.”

Quality is KingAt Flexitallic, quality is paramount to success and as such the business has multiple checks and balances in place to ensure every product is of the highest possible standard. The company has adopted a very structured approach to quality control and has introduced operational efficiency initiatives to work towards a global standard.

Horton explained: “Every single manufacturing

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facility operates in the same way and it doesn’t stop there. Quality assurance measures are in place throughout the entire supply chain.

“We ensure product quality is maintained by buying from approved vendors, checking

“We work with our customers to solve their problems and if that means designing something bespoke, developing an existing design or reviewing an application we have the technical expertise to do that”– Mark Horton

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all materials that enter our facilities, robust in-process inspection and further checks on finished goods prior to dispatch.”

But at Flexitallic, quality isn’t just about the products it supplies, but the customer service it offers to end-users. Flexitallic will assist its customers with installation and training through its Academy of Joint Integrity and has a team of 50 application engineers around the world, who are tasked with solving customer problems.

“We work with our customers to solve their problems and if that means designing something bespoke, developing an existing design or reviewing an application we have the technical

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50expertise to do that,” Horton added.

A Culture of InnovationThe company’s ability to renew and develop its products positions it as a leader in the sector.

“Innovation and our technical expertise in the field set us apart from the competition,” Horton said. “We have a long and proud history of innovation, research and development. We carry many patents for different products and invest a lot of time, money and effort in creating solutions for the future”.

Its highly technical but competitive nature has seen the company win large contracts from many of the major players in the oil & gas and energy markets globally.

Its operation in France, Siem Supranite, has a world-class reputation in the French nuclear

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sector and is now expanding into China and other regions of the globe. Flexitallic’s nuclear approvals will also mean that the UK operation is perfectly placed to service the future expansion in the country’s Nuclear sector.

A culture of innovation is not something that is achieved overnight. The company has worked hard to build a philosophy of continuous improvement from the top down.

“We are a profitable, secure and growing business and people like to be part of that,” explained Horton. “We supply to 80 countries, so people can be involved in lots of projects around the world and we support and encourage staff to work overseas if they wish.

“We encourage our employees to contribute to the business from a creative point of view as well as a practical one”– Mark Horton

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“We operate a Talent Detection Programme to identify key staff and create fast track plans to develop them globally. We also have a local talent programme to promote people through the ranks as well. We encourage and reward all our employees to contribute to the business from a creative point of view as well as a practical one.”

Looking to the FutureFlexitallic is a company with a rich heritage and lots of experience in the sectors it serves, however that doesn’t mean it will rest on its laurels.

The business aims to grow significantly over the next five years via strategic acquisition, geographical expansion, investment, and the innovation and development of new products.

In the U.K. the company has spent in excess of £1 million on new factory equipment since 2008. In the U.S., Middle East, the United Arab Emirates and Kazakhstan similar investments have been made to bolster manufacturing capabilities on site.

“We are a global company operating locally,” Horton said. “We are dedicated to bringing our products closer to our customers.”

Flexitallic is a company with its eyes firmly set on the future and its knowledge, expertise and ambition set it in good stead to achieve its ambitious expansion plans. With innovation, quality and firm leadership the company will continue to grow long into the future.

Company Information

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Energy


England, UK

F O U N D E D

1912

E M P L O Y E E S

1,200

R E V E N U E

$250 million

P R O D U C T S /

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Manufacturing and

supply of industrial

static sealing products

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Fosroc has made a name for itself over the past 60 years in bringing the most innovative and tailored constructive

solutions to the architect, design and construction sectors, and continues to find differentiators through its dynamism and flexibility.

The ability to act locally despite being an international player in the market is a facet that the company has worked hard on since being established in the UK initially, and since being bought by holding company, JMH Group in 2003 and the organisation’s relocation of its head office to Dubai, Fosroc’s global influence and entrepreneurial flair has taken on new dimensions once again.

Chief Executive Officer, André Ladurelli explained: “In contrast to our competition, we don’t tie ourselves down to bulk chemicals

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upstream and trying to find a home for one specific material. We’re free to recommend the best technology rather than being driven by one particular response.”

Fosroc is now in a position to liaise and evaluate with its customers the most appropriate solution for what they’re trying to achieve, agnostic to the base chemicals behind it.

“We just want to deliver what is best to the customer and that’s what sets us apart from some of our peers,” Ladurelli continued. “We provide expertise in the little corners of what our customers are trying to do, providing peer-to-peer basis solutions for engineering problems to ultimately find a number of ways to create value for different partners throughout the chain.”

Locals run the showA key aspect of Fosroc’s customer-focused strategy has revolved around international saturation and subsequent proximity to its clients, both current and prospective.

This is summed up the company’s ethos, ‘the locals run the show’, ensuring that varying climatic conditions and regional trends are prepared and accounted for.

“A lot of the success in the industry is about proximity to the customer and we’re very entrepreneurial in that respect,” Ladurelli said. “Different conditions call for different cements, aggregates and climatic considerations because it varies the way that

Key Personnel André LadurelliCEO

“We just want to deliver what is best to the customer and that’s what sets us apart from some of our peers”– André Ladurelli

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different materials are going to perform.“Our expertise is in delivering consistency of

performance in these different circumstances.”Manufacturing locally is core to the success

of this ethos and has seen Fosroc expand over the years through the Middle East, into Asia and further into emerging markets, culminating in its headquarters in Dubai.

Overall, Fosroc now has a presence across 20 countries with the Middle East and India proving especially fruitful at present where the quality and technologies behind the company’s products have been very well received.

“A lot of the success in the industry is about proximity to the customer and we’re very entrepreneurial in that respect”– André Ladurelli, CEO

Fosroc’s US$2.5 billion Wynn Palace Project on the Cotai Strip in Macau will comprise a luxury 2,000-room hotel and a mixed-use area used for gaming, dining, retail, convention facilities, a nightclub, and specialist attractions across 210,000 square metres of construction.

The key to the complex’s success will be the use of Fosroc’s complete basement solution, Proofex Engage, which will include the joints, pile cap and pile head waterproofing. The client will subsequently benefit not only from the quality of installation synonymous with Fosroc, but by the versatility of the product which will lend itself to fast and easy application throughout the construction process.

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The company already has a keen eye on potential areas of further expansion though as Ladurelli explained: “We’ve got an active pipeline of new territories so we opened new operating companies last year in Vietnam and in Iraq. I was also in Myanmar recently where we’re looking to become the first British firm and the first construction chemicals company to manufacture there.

“Beyond that we’re looking very seriously around Central Asia, the Caspian region and Sub-Saharan Africa as the next ports of call.

“We act both locally and globally, in a joined up way, because contractors are operating the same way and that’s what our customers expect from us.”

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Today DIA33 is proud to serve more than 230 customers in more than 26 countries, representing nearly every major industry and a highly diverse set of end markets with its team of over 40 professionals and effective sales force of over 20 highly motivated chemical engineers and technocrats, who constantly deliver to the cause of our customers and suppliers

In addition to our fast growing product offering, we provide important value-added services for our customers and supply chain partner, which includes:

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Our scale, geographic reach, diversified distribution channels, industry expertise and comprehensive product portfolio enable us to develop strong, long-term relationships with our suppliers and to provide one stop solution for our valued customers.

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High profile projectsExcelling in its work around the lifecycle of concrete, environmental considerations, the characteristics of its products and the technological complexities of fusing engineering and chemistry has subsequently led to Fosroc receiving numerous large scale projects in recent years.

This has included beating numerous international competitors to the high profile job of delivering strong concrete to the Worli high rise tower project, being built by Samsung in Mumbai.

Comprising both residential and commercial entities, a specific set of performance characteristics were required, and as Fosroc has proved time and time again, it is these niche specifications which the company thrives on.

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“If you take the Burj El Arab Hotel in Dubai for example, it is built in the sea and has three layers of basement under water level,” Ladurelli said. “We gave them a waterproofing solution for that underground structure which after 10 years is still in perfect condition.

“We also provide specialty coatings for structures like car park decking systems as well as providing a range of sealants which you’re likely to see in numerous airports at present.”

The scale of the projects being entrusted with Fosroc are epitomised by a $1.2 billion hotel resort and enormous casino being built in Macau, which has similarly required an extensive waterproofing job covering the size of several football pitches.

Another feather in the company’s cap has been

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providing concrete and waterproofing solutions for an underground tunnel, providing the largest pre-cast element in Asia which has recently been sunk into the bottom of the Hong Kong bay.

Consistent qualityWhile the industry success of Fosroc is all too clear to see, it is the work going on behind the scenes which Ladurelli makes special commendation to, primarily regarding business relationships; both with partners and especially employees.

“We are very flexible in terms of the way we design our solutions; typically our specification engineers will be sitting with designers working over the plans and how to adapt and solve

On-site inspection

“When things do become challenging or go wrong for our customers, we also then have the depth of competence knowhow to solve the problem”– André Ladurelli

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problems simultaneously,” the CEO said.“When things do become challenging or go

wrong for our customers, we also then have the depth of competence knowhow to solve the problem with our extensive repair range as we go along and then address new or emerging requirements on the construction site.

Employees are hired with an expertise and expectancy to be able to engage with clients on a peer-to-peer basis and are given specific training and international experience to ensure that they reach their potential with a sense of pride and determination that is exemplified by the company’s aptly named Warrior Programme reserved for sales personnel.

All of this internal ability is complemented by the pivotal external customers partnerships though, as Ladurelli said: “In any given structure

“There are a number of sectors where we’ll become increasingly active and it’s our focus to behave in these sectors in a consistent manner so that you get one Fosroc, everywhere”

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there’s a huge amount of detail required and it’s impossible for one individual to know it all. What you need is trusted partners who are experts in their given field and who understand what you’re trying to achieve in order to quickly and easily give you workable, sensible, quality solution to what you’re doing.

“Over the next five years, we have the opportunity to build on these customer partnerships to increase our strength across Asia and our entire existing footprint, while there’s also a big opportunity to test ourselves as sectorial specialists.

“There are a number of sectors where we’ll become increasingly active and it’s our focus to behave in these sectors in a consistent manner so that you get one Fosroc, everywhere.”

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Construction chemicals


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1969

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Constructive

solutions, construction

chemicals, cement and

concrete technology,

waterproofing,

fireproofing, sealants

Capula Limitedexcels in improving performance thanks to engineer-IT, all-rounder specialisationFocusing on how to improve existing offerings lies at the heart of growth plans after company doubles in size through working in energy and utilities marketsWritten by: Tom Wadlow Produced by: James Pepper

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Capula’s focus on solving a historical problem by combining operational technology (OT) with real-time IT

solutions has helped the company double in size since 2007 to become the £40 million turnover business it is today.

It is helping clients in the energy and utilities markets uncover vital information once submerged by dated systems unable to fathom live processes across multiple variables and sites.

Having chosen to excel in this core area of business, the advanced automation and real-time intelligence specialist now employs 320 engineer-IT all-rounders.

Its approach has helped an array of important UK infrastructure clients, including Thames Water, the National Grid and Drax, to grasp the true performance of their operational systems and identify key areas for improvements across the board.

In the nuclear field it has its own successful division, Capula Nuclear, which assists in the automation technological side of highly complex large new plants.

Having successfully cemented its reputation in its key markets, Capula is now set on continuous improvement in both an outward and inward sense – respectively represented by a focus on green tech infrastructure and an internal ‘Making It works’ programme aimed at integrating the cultural values of its parent company Imtech.

The right approach

“Our clients want to combine what is the operational technology space with the IT space which historically has been quite divided and difficult to bring together”– Simon Coombs,Business Development Director

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Simon Coombs, Business Development Director

Channeling focus Business Development Director Simon Coombs has helped steer Capula forward since he joined in 2007, pressing home the need for a clear, specialist identity combined with strong alliances.

“What we did was focus our story on the right markets and how we describe our specialist proposition,” he said. “We built trusted relationships with clients, technology and contracting partners and focused on getting the right capabilities with engineers who have the right skills and experience.”

“One of the key things is our culture, the essence of which is that we are engineers who are good at IT. Our clients want to combine the operational technology space with the

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IT space, which historically have been quite divided and difficult to bring together.”

The strategy has paid off. Throughout most of the company’s 45-year history the system integration part remained a £10-20 million revenue business, working in a number of guises. Now it operates sustainably at a much higher level, resulting in technology giant Imtech buying Capula in 2012.

OT meets IT Capula offers consultation, automation, IT and support in the nuclear, power generation, utilities, environmental, oil and gas and industrial markets, delivering capital programmes, operational performance and compliance. It is a system integrator, tailoring the best IT solutions to fit the needs of its clients.

The company has showcased its credentials in a variety of projects for many key utilities and energy players in the UK, including Thames Water where it is involved in ICA (Instrumentation, Control and Automation) work across many schemes. This includes installing PLC telemetry units and new, MultiTrode pump control systems.

It is also rolling out a Wonderware SCADA Platform solution across more than 20 Thames Water sites allowing vital monitoring information to be shared and sent to a central control room at its Reading base.

“This helps greatly as common platforms and data models speak the same language,”

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‘Throughout most of the company’s 45-year history the system integration part remained a £10-20 million revenue business, working in a number of guises’

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Coombs said. “You can now focus on driving performance rather than spending time unraveling what is happening.”

Further still, Capula has set up an infrastructure to capture real-time data and present it in a way which can be easily understood by key decision-makers and engineers, something which Thames Water will build on in the water industry’s next Asset Management Period (AMP6) which runs from 2015 to 2020.

The National Grid is another key customer, for whom Capula provides 24-seven support for a large number of substation control systems across their high voltage transmission network. A crucial element is coordinating when to upgrade IT to fit the lifespan of the substation equipment.

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several 100 percent KPI (Key Performance Indicator) scores over the last few years.

“We are very proud of this partnership as it demonstrates very well our performance credentials.” Coombs added. “You know the saying ‘people want holes and not drills’? Well, we are working out how we can provide the holes by maintaining that drill and continuing to make it relevant for our client over its lifespan.”

Renewables growth Besides the growing nuclear arm of the business, renewables represents an important area of focus going forward.

This is no better demonstrated than by its latest developments with long-standing client, Drax, operator of Europe’s largest coal-fired power station in North Yorkshire, generating eight percent of the UK’s electricity.

Capula is helping the conversion process from coal to biomass, which includes the not insignificant task of fuel handling and the extra infrastructure required to make the switch. Capula’s relationship with Drax stretches back beyond the 1990s, when they implemented the technology to allow the power station to move from hardwire systems to soft desk IT solutions.

Coombs said: “We are seeing a lot of increase in the renewables space, particularly in biomass and energy from waste. This is a rapidly expanding area and is a core part of the UK government’s strategy.”

‘Capula is helping the conversion process from coal to biomass, which includes the not insignificant task of fuel handling and the extra infrastructure required to make the switch’

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Capula has also played an important role in projects for UK Power Networks in relation to smart grid solutions. The projects were supported by the Low Carbon Network Fund, which was set up by OFGEM and the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

The programme revolves around improving ‘distribution network visibility’, which again uses real-time IT databases to gather information from across the network, analyse it, and present it to asset planners.

The technology is based on IT infrastructure from OSIsoft (also used in Capula’s oil and gas, utilities and nuclear work), one

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of many large vendors the company works with which also include Rockwell, ABB, GE, Schneider and Siemens.

“You are taking information that was often already there but in a black box and had nothing done with it.” Coombs said.

“The more you add renewables, heat pumps and electric vehicles charging onto the network, the more potential there is for instability so you can’t operate from a black box anymore, hence a demand for a mechanism to get that information put in front of engineers and planners in a simple way that can be understood and acted upon.”

ImtechInternally, the company is instigating an improvement programme, inspired by the cultural values of its parent company, Imtech. Capula remains its own business in a network of businesses that share the same philosophies.

“We now have a very large parent who is focused on green tech and sustainable/smart energy and infrastructure, sharing a lot of our ideals” Coombs added.

“We’re part of Imtech UK, and within the UK there are a number of different streams which complement each other - Capula is the system integration stream.”

Making It worksThe ‘Making It works’ initiative is aimed at embedding Imtech’s cultural values (entitled ‘It

“We have a very large parent who is focused on green tech and sustainable/smart energy and infrastructure, sharing a lot of our ideals”

– Simon Coombs

Key Personnel Roger TurnerChief Executive

Roger joined Capula in 1989 as Projects Director and became Chief Executive in 2000. He has direct experience of the gas, nuclear, electricity and utility markets.

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works’) into the company. Capula are doing this by concentrating four key areas: people, process, innovation and infrastructure.

Improving how Capula attracts, supports and develops their people, plus delivering excellent processes, is crucial to their future success. But another significant pillar of this drive is innovation.

“It is the bread and butter of what we do,” Coombs added. This embodies developing smart solutions, such as for smart grids, as well as integrating mobile into control system architecture and facing up to associated cyber security challenges.

Innovation also involves improving efficiency and consistency by inventive re-use of tools where possible and the development of an innovative culture within the organisation as

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a whole. Crucial to this are Capula’s people, the training of whom is taken very seriously from engineers’ IT skills to project manager certifications and its graduate programme.

Alongside this is investment in the infrastructure needed for employees to excel in their work.

The company recently opened a bespoke integration testing facility in Stafford which is tailored towards its operations in the water industry, offering the space and tools needed to support the next breakthrough.

Employees are also geared up with a fully integrated Quality, Environmental, Safety & Health (QESH) Management System, fuelled by the belief that top-notch health and safety practices not only ensure their well-being but will greatly benefit effectiveness. This also underlines the company’s commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility.

By continuing to spur innovation among its people and deliver on the ground with its specialist offering of engineering and IT expertise, Capula looks set to continue enhancing the energy and utilities sectors’ handling of vital real-time information, ultimately bringing about a more sustainable practice across many crucial infrastructure operations.

Coombs concluded: “We are a leading company with the aim to be the most respected technical service provider in our markets, developing our specialisation and focusing on sustainable growth. We are already moving towards that.”

Company Information

I N D U S T RY

Energy, IT, Engineering


Staffordshire, UK

F O U N D E D

1969

E M P L O Y E E S

320 engineers

K E Y P E O P L E /

T I T L E S

Simon Coombs,

Business Development

Director

R E V E N U E

£40 million

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S E R V I C E S

Automation and real-

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