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New Team Members As CIS has expanded its services, two new staff members have joined the team—Fred Robinson, Business Relationship Manager and Shawn Galloway, Crane & Rigging Trainer. Robinson brings decades of experience in business development
and leadership managing complex government service projects. His primary responsibilities include helping CIS customers to receive optimal value from their CIS training. “Fred has a servant’s heart and is passionate about helping people do their job safely,” said Dickinson. Galloway has more than 25 years of experience in Construction,
Military, and Industrial sectors, and is cleared for work in safety sensitive areas. In addition, using his previous experience writing training protocols for unmanned aerial vehicle operations in the military, including drone tactical standards for the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines. Galloway is applying this experience to the development of
a Skills Measurement Record for simulators in crane training. “First, we identify the most common skills needed, and the most critical skills. We build scenarios for the simulator based on that and write curriculum, evaluations, and metrics to measure performance specific to the utility company’s training needs,” he explained. While the protocol would be customized to each employer and the skill level of employees, it provides a foundation for establishing how much simulator training is needed to achieve a certain skill level. y
Reid Lifting Wins Fourth Queen’s Award for International Trade
> Chepstow, Wales-based Reid Lifting, a manufacturer of lightweight gantry and davit cranes, has claimed its fourth Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, this time for outstanding achievement in international trade over the last three years. Reid, which has been trading since 2000, received an initial
award for innovation six years after inauguration before a double success, in the same category in addition to recognition for international trade, followed in 2013. The latest Queen’s Award, one of the highest accolades a UK business can receive, is a testament to continued global expansion with the company likely to confirm that over 50% of sales came from overseas in the latest financial year. Nick Battersby, managing director at Reid, said: “The widely
coveted award is recognition from the highest authority in the land for our achievements that are only possible because of the commitment and endeavour of staff, partners, and suppliers, plus the contribution of end users who challenge our engineering expertise through their varied lifting applications.” The Queen’s Awards cover a number of categories, including
international trade, innovation, sustainable development, and promoting opportunity through social mobility. Winners are invited to a Royal reception at Buckingham Palace, hosted by The Queen. They will be familiar surroundings to Battersby, who met Her Majesty
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