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Phil Beach CBE appointed Energy & Utility Skills Chief Executive
Energy&Utility Skills has announced that Phil Beach CBE, Executive Director forVocational and TechnicalQualifications at TheOffice of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) has been appointed as its next Chief Executive, leading the specialist utility workforce organisation. He succeedsNick Ellins,who steps down at the end of July after 5 years in post. Philwill take over formally from21 September,with Company Secretary and Finance &AssuranceDirector, RachelThomas, providing interimcover asActingManagingDirector fromAugust. Phil Beach joinedOfqual in January 2015 as theDirector of Strategic Relationships forGeneralQualifications. In his role as Executive Director forVocational andTechnicalQualifications, Phil has led the reforms for technical qualifications and the COVID-19 response across vocational qualifications. Before joiningOfqual, he served in the Royal Air Force,withmuch of his career focused on command, leadership, strategy, policy and capability.He received anMBE in the 2000New Year’sHonours List, aQueen’s Commendation in 2004 and his CBE in 2014. On the appointment, Energy &Utility Skills Chair, JanWard CBE, commented: “We are delighted to appoint Phil as our newChief Executive, at a key momentwhen our Energy &Utilities Skills Partnership has just set out our sectorworkforce plan for 2020-2025, and the Energy &Utility Skills Board has agreed our 5 year strategy and business plans. Phil
impressed uswith his extensive experience ofworkingwith senior stakeholders,managing complex strategy involvingmultiple organisations and having an intimate knowledge of the skills agenda across theUK.” Phil Beach CBE said: “I amdelighted to be joining Energy andUtility Skills at such an important time for the organisation and the
sector.Theworkforce plan for 2020-2025 paints a clear picture of the skills needs of the sector and I amreally excited to be involved in delivering this critically important strategy,working closelywith the Energy andUtilities Skills Partnership”.
John Oakes completed one of his most complex jobs with DALROD
JohnOakes ofDALRODBrighton went on his travels recently to carry out a job in Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire, not realising the magnitude of the job hewas about to face. Hewas called in to unblock a drain for a private tenant, but he expectedwould be a simple job.He arrived on site at 3:10pmand began to unblock the drain using both a bomb jet and a spinning jet, to no avail. His next stepwas to carry out a CCTV inspection on the pipework, where he came across tree roots whichwere causing the biggest
problem.Thesewere removed using high pressure jetting and a specialist rotating cutting auger. Following the removal of the tree roots, Johnwas able to re-survey
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the drain,where he found that three of the joints in the drain had been
displaced.This required reparation and patching to these sections of the drain. Four hours later, John had completed one of hismost complex jobswithDALRODto date butwas able to leave the site knowing itwas a jobwell done.
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