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M AI N F E A T U R E


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Vi d e o t e c h n ol o g y – f a cilit ati n g li v e, s e c ur e a n d r e c or d e d vi d e o c all s b et w e e n fi el d a n d h e a d o ffi c e, e n a bl e s e n gi n e er s t o m a k e a d e ci si o n o n t h e cl ai m d uri n g t h e fir st vi sit, a n d oft e n w hil e still o n sit e.


of t h e E U, if t h e U K G o v er n m e nt s a ys it will n ot b e ali g n e d t o a n y pr e vi o us r ul es t h e n t h at is a b ol d st at e m e nt. As St e v e S c h o fi el d c o nti n u e d: “It c o ul d a ff e ct o ur r el ati o ns hi p wit h C E N- C E N E L E C, w hi c h is us e d t o writ e m e c h a ni c al a n d el e ctri c al st a n d ar ds ali g n e d t o l e gisl ati o n, t h er e b y o ff eri n g c o nf or mit y. Q u esti o ns ar e n o w b ei n g as k e d wit hi n C E N- C E N E L E C a b o ut t h e l e g alit y of t h e B SI ( Britis h St a n d ar ds I nstit ut e) r e m ai ni n g a m e m b er, s o m et hi n g t h at will b e r e vi e w e d at t h e e n d of 2 0 2 1.”


It is u n d erst o o d t h at l e gisl ati o n c o v eri n g m a c hi n er y, A T E X, l o w v olt a g e, et c will b e m ai nt ai n e d, b ut e xisti n g e n er g y a n d e n vir o n m e nt al l e gisl ati o n will b e r e vi e w e d a n d p ossi bl y r e vis e d, wit h f ut ur e l e gisl ati o n b ei n g ass ess e d a n d p ot e nti all y i g n or e d.


“ T h e j ur y is still o ut o n m a n y s u bj e cts wit h d e cisi o ns r el yi n g o n h o w t h e f ut ur e r el ati o ns hi p wit h t h e E U will e v ol v e, b ut I a m s ur e t h er e will b e


m a n y f urt h er s ur pris es i n t h e c o mi n g m o nt hs,” St e v e S c h o fi el d c o n cl u d e d.


• Fi el d e n gi n e er s af et y – t h e s af et y of t e a ms o n t h e gr o u n d a n d t h at of t h e n et w or k of s u p pli ers is k e y. All fi el d e n gi n e ers h a v e b e e n e q ui p p e d wit h s a nitis er, s o a p a n d P P E a n d c o nti n u e t o w or k i n a m a n n er t h at n ot o nl y all o ws t h e m t o f e el c o n fi d e nt t h e y ar e mi ni misi n g ris k t o t h e ms el v es, b ut als o t h e ris k t o c ust o m ers. As ki n g t h e ri g ht q u esti o ns w h e n t h e cl ai m is first r e vi e w e d a n d a g ai n pri or t o a n y sit e visit m e a ns t h at c ust o m ers c a n f e el c o mf ort a bl e wit h w or k pr o c e e di n g at t h eir pr o p ert y.


D A S A’s o p er ati o ns dir e ct or A n dr e w Gr e at or e x c o m m e nt e d: “ W e ar e 1 0 0 p er c e nt c o m mitt e d t o assisti n g c ust o m ers w h o ar e e x p eri e n ci n g iss u es wit h t h eir dr ai ns or w at er s u p pl y d uri n g t h e c urr e nt p a n d e mi c. D A S A ar e ess e nti all y k e y w or k ers a n d w e ar e still r es p o n di n g i n t h e s a m e w a y as w e w er e b ef or e t h e gl o b al crisis.”


J a n Pi et ers of Ri o n e d c o m m e nt e d t h at t h e c urr e nt gl o b al p a n d e mi c is a n o b vi o us c o n c er n f or t h e b usi n ess: “It’s u n cl e ar w h at t h e e c o n o mi c i m p a ct of C O VI D- 1 9 will m e a n t o o ur b usi n ess, c ust o m ers a n d s u p pli ers. R e g ar dl ess of t h e sit u ati o n, dr ai n a n d s e w er s yst e ms will n e e d t o b e m ai nt ai n e d. At t his m o m e nt i n ti m e, w e’r e d oi n g w h at w e c a n t o s u p p ort t h e e ff orts of fr o ntli n e s er vi c es i n t h e w at er s e ct or.”


I n t h e U K t his h as i n cl u d e d arr a n gi n g s p e ci al fi n a n c e r at es t o m a k e it e asi er f or c ust o m ers t o g et t h e b usi n ess- criti c al e q ui p m e nt t h e y r e q uir e t o o p er at e. T h e fi n a n c e o pti o ns c a n b e t ail or e d t o s uit i n di vi d u al b usi n ess es a n d i n cl u d e l o w


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i niti al p a y m e nts, z er o d e p osits, V A T d ef er m e nts a n d fl e xi bl e o n g oi n g p a y m e nts.


W h a t’ s n e x t f o r B r e xit ?


W e o ffi ci all y l eft t h e E ur o p e a n U ni o n o n 3 1 J a n u ar y 2 0 2 0 a n d ar e n o w i n t h e tr a nsiti o n al Br e xit p h as e, w hi c h is m e a nt t o e n d o n 3 1 D e c e m b er 2 0 2 0. D uri n g t his p eri o d, t h e U K is still u n d er E U l a w, b ut fr o m 1 J a n u ar y 2 0 2 1, if t h e tr a nsiti o n is n ot e xt e n d e d, t h e U K will r e g ai n r e g ul at or y c o ntr ol o v er t h os e ar e as pr e vi o usl y r e g ul at e d b y t h e E U.


St e v e S c h o fi el d, Dir e ct or a n d C E O of t h e Britis h P u m p M a n uf a ct ur ers’ Ass o ci ati o n, wr ot e o n 1 8 M ar c h 2 0 2 0 i n C D A m a g a zi n e: “ T h e U K G o v er n m e nt’s Br e xit d e al still l e a v es a l ar g e n u m b er of u n a ns w er e d q u esti o ns a b o ut t h e c o u ntr y’s pr ef err e d r el ati o ns hi p wit h t h e E U. W hil e w e k n o w it will b e b as e d o n a Fr e e Tr a d e A gr e e m e nt ( F T A) a p pr o a c h, t his c o ul d still m e a n m a n y t hi n gs.”


H e w e nt o n t o s a y t h at s o f ar t h e F T A h as b e e n f o c us e d o n b ut t h at t h e f ut ur e r el ati o ns hi p g o es f ar b e y o n d t h at a n d i n cl u d es i m p ort a nt iss u es s u c h as i nt er n al a n d e xt er n al s e c urit y c o- o p er ati o n, d at a pr ot e cti o n a n d s h ari n g, a vi ati o n, r o a d h a ul a g e, e n er g y, s ci e n c e, i n n o v ati o n a n d m a n uf a ct uri n g.


Wit h dis a gr e e m e nts a b o ut r e g ul at or y ali g n m e nt – t h e d e gr e e t o w hi c h U K a n d E U r ul es g o v er ni n g tr a d e i n g o o ds a n d s er vi c es will b e t h e s a m e – a n d dis c ussi o ns a b o ut t h o us a n ds of pi e c es of l e gisl ati o n p ass e d d uri n g t h e U K’s m e m b ers hi p


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J o n B arr y of S c a n pr o b e T e c h ni q u es c o n cl u d e d: “ M o vi n g f or w ar d, o ur i n d ustr y li k e ot h ers will s ur el y r e c o v er, a n d w h at is ar g u a bl y t h e m ost i m p ort a nt t hi n g f or m e ri g ht n o w is t h at m y st a ff h a v e a c o m p a n y t o w or k f or a n d o ur c ust o m ers still h a v e a s u p pli er a n d s er vi c e d e p art m e nt t o r el y o n o n c e t h e d ust cl e ars. A g ai n, w e w a nt t o b e as b est pr e p ar e d as p ossi bl e, a n d as s u c h t his m e a ns c o nti n ui n g t o pl a n f or t h e f ut ur e, a n d fr e q u e nt i nt er n al c o m m u ni c ati o n s o t h at e v er y o n e k n o ws t h e c urr e nt st at us a n d u p d at e d pl a n, as c o n diti o ns ar e li k el y t o b e c h a n g e a bl e f or s o m e ti m e.


“ Ri g ht n o w, t h e pri m ar y f o c us is o n s ust ai n a bl e s ur vi v al, b ut o ur pr e- C or o n a vir us g o als h a v e n ot c h a n g e d or g o n e a w a y. Of c o urs e, t h er e r e m ai n q u esti o n m ar ks es p e ci all y w h er e gl o b al tr a v el a n d e x p orti n g ar e i n v ol v e d, a n d w e will n e e d t o b e fl e xi bl e i n o ur a p pr o a c h w hilst t h e w orl d a d a pts t o w h at h as h a p p e n e d. B ut if a n yt hi n g, I b eli e v e t h at all of t h e i n d ustri es cl ass e d b y t h e g o v er n m e nt as ‘ ess e nti al’ h a v e all st e p p e d u p a n d s h o w n t h eir r esili e n c e t o t h e w h ol e c o u ntr y.”


S o, w hilst it is cl e ar t h er e ar e m a n y Br e xit iss u es t o b e r es ol v e d b ef or e 3 1 D e c e m b er 2 0 2 0, t h e r e all y bi g q u esti o n is w h at i m p a ct will t h e c or o n a vir us h a v e o n it all? At t his p oi nt i n ti m e, n o b o d y r e all y k n o ws. S c ar y ti m es; k e e p s af e o ut t h er e, e v er y o n e.


Pl e as e n ot e s o m e of t h e i m a g er y w as s u p pli e d or t a k e n pri or t o s o ci al dist a n ci n g r ul es. M a n y t h a n ks t o e v er y o n e w h o h as c o ntri b ut e d t o t his arti cl e.


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