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Wilcock Consultants Limited have been awarded full accreditation on the Gas Industry Registration Scheme (GIRS) as Auditors.

The Gas Industry Registration Scheme was developed by the Gas Transporters as a response to the Ofgem initiative of seeking to further extend the competition in the provision of gas infrastructure through more ready access to the market by Utility Infrastructure Providers (UIPs).

The Registration Scheme facilitates access to the market by UIPs through seeking to establish common standards in competency, Health and Safety, quality and technical issues, amongst those organisations that achieve accreditation.

Full accreditation has been gained as a result of rigorous examination by Lloyd’s Register, the administrator for GIRS, requiring office procedures as well as practical audits. The final on site audit was completed by Rob Stanway on the 28th June.

Wilcock Consulting have recently been awarded a contract by OnStream to provide meter workers in the East and West Midlands. The contract involves the placement of approximately 300,000 gas meters and will run until June 2007.

OnStream is a subsidiary company within the National Grid Group and the contract is part of OnStream’s contracts with British Gas to supply metering services to around 9 million British Gas domestic gas and electricity metering customers.

Wilcock Consulting MD, Graham Wilcock, is delighted at securing this contract with such a prestigious client. The company will manage the contract from OnStream’s Coventry offices.

CONTRACT AWARD NOTIFICATION

April 2005

Wilcock Consultants Limited have been awarded an exclusive contract with Transco for the provision of technical agency personnel.

National Grid Transco is an international energy delivery business, whose principal activities are in the regulated electricity and gas industries. In the UK, National Grid Transco own and operate the high-voltage electricity transmission network in England and Wales, and Britain’s natural gas transportation system.

Wilcock Consultants Ltd, along with several other potential suppliers, went through a rigorous and lengthy tender bid, evaluation process and reverse e-auction to prove they had the competence and capability to meet the stringent safety, quality and value requirements.

Wilcock Consultants Ltd will supply a fully managed service to meet Transco’s requirements for a variety of skilled technical labour. This will involve Wilcock building further on its long-standing reputation of supplying the correct calibre of technical agency personnel to Transco. The skills and flexibility offered by Wilcock Consultants personnel will allow Transco to continue to operate and develop as the largest utility company in the UK.

The contract, which is for an initial 3 year period (to January 2008) with an option to extend for a further 2 years, was finalised by Graham Wilcock, Managing Director of Wilcock Consultants Ltd and Valerie Cowie, Procurement Officer of NGT in December 2004.

The picture across shows (clockwise from far left) Valerie Cowie, NGT Procurement Officer, Helen Colwill Wilcock Consultants Operations Manager, Phil Winnard Wilcock Consultants Account Manager covering the North West network and Dave Haddock Wilcock Consultants Account Manager covering the London network. The picture was taken during the inaugural contract briefing seminar
for Transco Managers held at NGT Bolton offices on 1 February 2005.

Lord Bougham & Vaux, the Vice President of RoSPA, is seen here presenting the RoSPA Gold Award to Graham Wilcock.

WCL PROMOTES ENERGY SAVING INITITIATIVE! 

Wilcock Consulting are promoting a national programme to help companies save energy, reduce costs and contribute to the UK achieving its international commitments on reducing carbon emissions. 

Action Energy is a national programme run by the Carbon Trust and backed by the Department for Environment. Through Action Energy, Wilcock Consulting can help businesses identify and then implement energy efficiency measures, often costing little or nothing. Business benefits of lower energy consumption include lower energy costs, immediate savings to the bottom line, improved competitiveness, improved reputation and increased environmental responsibility.

Hugh O’Malley, a consultant with Wilcock, has recently undertaken an Energy Survey at McBrides, a Barrow based manufacturer that produces washing powders for many of the UK’s major supermarkets. Hugh is looking at areas of potential savings such as: air conditioning, boilers, compressed air, controls/BEMS, energy management, heating systems, heat recovery, lighting, maintenance, motors and drives, overview/strategy/policy, process energy efficiency, staff training/motivation and thermal insulation. 

DECEMBER 2003

UVDB Verify Scheme

Wilcock Consulting achieved high standards through assessment for Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality practices and procedures and has become a registered supplier on the UVDBverify.

The UVDBverify scheme enables the major players within the Gas Industry to access all the Wilcock Consultants Limited pre-qualifiaction documentation by computer, thus eliminating the lengthy pre-qualification period before any tender process can begin.