Technica Ltd

Having been awarded a contract to upgrade the Fire and Gas System at Huntingdon Compressor Station by National Grid Capital Delivery Team on 1 February 2017, we are pleased to announce completion of the project installation and commissioning ahead of schedule.

The project, which saw Technica design, build, install and commission the system, has achieved formal Operational Acceptance by National Grid over 5 weeks ahead of schedule.  Of note, Technica were commended for their excellent safety performance having completed over 5300 hours on this project without any health and safety incident or observations.

Managing Director and Owner of Technica, John Davison commented that “this achievement is down to the hard work and dedication of our fantastic team here at Technica and our partners within National Grid”.  He continued “We are delighted to be able to complete the project ahead of schedule and delivering excellent customer service to such an important client”.

Project Engineer, Andy Smith who was instrumental in running this project said “I am pleased with the success of the project and our achievement.  We look forward to providing an excellent service to National Grid in the future”.

Business Development Director, Richard Law stated that “The successful completion of this project ahead of schedule demonstrates that Technica are able to tackle complex and challenging projects, delivering a quality and effective service to our clients”.

Sadly, since last year we have had to say goodbye to our charity champion, Jen Atkin, as she has moved on to new challenges (and modelling assignments!).  Jen had been a real driving force in raising money for a number of worthy charities in her time with us and we are determined to carry on her good work.

To that end the staff at Technica donned their denim on Friday 22^nd September and raised a worthy £87 on the day, slightly pipping last year’s amount.

Jeans for Genes Day is the annual fundraising campaign for Genetic Disorders UK, the national charity that supports individuals and families affected by a genetic disorder.

Monies raised on Jeans for Genes Day fund the work of the charity and provide grants to organisations for projects that aim to transform the lives of children with genetic disorders.

It is estimated that one in 25 children is affected by a genetic disorder and therefore 30,000 babies and children are newly diagnosed in the UK each year.

If you would like to know more about the charity follow the link below;

www.jeansforgenesday.org

Richard has had a varied career holding a number of leadership positions within the public and private sector.

Educated in Yorkshire, Richard commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1995 as an Engineer Officer and read a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Following a successful and varied career, Richard left the Service in 2010, to re-settle within the West Midlands and embark upon a career within the UK natural gas industry.

Joining Orbital Gas Systems Limited in 2010, he had a progressive career working as a Project Manager on the National Grid High Pressure Metering project and Programme Manager for the National Grid Telemetry Replacement Programme.

CUI Global promoted him to Operations and Engineering Manager in 2012 and then a Director in 2013 following the acquisition of Orbital earlier that year.  He held a number of positions before being selected as Managing Director and President of the UK operation in 2015.

He is a Chartered Engineer in the IET and IGEM, holds a Master of Science Degree in Guided Weapon Systems Engineering and a Diploma in Management.  He has further experience in the field of business transformation, business continuity planning, HR, marketing and leadership.

On his decision to join Technica Richard commented “I am delighted to be joining the Leadership team at Technica.  After meeting John Davison, I was enthused by his passion for the business and his employees and it made the decision to become part of the team very easy.  I am excited to be able to establish the Technica presence within the West Midlands as well as working with John to develop the resources and capability to grow Technica over the coming years”

Technica’s EC&I Engineer, Dan Barrett, has recently completed the Temporary Works Coordinator training course (TWCTC) accredited by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)

The role of the Temporary Works Coordinator is central to the successful implementation of any temporary works required during a project, and ensuring that the roles and duties of all parties is clearly communicated and managed is paramount.

As responsible principle designers and contractors it is our duty, under CDM2015, to ensure that any temporary works are designed, managed and communicated through a single person to ensure all our statutory obligations are met and to ensure the safety of all those involved.

The accreditation strengthens our team and capabilities and assures our commitment to delivering projects safely and meeting the necessary regulations and client requirements.

We are proud to announce that Technica has been awarded the Tank safety improvement project for BOC Gases Ltd.  This project involves taking a design through from concept to site installation and commissioning and has been issued by the Stallingborough BOC project team.

The project will allow Technica to showcase its competency in the majority of our services including design, functional safety, procurement, panel build and installation. Technica will also carry out duties as Principal Contractor and Principal Designer in accordance with the CDM 2015 Regulations.

Technica Project Engineer Richard Smith stated “Technica is all about creating and maintaining long term relationships, we see this project as an excellent opportunity to prove to the BOC Gases team at Immingham that they have a first class design and installation company on their door step.  Our ambition is to build a first class reputation built on delivery and from initial scoping meetings through to the client feedback survey at the end of the project we want to ensure client satisfaction”.

Technica’s Joseph Howell and Ryan Whiteley recently completed their Hazardous Area Classification Practitioners Course at the IGEM Academy of Technical Development.

This advanced training course has been designed specifically for those who are working with IGEM technical standard SR/25 and the SR/25 calculator in order to carry out hazardous area classification of natural gas installations.

The training offered the opportunity to extend their existing knowledge of the standard, explore the practicalities of carrying out hazardous area classification in accordance with it, and become confident in using the SR/25 calculator quickly and easily to perform hazardous area calculations.

Joseph Howell, our process engineer at Technica who attended the training said “This training has enhanced our SR25 knowledge and capabilities to deliver hazardous area analysis for the UK gas distribution network moving forward.”

Technica are pleased to announce that Andrew Ward has joined us in the role of Project Manager.  He has joined from the International Chemical Company Cristal. In his previous position Andrew held the role of Strategy and Capital Manager and was responsible for a team of 40 delivering strategic programmes which delivered over £15M per annum savings and prior to that he was Engineering Manager for the site.  Andrew also deputised as Site Director of the site which employs approximately 400 people and has a turnover of £200 M.

Andrew has a 1st class honours degree in Chemical Engineering, has chartered status and is a Fellow of the institute of Chemical Engineers and he has over 20 years’ experience in projects and engineering, gained within the chemical industry

Andrew will have full responsibility for the management of major project teams and successfully delivering those projects, technically and commercially, for Technica.

One of the hardest challenges a business can face is taking the steps from being a small, to a medium sized, business. Technica believe that with his experience in senior positions Andrew will be able to help us as we continue on our journey to becoming a professional, medium sized business.  We believe Andrew’s experience will help strengthen our management capability across all departments of the business.

On his decision to join Technica Andrew commented “I have known Technica for many years and it is a company I have grown to admire for their quality and customer commitment. I am excited about joining them and helping them develop on the next phase of their journey to a medium sized engineering business”

Thursday the 11^th May saw Technica, for the first time, enter a team in the South West IGEM Golf competition. The day is a charity event with raffle prizes and an auction which was to raise money for local cancer support services, “The Brighter Futures Radiotherapy Appeal”.

The South West IGEM event was superbly organised by Ross Walton of Rush Construction and Ian Marshall of Wales and West and is a great opportunity for us to network in a more relaxed atmosphere than a meeting room.

The Technica team which was made up of Tom Bateman of Lightning Group, Laurence Rimmer of Hargreaves Jones, Paul Clarke of SGN and our own Dave Wilkie, came a very creditable 3^rd overall in what were very tricky conditions. The day started out very warm and humid and ended with a heavy downpour and thunderstorm warnings, which badly affected the last third of the round. So expectations were not very high in the clubhouse and 3^rd place came as a pleasant surprise. The other notable high point of the day was Tom Bateman winning the longest drive competition with a massive 320 yard screamer that nearly reached the green.

John Davison, Technica MD, kindly contributed to the charity auction with a framed, signed, Justin Rose cap. The auction and raffle prizes helped to raise £2,650 with the biggest contribution to the auction actually coming for the Justin Rose cap! A fitting way to cap the day off….(pun intended).

We are proud to announce that Technica has been awarded the Fire and Gas Replacement project for National Grid (UK Transmission).  This significant project involves taking a design through from concept to site installation and commissioning and has been issued by the Capital Delivery team. It is the single largest UK project we have received from National Grid to date. It is also the first time we will have worked for the Capital Delivery team.

The fire and gas replacement project will allow Technica to showcase its competency in the majority of our services including EPC, site construction, control panels, functional safety and software engineering.  Technica will also carry out duties as Principal Contractor and Principal Designer in accordance with the CDM 2015 Regulations.

Managing Director John Davison commented “this has been a fantastic achievement by our UK Gas team; we are determined to deliver a successful project for National Grid and believe we will achieve this through close, open and honest communication at all levels of the project”.