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posi t i vei mpactont heseasonall ul li nsomesect or s,wi t hempl oyer sl ess concer nedaboutt hei mpactoft hehol i daysonr ecr ui t mentact i vi t y .Thi si s par t i cul ar l ynot abl ei nt heI CTpr of essi on,wi t ht heser ol esseei nga27% i ncr easei nnumber sl astweekwhencompar edt o2019,whi chi si ndi cat i ve oft hecont i nueddemandf ort heseexper t sasr emot ewor ki ngr emai nsi n pl acef ormanybusi nesses. Accor di ngt ot hest at i st i cs,ot hersect or swhi chwoul dusual l yseeaspi kei n r ecr ui t mentr epor t edasi gni f i cantdr op.Hospi t al i t yj obswer edown55% l astweekcompar edt o2019f i gur es,wi t hsal esandt r adi ngr ol esal sodr oppi ng7% i nt hesameper i odast hepr ol ongedcl osur eofshopsandhospi t al i t yvenuescont i nues. Al exFour l i s,Managi ngDi r ect oratBr oadbeanTechnol ogycomment ed: “ Wi t ht hecount r yundersomef or m ofr est r i ct i onsf ort hemaj or i t yof2020 weabsol ut el yexpect edt her et obeani mpactonhi r i ngnumber s,however , i nt heci r cumst ances,a22% decl i neover al lsuggest st hatt heUKcan weat hert hi sst or mr el at i vel ywel l .Thesl i ghtupt i cki nover al lhi r i ngl ast weekwhencompar edt ot hesamet i mel astyearcer t ai nl ypai nt sapi ct ur e oft het i meswear eoper at i ngi nnow.I twoul dappeart hatmanyempl oyer s ar ef ocusi ngonhi r i ngasandwhenneeded–andf easi bl edependi ngon t i er edr est r i ct i ons–meani ngt hatt hel ul lwe’ dnor mal l yexpecti nt hel ead upt oChr i st mashasn’ tbecomear eal i t yt hi syear .However ,t her ear esect or swhi chwe’ dnor mal l yseeanupt i cki nhi r i ngt hathavebeenhar dhi t . Thesi gni f i cantdr opacr osshospi t al i t yatat i mewhenwe’ dexpectseasonalpeaksi nr ecr ui t mentact i vi t ywi l lnat ur al l ybeaconcer nf ort hosewor ki ng i nwhathasundoubt edl ybeenoneoft hehar desthi tsect or sdur i ngt he Covi d19out br eak.Andwi t hl ar gesect i onsoft heUKnowi nTi er4r est r i c t i ons,i t ’ sl i kel yt hatt hesenumber swi l lr emai nl owf orhospi t al i t yi npar t i cul arovert hehol i dayper i od. ” Rel easef r om Bl ueSkyPR
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BREXI T DEAL-RECRUI TMENT TRADE BODY RESPONDS TheAs s oc i at i onofPr of es s i onal St af f i ngCompani es( APSCo) haswel c omedt henewst hatadeal hasf i nal l ybeenagr eedbut war nsoft hepot ent i al i mpac tonf i nanc i al andpr of es s i onal s er v i c es . Res pondi ngt ot hedeal ,T ani aBower s ,Legal Couns el andHead ofPubl i cPol i c yatAPSCos ai d: “ Ther ei snodoubtt hatt hedeal c r eat esmor ec er t ai nt yt ohel p f uel ec onomi cr ec ov er y .Thec ompr omi s eonequi v al enc ewhi c h l eav est heUKf r eet os eti t sowns t andar dsi nar eass uc has l abourl aw,meanswec an,i nal i mi t edway ,di v er gef r om EU r egul at i on.TheAgenc yWor k erRegul at i ons( AWR)i sanex ampl eofoneEUr egul at i ont hatt hepr of es s i onal r ec r ui t ments ec t or s eesasr edt apeandwoul dl i k er ev i ewed.“ “ Thef ac tt hatt her ewi l l nol ongerbemut ual r ec ogni t i onofpr of es s i onal qual i f i c at i onsi sl i k el yt oi mpac tpr of es s i onal swant i ng t owor ki not herEUc ount r i es ,ast heywi l l nowhav et oappl yt o eac hmembers t at et ohav et hei rqual i f i c at i onsr ec ogni s ed.Thi s wi l l appl yt oal l pr of es s i onss uc hasac c ount anc y ,l awandmedi c i neandmaywel l i mpac tpr of es s i onal s er v i c esr ec r ui t er sand pr of es s i onal c ont r ac t or s . ”
“ Whi l et heagr eementc ont ai nsnodet ai l ont hehugeamountof per s onal dat awhi c hf l owsbet weent heUKandt heEU,weunder s t andt hatt hi swi l l bec ov er edi nas epar at e‘ adequac yagr eement ’ i nt hec omi ngweek s .I fgr ant edi tmeanst hatt heEUwi l l r ec ogni s eUKdat apr ot ec t i ons t andar dsasequi v al entt oi t sown –amaj ori s s uef ort her ec r ui t ments ec t orwhi c hr el i esont hef r ee f l owofper s onal dat a.Howev er ,weunder s t andt hatt heEUhas agr eedf ort hef l owofper s onal dat at oc ont i nueasi tdoesc ur r ent l yf oraper i odoff ourmont hs . ” “ Howev er ,t hedeal doesnotc ov ers er v i c esand,i npar t i c ul ar , t her ei snoagr eementy etonf i nanc i al s er v i c esac c es st oEU mar k et s .Ther ei sanagr eementt ok eept al k i ngaboutf i nanc i al s er v i c esr egul at i onandwear ehopi ngt heEUwi l l gi v eequi v al enc et ot heUKandi t sr egul at edc ompani esot her wi s ef i r mswi l l hav et os eekper mi s s i onsf r om i ndi v i dual members t at est ooper at et her e. ” “ Ther ewi l l benodoubtal otofpor i ngov ert hedet ai l ov ert he c omi ngweek s ,butwear er el i ev edt hatt her ei snowadeal t obe r at i f i edbyt heUKandEUPar l i ament s .Thej our neyi snotov er butt hel ar ges thur dl ei s ,atl eas t ,ov er c ome. ” Rel eas ef r om Bl ueSk yPR
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Far mer ’ sFocus Nat ur alPoweradvi sesononeoft hef i r stsubsi dyf r eewi ndf ar ms i nt heUK:I nver cl ydeWi ndf ar m Leadi ngr enewabl eener gyconsul t ancyandser vi cepr ovi der ,Nat ur al Power ,haspr ovi dedt echni calduedi l i genceser vi cest oGr esham HouseAssetManagementf ori t sacqui si t i onoft hesubsi dyf r ee,24 MW,I nver cl ydeWi ndf ar m. Thepr oj ect ,whi chhasbeendevel opedbyBayWar . e. ,hasbeensol d t oGr esham HouseRenewabl eEner gyLPandJamesJones&Sons Lt df oranundi scl osedsum. WayneCr anst one,I nvest mentDi r ect oratGr esham HouseAssetManagementsai d:“ Acqui r i ngourf i r stsubsi dyf r eewi ndf ar m wi t ha l ongt er m cor por at epowerpur chaseagr eement( PPA)i npl acei sa gr eatachi evementandhopef ul l ywi l lbet hef i r stofmanyi fwear et o hel pt hecount r ymeeti t snetzer ocar bonemi ssi onst ar get . ” Hecont i nued:“ I t ’ sbeenapl easur ewor ki ngwi t hKer r iandt heNat ur al Powert eam,i nt hei rr ol east echni caladvi sor ,t obr i ngourf i r stsubsi dy f r eewi ndf ar mt r ansact i ont oasuccessf ulconcl usi on. ” Ker r iHar t ,Seni orTechni cal Advi soratNat ur alPower ,sai d:“ We’ r edel i ght edt ohavebeenabl et osuppor tt heacqui si t i onofI nver cl ydeWi ndf ar m whi chmar ksasi gni f i cantmi l est onei nt her enewabl eener gy sect or . ” Nat ur alPower ’ sadvi sor yt eam del i ver edacompr ehensi veduedi l i genceser vi cei ncl udi ngr evi ewofpr oj ectcont r act s,pr oj ectdesi gn,gr i d connect i onagr eementandpot ent i alconst r ai nt sassessment ,ener gy yi el danal ysi s,envi r onment alandper mi t t i ngobl i gat i ons,andt hef i nanci almodel .
Locat edi nI nver cl yde,sout hofGr eenockandwestofPor tGl asgow, t hesi t econsi st sofei ghtwi ndt ur bi nesandhasat ot alcapaci t yof24 MW -enought opowerar ound44% ofI nver cl ydehousehol dsand compar edt oconvent i onal ,nonr enewabl eener gysour ceswoul ddi spl acemor et han18, 000t onnesofcar bondi oxi deemi ssi onsannual l y . AsI nver cl yde’ sonl ycommer ci alscal ewi ndf ar m,t hi ssi t ewi l lsi gni f i cant l yi ncr easet her egi on’ scur r entcont r i but i ont oScot l and’ sr enew abl eener gyt ar get s. Nat ur alPower ’ sgl obalduedi l i gencet eam pr ovi desser vi cest hr oughoutal lst agesoft het r ansact i oncycl e,f r om i ni t i alr i skassessmentand r epor t i ngi near l yt r ansact i onst agest hr ought ocompr ehensi ver epor t i ngf orcr edi t commi t t eeordat ar oom pr esent at i onatf i nalbi dst ageor f i nanci alcl ose.Fi ndoutmor eher ewww. nat ur al power . com/ uk/ exper t i se/ ser vi ce/ duedi l i gence Rel easef r om Nat ur alPowerConsul t ant sLi mi t ed
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Far mer ’ sFocus Fi r stPr i nzenPR100PackerI nst al l edi nt heUK:I voryAr den Wi t ht hecont i nueddemandf oreggsuppl yandt echnol ogyadvanci ngatar api dr at e,i t ’ seasyt o seewhypoul t r ymanager sar el ooki ngt oi nvesti nequi pmentt hatwi l lnotonl yl ast ,butper f or m t oanexcept i onalst andar d.I vor yAr den,notonl yi nst al l edherl at estnestandpackerf ort hei r wel f ar ebenef i t s,butf ort heval uet ooandasar esul t ,hasseeni ncr easedper f or mance. Leadi ngt heway: TheAr denf ami l yhavebeeni nt hef ar mi ng i ndust r yf orgener at i ons,pr ovi di ngar abl eand st or age,however ,i twasn’ tunt i lI vor yexpr essed heri nt er esti nt hepoul t r ysect or ,t hatt heychose t odi ver si f yt oi ncor por at eherwi t hi nt he busi ness. Shest at es,“ t hepoul t r y i ndust r yi sf or ever changi ngandi sso advanced[ t hat ]i tcaught ouri nt er est ”andsi nce t hen,I vor ybeganas poul t r ymanagert oa 32, 000f r eer angel ayi ng shedwhi chhasnow i ncr easedbyanot hert wo. Looki ngatherr ol eandt hei mpor t anceofbi r d wel f ar eandi t si mpactonpr oduct i vi t y ,she expl ai ns,“ Ihavet oensur emyhenshave ever yt hi ngt heyneedt opr oducehi ghqual i t y eggsandt hatt heyhavet hehi ghestwel f ar ef or happy ,heal t hyhens!Cr eat i ngast r essf r ee envi r onmentby;t weaki ngl i ght i ngschedul es, choosi ngt hecor r ectf eedr at i on,cl eanbeddi ng, accesst ocl eanf r eshwat er ,admi ni st r at i onof vi t ami nsormedi cat i on,pl ent yofenr i chmentet c” I nherl at estshed,I vor yhasi nst al l edt he Ver andaGal l er ybyVencomat i c,chosenf ori t s devel opmentwi t ht heRSPCAandMagnel i s gal vani sedst eelf orguar ant eedl ongevi t y . Shear gues,“ I ti ssoi mpor t antt opi ckequi pment t hati sgoi ngt ol astal ongt i measi t ’ sbei ngused 24/ 7andyoudon’ twantt ohavet ober epl aci ng t hi ngsal lt het i me.Weneedt ot r yt obeas sust ai nabl easpossi bl eandhavi ngequi pment t hati sr obustcanaddt ot hatsust ai nabi l i t y” .
Mor eover ,shei ssof ari mpr essedwi t ht he wel f ar ebenef i t sandpr oduct i vi t y ,“ wehavehad anexcel l entcr op,oneofourbestsof ar ” . I naddi t i ont ot hehi ghwel f ar enestsyst em,I vor y opt edf oroneoft hemostadvancedPr i nzen packer st ohi tt hemar ket :t hePR100.I nst al l i ng oneoft hef i r sti nEur opeandt hef i r sti nt heUK, shecanal r eadyseeadi f f er encet oeggqual i t y andpr of i t abi l i t y . “ Havi ngoneoft hef i r stPR100’ si nEur opeand t heUKdoescomewi t hsomet eet hi ngi ssuesbut t hat ’ sl i keanyt hi ngnew.Thepackeri seasyt o use,t hedesi gnoft hegr adi ngt abl ei ncr eases vi si bi l i t yofsecondeggs,andi t ’ swor ksni cel y al ongsi det heCobot ” . Shef ur t herappr ovesofVencomat i c’ s commi t mentt ot hei rcust omer s,“ Wer eal l yl i ked t heequi pmentandt heaf t ercar e,[ t hey]ar ever y goodathel pi ngwi t hanyi ssuesyoumi ghtbe f i ndi ngandar equi ckt oassi st . ” Overt henext5year s, I vor ywoul dl i ket o cont i nueher dedi cat i ont owel f ar e and“f ocuson i mpr ovi ngourcur r ent sheds,br i ngi ngt hem t ot hehi ghestst andar dpossi bl e” .Todot hi s,she pl anst out i l i se“ dat ai nputandanal ysi sand mai nt ai nawel lkeepsi t e” . Shef i ni shes,“ wear ecur r ent l yl ooki ngi nt o r ear i ngourownpul l et swhi chwoul dhel pt omake usmor esust ai nabl easabusi ness.Al so l ooki ng/ t aki ngpar ti nnewt r i al st obenef i tbi r d wel f ar e” .`
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Ri si ngSt ar sofCi vi lEngi neer i ngNamedbyCECA Sout hWest
Thr eer i si ngst ar si nci vi lengi neer i nghaver ecei vedpr est i gi ousYoungAchi ever awar dsf r om t heCi vi lEngi neer i ngCont r act or sAssoci at i on( CECA)Sout h West . Pet erBoden,whol i vesi nExet er ,wasnamedt hesout hwest ’ smostpr omi si ng t r ai neeci vi lengi neer ;Ai denShi pp,f r om Pai gnt on,t hemostpr omi si ngt r ai nee quant i t ysur veyor ;andSam Beer ,f r om Exet er ,t hemostpr omi si ngappr ent i ce. Theywer er ecogni sedf ort hei rsuccessatapr el ockdownCOVI Dsecur e eventsponsor edbyBAM Nut t al l .
Sam,whowor ksf orBr i dgeCi vi lEngi neer i ngi nNewt onAbbot ,r ecei vedt he CECAawar df orhi sachi evement sonar angeofpr oj ect s,i ncl udi ngt hedi r ect i onaldr i l l i ngofpi pel i nesf orSout hWestWat er ,const r uct i onofswi t chgear bui l di ngsf orWest er nPowerDi st r i but i on,andcycl er out es/ hi ghwayswor ksf or DevonCount yCounci l . Dal eRober t s,aDi r ect oratBr i dgeCi vi lEngi neer i ng,comment ed:“ Sam i sa ver ycommi t t edandconsci ent i ousyoungman.Hehasdevel opedqui ckl y si ncej oi ni ngusf r om schoolandi snowanessent i alpar toft het eam. ”
Pet er ,aged26,whowor ksf orDyerandBut l eri nExet er ,r ecei vedt heaccol ade f orhi sexcept i onalper f or manceonkeypr oj ect sandf orhi scar eerpr ogr essi on si ncej oi ni ngt hecompany .
PaulSant er ,CECASout hWestRegi onalDi r ect or ,sai dt hatt hesuccessof Pet er ,Ai denandSam hi ghl i ght edt hecur r entoppor t uni t i esavai l abl ef oryoung peopl ei nci vi lengi neer i ng.
Hecompl et edhi sMEngi nCi vi landCoast alEngi neer i ngwi t hf i r st cl asshonour satPl ymout hUni ver si t yi n2018,dur i ngwhi cht i meheal sowonaCECAi ndust r ypl acementawar d.Het henj oi nedDyerandBut l erandi nj ustt woyear s pr ogr essedf r om gr aduat eengi neert osi t eagent ,wor ki ngonmaj orpr oj ect s,i ncl udi nga£10m publ i cr eal m schemei nBr i ght on.Hehasnowaddedt het opr egi onalt r ai neeci vi lengi neeraccol adet ohi sCV
Sai dPaul :“ Theyhaveal lmadei mpr essi vest ar t st ot hei rchosencar eer sand ar eashi ni ngexampl eofwhatcanbeachi evedi nasuppor t i veenvi r onment . Ther ear el ot sofoppor t uni t i esi nouri ndust r yf ort al ent edyoungmenand womenacr ossmanydi f f er entar easoft heeconomy–f r om coast alengi neer i ngandmar i nepr oj ect st ot r anspor t at i onandr enewabl eener gy .I ndeed,many ofourpr evi ouswi nner sar enowwor ki ngonsomeoft hemosti mpor t anti nf r ast r uct ur epr oj ect si nt heUK. ”
Phi lRamsden,Regi onalManagerofDyerandBut l er ,sai d:“ Pet eri st heper f ect r ol emodelf oryoungaspi r i ngci vi lengi neer s,wi t haver ycommi t t edand mat ur eappr oacht oever yt hi nghedoes.He’ sgotal lt hemaki ngsofagr eat seni ormanager . ” Ai den,whowor ksf orMi dasConst r uct i oni nExet er ,wonhi sawar df orhi s achi evement sovert hel astyearandi npar t i cul arhi scont r i but i ont oahel i pad r econst r uct i onatt heRoyalDevonandExet erHospi t al ,whenhewascal l ed upont ocompl et et hecommer ci almanagementoft hepr oj ect . JamesBl oomf i el d,f r om Mi dasConst r uct i on,pr ai sedAi den’ scommi t mentt ohi s chosencar eer .Hecomment ed:“ Ai denhaswor kedver yhar dandhi spr ogr essi onhadr esul t edi ni mpr essi vel evel sofr esponsi bi l i t yf orat r ai neewhoi sst i l l wor ki ngt owar dsqual i f i cat i on.Iam sur et hathehasaver ybr i ghtf ut ur eahead ofhi m. ”
TheCECASout hWestYoungAchi everAwar dsar epr esent edannual l yi nr ecogni t i onofexcept i onalper f or mance,wi t heachwi nnerr ecei vi ngat r ophyand chequef or£500. Ourphot osshowPet er ,Ai denandSam eachpi ct ur edwi t hDaveEl l i s,Chai r manofCECASout hWest ,whopr esent edt heawar dsatt hel i vest r eamed COVI Dsecur eevent .
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Hay l age Wehav ebeenmak i nghay l ageont heHi ghc l er eEs t at ef orov er t went yy ear sandt ak egr eatpr i dei nt hequal i t yandc ons i s t enc y oft hehay l agepr oduc ed.Wes el ec tt hemos tappr opr i at ev ar i et i esandmi x t ur esofgr as st os ui tt her equi r ement soft he hor s es .Gr eatc ar ei st ak enwi t hev er ybal eandi ti swr appedat t hes t ac kwi t hex t r al ay er sofwr apf oraddedpr ot ec t i on. Hay Ry eGr as sl ey sar eus edf orhaypr oduc t i ont hec ar ef ul s el ec t i onofv ar i et i esens ur esqual i t yhayi spr oduc edwi t ht heend us eri nmi nd.Hayi sav ai l abl ei nl ar gebal eswi t happr ox i mat el y f ort ot het onands mal l bal eswi t happr ox i mat el y40pert on. MeadowHayi spr oduc edf r om t het r adi t i onal haymeadowson t hees t at ewi t hmi ni mal us eoff er t i l i s er sandpes t i c i dest hi si s av ai l abl ei nbot hl ar geands mal l bal es . Al l ourpr oduc t sar egr own,pr oc es s edandpac k edont he Es t at ewhi c hmeanst hatwec anr et ai nc ont r ol oft hequal i t y t hr oughoutt hepr oc es spr ov i di ngawhol es ome,nat ur al ands uper i orqual i t yf eed.