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APPLICATION PROCESS HETA taught me to take pride in everything I do, and made me appreciate the opportunity I have been given, I liked the facility as well as being treat l an adult like Luke Humphrey Luk MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE ENGINEER MECHA

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Initial Application Minimum requirement is 4 GCSES including Maths, English and Science.

Aptitude Testing Candidates come in for 2 written multiple choice aptitude tests. One for Reasoning and one for Mechanical & Spatial.

Team Building Assessment Candidates come in and take part in 6 different team building tasks. This part of the process identifies those with good attitude, leadership and communication skills.

Get paid for training for a bright career today without building up tuition fee debts for the future.

HETA offer a wide range of training courses designed for Engineers and Operators from our Hull and Stallingborough sites. • City & Guilds 17th Edition

• CCNSG Safety Passport

• City & Guilds 2394 & 5

• Manual Handling

• City & Guilds PAT Testing

• Abrasive Wheels

• Basic Electrical Maintenance

• Mechanical COMMEX

• Basic Mechanical Maintenance

• Slinging & Lifting

• IOSH Working Safely • IOSH Managing Safely • AM2 - Occupational Competence Assessment for Electricians

• Joint Integrity • Welding Training • Training Needs Analysis • Bespoke training packages • Small Bore Tubing

CONTACT DETAILS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

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Hull 01482 826635 Stallingborough 01469 552880 Scunthorpe 03303 331501

For all information visit heta.co.uk

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Workshop Assessment Candidates are assessed with 2 workshop based activities, making a key fob out of aluminium in Mechanical section and an activity with plugs and extension leads in Electrical section.

Interview The remaining candidates are brought in for one-to-one interview with a member of HETA management. At this stage we look for which trade they are interested in and why they want to be an engineer.

Company Open Day/Interview & Selection All of the companies who have pledged to recruit an apprentice attend an Open Day where all apprentices who have got through to this stage can learn more about the opportunities on offer and register their interest with companies. Companies then interview applicants and select.

independent insurance brokers

Welcome to Ethos

Our services

Our values

Ethos is an independent insurance broker providing knowledge and innovative insurance solutions for a wide range of sectors locally and nationally.

At Ethos we deliver informed and impartial advice to a wide range of both commercial and personal clients. Our independent status means we can provide a variety of competitive products from approved insurers, covering public liability, critical illness cover, landlords' insurance and content plus much more. We offer a personal hassle-free service when arranging cover and assisting with claims.

Ethos has a strong foundation of values that underpin everything we do.

We have extensive experience in arranging insurance to you set requirements and it is paramount to have the right level of cover should the worse occur.

Customer Focused

Using the experience, knowledge and professionalism of our team of brokers and administration personnel together with the industry professionals, we are in the perfect position to provide the required expertise and product design that clients expect of a insurance specialist. We value communication and personal attention and all of our clients can expect high levels of both as we work with you to ensure that your insurance requirements are met through every step of the process. Our approach is simple and clients should expect to have their insurance requirements explained to them in a language they can understand, as well as being designed towards their specific needs. We understand that each business is unique, which is why we specifically tailor our insurance products to suit your needs, while providing you with a first class service, regardless of the size of your organisation. Our experience across a wide range of business sectors, underpinned by our commitment to provide our clients with the value, service and integrity they deserve.

independent insurance brokers

here to help.

Transparency Providing a fully transparent service to our customers. We will collaborate to achieve common goals through mutual respect, openness and trust.

We build our products to high levels of quality, performance and value that will earn the respect and loyalty of our customers.

We provide a huge range of insurance solutions. Our leading team of highly trained professionals provide the very best cover to you at the most competitive prices, however specialised your insurance needs.

Pro-active Finding better ways to deliver what matters to our customers. We will always strive to deliver an outstanding service tailored to your requirements.

Reassurance Always there when you need us. Giving you the peace of mind to focus on your core business activities.

Flexibility Meeting the changing needs of all our customers. We will encourage our people to generate new ideas, share knowledge, and adapt business practices to be the best in our industry.

We believe the key to our success is our wealth of knowledge and experience, combined with our dedicated and personal service, ensures that you are properly protected. We have insurance solutions tailored for a range of areas including: s #OMMERCIAL INSURANCE s 0ERSONAL INSURANCE s #ORPORATE INSURANCE s (OMEWORKER s ,ARGE COMMERCIAL VEHICLE FLEETS s /FFICE AND SHOP s 2ESTAURANT AND BARS s 0ROPERTY OWNERS s 0ROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY

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The Range

Spares & Service

Spares

Service

Dean Smith & Grace provides full parts and service support for all of its product range manufactured since 1945. The vast proportion of spares can be supplied from stock, with next day delivery, however should certain items or components not be readily available, our experienced Customer Service Department will endeavour to meet customer requirements in the shortest time possible.

Our team of factory engineers provide expert service support across the whole range of Dean Smith & Grace lathes and other quality machine tools. Services provided include Installation and Relocation, On-site Rebuilds and Full Factory Rebuilds.

For all spare part requirements, please contact

For all service requirements and advice, please contact

Mick Clarke: E-mail: mick.clarke@deansmithandgrace.co.uk

John Laycock: E-mail: john.laycock@deansmithandgrace.co.uk

Hollow Spindle CNC Pipe Lathes

5000 Series: Heavy Duty, CNC Flat Bed Lathes

25P*

5644 Capacity mm (inches) Swing over bed Swing over cross slide mm (inches) Distance between centres - range m (inches) Spindle Spindle nose Spindle bore Spindle speed range Typical spindle motor power

Technology you can trust Quality you can measure

mm (inches) rpm kw (hp)

2413P*

3220P*

Capacity mm (inches) 707 (27.8) Swing over bed 810 (32) 610 (24) mm (inches) 463 (18.25) Swing over cross slide 510 (20) 330 (13) Distance between centres - range m (inches) 1.28-3.3 (50-130) 1.28-3.3 (50-130) 1.5-4.0 (60-160)

1400 (56) 1100 (44) 1.5-4.0 (60-160)

Spindle Spindle nose Spindle bore Spindle speed range Typical spindle motor power

A2 - 15 275 (10.82) 1060 (max) in three ranges 50 (68)

4432P*

5644P

1115 (44) 810 (32) 1.5-3.0 (60-120)

1400 (56) 1100 (44) 1.5-4.0 (60-160)

Spindle nose A or B available on all CNC pipe lathes (not 25P or 30P) mm (inches) Spindle bore 266/381/533 (10.8/15/21) available on all CNC pipe lathes (not 25P or 30P) rpm 4-290 in 12 speeds 40-500 inf. variable 10-550 inf. variable 10-550 inf. variable 10-750 inf. variable 50 (68) 37 (50) kw (hp) 37 (50) 26 (35) 15 (20)

Tooling system

Sauter 8 Station disc 50mm VDI

Tooling system

Sauter 8 Station disc 50mm VDI

Control system (options)

Faunc 18i/Heidenhain 4110/Siemens 840D

Control system (options)

Faunc 18i/Heidenhain 4110/Siemens 840D

*Models shown are examples from each series. The full range of pipe lathes also includes 30P, 3624P, 4028P and 4836P models. For detailed specifications please see dedicated Hollow Spindle Pipe Lathe brochures or refer to Dean Smith & Grace website.

PO Box 15 Pitt Street Keighley West Yorkshire UK BD21 4PG Tel: +44 (0)1535 605261 Fax: +44 (0)1535 680921 Email: info@deansmithandgrace.co.uk Website: www.deansmithandgrace.co.uk

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Dean Smith & Grace Dean Smith & Grace engineering lathes are designed to meet the most demanding application challenges in industry today.

3000 Series: Heavy Duty, CNC Flat Bed Lathes

Available in flat bed CNC, CNC/manual and manual ranges, and supplied as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;standardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; or custom-built to customer requirements and bed lengths; Dean Smith & Grace precision lathes provide a high quality foundation for engineering excellence the world over.

4000 Series: Heavy Duty, CNC Flat Bed Lathes

2000 Series: Heavy Duty, CNC Flat Bed Lathes

3220

3624

4028

4432

4836

2110

2413

2817

Capacity mm (inches) Swing over bed Swing over cross slide mm (inches) Distance between centres - range m (inches)

810 (32) 510 (20) 1.0-3.0 (40-120)

910 (36) 610 (24) 1.0-3.0 (40-120)

Capacity mm (inches) Swing over bed Swing over cross slide mm (inches) Distance between centres - range m (inches)

1016 (40) 711 (28) 1.8-3.9 (70-150)

1110 (44) 810 (32) 1.5-3.0 (60-120)

1219 (44) 914 (36) 1.5-3.0 (60-120)

Capacity Swing over bed mm (inches) Swing over cross slide mm (inches) Distance between centres - range m (inches)

533 (21.7) 254 (10) 1.0-2.5 (40-100)

610 (24) 330 (13) 1.28-3.3 (50-130)

710 (28) 430 (17) 1.28-3.3 (50-130)

Spindle Spindle nose Spindle bore Spindle speed range Typical spindle motor power

A2 -11 165 (6.5) 10-1250 37 (50)

A2 -11 165 (6.5) 10-1100 37 (50)

Spindle Spindle nose Spindle bore Spindle speed range Typical spindle motor power

A2 -11 165 (6.5) 12-1500 37 (50)

Spindle Spindle nose Spindle speed range Typical spindle motor power

D1-8/A2-8 50-2500 18.6 (25)

D1-11/A2-8 40-2200 26 (35)

mm (inches) rpm inf. variable kw (hp)

Tooling system

Sauter 8 Station disc 50mm VDI

Tooling system

Sauter 8 Station disc 50mm VDI

Control system (options)

Faunc 18i/Heidenhain 4110/Siemens 840D

Control system (options)

Faunc 18i/Heidenhain 4110/Siemens 840D

Technology you ou can trust tr Quality you ou can measur measure

rpm inf. variable kw (hp)

Tooling system

Sauter 8 Station disc 50mm VDI

Control system (options)

Faunc 18i/Heidenhain 4110/Siemens 840D

Freederick Crowther & Son Ltd

Conveyors and Filtration Systems for Machine Tool, Aerospace and Rail Industries

Design, Manufacturing & Service Solutions

Cromar Product Range

Contents

Cromar

Production Process

Magnetic Swarf Conveyor

Introduction

Cromar is one of Europe’s leaders in the design and manufacture of swarf conveyors, steel telescopic covers, high pressure coolant systems and ﬁltration units. Cromar is the trade name of Frederick Crowther & Son Ltd, and the company, based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, UK, has been a centre of manufacturing excellence since the 1950’s.

Initial Contact & Procedure

Application

Controls

Application

Principle of Operation

Initial site visits are carried out by Cromar’s experienced technical department to view customer applications and provide information for the preparation of speciﬁcations, quotations and delivery lead times. Orders are then processed through a sophisticated computerised system, enabling technical information to be passed directly to the drawing ofﬁce for evaluation and preparation.

Cromar magnetic swarf conveyors are suitable for CNC lathes and machining centre applications - ideal for the management of small ferrous materials in all general machining applications.

Basic controls include: Stop/Start/Reverse push button box incorporating ﬂying lead and plug to accommodate the electrical socket within the machine tool, or any other electrical speciﬁcation designated by customer.

Principle of Operation

Paint

Cromar clariﬁers remove any type of solid particle contamination from water-based coolants and light viscosity liquids. Applications include: grinding machines, honing machines, lathes, machining centres, drilling & boring machines, spark erosion machines, hardening machines, cold rolling mills and washing equipment.

Contaminated coolant is fed onto a continuous reel of filter fabric. The fabric is carried by a special wire belt, which permits a continuous flow of clean coolant through into the coolant storage tank below. Increasing deposits of contamination on the filter fabric gradually cause the media to go ‘cloudy’, resulting in an increased in the depth of liquid in the trough.

The conveyors incorporate sequential running magnets attached to hollow bearing roller chain, driven by an externally mounted motor assembly. Swarf is moved along a stainless steel skin, which protects and seals the magnets against coolant and oil contamination. When the magnets approach the swarf discharge point, they move away from the stainless steel skin, thus decreasing their inﬂuence on the swarf, allowing it to drop into the collection receptacle.

Supplied ﬁnish painted to suit customer’s colour speciﬁcation.

Beneﬁts

This increase in level actuates an adjustable float switch, which in turn operates the reel drive motor, to convey clean filter fabric into the filtration area. In this way the renewal of the filter fabric is achieved automatically in direct relationship to the flow rate and degree of contamination. The used filter fabric, including deposits of contamination, is carried away into a receptacle positioned adjacent to the unit and can be removed for emptying without interrupting the filtration process.

03 Cromar 03 Initial Contact & Procedure 03 Design Facilities 03 Health & Safety Certiﬁcation Product Range

Conveyors and Filtration Systems for Machine Tool, Aerospace and Rail Industries

Design, Manufacturing & Service Solutions

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Complementing the Halifax facility, the Coldstreambased subsidiary, Cromar Metal Products Ltd (Scotland), has established itself as one of the most versatile service suppliers for the repair, refurbishment, and replacement of swarf conveyors and steel telescopic covers.

Steel Hinged Slat Type Conveyor Scraper Type Conveyor Series II Conveyor Series IlI Conveyor Magnetic Swarf Conveyor Gravity Bandﬁlter Unit (Clariﬁer) High Pressure Coolant System Shredders Tipping Skips

Prior to fabrication, drawing ofﬁce information is sent to the company’s on-line manufacturing facilities. On completion of manufacture and inspection procedures, fabrications are sent for painting/powder coating and assembly, prior to the forwarding to despatch. Design Facilities Cromar offers a full design service, which smooths the path from initial site survey right through to the ﬁnished manufactured assembly. The company uses sophisticated design software systems such as AutoCAD, Radraft Design and Radpunch NC Programming, linked to production CNC machinery and networked to the company’s computer system.

Services 15 Repairs & Refurbishment

Cromar Product Range

Gravity Bandﬁlter Unit (Clariﬁer)

They create a number of key productivity advantages such as improved surface ﬁnish of components; minimum service costs; highly efﬁciency - thus longer service life of coolant and lower tooling costs; and rapid payback.

Productivity Enhancements A range of productivity enhancements are available including integrated coolant tank, coolant pumps and machine control interface, as well as any special requirements requested by the customer.

Magnet Speciﬁcation

Filter Fabric Speciﬁcation

Magnets are manufactured from strontium ferrite ceramic material magnetised to saturation remanence (3700). They are capable of the continuous handling of ferrous materials within general machining applications under normal operating conditions.

01 01 Gravity Bandﬁlter Paper Feed

Widths available: 480mm (18.9in), 710mm (28in) and 1040mm (40.9in). Grades available: 60 microns down to 15 microns

Health & Safety Certification: On-site Installation Installations are carried out by Cromar’s team of skilled engineers, all of whom are in possession of current Health & Safety Passports and CS003 ‘Confined Space Entry’ certification, which includes self rescue procedure for underground installations such as pit areas, wheel lathe applications, and the aerospace/ automotive industries. Cromar can provide installation method statements, where applicable, to suit customer specifications.

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Gravity Bandﬁlter Unit

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Magnetic Type Conveyor

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03 Cromar / Production Process

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Cromar Product Range

Integrated Swarf Management & Filtration Systems

Series IlI Swarf Conveyor

Series II Swarf Conveyor Similar to the Series II conveyor, contaminated coolant is filtered through a continuously rotating drum, which itself incorporates a removable, stainless steel filter. To ensure the filter medium maintains a consistent level of filtration and coolant throughput, the drum incorporates an internal backwash system that continually blasts coolant from within the drum as it rotates. Once the coolant is filtered, it is either recirculated back into the system or pumped/transferred into an independent high pressure coolant system.

Principle of Operation

The ﬁlter is self cleaning and requires minimal maintenance.

The Series III unit is of rugged, modular construction with standard, self cleaning ﬁltration systems of 200 microns. It incorporates a heavy duty 38mm (1.5in) pitch, steel hinged, slat type belt; and a 38mm (1.5in) scraper type belt, within the same conveyor casing.

Application

Controls

Series II conveyors are free standing units providing a totally integrated solution for both swarf management and coolant ﬁltration. They are suitable for ﬁne swarf, and short chips of aluminium, brass, steel, and cast iron - and applications including machining centres, lathes and special purpose machines.

Klockner Moeller switch incorporating Forward/Jog/ Reverse/Emergency Stop. The switches interface with the machine tool control and can either be operated independently or by the machine, to suit customer requirements. Standard speciﬁcation is with the machine tool operating the conveyor.

Principle of Operation

Productivity Enhancements

The Series II unit is of rugged, modular construction with standard, self cleaning ﬁltration systems of 200 microns allowing coolant throughput of 300 L/min.

A range of productivity enhancements are available including machine coolant pumps, high pressure coolant system, improved ﬁltration levels, additional coolant tanks (utlising existing pumps if required), oil skimmer, coolant chiller unit, spray/wash gun, cover wash down, and, mist and fume extraction units.

Controls When in operation, heavy metal chips settle to the bottom of the conveyor and move up the conveyor incline to be deposited into a suitable receptacle. Contaminated coolant is ﬁltered through a continuously rotating drum, which itself incorporates a removable, stainless steel ﬁlter medium.

Two Klockner Moeller switches incorporating Forward/ Jog/Reverse/Emergency Stop. The switches interface with the machine tool control and can either be operated independently or by the machine, to suit customer requirements. Standard speciﬁcation is with the machine tool operating the conveyor.

Generally, the belt type conveyor handles a large percentage of the swarf, however, should small chipped swarf or particles be present, they will pass through the belt conveyor and be deposited on the base of the unit, where the scraper type conveyor will remove them.

350.0 CASE

To ensure the filter medium maintains a consistent level of filtration and coolant throughput, the drum incorporates an internal backwash system that continually blasts coolant from within the drum as it rotates. Once the coolant is filtered, it is either recirculated back into the system or pumped/transferred into an independent high pressure coolant system.

Productivity Enhancements A range of productivity enhancements are available including machine coolant pumps, high pressure coolant system, improved ﬁltration levels, additional coolant tanks (utlising existing pumps if required), oil skimmer, coolant chiller unit, spray/wash gun, cover wash down, and, mist and fume extraction units.

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01 Series lll Swarf Conveyor Belt close up 02 Series lll Swarf Conveyor Control Unit

Series lll Swarf Conveyor

1272.5

Though offering the same productivity benefits as Series II conveyors, Series III conveyors are essentially two conveyors in one. Free standing units, they are a totally integrated solution for both swarf management and coolant filtration, suitable for fine swarf, and both short and long chips of aluminium, brass, steel, and cast iron. Applications include machining centres, lathes and special purpose machines.

The ﬁlter is self cleaning and requires minimal maintenance.

260.5

Series ll Swarf Conveyor

182.5 240.0

1165.0

HOLE

10.0

HOLE

1045.0 597.5

BACKWASH PUMP

1195.0

PROVISION FOR CRK2-180 CUSTOMER SUPPLY

PROVISION FOR CHK2-60/6 CUSTOMER SUPPLY

20.0

277.5

275.0

30.0

315.0

30.0

235.0

1070.0

L/S

PROVISION FOR TRANSFER PUMP CUSTOMER SUPPLY

185.0

275.0

SWITCH PANEL

2"SOCKET

997.5

ACCESS PANEL D2469.01A

50.0

S2469.02A

80.0

438.0 CASE WIDTH

500.0

227.0

535.0

525.0

600.0

605.0

410.0

490.0

250.0

210.0

370.0

170.0

593.0

595.5

170

275.0

1049.0

566.5 1970.0

1035.0

450.0

387.0

750.0

945.0

300.0 S2469.01A

160.0 pcd

3210.0

250.0

3460.0

15.0

Tel: 01422 367 788 Fax: 01422 368 802 E-mail: sales@cromar.co.uk

Cromar Product Range

Integrated Swarf Management & Filtration Systems

Application

Freedrick Crowther & Son Ltd Unit 48 High Level Way Halifax HX3 5AG

11 Gravity Bandﬁlter Unit (Clariﬁer)

142.0

2145.0 TANK LENGTH 2025.0 47.0

250.0 3460.0

2975.0 O/A LENGTH

47.0 3/4"SOCKET

Typical example of outline of Series lll Conveyor. All conveyors are bespoke manufactured to suit customer application.

Typical example of outline of Series ll Conveyor. All conveyors are bespoke manufactured to suit customer application.

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04 Provision of Operational Property Helpdesk for Network Rail

The Atkins Promise continued The Atkins Promise will deliver:

The foundation of our Bid can be found in the 4 C’s as follows:

Provision of Operational Property Helpdesk

s The fastest route to deliver the requirements for the Operational Property Helpdesk.

Executive Summary

s A high quality customer focused service, responsive to customers’ needs and expectations.

s A ﬂexible and agile collaborative partner who will work with Network Rail to achieve your goals and objectives. s A leading edge solution delivered by the UK’s best independent provider of Property Asset Management solutions.

Customer

s The creation of knowledge for stakeholders to assist in meeting the aims of the Network Rail Strategic Business Plan.

s Value for money over the contract period, helping to improve your efﬁciency by implementing easy to use processes and management information.

Cost

Our proven track record in delivering these services is excellent.

Change Managed

Confidence

Excellent customer satisfaction Constant communication – actively listening Visible, proven measurement

Value for money Transparency of costs Affordable, cost effective solutions Optimising use of respective resources

Agility Responsive to change Capacity and capability – depth of experience Scaleable resources

Independently focused Tried and tested solutions Delivering successfully Relevant demonstrable experience Employer of Choice

Atkins experience of working across the rail industry gives us a deep understanding of the requirements of rail property assets.

As the incumbent provider, we believe our proposal will offer Network Rail the lowest risk highest value solution.

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Our Credentials

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Atkins plc is a FTSE 250 listed Group, with a market capitalisation in excess of £1 billion that works for a wide range of public sector customers. We are a people business employing over 17,000 people. Atkins understands the UK rail industry: s Atkins is the largest rail engineering consultancy in the UK (New Civil Engineering Consultants File 2007). s Turnover of £237m in 2007 in the UK based rail sector. s We also work for other major rail industry stakeholders such as DfT, Transport Scotland, TFL, Railway Safety and Standards Board and various Train Operating Companies. s Atkins knowledge of the UK’s railway assets is enhanced by having several thousand staff deployed daily on the network. Atkins experience of working across the rail industry gives us a deep understanding of the requirements of rail property assets.

Atkins is already a key supplier to Network Rail. As well as Asset Managements current provision of the PAL helpdesk:

s Atkins is a member of Network Rail’s Key Supplier Forum. Simon Kirby (Network Rail Director of Infrastructure and Investment) said at Atkins in-house conference in 2007 “We are dependant on each other to be successful” s We supply a breadth of services covering Asset Management, Engineering and Training. s Current projects which Atkins is providing a key role in delivering include Glasgow Airport Rail Link, Newport Station Upgrade and Major infrastructure improvements in Basingstoke and Port Talbot. Understanding Network Rail’s business at a strategic level as well as how the organisation actually delivers its major asset renewals, enables Atkins to provide an Operational Property Help Desk service that is effective and efﬁcient. Atkins continues to add value to Network Rail’s business by:

s Driving efﬁciency improvements such as challenging unit costs with competitive pricing for Type A Frameworks won in the Western Region, utilising global engineering resources and improved engineering systems integration. s Technology use to add value in structures Examination. Atkins has always striven to add value to Network Rail’s business by driving the efﬁciency of what we do and looking for opportunities to use technology.

Asset Management Credentials Asset Management, as a key business unit within the Atkins Group, have a formidable team of people and expertise. Atkins’ track record in Asset Management has led to sustained investment in our people, processes and systems. This investment has led to industry recognition and accreditation.

s The RoSPA Order of Distinction Award for Occupational Safety for a ﬁfth successive occasion Demonstrating 19 years of commitment to Health & Safety (Atkins is one of only 18 companies in the UK holding this award and the only Facilities Management organisation with this level of accreditation). s Asset Management recently won the ‘Partners in FM category’ of the Premises & Facilities Management Awards 2007 for its collaborative development of the ‘Genie’ Delivery Model with HBOS plc. s Asset Management was accredited in 2007 with the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) Certiﬁcation for standards of excellence in purchasing. s The ISO9001 Quality Management System. s OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health & Safety Management Standard. s The ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management Systems. s Investors in People.

Our Credentials continued Our leading edge IT solutions have also gained recognition by industry experts: Our own ICT function, UKIS has the following Awards & Accreditations:

s Computer Weekly’s Best Places to Work in IT 2007. s The Help Desk Institute - ‘Outstanding Support person of the Year 2007’. s The Corporate Research Foundation - ‘Top Ten IT Employers in the UK 2007’. s ISO 27001 s Institute of IT Trainers - Formal Accreditation for the Group IS Training Team. s Training Institute - Silver Partner Status for the Group IS Training Team. s Silicon.com CIO50 - Lesley Hume (Atkins Group IS Director) was voted one of the UK’s 50 most inﬂuential and innovative IT leaders across the private and public sectors 2007.

Atkins integrated structure offers impressive beneﬁts:

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Value Added Services continued This best value combination of programmed audits undertaken by highly trained specialists provides an excellent overview of a property portfolio on which to base informed management decisions. Condition Surveys

“Working as a team we produce innovativee solutions”

Atkins can provide planned or reactive condition surveys with a variety of scopes ranging from high level condition indicators to in depth structural inspections and party wall management. The strength in depth of Atkins, with cost management specialist subsidiary Faithful + Gould, provides a fully flexible service to suit all customers’ requirements. The range of surveys can investigate specific reactive issues or inform specifications for capital investment projects, forward maintenance planning, budget management or estates asset management considerations. Whole Building Risk Assessment To provide the assurance that properties comply with current statutory obligations and provide a safe working environment for employees, Atkins can facilitate a comprehensive risk assessment survey programme comprising: Fire Risk Assessments – to comply with the Fire Safety Order Regulations. Health & Safety Risk Assessments – to comply with the Workplace Regulations. Asbestos Surveys & Management – to comply with the Control of Asbestos Works Regulations. Based on the survey results a Management Action Plan is provided encompassing all issues identified with guidance on the priority and cost for completion. Support can be provided in the management of the works and in specialist areas such as radon gas surveys and remediation.

The Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS) centralises document storage, saving on actual space and providing a ‘paper vault’ in electronic form. This will allow your business to operate under a collaborative environment where the advantages to business continuity and process enhancement are measurable and immediate in all cases. The use of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) searches within pdf documents creates the ability to immediately ﬁnd and share any document. This makes the cataloguing and search functions a quick win.

7. Supply Chain Management Atkins Supply Chain Solutions are able to provide a holistic solution to customer Supply Chain needs through two distinct elements of its service: Supply Chain Manage, focused on the operational delivery and strategic development of suppliers and Supply Chain Consult, where current supply chain provision is assessed and opportunities for improvement identiﬁed. Atkins builds real knowledge on performance capability through its own market leading assessment tool, ‘Quantum’. The assessment is based on 10 different competence areas: s s s s s s s s s s

Financial Service Delivery Customer Focus QSE Supply Chain People Management Corporate Responsibility Innovation Business Strategy

8. Project Management

5. Business Continuity Planning

Atkins has extensive experience of project management from procurement advice to full project delivery, whether for asset replacements such as HVAC or lifts, minor building maintenance or major alterations and reconstruction.

Almost 50% of UK businesses do not have a Disaster Recovery Plan in place, yet almost 20% claim to have been affected by disaster in the past.

Atkins breadth of experience is not limited to management of hard services but also encompasses property churn with all associated space planning and utilities alterations.

Atkins has years of experience in crisis management and can provide the expertise to prepare a contingency plan that reﬂects your business requirements and provides a ‘contingency policy’ against the unexpected.

6. Document Management To enhance the requirement to provide a document storage capability within the CAFM, Atkins can provide a ﬂexible document management system with full indexing and search facilities.

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Corporate Responsibility continued Environmental Management

Quality Management

Atkins promotes sustainability and the reduction of environmental impact in property management. We continually explore opportunities for improvement in all our operations and services.

Atkins has created an Integrated Business Management System which iss accredited to the following standards:

Issues such as waste minimisation, energy and pollution control are themes running through many of our customer services. Our environmental impacts are controlled by a corporate framework, driven by a central policy on environmental management. The BiE Index, now known as the Environmental Index, benchmarks companies against their peers, and against all companies that participate in the Index, on the basis of their environmental performance in key impact areas. Atkins’ score improved to 86% in 2006 from 80% in 2005.

s ISO 9001:2000 s ISO14001:2004 s Investors in People s H&S standard OHSAS 18001 s International Total Occupancy Cost Code (ITOCC) compliant s BSI PAS 55 focused – future standards today s Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) Certiﬁcation for standards of excellence in purchasing.

Atkins will enable Network Rail to become the Intelligent Customer with respect to its property portfolio and the wider supply chain

“Low risk, high performance from an independent knowledgebased solution”

Apprentice Support Service

“Movement is a medicine for creating change in a person's physical, emotional, and mental states.”

Photography

Body photography To communicate with all clients, a wide range of body photography is available to use across all marketing, advertising, literature and web. There are 10 body shots in total focusing on different parts of the body (both male and female.) There are two kinds of images which can be used, the first is without the Phyiso Med “healing waves” and the second is without. The use of the two kinds of image depends on the space available, but as a rule of thumb, the waves should be used whenever the space is available.

Body images without Physio Med healing waves

Body images with Physio Med healing waves

Eco-Office is an all-new concept developed by Horncastle.

Location 38

Industrial buildings for the future.

The Development

Speciﬁcation

Green Park is an entirely new employment and leisure park, a development of environment friendly business space designed to be efficiently green without the bling suited to businesses with an eye on the future – tomorrow’s entrepreneurs.

Traditional masonry and insulated wall, concrete ﬂoor slab and mono pitch standing seam roof construct complete with high performance windows and door[s].

M62 B1230

B1230

Green Park is situated at junction 38 on the M62 where the motorway ends and joins the A63 the main arterial route in to Kingston Upon Hull.

Design Layout Options Eco 45

Eco 90 LAYOUT EXAMPLE [B]

LAYOUT EXAMPLE [A]

LAYOUT EXAMPLE [B]

3200

WORKSTATION SETUP

1600 x 800

973

1600 x 800

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FITTED KITCHENETTE

HARD FLOORING

INCREASED SIZE & ROTATED SHOWER WC. DOOR HINGED INWARDS IF POSSIBLE

2400

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1200

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1600

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2000

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2000

HARD FLOORING GLASS M.D. OFFICE

7073

GLASS TRAINING SUITE

COMMERCIAL CARPET

2200

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STORAGE

WORKSTATIONS - OPT STORAGE WALL

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STORAGE

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3100 ENTRANCE MATTING

1600 x 800

1200

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2750

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1200

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1200

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3800

COMMERCIAL CARPET

FULL HEIGHT FITTED STORAGE WALL

ENTRANCE MATTING

UPPER SHELVING / STORAGE

3500

1800

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WORKSTATION SETUP

1600 x 800

1135

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ENTRANCE MATTING

DOOR RELOCATION TO RIGHT NOTE SINGLE HINGE ALSO.

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Eco heart of the UK

Own an eco office from £95,000 Low maintenance

Relatively low cost location

Energy efficient Reduced operational costs

Available on flexible terms – for sale, to let, or equity share

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Leisure, Commercial,

Eco heart of the UK

Industrial units built with the future in mind

Leisure, Commercial,

Buy or let options available

Own an eco office from £95,000

Leisure, Commercial,

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Logistics, Manufacturing

Let / purchase and build / land purchase: options available

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Logistics, Manufacturing

A Rated Energy Performance Buildings

Convenient, Flexible, Prestigious. A Rated Energy Performance Buildings Potential Expansion up to 60,000 sq ft Visible from the motorway

Logistics, Manufacturing

Need more space?

Potential Expansion up to 60,000 sq ft Visible from the motorway 3 hours to London, 3.5 hours to Edinburgh 30 minutes to Europe Railway station, airport and docks nearby Howden: featured in The Times top 20 places with the best standard of living in the UK

Let / purchase and build / land purchase: options available

3 hours to London, 3.5 hours to Edinburgh 30 minutes to Europe Railway station, airport and docks nearby

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Howden: featured in The Times top 20 places with the best standard of living in the UK

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Logistics, Manufacturing

Logistics, Manufacturing

Convenient, Flexible, Prestigious.

Ozone is a 32 acre site providing a quality working environment with extensive landscaping and low site coverage. The site offers a range of buildings from 929 sq m (10 000 sq ft) to 6968 sq m (75 000 sq ft) on generous plots with the potential for expansion.

Location

Need more space?

The Delevopment

Design & Build

Ozone is a totally new business park in a rapidly expanding employment destination. A low density scheme with energy efficient low impact buildings. It is ideal for progressive warehousing and manufacturing businesses.

Horncastle and their team are experts in the development of property and promote the use of innovative cost effective design, creating highly functional, energy efficient space for business users incorporating opportunity for expansion.

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A Rated Energy Performance Buildings

30 minutes to Europe

Potential Expansion up to 60,000 sq ft

Railway station, airport and docks nearby

Visible from the motorway

Howden: featured in The Times top 20 places with the best standard of living in the UK

3 hours to London, 3.5 hours to Edinburgh

Let / purchase and build / land purchase: options available

Ozone is a new employment destination located on the A614 Howden Road, just half a mile from junction 37 of the M62 motorway. Almost equidistant from Edinburgh and London with excellent links to motorway, port and rail networks. READ MORE

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SOME REASONS WHY PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO START A BUSINESS...

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