The Welding Institute Annual Review 2018

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Business Review July 2018

Contents Contents

Year in Review 4 The President 6 Year in Review Professional Board 8 4 The President 10 6 MERC Professional Board Branch Management Committee 12 8 MERC Technical Group Committee 14 10 BranchMembers’ Management Committee 16 12 Younger Committee Technical Committee 18 14 Tipper GroupGroup

Younger Members’ Committee 20 16 AWFTE Tipper Group 22 18 IORW AWFTE Registration Committee 24 20 IORW Education and Accreditation Committee 26 22 Registration Committee 24 International Institute of Welding UK Education and Accreditation Committee 28 26 Section Committee International Institute of Welding UK Annual Awards 2017 30 Section Committee 46 28 Accounts Annual Awards 2017 Boards and Committees Membership 48 30 Accounts 46 Boards and Committees Membership 48 2

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Year in Review

Chris Eady Associate Director

Chris Eady is the Associate Director for Professional Affairs at The Welding Institute, which involves being a standing member of Executive Board and the Finance and General Purposes Committee of TWI Ltd, where he participates in review and decision-making of corporate achievements and change objectives. In addition to this, Chris reports to the Council of The Welding Institute on the activities of the Institute to ensure that Council members, a combination of Professional Members and Industrial Member representatives, have informed oversight of registration and membership processes and progress. Chris is also on the editorial panel for the Welding and Cutting journal and is Chair of the SkillWeld Management Committee.

Day-to-day, Chris Eady works with colleagues and volunteers to maintain and operate policies and procedures for The Welding Institute as well as providing guidance to Members and applicants in regard to their professional development.

He also attends meetings with the Engineering Council, Engineering UK and the Royal Academy of Engineering to inform national policy and support activities for the promotion of engineering careers and development of information services and education for engineering.

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Looking back over 2017, Chris noted three memorable events, beginning in April when he chaired his first meeting of the European Federation for Welding, Joining and Cutting (EWF) as the newly-elected President. This EWF General Assembly took place in Elefsina, hosted by the Welding Greek Institute, and was the start of the development of a new management structure to take EWF forward with increased industrial stakeholder engagement.

July 2017 saw the Institute of Rail Welding (IoRW) hold its

15th anniversary event at the Network Rail Training Centre and the National Railway Museum in York. IoRW members and guests celebrated the successes that the Institute has delivered in professionalising rail welding and improving the quality of permanent joints in the network.

At the end of August 2017, Chris led the closing project meeting and conference for the Erasmus+ funded ManuMobile project. This innovative vocational education project defined learning outcomes for the international qualifications delivered by EWF (European Welding Specialist, Technologist and Engineer diplomas), and valued them against the European Qualification Framework descriptors to establish the level and credit value of these industry-specified diplomas. The ManuMobile credit values were subsequently embedded into The Welding Institute’s assessment process for individual route applications for registration as Incorporated Engineer and Chartered Engineer, and will go on to support credit transfer agreements with colleges and universities.

2017 also saw Chris support the Welding Trailblazer employer group in its efforts to have the low funding bands that are currently applied to the Welding Level 2 and Level 3 apprenticeships increased. He explained that he is ‘hopeful that this work will continue and be successful, such that effective funding levels will be applied to the apprenticeships to enable them to be taken up widely to support the welding skills shortage that currently exists.’

Chris added that this skills shortage will ‘become even more acute as large infrastructure projects, including nuclear new-build, commence.’

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The President

As President of The Welding Institute, Steve Dearden champions the vision to become the leading world-class engineering institution for welding, joining and allied technologies.

This vision means delivering globally recognised and valued qualifications and personal membership services for those involved in joining and allied technologies, as well as expanding the existing membership base.

Steve Dearden President

Steve has a wealth of industrial experience and is currently the Managing Director of the Rolls-Royce Submarines business, a position he has held since 2015.

While maintaining the heritage and legacy of The Welding Institute remains an important part of the role of President, Steve has also been working to help ensure that welding, joining and allied technologies are widely understood in both the engineering and the lay communities.

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To this end, Steve has been pressing the UK Government for recognition of the relevance and importance of the role played by the Institute in joining technology.

The Welding Institute has also been strongly involved in promoting STEM activities among young people in order to help assuage the skills shortage that is looming as the older generation of experts reach retirement.

As part of this, Steve has also been promoting diversity and inclusion within engineering; supporting initiatives such as the Tipper Group (see page 18) in inspiring female engineers in welding, joining, and associated technologies.

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Professional Board

Steve Jones Chair, Professional Board

Steve Jones is the Chief Technology Officer for the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (NAMRC) as well as Professor of Welding Technology at the University of Sheffield. Within these roles, he is responsible for developing and leading the NAMRC’s technology and educational strategy for all manufacturing research aimed at delivering innovative solutions across several nuclear interfacing fronts. These include civilian fissile and fusion power, defence, decommissioning and storage and nuclear physics. The delivery of such solutions mean it is important to develop wider strategic partnerships and collaborations on a national and international front, along with devising education and skills programmes needed by the next generation of employees.

Outside of his day-to-day work, Steve has been a member of The Welding Institute for 30 years, during which he has undertaken a variety of roles, including as East Midlands Branch Secretary, former Chairman of the Membership Education and Registration Committee (MERC) and now supporting committee member, member of the Education Committee, Chairman of the Professional Board, an awards panel member, UK IIW Committee member and a member of TWI Ltd’s Council.

This variety has given Steve strong links with the welding community, as well as ‘an excellent network of knowledge

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and skills that allows him to disseminate relevant information to colleagues and mentees alike,’ which, he adds, ‘will hopefully inspire some to take up the rewarding role of being a mentor and professional ambassador to those manufacturing and welding engineers of the future.’

The past 12 months has seen the professional division continue to adapt to the changes presented within the manufacturing environment to make individuals and UK businesses highly competitive globally. As Steve explained, ‘The Professional Board and MERC, working with the Welding Institute’s Professional Affairs Group (PAG), remain focused in meeting this challenge through the necessity of making appropriate adaptations to our policies and procedures, in order to provide improved benefits to our members and their respective businesses within the guidelines of the Engineering Council and international legislation.’

These changes have realised an immediate improvement, which have been shown in application turnaround rates as a result of initiatives borne out of the Erasmus+ funded ManuMobile project. The rewards of these efforts have once again been recognised by the Engineering Council’s renewal of the Welding Institute’s professional engineering accreditation for a further five years.

However, Steve did note that there has been a slowing down of membership statistics but, despite this, The Welding Institute remains one of just 14 institutes that saw a growth in the number of new registrants in the first quarter of 2018 as compared to that of 2017. As Steve noted, ‘this is no mean feat in a very competitive environment, where costs are continuously being reviewed by both individuals and companies.’

An upcoming challenge for the specialised manufacturing community is the uncertainty around Brexit coupled with a trend that indicates a reduction in the skills and knowledge pool within welding, joining and allied technologies. The causes behind this skills shortage involve a mixture of aging demographics, limited resources and finances within regional training colleges, and global economics. In order to address this, Steve feels that the UK ‘must increase research into advanced manufacturing systems at both college and highereducation levels that target the elimination of variability and waste, whilst simultaneously leading to improved productivity. This drive for a change in manufacturing philosophy will continue to challenge all individuals to reflect on the current skills needed by industry today with those needed in 10 to 20 years’ time.’

Steve continued, ‘This is where we, as your professional engineering voice need to lobby more actively in achieving funding for skills transformation programmes, and one such opportunity we are using to do this is by building on the apprenticeship trailblazer initiative.

Nonetheless, for this to address the needs of the future, I believe a more diversified training landscape that involves the fusion of practical and automation skills and technology will be needed and we must be prepared for this requirement.’

Furthermore, Steve expressed concern that competing, less experienced and fastidious organisations offer fast track solutions in delivering or maintaining welding engineering competencies.

He believes that these organisations should be challenged by the professional engineering community to ensure quality in achieving the required skills and competencies is maintained. Steve added that, ‘this is one area that I will be trying to address within my tenure as Chairman of the Professional Board.’

Looking forward, Steve stated, ‘For us to succeed as both individuals and as a community it is my opinion that we will need to avoid a culture of silo manufacturing, i.e. systems and procedures that are focused on one subject matter or force us to work within a microcosm ethos. I would therefore encourage all our Members to take full advantage of the services and opportunities offered by our institute, which include attending TG events and webinar knowledge exchange programmes. Exploring the institute’s library services – Weldasearch, e-books and loans, and through accessing the UK’s experienced IIW community along with its research repository, which are also excellent knowledge and experience sources that could benefit many, if not all Members. These fully open benefits and opportunities would ultimately contribute to a UK capability base that is greater than the sum of its individual parts.’

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Membership, Education and Registration Committee With 30 years’ experience as an engineer, Paul Jordinson currently works as a Welding Services Manager and Technical Authority for Wood Asset Solutions EAAA at the Tees Valley Centre in Darlington. Here he provides engineering consultancy services while also overseeing two fully-qualified welding engineers on a daily basis.

Paul Jordinson Chair, MERC

Now entering his third year as the chair of The Welding Institute’s Membership, Education and Registration Committee (MERC), Paul helps ensure the committee runs smoothly by addressing any changes and problems while championing recruitment and retention of Members and presenting MERC summaries to the Institute’s Professional Board at six-monthly meetings. Paul has also been involved in TWI’s certification committees for over 20 years.

2017 saw MERC undergo a formal review of policies and procedures, while receiving positive feedback regarding the application, review and approval process for professional membership and registration. There have also been positive steps in relation to the application process as MERC benchmarks itself against other professional institutions and reviews and revises its structure accordingly.

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MERC requires active participation from volunteers so needs a constant supply of people to conduct Professional Review Interviews, and act as virtual panel members and assessors. Meanwhile there has been an improvement in the turnaround time for professional review interviews for individuals, while Paul would also like to see ‘a greater visual presence within Universities and colleges of the benefits of professional membership,’ which would help bring down the average age of the membership. Paul also highlighted a need to concentrate more on CPD going forward.

All-in-all, Paul hopes to continue to build on the good work of encouraging people to join ‘a great institute that recognises achievement via knowledge and understanding.’

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Branch Management Committee Colin Galbraith has been the chair of the Branch Management Committee (BMC) for eight years, during which time he has worked to expand the local branches of The Welding Institute. This involves creating new branches as well as reactivating lapsed branches.

Colin Galbraith Chair, BMC

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The branches offer support to Members through business and social networking, as well as peer advice and mentoring. Meanwhile, lectures, technical demonstrations and work visits offer continuing professional development (CPD) for attendance, and volunteering offers valuable CPD for participation.

While Colin is now ‘retired and enjoying life,’ he has continued to work on behalf of the BMC to help inspire young students to take up a career in engineering, including taking the popular Welding with Chocolate demonstration into schools, colleges, and universities. In addition to this, the offer of a free 12-month membership of the Welding Institute for students has also sought to encourage recruitment among younger people.

However, Colin admits that more still needs to be done to inspire young welders to see the importance of being a Member of the Institute, as he suggested, ‘perhaps we need to offer Industrial Members an incentive to encourage their apprentices to join The Welding Institute and point out the advantages this would provide them to advance their careers.’

However, this task will now fall to someone else as Colin is due to step down from his role as BMC chair, and everyone at The Welding Institute would like to thank him for his years of dedicated work and wish him all the best for the future. With Colin as chairman of the Branch Management Committee, the Institute grew from having 9 active branches a few years ago to the 15-16 branches that are in operation today.

The new incoming chair of the BMC will be Adam Saxty, with Stephen McCullough taking up the position of vice-chair, and we are sure they will continue the good work to ensure our regional communities are actively providing high-quality membership services into the future.

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Technical Group Commitee

Metallurgist and European and International Welding Engineer, Peter Boothby draws upon over 35 years’ experience as the acting chair of The Welding Institute’s Technical Group Committee. Currently based in Newcastle, Peter works as a Principal Engineer and Business Area Leader for Rosen UK’s Materials and Welding Group, who offer engineering consultancy services primarily to the oil and gas sector.

Peter Boothby (Acting) Chair, TGC

Aside from being the Technical Group Committee’s acting chair, Peter is a member of Council, Professional Board and the Branch Management Committee at The Welding Institute, a committee member of the Northumbria Branch and the chair of TWI’s Materials Technical Group and also of the Technical Group Chairmen and Secretaries group.

2017 was another successful year for the technical groups, with a number of well-attended meetings including those based around structural integrity, offshore oil and gas, manufacturing and materials. As well as holding these meetings, the committee has been conducting a review of the technical groups’ activities. The aim of the review is to ensure that the groups remain aligned to the changing demands of membership, with the results due to be presented by the end of 2018.

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Looking forward, the technical groups intend to hold another successful series of meetings over the next 12 months, as well as finding a new chair to help re-establish the TG8 (NDT) technical group.

Peter took up the role of acting chair following the passing of former Technical Group Chairman, Dave Ellis, who had been a fellow of the Welding Institute since the 1960s.

Dave had provided a solid platform of technical knowledge sharing principles that were the basis of the charter today.

This ethical attitude has continued via the groups’ Chairs and their respective secretaries who have worked hard over the past 12 months to continue developing a knowledgesharing environment for several key manufacturing technologies.

As for Peter, he revealed that he is set to step down as chair of the Technical Group Chairman and Secretaries Committee. He is also due to relinquish his position as chair of the Technical Group Review Group when the review is completed later this year.

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Younger Members’ Committee Mechanical engineer, Matt Haslett is a Senior Project Leader within TWI’s Integrity Management Group, where he leads testing and assessment projects as well as lecturing on training courses. Outside of this, Matt also acts as chair of The Welding Institute’s Younger Members’ Committee (YMC), who are dedicated to developing the next generation of engineers. This involves organising outreach activities and promoting the benefits of professional development through professional membership and registration.

Peter Boothby (Acting) Chair, YMC

The YMC have been extremely active in promoting careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) to schoolchildren and young adults, with ‘a particular focus on showcasing welding and joining, to encourage young people to consider the career opportunities that are available when working with these technologies.’

2017 saw the tenth anniversary of the Welding with Chocolate workshop, which continues to prove popular, especially with primary schools.

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As well as encouraging young people to look at STEM career options, the YMC also strives to address the skills shortage within industry and the shortage of females working in our profession; this is achieved through support to the various events and initiatives of the Tipper Group.

Looking forward, Matt explained that the YMC aims to extend their reach, but needs the continued support of their volunteers to do this, saying, ‘my thanks goes out to all those who volunteered at outreach events in 2017, and I hope that we can encourage even more people to give up some of their time during 2018 to inspire the next generation.’

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Tipper Group

The Tipper Group was created in 2016 by TWI’s Dr Philippa Moore with the aim of supporting and inspiring female engineers in welding, joining and associated technologies.

2017 saw the role of Chair passed to Kamer Tuncbilek, a Project Manager in TWI’s Central Project Management (CPM) department.

Kamer Tuncbilek Chair, Tipper Group

Kamer represents The Tipper Group at Welding Institute Professional Board meetings, working to create equal opportunities and promote an awareness of diversity and inclusion. Through awareness events and workshops alongside professionals in other organisations, The Tipper Group works to understand the issues and the best practice in areas including unconscious bias awareness, work / life balance, career planning, maternity support, mentoring and peer support, gender equality and identity, improvements for disabled staff, outreach activities, and creating awareness of the benefits of professional membership.

The group also addresses diversity and inclusion around cultural, spiritual and political beliefs, ethnic and cultural differences, and generation gaps.

The past 12 months have seen The Tipper Group make contact with decision-makers within the Institute and beyond about unconscious bias, fairness in pay and

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promotions, and the benefits of truly flexible working. As a result of this, female representation on TWI interview panels initiative has been introduced at TWI to achieve a greater female representation. The group also supported outreach activities to promote STEM subjects to schoolchildren and held networking and awareness events featuring guest speakers. As well as this, the group has engaged with other platforms, such as the Women in Engineering Society (WES) and Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng), to follow the recent developments in supporting female engineers.

Looking forward, Kamer hopes to improve the number of Engineering Council registrants to The Welding Institute via support and mentoring. 2018 has been announced as the Year of Engineering by the UK government, while the release of the first nationwide gender pay statistics has also highlighted the challenges of gender equality.

Finally, Kamer noted that The Tipper Group has a ‘committed core of individuals who put in a lot of hard work planning and organising events, and coming up with ideas.’

She added, ‘We will continue to organise events, interact and listen to our colleagues to present opportunities for improvements to directorate level.’

Tipper Group

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Association for Welding, Fabrication, Training and Education Nick Marshall is theInterim Associate Principal for Advanced Technologies at the Grimsby Institute, where he handles curriculum management while also undertaking an active training and teaching role. This work ties in well with his position as chair of the Association for Welding, Fabrication, Training and Education (AWFTE) Management Committee, where Nick promotes The Welding Institute through college and training providers associated with the welding and fabrication industry.

Nick Marshall Chair, AWFTE

A key responsibility of his AWFTE role sees Nick encouraging best practice, supporting CPD events and promoting opportunities for career progression within the industry.

Aside from this ambassadorial role, Nick is also strongly involved in the UK Construction Metalwork and Skillweld competitions. While the AWFTE provides CPD opportunities through guest speakers and equipment manufacturers, 2017 also saw Nick supporting Trailblazers Standards, working with awarding bodies, welcoming new Management Committee members and sharing best practice in further education and training.

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As is the case across the Welding Institute, the AWFTE are keen to address the skills gaps in industry and encouraging young people to consider careers in welding and fabrication. Aside from this, Nick has also been active in lobbying government for funding for engineering training and encouraging educational leaders to invest in experienced training staff.

Looking forward, Nick would like to ‘promote and see through new terms of reference to support a new approach,’ while also encouraging AWFTE Management Committee members to report back on educational matters and organising an annual meeting to report regional matters to the AWFTE Management Committee. Despite a new AWFTE chair set to come in, Nick will continue to offer support and guidance through 2018.

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The Institute of Rail Welding

Network Rail’s Track and Lineside Engineering Expert, Brian Whitney is also the Chair of the Institute of Rail Welding (IoRW), which was established in 2002 as a collaboration between Network Rail and The Welding Institute.

Brian Whitney Chair, IoRW

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The IoRW is an independent corporate membership organisation, concerned with the production, maintenance and repair welding of rail. With more than 1,000 individuals from all sections of the industry participating through corporate membership, the IoRW has continued to deliver support for those working within, or closely aligned to, the rail welding industry.

2017 was another successful year for the IoRW, with a particular focus on delivering membership benefits to participants, including the chance to engage with highlevel industry briefings, updates on relevant standards and training, as well as important safety information.

The Institute also held a number of Technical Seminars throughout the year, which offered specialist information delivered by industry professionals.

Aside from this, 2017 saw the successful launch of a new IoRW website with the aim of presenting a bold new look with improved accessibility.

The Institute also continued to publish the ‘Welding Lines’ newsletter, providing Members with the latest news, technical information, and articles.

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Registration Committee

Alan Caborn is a Materials Engineering Failure Investigator in Rolls-Royce Plc’s Civil Aerospace group, where he investigates component and materials-related issues, including those involving welds. He is also one of just two Fellows of The Welding Institute currently employed at Rolls Royce.

Alan Caborn Chair, Registration Committee

He was also the Chairman of the Registration Committee, which has now been amalgamated into the Membership, Education and Registration Committee (MERC), of whom he is now the Vice Chairman. This group of professional volunteer Members meets quarterly to assess candidates for membership by carrying out peer reviews and offering fair and equal opportunities to all applicants wishing to further their professional qualifications. This involves mentoring, support and undertaking professional review interviews for engineers seeking membership of The Welding Institute. As Alan noted, one of the overriding goals of the committee is ‘to find new ways to offer applicants the opportunities to progress and gain membership.’

Alan is also the Journal Secretary and Chairman of The Welding Institute’s East Midlands branch, who offer free

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technical lectures to anyone with an interest in engineering.

These lectures not only promote the Institute, but also offer an opportunity for engineers to network and accrue CPD points.

The amalgamation of the Registration Committee should, Alan says, ‘prove to be a positive step in streamlining and simplifying the role of the Committee and will hopefully add pace to the whole process.’

Despite acknowledging that Brexit ‘remains an unknown for individuals and organisations alike,’ Alan remains optimistic that The Welding Institute can ‘continue to attract world class Engineers to become Members,’ while citing the fact that the Institute offers ‘a unique product that is good value for money.’

Looking forward into 2019, Alan recognises the culture of continuous improvement that exists throughout the MERC committee, while also offering a word of warning, ‘Given the age demographics, the challenge for the committee and for industry as a whole is to continue to attract and retain young engineers.’

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Education and Accreditation Committee Professor William (Bill) Lucas is a consultant in welding engineering. He is a visiting professor at the University of Liverpool where he is also the Chairman of the Industrial Advisory Board for the Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering. He is the Chairman of the British Standards Institute’s Briefing Committee for Welding, a member of the WEE 36 Committee for the Qualification of Welding Personnel and Welding Procedures, and an external examiner for Cranfield University’s MSc courses on Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technology and Management.

Professor Bill Lucas Chair, EAC

Bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience with him, Bill is also the Chairman of the Welding Institute’s Education and Accreditation Committee. In addition to this, he is a member of the Professional Review Body of the UK Engineering Council and The Welding Institute’s Registrant on the Engineering Accreditation Board.

As many engineering experts reach retirement age, and with the prospect of Brexit just around the corner, it is understandable that Bill is concerned with the question

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of how the UK can attract and retain high calibre young engineers to consider a career in welding technology, especially following our departure from the EU. However, despite any upcoming challenges, 2017 has not been without its successes. As Bill notes, ‘The profile of the Welding Institute has been enhanced, especially with regard to professional qualifications and the accreditation of university welding courses.’

In the future, Bill would like to continue this work and ‘increase the number of university welding and engineering courses accredited by The Welding Institute.’

With a greater number of accredited courses offering the skills and experience needed by industry, it is hoped that The Welding Institute can help to bridge the skills gap and encourage the next generation of experts to continue and build upon the great work of their forebears in engineering.

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International Institute of Welding UK Section Committee As Head of Materials Technology and a BAE Systems Global Engineering Fellow at the BAE Systems Maritime Submarines Business Unit in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, Norman Cooper is involved in technology watches, research and development activities. In addition to this, Norman is a specialist trouble-shooter for welding and metallurgy issues related to submarines and other BAE Systems business units.

Norman Cooper Chair, IIW

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Outside of his day-job, Norman is strongly involved in the work of The Welding Institute as a member of the Institute’s Council, part of the Finance and General Purposes Committee, and on the UK editorial committee for the Welding and Cutting journal.

As chair of the International Institute of Welding UK Section Committee, Norman is entrusted with ensuring that information regarding the latest developments in joining technology are fed back to the UK from IIW commissions and conferences.

While Norman seeks to keep the UK abreast of the latest advances in joining and associated technologies, he also works to promote the Welding Institute and TWI Ltd as global leaders in the field as ‘a growing number of countries are developing in-depth technical capability.’

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Annual Awards 2017

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The Welding Institute’s 2017 Annual Awards and Dinner took place on 20 June at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, Cambridge, and was attended by over 200 invited guests from industry and academia. The Welding Institute Awards are awarded by the Council of The Welding Institute on an annual basis.

The evening began with an awards presentation ceremony introduced by TWI Chief Executive Dr Christoph Wiesner OBE, with a series of awards being presented

by Welding Institute President Steve Dearden, Chair of Council and Chair of TWI Ltd’s Finance and General Purposes Committee, Paul Tooms, and Non-Executive Director of TWI Ltd, Prof Steve Yianni. The awards were given in recognition of major contributions made in welding, joining and engineering related technologies, while the guest industry speaker for the evening was Mr Tommaso Ghidini, Head of Structures, Mechanisms and Materials Division at the European Space Agency.

Dr Wiesner thanked Mr Ghidini and the guests, notably the Professional Members of The Welding Institute, Industrial Members and customers of TWI Ltd, academic partners and business associates, acknowledging the contributions of those who continue to serve and support the organisation.

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Annual Awards 2017

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The Brooker Award Awarded to: Dr Guoqing Wang, CALT Presented by Jack Willingham (formerly of Johnson Matthey)

The Brooker Award (donated by Johnson Matthey plc) is awarded annually in recognition of the recipient’s personal contribution to the science, technology and industrial exploitation of metal joining. It recognises the high industrial, research or educational responsibility of a character who has beneficially influenced the advancement of metal joining technology.

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Annual Awards 2017

Bevan Braithwaite Award Awarded to: Sam Leon, AMEC-Foster Wheeler Presented by Steve Dearden (President of The Welding Institute)

Bevan Braithwaite Award for Enterprise was introduced in 2008 and is made in recognition of the recipient’s enterprise to the benefit of welding and joining.

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The Leslie Lidstone Award Awarded to: Andrew Low, INTECSEA Presented by Paul Tooms (Chair of Council, The Welding Institute)

The Leslie Lidstone Award is awarded annually to the person under 40 years of age who is deemed to have made the most significant contribution, not associated with the manufacture and supply of welding consumables and equipment, to the advancement of welding technology during the five-year period preceding the year of the award.

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Annual Awards 2017

Larke-Lillicrap Award Awarded to: Prof Stewart Williams, Cranfield University Presented by Steve Dearden (President of The Welding Institute)

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Larke-Lillicrap Award is made annually to the individual or team who has had most influence or impact upon the practical application of novel welding or joining knowledge or technology. The subject may be presented in a published academic or research paper but the nomination will be assessed on its practical application value and impact on welding and joining in real-world engineering.

Awards Panel Special Recognition Award Awarded to: Josh Peek, L&G Skilled Engineering Presented By Steve Yianni (Chair of the Awards Panel)

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Annual Awards 2017

TWI Commendation Award Awarded to: Kyle Power Presented by Christoph Wiesner (Chief Executive, TWI)

TWI Commendation Award provides recognition for special achievements by a member of TWI staff.

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Richard Weck Award Awarded to: Sullivan Smith, TWI Presented by Paul Woollin (Research Director, TWI)

Richard Weck Award is an annual award made to the TWI author(s) of the Industrial Members’ Report from the Core Research Programme considered most worthy in the year of issue.

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Annual Awards 2017

SkillWeld Trophy 2016 Awarded to: James Elliott, GE Power Presented by Chris Eady (Associate Director, TWI)

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Construction Metal Work 2016 Awarded to: Christopher Taylor, WEC Group Training Academy Presented by Nick Marshall (Chair of AWFTE)

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Annual Awards 2017

Honorary Fellowships

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Award winners, left to right: Prof John Baxter CBE / Eur Ing David Howarth / Tim Jessop (in absentia) Presented by Steve Dearden (President of The Welding Institute) Honorary Fellowships of The Welding Institute are conferred in recognition of the recipient’s contributions to, and standing in, the welding engineering community at an international level.

Distinguished Service Awards Award winners, left to right: President: Eur Ing Paul Jordinson / Paul Craddock / Owen Gorton Presented by, left to right Paul Tooms (Chair of Council, The Welding Institute) Distinguished Service Awards are offered in recognition of outstanding contributions to The Welding Institute on a national basis, as a result of which the position of the Institute has been significantly advanced.

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Annual Awards 2017

The Welding Institute Branch Loyal Service Awards

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Award winners, left to right: Eur Ing Alan Johnson (Eastern Counties) / Alan Shand (Eastern Counties) / Ian Hogarth (Teesside) / Neil Hendry (Scottish) (in absentia) Presented by Steve Dearden (President of The Welding Institute) The Welding Institute Branch Loyal Service Awards are given by The Welding Institute’s Professional Board, in recognition of outstanding service to the Branches.

The Armourers and Brasiers’ Company Awards Award winners, left to right: Best Final-Year PhD Student: Dorothy Winful, TWI / Best Final-Year PhD Student: Tom Peat, University of Strathclyde / Best STEM Ambassador: Darren Williams, TWI Presented by, left to right Paul Tooms (Chair of Council, The Welding Institute) and Steve Dearden (President of The Welding Institute) 45

Accounts

Income Accounts for the year to 31 December 2017.

2017 £000s

2016 £000s

480.8

478.9

-

16.8

Engineering Council

40.7

39.1

External project work

58.6

-

Management fee

82.0

80.0

0.4

13.9

Institute of Rail Welding

19.3

21.0

Meeting income

14.8

16.2

696.6

665.9

Professional subscriptions WJS subscriptions

IIW/EWF audits

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Expenditure

2017 ÂŁ000s

2016 ÂŁ000s

419.9

393,7

Repairs, renewals and computing

0.9

0.1

Direct materials/event costs

6.7

6.3

Consultants fees

0.9

1.7

Travel and subsistence

37.4

50.8

Branch costs

33.0

40.2

Promotional costs

56.6

29.1

Engineering Council

40.7

39.1

Stationery, printing, and office equipment

27.7

15.4

Welding and Cutting

47.1

58.2

6.5

7.7

23.5

23.0

Recruitment and training

1.0

1.5

VAT disallowed

4.0

4.0

705.9

670.8

(9.3)

(4.9)

Salaries

Postage and telecoms Rent, rates and service charge

Net profit/(loss)

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Boards and Committees Membership

26 48

49 27

Boards and Committees Membership Professional Board

Acting chair 50

Mrs

Lois

Appleyard

AWeldI

Eur Ing

Norman

Baldwin

CEng SenMWeldI

Dr

Graeme

Barritte

CEng FWeldI

Dr

Stephen

Beech

FWeldI

Mr

Vikas

Bhandari

CEng MWeldI

Dr

Peter

Boothby

FWeldI

Eur Ing

Andrew

Byne

CEng SenMWeldI

Mr

Alan

Caborn

CEng FWeldI

Dr

Daniel

Clark

CEng FWeldI

Eur Ing

Mark

Cozens

CEng FWeldI

Miss

Andreea

Crintea

AWeldI

Eur Ing

Alan

Denney

CEng FWeldI

Eur Ing

Christopher

Eady

CEng FWeldI

Mr

Colin

Galbraith

AWeldI

Mr

Roy

Hadfield

IEng MWeldI

Mr

William

Hanlon

AWeldI

Mr

Matthew

Haslett

MWeldI

Eur Ing

Ian

Hogarth

CEng FWeldI

Eur Ing

David

Howarth

CEng Hon FWeldI

Mr

Matt

Inglis

CEng SenMWeldI

Chairman Secretariat

Mr

Peter

Jackson

CEng MWeldI

Prof

Steven

Jones

CEng FWeldI

Eur Ing

Paul

Jordinson

CEng FWeldI

Mrs

Lotte

Larkins

AWeldI

Eur Ing

Andrew

Low

CEng MWeldI

Mr

Eric

Martin

CEng CSci CPhys FWeldI

Mr

Stephen

McCullough

CEng MWeldI

Mr

Hugh J

McPhillips

IEng MWeldI

Dr

Philippa

Moore

CEng FWeldI

Mr

Ian

Perryman

CEng SenMWeldI

Eur Ing

David

Rowe

CEng FWeldI

Mr

Adam

Saxty

CEng MWeldI

Mr

Wisdom

Simenda

CEng SenMWeldI

Dr

Alan

Smith

CEng MWeldI

Eur Ing Dr

David S

Taylor

CEng FWeldI

Dr

Christopher E

Thornton

CEng MWeldI

Mrs

Jade

White

CEng MWeldI

Eur Ing Dr

Christoph

Wiesner

CEng FWeldI 51

Boards and Committees Membership Membership, Education and Registration Committee

Vice Chair

Chairman 52

Mrs

Lois

Appleyard

AWeldl

Mr

David

Bage

AWeldl

Mr

Tom

Bates

AWeldl

Mr

Iain

Boyd

CEng FWeldI

Mr

Alan

Caborn

CEng FWeldl

Eur Ing

Mark

Cozens

CEng FWeldl

Miss

Laura

Crean

AWeldl

Eur Ing

Jacqueline

Dixon

CEng FWeldI

Eur Ing

Walter

Doxford

CEng FWeldl

Eur Ing

Christopher

Eady

CEng FWeldl

Eur Ing Dr

Victoria

Farron-Perry

CEng FWeldl

Mr

Owen

Gorton

CEng FWeldI

Mr

Roy

Hadfield

CEng MIMechE MWeldI

Mr

Matthew

Haslett

CEng MIMechE MWeldI

Mr

David

Hodgson

EngTech TechWeldl

Eur Ing

Ian

Hogarth

CEng FWeldl

Professor

Steven

Jones

CEng FWeldI

Eur Ing

Paul

Jordinson

CEng FWeldl

Eur Ing

Johann

Krancioch

BSc CEng FWeldI

Mrs

Lotte

Larkins

Membership Team Leader (AWeldl)

Professor

William

Lucas

CEng FWeldI

Mr

Nick

Marshall

AWeldI

Dr

Philippa

Moore

PhD MSci MA CEng FWeldI

Mr

Greg

Morrison

IEng MWeldI

Mrs

Joanna

Nicholas

BEng(Hons) CEng FWeldI

Mr

Karl

Nicholson

IEng MWeldI

Mr

Stephen

Norrish

EngTech TechWeldI

Ms

Lucy

Price

Engineering Council

Mr

Alan

Rodgers

IEng FWeldl

Eur Ing

David

Rowe

CEng FWeldl

Mr

Roy

Rowlands

IEng MWeldI

Mr

Joe

Small

EngTech MWeldI

Eur Ing

Robert

Swadon

CEng FWeldl

Mr

Raju

Vulla

CEng SenMWeldI

Mrs

Lynn

White

Membership Officer (AWeldl)

Mr

Ray

Wood

Engineering Council Liaison Officer

53

Boards and Committees Membership Education and Accreditation Committee

54

Mrs

Lois

Appleyard

AWeldl

The Welding Institute

Mr

Tom

Bates

AWeldl

The Welding Institute

Dr

Geoff

Booth

CEng FWeldI

Independent

Dr

Paul

Colegrove

CEng SenMWeldI

Cranfield University Attended via WebEx

Eur Ing

Christopher

Eady

CEng FWeldI

The Welding Institute For ManuMobile Update

Dr

Alex

Galloway

Strathclyde University

Dr

Foroogh

Hosseinzadeh

Open University

Secretariat

Mrs

Lotte

Larkins

AWeldl

Chairman

Professor

William

Lucas

CEng FWeldI

Dr

Cem

Selcuk

CEng FWeldI

Professor

Jeremy

Smith

University of Liverpool Attended via WebEx

Dr

Zahid

Useman

Coventry University Attended via WebEx

Dr

Bin

Wang

Brunel University

The Welding Institute TWI

Branch Management Committee

Secretariat

Chairman

Mrs

Lois

Appleyard

AWeldI

TWI Staff

Eur Ing

Norman

Baldwin

CEng SenMWeldI

Kent

Mr

Tom

Bates

AWeldI

TWI Staff

Dr

Peter

Boothby

FWeldI

Northumbria

Dr

John

Chance

AWeldI

Highlands & Islands

Dr

Daniel

Clarke

CEng FWeldI

East Midlands

Ms

Kate

Day

AWeldI

TWI Staff

Mr

Colin

Galbraith

AWeldI

Representing Teesside

Mr

William

Hanford

MWeldI

South Wales

Mr

Matt

Inglis

CEng SenMWeldI

Scottish

Dr

Richard

Johnson

CEng FWeldI

Vice Chairman - Representing Manchester

Mr

Stephen

McCullough

CEng MWeldI

Northern Ireland

Mr

Hugh

McPhilips

IEng MWeldI

South Western

Mr

Steve

Norrish

EngTech TechWeldI

South Western

Mr

Bob

Perry

AWeldI

West Midlands

Mr

Adam

Saxty

CEng MWeldI

Southern Counties

Mr

Alan

Shand

AWeldI

Eastern Counties

Mr

Ray

Sheldon

IEng MWeldI

London

Dr

Alan

Smith

CEng MWeldI

North Scottish

Mr

Daniel

Weeks

AWeldI

London

55

Boards and Committees Membership Institute of Rail Welding (IoRW)

Secretariat Executive Officer

56

Mrs

Lois

Appleyard

AWeldI

The Welding Institute

Mr

Terry

Askham

AWeldI

Truflame

Mr

Allan

Binstead

AWeldI

Thermit

Mr

Will

Bocking

AWeldI

Air Products

Mr

Geoff

Chapman

AWeldI

Renown

Ms

Kate

Day

AWeldI

The Welding Institute

Mr

Karl

Dean

AWeldI

Carillion

Eur Ing

Christopher

Eady

CEng FWeldI

The Welding Institute

Dr

Richard

Freeman

CEng FWeldI

The Welding Institute

Mr

Sean

Gleeson

AWeldI

British Steel

Mr

Bob

Harvey

EngTech MWeldI

Network Rail

Mr

Derek

Harvey

Mr

Jonathan

Hawthorn

AWeldI

BOC

Mr

John

Hempshall

AWeldI

Network Rail

Mr

Ian

Hillman

AWeldI

Cheema

Mr

Qasam

Javaid

Mr

Richard

Kyte

Mr

Kevin

Leung

Mr

Allan

Macdonald

AWeldI

EAL

Mr

Carl

Nash

AWeldI

Keltbray

ESAB

British Steel AWeldI

Railtech MTR

Vice Chairman

Chairman

Mr

John

Oates

CEng AWeldI

Babcock

Mr

Nicholas

Penverne

AWeldI

Railtech

Mr

Dale

Rourke

AWeldI

Carillion

Eur Ing

Bob

Sawdon

CEng FWeldI

Consultant

Mr

Joe

Small

EngTech MWeldI

Consultant

Mr

Peter

Stevens

AWeldI

AmeySersa

Mr

Raj

Suchak

AWeldI

London Underground

Mr

Peter

Taylor

AWeldI

BBR

Mr

Bob

Taylor

Mr

Mick

Wainwright

AWeldI

Thermit

Mr

Brian

Whitney

AWeldI

Network Rail

ITS

57

Boards and Committees Membership AWFTE Management Committee

58

Mr

Allan

Macdonald

AWeldI

EAL

Mr

William

Roffey

AWeldI

P G S Training Ltd

Mr

Bobby

Singh

ABC Awards

Mr

Bruno

Porter

HM Health & Safety

Mr

Chris

Dawson

AWeldI

Durham College

Eur Ing

Christopher

Eady

CEng FWeldI

TWI

Mr

David

George

SEMTA

Ms

Denise

Sedgewick

ABC Awards

Mr

Drew

McNeice

AWeldI

Scottish Qual Authority

Mr

Hugh

McPhilips

IEng MWeldI

Gets Training

Ms

Jenny

Skeldon

Ms

Kate

Day

AWeldI

TWI

Mr

Keith

Temperley

MWeldI

Keiths Welding Ltd

Mr

Kevin

Dunn

AWeldI

Middlesbrough College

Mr

Kevin

Scott

MWeldI

Contractor

Mrs

Lois

Appleyard

AWeldI

TWI

Mr

Tom

Bates

AWeldI

TWI

Mr

Michael

Scarrott

AWeldI

EMTA Awards Ltd

Mr

Neil

Burrows

Mr

Nick

Marshall

HM Health & Safety

City & Guilds AWeldI

The Grimsby Institute

Mr

Paul

Bryant

AWeldI

Builders Beams Ltd

Mr

Paul

Turnbull

Mr

Sante

Suscas

Mr

Simon

Yorke

Mr

Stephen

Fitzgerald

IEng MWeldI

Fitzgeraly Welding Solutions

Mr

Stephen

Fleming

AWeldI

New College, Lanarkshire

SEMTA EngTech TechWeldI

Lincoln Electric City & Guilds

59

Boards and Committees Membership Younger Members’ Committee

60

Mrs

Lois

Appleyard

AWeldl

The Welding Institute

Mr

Tom

Bates

AWeldl

The Welding Institute

Miss

Andreea

Crintea

AWeldl

Vice Chair

Miss

Jenny

Crump

AWeldl

Vice Chair

Mr

Vince

Dawkins

CEng MWeldI

Branch YMR

Ms

Kate

Day

AWeldl

The Welding Institute

Miss

Sofia

Del Pozo

AWeldl

YMC Member

Mr

Richard

Harlow

CEng MWeldI

East Midlands Branch YMR (Rolls-Royce)

Mr

Matthew

Haslett

CEng MIMechE MWeldI

Chairman

Mr

Daniel

Moss

AWeldl

Secretary

Ms

Dorothee

Panggabean

AWeldl

YMC Member

Mr

Pedro

Santos

AWeldl

Observer

Miss

Cui

Seow

AWeldl

Observer

Mr

Douglas

Shirley

IEng MWeldI

Branch YMR

Dr

David

Williams

YMC Member

SkillWeld Committee Ms

Katie

Bracher

Secretariat

Ms

Kate

Day

AWeldl

Chairman

Eur Ing

Christopher

Eady

CEng FWeldI

Mr

Alan

Edmundson

Mr

Jason

Farrell

Mr

Gareth

Hawkins

Mr

Stephen

Haymes

Mr

David

Kirkwood

Mr

Jon

Pearsall

Mr

Jake

Rambaldini

EngTech TechWeldI

Mr

Kevin

Sherry

EngTech TechWeldI

Mr

Clive

Slocombe

Mr

Sante

Susca

EngTech TechWeldI

Mrs

Lynn

White

AWeldI

Ms

Emily

Whittaker

AWeldI

61

Boards and Committees Membership WC Advisory

62

Mrs

Lois

Appleyard

AWeldl

Professional Membership Manager

Mrs

Catherine

Condie

AWeldl

TWI PR and Publicity Manager

Eur Ing

Norman

Cooper

CEng FWeldI

TWI Council Member

Ms

Kate

Day

AWeldl

Secretariat

Eur Ing

Alan

Denney

CEng FWeldI

TWI Council Member/Acting Chair

Ms

Anja

Labussek

Eur Ing

David

Millar

Dipl Ing

Dietmar

Rippegather

DVS Editor CEng FWeldI

TWI Council Member DVS Editor in Chief

IIW Chairman

Eur Ing

Norman

Cooper

CEng FWeldI

Dr

Mike

Troughton

CEng FWeldI

Dr

Kathryn

Beamish

CEng MWeldI

Mr

Marcello

Consonni

CEng SenMWeldI

Dr

Paul

Woollin

CEng FWeldI

Professor

Steve

Jones

CEng FWeldI

Eur Ing

Christopher

Eady

CEng FWeldI

Mrs

Lois

Appleyard

AWeldl

Dr

Zhuyao

Zhang

AWeldl

Eur Ing Dr

Isabel

Hadley

CEng FWeldI

Eur Ing

Geoff

Melton

CEng SenMWeldI

Dr

Bernd

Baufeld

MWeldI

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