Welcome to the Autumn edition of the Shepley Group newsletter.
We have been making some excellent progress within PPP across the group since the last edition. We are now in contract for the HVAC installation on the Sixep Contingency Plant with Parkers and have a team embedded within their delivery organisation based at Blencathra house in Whitehaven. This is a great opportunity for Shepleys and we look forward to a long and healthy relationship working with Parkers in the delivery of their framework. Installation work is set to start in the first half of 2023.
Within PPS – we have secured follow on contracts for the supply of temporary electrics to both SRP and the SCP projects as well supporting the key delivery partner NG Bailey with the pre construction phase for the SRP CE&I Installation work, with onsite installation work anticipated to commence in 2023. Work continues to progress well at WCEL and 2023 looks to be an exciting year as we look to invest further into our manufacturing facility, creating even more local employment opportunities and further enhancing our capabilities.
We recognise that our people are key to our success and we must ensure that we continue to bring in and develop new talent to help secure the skills and capability that the industry requires over the coming years. That’s why we have committed to our biggest ever apprentice intake this year with 21 apprentices being recruited recently across WCEL, Shepley and PPS. This is a 35% increase on pre COVID years. There's never been a more critical time to invest in new talent and this shows our commitment to developing young people into the future engineering workforce that will help plug the skills gap in the industry. As a Group we also recognise the benefits that come from having a wider, more diverse and representative workforce and im proud to say that over half of the apprentices recruited this year were females. Our gender pay gap has improved by nearly 50% since the figures were officially reported and this years intake will further improve that number.
The Shepley Group are also members of the 5% club – this is a group of employers who committed to ensure 5% of their total workforce would be in earn and learn positions ie apprentices, trainees etc. With this years intake, we double this figure!
We currently have over 10% of our workforce in earn and learn positions, something I feel sets the Shepley Group apart and further shows our commitment to develop the Engineering Professionals of the future.
I would like to extend a special welcome to all our apprentices and trainees this year as they embark on their first step on the ladder in Engineering and I hope you will all make them feel welcome as you are introduced to them over the coming months.
Did you know that next year will see the 75th anniversary of Shepley Engineers? A huge milestone for any organisation and we will look to celebrate with a special edition of the newsletter and giveaways, as we reflect on the last 75 years that have made the company the success that it is today.
Stay safe and on behalf of the board of Directors, thanks for all your continuous hard work across our many sites and projects.
Gavin
Gavin Jakubowski Managing Director
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They have also released an article with small ways to boost your happiness, which include celebrating the little wins, talking to friends and decorating your space, the article covers more happiness boosting activities and can be access through their website and links on social Media
We would like to congratulate the below staff on receiving their long service awards;
Geoff Brown – July 2022, 25 Years Service
Doug Rielly – August 2022, 25 Years Service
Neil Thompson – October 2022, 25 Years Service
We all thank you for your time and contributions to the Company throughout the years. As you will appreciate, 25 years is a long time and a huge milestone.
The Diversity and Inclusion Survey has now closed, the survey ran from the 17th October to the 31st October. If you took part we thank you for your contribution. The survey allows us to fully appreciate the make up of our workforce and aid us moving forward to monitor and build a more diverse and inclusive workplace.
We will also be launching a Diversity and Inclusion forum, if this is something that you would be interested in please get in touch with either Amie Sharpe, HR Advisor or Sammie Ives-Keeler, QA Lead and Diversity and Inclusion Champion.
Congratulations to HR Advisor Amie Sharpe who has successfully passed her level 5 CIPD Qualification and is now a fully qualified HR Professional! Well done Amie!
Throughout the year all three companies have maintained ISO 14001 certification, and PPS have also maintained their ISO 45001 accreditation. All three companies have been subjected to vigorous audits throughout 2022 with some excellent feedback from the auditors. The purpose of each audit is to ensure our Health, safety and environmental management system is compliant with legislative requirements. We would just like to thank everyone for their hard work and continued drive for improvement throughout the group.
ISO 45001 is an International Standard for management systems of occupational health and safety published in March 2018. ISO 45001 replaced OHSAS 18001 and all companies were given a three-year time frame to transition to the new standard. The goal of 45001 is the reduction of occupational injuries and diseases, including promoting and protecting physical and mental health
ISO 14001:2015 specifies the requirements for an environmental management system that an organisation can use to enhance its environmental performance. ISO 14001:2015 is intended for use by an organisation seeking to manage its environmental responsibilities in a systematic manner that contributes to the environmental pillar of sustainability.
Our health and safety observations enable our teams to effectively raise any health any safety concerns they have. We have made raising these observations easier by introducing a QR code system. Simply scan the code and raise your observation. The Health and Safety team as well as Managers and Director get notified of these observations straight away allowing prompt action to be taken. There is also a reward scheme in place which is drawn on a monthly basis, in which you can win a £50 Amazon voucher or have a day off on Friday! The best observation will be picked from a group of safety representatives.It is important to us that your observations and opinions on Health and Safety matters are addressed. The QR code system is highly encouraged through our Senior Management team and Directors to ensure we strive for continuous improvement. The system can be used to raise both positive observations and opportunities for improvement.
There have been two new additions to the safety team, with new safety advisors joining the team, Shaun McCrickett and Joe Shaw.
Joe Shaw has worked in the Nuclear Industry since 2010, starting with Shepley Engineers. He completed an improvership as a Rigger/Erector on the Evaporator D Project and in September 2022 returned to the Shepley Group as Health & Safety Advisor. "I am looking forward to working with some familiar faces again."
Shaun McCrickett left school in 1976 and started work for British Steel at Mossbay Workington. A lot of this work involved working in areas of high temperatures and involved processes that resulted in the formation of toxic gases. When the Steel Works closed down late 1980 he moved to Balfour Beatty on the Construction of Pond 5 on Sellafield. Around 2009 he started on the Evaporator D project, and worked on Evap D for 9 years, helping to maintain the equipment and working in the stores. When Evaporator D was completed, he spent a year in B215 finishing off the tie-ins to the Evaporator before moving to Site 5 to run the stores. His time at Site 5 has been occupied maintaining the compound, looking after all the electrical pressure testing and rigging equipment, ordering the PPE and consumables and disposing of legacy waste from old contracts.
"I have found this new area of work very interesting but quite challenging at times and enjoyed being involved in the health and safety side of things as I have always believed it is a very important part of the work that we do. I am excited to undertake the challenges of learning new skills and being more involved in helping to keep people safe at work and to protect the environment."
THORP (Thermal Oxide Reporocessing Plant) at Sellafield was a facility to reprocess spent uranium fuel. As of 2018, THORP ceased reprocessing, and as such some parts of the building will enter a decommissioning phase.
The first stage of this work is Post-Operational Clean Out (POCO). The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority requires Sellafield plants be subject to POCO directly after their operations cease, to reduce risk and hazard from that plant, as well as reducing the forward lifetime cost of the plant. POCO aims to remove as much of the radioactive inventory, chemical and other potential environmental hazards from the plant as possible, and aims to leave the plant in a safe, quiescent, and well-understood configuration suitable for decommissioning.
Sellafield Requested a Low-Level wash option be developed that is effective but simple with a minimal deployment into cell to ensure an ease of egress for the equipment used. It is essential that the low pressure water jetting (LPWJ) gross work is completed prior to the commencement of the high pressure water jetting (HPWJ) decontamination of the cell. It is important that most of the gross contamination (graphite, fuel debris) is removed prior to HPWJ operations commencing.
The Low pressure wash was deployed onto the lower level 26 meter roof via a roof port which allowed for the floor to be cleaned across the east wall of shear cave pushing the debris to the south wall and then west towards the in cell gullies, from there the debris was washed using the in cell low wash system on the servo manipulator into baskets further down the gullies that were then removed by Sellafield Ltd
After the wash down was undertaken there was a characterisation scan to prove the success of the method used by the decontamination team, you can see the great results below!
Shepley Engineers recently accepted delivery of a number of platforms to provide access to a building within Sellafield. The platforms were manufactured to execution class EXC2 in accordance with BS EN 1090-2 and UKAS marked by West Cumberland Engineering.
Shepley Engineers Ltd recently accepted delivery of the Drumming Out Port and HRGS Enclosure (see pictures below), which were manufactured by West Cumberland Engineering Ltd. During the complex manufacturing stage which posed challenges due to the thickness of the material. West Cumberland Engineering Ltd overcame these challenges and manufactured to exceptionally high nuclear standard.
The Alpha Sort & Seg Active Demonstrator has been established to focus on developing capabilities of enhanced sorting & segregation of waste, along with decontamination and waste sentencing. The outcome of the active demonstrator will aid with decisions made regarding requirements for and scope of potential future projects. The Drumming Out Port and HRGS Enclosure will be installed on Sellafield by Shepley Engineers.
In what has been another excellent month for PPS Electrical, we have continued to go from strength to strength, building on our already healthy order book and steadily increasing our resource capabilities to meet the increased demand. Our teams are working closely with the PPP Key Delivery Partners and we are confident that this will provide yet further opportunities for growth as we move forward into 2023.
PPS Electrical have always been at the forefront in supporting social impact initiatives within our local communities. We are currently engaged with a number of local educational and charitable institutions providing support across a wide range of activities, including Men In Sheds Muncaster, St Bees Primary School, Together We and Harrington Community Centre.
We continue to be recognised for setting the benchmark and this month has seen us receive further commendations for our efforts. On a recent client satisfaction survey we rated highly and received very positive feedback for the excellence of our quality and safety standards. As an organisation we are rightly proud of this achievement and we recognise that this is very much a collective effort so a big thanks to you all for your contributions.
Although we did not manage to secure a position as one of the CE&I Key Delivery Partners, we have been talking with the selected KDP partners and have agreed heads of terms with them, this is being presented to PPP for final signature. We expect a contract to be in place before the end of the year.
Our current position is supporting NG Bailey with pricing some packages of work and supporting them in building an experienced delivery team. Our work on SCP and SRP involving the temporary electrical installations, in support of the main build, are going well and growing as the building matures and rises from the ground, this support has been extended further on both projects.
Harrington Community Centre: PPS Electrical installed interior and exterior LED lighting and a water boiler Whitehaven Harbour: PPS Electrical install defibrillatorThere has been great progress made in the decommissioning of the Pump House that was designed to supply cooling water to the Magnox Island and other production areas of Site. The building contains an electrical switch room on the northeast corner which feeds the equipment in the building as well as the offsite emergency siren, and the main pump room. Inside the main pump room there are 6 large recirculating pumps and their associated equipment. The Pump House is located within a non-controlled area of site and so radiological risks presented were minimal, however the general safety of all our operatives was as always, a top priority. The first phase of the decommissioning work included the strip out and removal of the pumps and their associated equipment as well as a large portion of the switch room internals.
Over the last few months progress has improved on the Magnox Island decommissioning project as delays from equipment not being handed over are now clearing up. Due to the works taking place in an active plant this is one of the challenges Shepley have had to overcome, scheduling work around plant activities. Over 230 individual work packages have now been either completed or are in progress and the work look ahead is progressing steadily.
Over the last two months, the mechanical and electrical departments at Springfields have completed and handed over the SEP Tower Project in Enriched Uranium Residues Recovery Plant (EURRP). The project can be broadly described as the preliminary work associated with the future transfer of the Solvent Extraction Plant instrumentation to a new SCADA control system. This also includes new instrumentation wiring and control / trip valves, additional re-routing of existing pipework, and the installation of all new pipework, flanges and supports. This project aligns with a large programme of works that are currently being undertaken, which are critical to the future development of site, as well as the current decommissioning works that we are carrying out.
Now that the SEP Project has been completed and handed over, the client has now released Phase 2 of the Wetside Project in EURRP that we previously completed earlier this year. The works involved stripping out of connector plates 1-14 situated on the 13 metre level of the UN storage tanks area and replacement with manifolds 1-8 and their associated hand and control valves, re-routing of pipework and the termination of instrumentation into their control panels. Again, this project is part of the programme of works that are mentioned above, and comes with additional challenges due to the works taking place in an active plant, this means the scheduling of shut downs and tie ins can be quite difficult.
The Tollcross Park Conservatory project nears completion with all of Shepley Engineers mechanical works completed at the end of September. Shepley subcontractor glaziers, working under Project Engineer Tony Shaw are due to complete their works by the end of October, which will signal the end of the main structure works.
A small Shepley team will return to site in Mid-November to undertake some additional internal works as part of the clients fit out requirements.
The client team signed off the conservatory, and the project was successfully completed with 0 Lost Time Accidents!
Shepley
The work will see Shepley Engineers restore ironwork in the Temperate Palm House, built in 1856. It is currently envisaged that the project will commence in January 2023, and last for 14 months. The condition has declined over decades, rendering it extremely fragile and at risk. The project will help protect global plant science and conservation, ensuring the future of these A-Listed historic buildings and the precious plants that they house.
Roles available include Working Mechanical Supervisors, Skilled Mechanical Operatives, SemiSkilled Mechanical Operatives, Blast Team Chargehand, Painting Team Chargehand and General Site Labourers.
If you know anybody who may be interested in this position, they can apply online at www.shepleyengineers.co.uk/careers
Engineers are working with Universal Coatings Ltd to deliver a prestigious restoration project at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Edinburgh. Both companies have a number of positions available to support the delivery of the project.Shepley, as part of CNSL have recently transferred the custody of the FLOC Retrieval Integrated Works Testing (IWT) facility ready for commissioning and testing.
The IWT facility, based at James Fisher rig hall at Egremont, has been built over the last 18months and consists of structural steelwork and stairs fabricated by Shepley Sheffield, process pipework manufactured by Shepley and WCEL, electrical systems built and installed by PPS Electrical as well as pump and valve skids from supply chain partners. The built rig sits alongside a timber mock up of a holding tank from the facility at Sellafield with the intent that SL operators can test the process in the way it intends to be operated.
Upon successful completion of commissioning and testing, the entire rig will be dismantled and shipped to the Sellafield site for installation and active commissioning before being put in to service and providing Sellafield Ltd with another means of risk reduction across the site.
SCP is located to the north of the existing Sixep building on the east side of river Calder on Sellafield site. Shepley are subcontracted to Parker Technical Services for the delivery of HVAC systems, this comprises of both low and high integrity ducting systems within the Service Building and the Process Building.
Contract delivery is August 2023 with T&C’s signed off on 6th Oct 2022. Shepley Engineers will be engaging Ductform and Excyte Hargreaves for the manufacture and supply of Low and High Integrity ducting.
These Low and High Integrity systems require the plant installation of Ductwork, Air Handling Units, Extract Fan systems, Primary and Secondary Filter Housings, Coalescing Filter Housings, Fire Dampers and Balancing Dampers, Attenuators and Vessel Vent System Heaters.
Shepley Engineers currently have white collar support working with Parker Tech Services based in their Whitehaven office, Geoff Brown – SEL Project Manager, Billy McGarry – SEL HVAC Engineer, Howard Walker – Stores Management, Jill Ireland – Trainee Planner. Blue collar resource will also join, consisting of Platers, Mech Fitters, Riggers, Welders and Semi Skilled, plus apprentices.
Shepley Engineers are currently engaged in the demolition of the redundant grout manufacturing plant used to support the decommissioning of the Windscale Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor. Being redundant since 2013, demolition is required as part of Sellafield’s drive to make land available for alternative uses and reduce the asset care burden associated with ageing and redundant buildings. So far the work has been completed in phases, including;
Phase 1
Remove of Aerator, handrails, ladders, pipes and Tall Silo. Remove of Aerator, handrails, ladders, pipes and Short Silo.
Phase 2
Reinstate scaffold in void left by Silo's
Phase 3
Processing of redundant Silo's and removal of cladding by hand and excavator
Phase 4 Strike scaffold to 5m heigh
Phase 5
Perform slit cuts to roof steels. Removal of Lean-to Bay and Lean-to. Prepare silo support frame for removal
There are still 5 phases to complete, with the project expecting to complete in 2022!
Perceptions are changing, and we want to raise the profile of women in engineering to inspire future generations. Through our attendance at STEM events, our sponsorships of girls' amateur teams and our work experience and apprenticeship programmes, we want to promote engineering, empower women and let all girls know that the sector is for everybody. Over the next few newsletters we will be sitting down with some of our female employees and speaking to them about their role, their journey, what challenges women have faced in their careers, and some that they still face today.
I went to an engineering college and from doing things in the lessons gave me an idea of what I wanted to do in the future and my teachers helped as much as they could for me to be able to do what I wanted to do before I left school.
There are Paralympians called Amy Conroy and Robyn Love, those two people have always inspired me to do the best I can and showed me that you are able to do anything.
Being a wheelchair user, it was difficult trying to find a job before I found Shepley, very few companies would consider taking me on as none of the locations would be accessible.
I am currently working in the bids and proposals department ensuring our information and compliance is up to date, as well as general office duties. I only started recently, so I am still learning but I can’t wait for the coming months to develop myself.
I have spoken to several people who have been supported by the Company to progress in to a project management or project controls degree, and this is something I am interested in currently, and I am looking forward to what the future entails.
What would you say to girls in school who may be considering engineering as a career choice?
Go for it. Don't worry about any supposed 'norms' or what people might think. If it is what you want to pursue, do it. Don't let anybody stop you.
Only 22% of all roles in the engineering sector are filled by women. We want to
When I finished college in 2018, I got an Admin job at the Lillyhall office to help pay for my trip to Canada where I was going to do Ski Instructor training. A couple of months after I started, a project was needing final accounted, so I was moved over to the Commercial department to help with that, where I learnt the very basics of being a Cost Engineer. I went to Canada in January 2019 and came back 4 months later and was offered a full-time staff position as a Trainee Cost Engineer. It took a bit of consideration whether to go down the Ski Instructing route or to get a ‘proper job’, but I took the offer after realising Ski Instructing was probably a bit impractical, and since then I have been promoted to a Cost Engineer.
Working for a smaller company like Shepley you get to know a lot of people who work for the company and see how they’re all progressing. I think when you’re surrounded by other people who are pushing themselves to be the best they can be, it inspires you to do the same.
When I came back from Canada it was hard to get used to the working week, skiing all day everyday was physically draining but sitting at a desk all day can be mentally draining, so it was difficult going from one extreme to another.
Making money. With being a Cost Engineer it’s your job to manage all the costs for a project, so to finish a project with a profit margin is a rewarding way to see you’ve done your job well.
Honestly most days vary – we have monthly deadlines to submit Applications, Forecasts and reports to clients and we also have a monthly review of internal accounts, but day to day can change quite a lot; from submitting Early Warnings, pricing Compensation Events or just doing general Commercial admin work.
I’ve been working for Shepley for just over 4 years, starting as an Admin Assistant and being made up to a Cost Engineer at the start of 2022. In that time, I haven’t really done any sort of course or qualification and just got to where I am through experience. In September 2022 I started a parttime degree at the University of Estate Management studying Quantity Surveying, where I got in through my experience as I didn’t have enough UCAS points to get in as a standard entry. I think that that’s a good thing for other people to take into consideration, as it doesn’t really matter how you do in school and what grades you did or didn’t get, you can still get to where you want to be, it may just take a little longer.
Regarding the near future, I hope to finish my degree in 4 years’ time and be a fully qualified QS by the time I’m 27, and make my way up to Senior QS by the time I’m 30.
Don’t listen to what anyone else tells you you should and shouldn’t do. If you want to get into engineering, then go for it. If you come to hate it you can always change your mind and get another job. Same goes for if you’ve been doing a job and want to get into engineering instead, there’s really nothing to lose.
September saw the latest intake of Shepley Group apprentices, hiring 21 young people across 6 disciplines. This is a testament to our commitment of developing the next generation and improving the skills of local people.
Our apprentice intake for 2022 includes;
We are delighted to see so many apprentices willing to start their careers with determination, and we were also happy to see so many applications from females, showing a real change in the attitudes around engineering.
Over half of the apprentices hired this year were females, which is a massive feat, and one we hope is a real sign of things to come, with progress being made in the diversity of our workforce.
With the addition of the new recruits, the Shepley Group is now comprised of over 60 apprentices, representing 10% of our workforce. As members of the 5% Club as well as being dedicated to developing the future skills in our local communities, we are more than proud of our progress.
Some of the key points of the Shepley Group Social Impact Strategy include developing the next generation and improving the skills and employability of local people. We are immensely proud of our commitment to our apprentice scheme, but also our Improverships. This is a scheme in which our current semi-skilled employees who want to progress themselves can be put through a range of courses and achieve an NVQ in a specific trade. Over the last 10 years, we have seen in excess of 50 semi skilled employees develop their careers through this route, recently including Mike McCrickett and Chris Tyson, who earlier this year both achieved an NVQ in mechanical fitting.
We are looking forward to seeing the latest intake of apprentices develop and grow, and potentially follow in the footsteps of a lot of our Senior Management Team who all started out as apprentices!
Six of the Shepley Group's new intake of apprentices at Lakes College
The Shepley Group have rewarded two employees for going above and beyond their daily duties, both have received a £50 Amazon voucher.
Kayleigh Watson is a second year Apprentice Welder at Lakes College West Cumbria (LCWC), and has recently been supporting several companies as an advocate for apprenticeships and WCEL!
Kayleigh is an advocate for apprenticeships, actively supporting LCWC in their ongoing promotion of apprenticeships and is also part of their current roadshow with local schools showcasing the benefits of an apprenticeship and in particular a craft apprenticeship.
Kayleigh is proud to represent West Cumberland Engineering and does her utmost to promote the business at the events she attends, including a recent BBC Radio Cumbria interview! Kayleigh is doing very well both at work and at college, and is going above and beyond what is expected of her, and received this award as such. Keep it up Kayleigh!
John Murphy is a semi-skilled labourer on Sellafield, and has recently been commended by Sellafield Manager Neil Irving.
"I would just like to commend one of your team members, John Murphy, who challenged me this morning ensuring I signed the register sheet entering B38, due to the Sentinel fault.
It had slipped my mind to sign in and was great to witness how conscientious John was to the situation."
We believe that Shepley Engineers employees all hold exceptional standards of housekeeping and outstanding behaviours. Professionalism and consistency are obviously key traits in the nuclear industry, and we thank John for his continued exceptional performance. John is a huge asset for the business and we hope he enjoys the reward!
Operations Director Alan Bowes presenting John Murphy with a £50 Amazon gift voucher.
In the 2021/22 financial year, through the Cumbria Community Foundation, the Shepley Group Grant Fund awarded 11 grants totalling £13,805 spread across various good causes and initiatives.
Age UK West Cumbria - £1,000
Age UK employed a community triage worker, funded initially via the Government’s Kickstart scheme for six months. A young person, who was previously unemployed, was trained to coordinate volunteers. The grant was used to continue employing the triage worker.
Always Another Way - £1,000
Always Another Way was formed in 2018 to identify and meet local mental health needs. Funding contributed to the Organisational Manager's salary, who manages the volunteer team leaders and partnership programmes.
Centre for Leadership Performance - £110
Bright Stars was co-created in partnership with businesses 9 years ago to nurture a culture of enterprise among primary school pupils, with more than 1,500 pupils taking part last year.
Eskdale Mill & Heritage Trust - £1,695
The Heritage Trust was supporting a conservation project at Eskdale Mill, restoring many of the buildings and all of the machinery. The grant supported volunteer engagement with the restoration and is providing training opportunities in traditional and practical skills
Home to Work - £2,000
The Skills 4 You project provides a safe environment for vulnerable and unemployed people to actively engage in a workshop setting offering practical skills development.
Millom Network Centre - £1,000
The project will aim to directly benefit 890 people within the community throughout its lifetime, through schemes that will 'empower individuals in the town. The grant will finance a number of projects at the centre, including: a STEM club, developing a youth engagement project and developing a 'positive and passionate about Millom' programme, allowing people to campaign on issues affecting their community.
Millom Stepping Stones - £1,000
The nursery has a high number of children with special educational needs, who often need an area to regulate their emotions and equipment that will encourage their development. Funding was used to install sensory equipment and associated electrical work in one of the rooms.
Mirehouse Community Centre Association - £1,000
The centre provides an advice service, children's holiday activities, DIY projects and online training as well as a cafe, where groups meet for company and low cost refreshments. The grant was to fund a licence for the centre to teach vocational courses
Time to Change West Cumbria are helping to tackle homelessness in West Cumbria. The Project aims to provide 24 hour emergency accommodation. They aim to prioritise British service personnel experiencing difficulties re-integrating into civilian life. The funding contributed to the cost of a support worker.
Vulture Club - £2,000
The charity has been helping people in Whitehaven since 2012 and focuses on providing a range of activities for people in recovery from mental health issues, drug or alcohol addiction and emotional trauma. It runs sessions five days a week. The charity relies on charitable donations, and the grant contributed towards overhead costs of the new premises.
The charity aims to restore and enhance the rivers, lakes, estuaries and surrounding countryside throughout West Cumbria. Volunteers play a vital role, and funding has contributed towards volunteer training costs, new tools and PPE.
Since the foundation of the Shepley Group Fund, we have supported 69 good causes, with £78,555 being awarded - an average grant size of £1,138. The map shows the distribution of grants made through Cumbria since establishment.
Following a further accident and incident-free three months, the EPE Remediation Asset Care Team made a £1,000 (£500 Shepley Engineers, £500 Sellafield) donation to local charity, the Great North Air Ambulance.
The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) brings pioneering pre-hospital care to the scene, rescuing hundreds of severely injured or ill patients every year. They are not NHSfunded, so rely on charity donations to carry out their important work.
The Shepley Group have continued to support local fundraising initiatives throughout the last quarter.
We were happy to support Freedom Project West Cumbria's 25th anniversary dinner, offering a raffle prize to boost funds which will help them to deliver life-changing support to domestic violence victims.
The Group also contributed a raffle prize to a charity cricket match, the Ged Blaney Memorial, raising money for the Loweswater and Henderson Suites at West Cumberland Hospital.
Shawn Ackerlay, Thomas Houghton and Alfie Court attended the Institute of Engineering and Technology Open House Day. The event was hosted at the Sellafield Engineering Centre of Excellence in Cleator Moor. The team were talking all things engineering with aspiring young students
Rosie Harrison and Megan Kearney attended the Sellafield Nuclear Vision Conference 2022, organised by Sellafield graduates. They were talking to the graduates about life within the Shepley Group and what opportunities are available outside of Sellafield and within the supply chain.
The Shepley Group, as part of CNSL, are looking to create a shortlist of charities and organisations to partner with, to deliver long-term social value benefits. We are looking to lead a social impact project which will better the communities we live and work in.
If you know a local charity or initiative that is in need of long-term dedicated support, please email alfie.court@shepley.org.uk. Please include a few details including what they do, who it impacts, where they operate and why you think they should be put forward.
Andrew Woodburn presented the cheque on behalf of CNSL.Old Town Hall, Duke Street, Whitehaven, CA28 7NU
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