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Key industry led membership organisation CATCH, welcomed over 90 delegates to its facility in Stallingborough to discuss the latest developments in Process Safety Leadership.

The sold out conference, which had support from numerous industry sponsors, aimed to enable companies to network, share best practice and provide solutions to challenges that companies could take away and implement in their own workplaces.

Commenting on the day, Katie Hedges, Head of Membership at CATCH said, “This conference is born from our Major Hazards Member Network, the network is a forum for safety leaders to collaborate and learn from each other across the process industries. This group is led by our industry chair, which means that the network is always relevant and provides significant support to those who attend”.

The conference highlighted the COMAH Competent Authorities (CA) year of Process Safety Leadership, which aims to ensure that a strong focus is placed on those in senior positions. Recommending that major hazards are at the core of a clear and concise business strategy, starting from board level. Delegates were advised to “look for the bad news” and to ask questions such as “what assures you that everything is alright?”.

Furthermore, the Organisation Safety Culture ought to be the fundamental basis of any process safety strategy, starting from the top. Ensuring that those in charge have the enthusiasm and consistency for understanding and communicating how process safety principals of major hazards are managed. Another principal consideration should be benchmarking, continually reviewing how you are performing against your set standards.

After all, Process Safety is integral to the reputation of the chemical & process industries and vital in protecting the people and the environment.

The next Major Hazard network for client members is on 7 November. Please contact Katie Hedges for further information.

Many thanks to all our sponsors for their support

The Humber LEP is working with partners on a new plan the region – a Humber Industrial Strategy. This will build on our established strengths and the momentum that our region has started, and also look to new opportunities we have open to us.

The strategy was launched on 5 June 2019. The LEP are now working with Government to accelerate the completion of our industrial strategy by the end of September 2019.

You can also contact us to feed in your views and evidence, including responding to the consultation on our prospectus.

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Full prospectus

The LEP are inviting comments from businesses, individuals and other organisations on the proposed priorities until 31 July. Consultation questions and details of how to respond are included in the full version of the prospectus above. A survey will be published here shortly, but in the meantime you can contact us directly with your comments on the consultation questions:

1. Have we identified the right focus for the Humber industrial strategy?
2. Is decarbonisation the Humber’s biggest challenge and opportunity?
3. What is the most important thing our industrial strategy should focus upon?
4. Are the sectors outlined in the prospectus the ones that will drive our future prosperity, and have we
correctly identified their strengths and opportunities?
5. Do you agree that we should focus our industrial strategy on the key sectors that differentiate the
Humber from other places?
6. Are the Humber’s economic challenges and opportunities clear? Have we missed anything?
7. What assets or capabilities do you think are important to the Humber’s economic competitiveness?
8. How can we ensure all residents can access opportunities?
9. What support do you think is needed to grow the Humber economy?
10. How could we increase innovation in the Humber?
11. What practical steps are required to better support businesses in the Humber?
12. How could you, or your organisation, contribute to delivering an ambitious Humber industrial
strategy?
13. Is there anything else you would like to tell us about the development of the Humber industrial
strategy?

You can also view the evidence base that supports the prospectus.

Date: Thursday, 18th July 2019
Time: 5.00pm – 7.00pm
Venue: Phillips 66 Humber Refinery, Eastfield Road, South Killingholme, North Lincolnshire DN40 3DW

Chemical innovation is right for regional success
Bondholders are invite CATCH members to join them at the world-renowned Phillips 66 Humber Refinery on the evening of Thursday 18th July for an event focused on the region’s innovative and evolving chemical sector.

Phillips 66 Humber Refinery is a plant that covers more than 500 acres and in recent years has benefitted from investment in excess of £1bn.

During the event Bondholders will hear from speakers including:

Darren Cunningham, Lead Executive UK & General Manager Humber Refinery, Phillips 66
Phillips 66 is building its reputation as a refinery of the future, with thanks to continuous investment, innovation and exploration of new markets. Innovation at Phillips 66 includes the Humber Refinery’s fluid catalytic cracking unit/thermal cracking/coking configuration, the most complex in the UK, and the countries only coke producing refinery.

Since 2013 Phillips 66 has built up sales of high-grade synthetic graphite to supply electric battery manufacturers in China, initially for smartphones and now for electric vehicles.

Phillips 66 regularly engage with the government and various regulatory bodies, to understand how they can play a part in developing an electric vehicle supply chain in the UK, as part of the Government’s recently published Industrial Strategy.

Paul Clegg, Chief Executive at Accsys Technologies PLC, Tricoya
Tricoya Technologies, a consortium including parent group Accsys Technologies and BP, have constructed the world’s first Tricoya wood chip plant here in the region. The £58m Tricoya wood chip acetylation plant at Saltend Chemicals Park, will manufacture acetylated wood chips, used to make durable MDF panels for external use that will revolutionise the construction industry.

Following the event discussions, there will be an opportunity for a tour to visit the Refinery Central Control Room. Due to the limited places available we ask you to please confirm you place on the tour when confirming your attendance at the event and places will be issued on a first come first served basis.

To register please email communications@marketinghumber.com

5th, 6th & 7th November 2019 at the BONUS ARENA, HULL

• Keynote political, business & academic speakers
• Panel discussions, seminar & break-out sessions
• 1,000+ delegates from across the sector
• 100+ exhibitors from across the North of England & beyond
• Investors, B2B networking & showcasing innovative technologies

The first week of November will see Hull hosting this major event focusing on energy, decarbonisation, transition and clean growth in the North of England. Expected to draw over a thousand attendees, the event will showcase the North’s successes and aspirations; debate the hot topics for policy makers; consider future technologies and ground-breaking research; assess the economic environment for businesses of all sizes and their workforces; and illustrate the case for inward investment across these regions. Further information on agendas, speakers and formats will be circulated soon, but please put these dates in your diary and spread the word! The event will also feature a large exhibition area as well as break-out meetings and social events. If you are an organisation that would be interested in taking an exhibition space, being a headline partner, sponsoring part of the event, or ensuring that your marketing is seen by attendees and invitees, please contact r.royal@humberlep.org

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Sector leading industrial training provider, Reynolds Training Services, is proud to announce an investment of over £150,000 into the Humber area, bringing the latest technology to the Tank Farm and Process Plant at CATCH.

The move “massively increases the quality and range of training options that Reynolds can offer to the Bulk Liquid Storage sector and associated industries in the Humber region”, said the company’s managing director, John Reynolds.

The Bulk Liquid Storage and Process sector is a huge employer not only in the region, but nationally as well demanding well-trained and experienced staff at every level, to ensure smooth operations and the maintenance of crucially-important safety standards.

The £12 million training facility in North East Lincolnshire offers industry authentic training and assessment. Technology is constantly updating and improving, and this new investment ensures that Reynolds will be able to continue offering relevant vocational training, tailored to the industry as it is today and will be in the future.

Speaking about the investment, Mr Reynolds added: “I am truly excited by the options it brings in developing wider competency and deeper understanding within the high hazard industry.”

Supported by Honeywell Systems, the investment by Reynolds will bring new equipment to the tank farm including:

The latest Distribution Control System (DCS)
Independent high-level alarms
Radar and Servo gauging systems
Flow control and metering system
Remotely Operated Shut Off Valve

The installation cost is being fully supported by CATCH, and is the first phase of planned expansion with Reynolds which will introduce road loading rigs, shipping headers, marine connections systems and pig traps.

This, said Mr Reynolds, would “further augment the invaluable experience” students gain when undertaking onsite learning at CATCH’s authentic training and assessment facilities. “They’ll get the hands-on experience they will need in their real workplaces.”

Fuelling Reynolds and CATCH’s Development Plans

The expansive site already boasts impressive facilities including a live three storey process plant with control room, bunded tank farm, process simulator, Skills Enhancement Centre, access zone, CompEx zone and confined space entry zone as well as engineering workshops and classrooms.

Reynolds harnesses the site to give students a real-world taste of safety processes within a Bulk Liquid and Process Environment, including simulating through direct operation of the DCS, and associated systems including Road, Tank to Tank transfer and Ship import and export.

CATCH continues to develop in the site, and chief executive David Talbot said he was “absolutely delighted” that Reynolds Training Services “have made the decision to invest”.

“This investment shows the strength of the partnership between CATCH and Reynolds, and will greatly enhance the capability of the process plant,” he commented.

CATCH is an important asset for the region, providing much-needed skills development opportunities, and Mr Talbot said the “investment will help to take CATCH and Reynolds onto the national stage”.

“The process plant at CATCH is a unique industry scale facility that enables students to learn about process manufacturing without any of the inherent dangers of working with chemicals, and the enhanced capability is a really exciting prospect.”

Bulk liquid apprenticeships

Reynolds Training recently announced it’s all-new apprenticeship. Reynolds worked in conjunction with the TSA (Tank Storage Association), Cogent and the OPA (Oil & Pipelines Agency) to develop the ‘Bulk Liquid Terminal Technician Specialism’, which then gained approval from industry for use with the ‘Science Manufacturing Technician Apprenticeship Standard’, this is underpinned with a new qualification developed by Reynolds, ‘The Level 3 Diploma for a Bulk Storage Operator (Technician)’ which will enable demonstration of more complex skills required within the sector.

This Apprenticeship will be delivered by Reynolds in collaboration with HETA – who have a long-established history of Apprenticeship delivery within the Engineering and Process sector.

Mr Reynolds said the investment further demonstrates Reynolds’ commitment to the Humber region, to the CATCH facility and their drive to enhance competence within Bulk Liquid Storage sector.

“This aligns directly with our new Apprenticeship programme, ensuring that Apprentices get to experience everything from direct hands-on operations to the very latest fully-automated systems, incorporating safety instrumented systems.”

Want to know more?

For more information about Reynolds Training’s investment, or the new ‘Bulk Liquid Terminal Technician Specialism’ Apprenticeship – email Karon Reynolds on karon@reynoldstraining.com, or phone (+44) 01469 552846.

Each month Aura will be hosting a free, bite-sized breakfast event to keep the region up to date on emerging green energy solutions, product developments and innovations that are making a fundamental impact on businesses today.

And, you’ll also have chance to network with like-minded businesses, plus, enjoy a free breakfast on us.

07.45 – 09.30 am at ergo business centre

The next event is on Friday 28 June where you can hear about ‘smart systems’. Join the discussion, discover how smart technology has transformed businesses in the area, how smart systems have been utilised to enhance the way we move goods and manage supply chains, plus, how penguins have helped in the design of smart vehicles of the future.

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IOSH is pleased to announce that the programme is now available, and bookings are open for this IOSH Hazardous Industries Group event, ‘Managing change in hazardous industries’ on 02 July in Manchester.

The event includes an interactive workshop for you to discuss challenges and successes with Management of Change (MoC), and aims to educate and inform delegates about:

areas of business and physical changes that require management
●covering organisational change
●physical plant changes
●knowledge management and related creeping change
●presenting tools
●examples of how these changes can be managed
●the standards used to guide the adequacy of these arrangements.

Take a look at the programme and line-up of speakers for more information, and to secure your place visit the online booking page. Alternatively, you can email the Bookings Team or call them on 0116 257 3197.

If you have any questions about the event, please email Louise Griffin, IOSH Event Co-ordinator, or call 0116 257 3373

Pictured L to R: Martin Budd, Julia Creasey, Mike Elliott, Tony Edwards & Jessica Moloney (not pictured Mike McDermott)

The Humber Environmental Managers’ Network held their annual conference on Wednesday 5 June at the Ropewalk in Barton. The event was attended by over 50 delegates from the membership’s of CATCH and Humber Nature Partnership and many guests from a wide range of Humber Business Week stakeholders.

Tony Edwards, Chairman of the Humber Environmental Managers’ Network, opened the event and welcomed guests, thanking sponsors Shulmans, E3 Recruitment and the Humber Waste Alliance.

The first presentation was from Tony Edwards who spoke about Global Warming of 1.5^oC and the Committee on Climate Change – the UK’s contribution to stopping global warming. Tony outlined the present position. The CCC state the UK’s is behind its existing targets under the Climate Change Act 2008 to achieve the current target of 80% reduction in GHGs by 2050. The World still on track for a 3-4°C rise by 2100 with disastrous results for the ecology and economy of the planet, and thus all humanity. Tony highlighted a range of actions to reduce CO₂ emissions.

Up next, Julia Creasey, Group Sustainability Manager at Croda, based at Cowick Hall, gave a presentation on their journey to net-zero carbon. The group has set very challenging targets in line with UK carbon reduction targets. Julia presented Croda’s vision for a carbon neutral site at Cowick Hall, creating a haven for indigenous species.

Before the break, Professor Mike Elliott from the University of Hull explored the climate projections for the UK. The University have looked at the effect of climate change on estuaries. Mike explored a range of sustainable solutions to estuarine and marine management and setting the COP18 in the wider context and reviewing local impacts.

Martin Budd from Hull City Council took the session after a break. He explained the role of the National Adaptation Plan. Taking a view on risk from climate change and adaptation actions. Martin detailed the threat from flooding, impact on infrastructure like roads and railways, coastal erosion, heatwave, water supply and other factors. Our infrastructure has been built to cope with cold winters and we do not have buildings and bridges that have been designed to cope with extremely high temperatures, for example.

The Senior Flood Risk Management Officer, Jessica Moloney, from Hull City Council t officer gave a presentation. Jess outlined the ways Hull and East Riding are adapting to living with water. The city council are taking land they own and re-profiling the land as aquatic-land but also use as community space. More wildflowers across the city, excellent barrier between road and water. A number of large flood defence and water storage lagoon projects are underway to adapt to hotter drier summers and warmer wetter winters.

The last formal presentation of the morning was given by Mike McDermott from East Riding of Yorkshire Council who presented on Health aspects of climate change adaptation. Mike described a wide range of impacts on health from climate change. The impact of heat on health has indirect impacts (such as roads, rail and bridge affected which reduces food deliveries and access to health care etc) and direct impacts such as heat exhaustion heat stroke, illness, death and hospitalisation. Heatwave plan triggers a heat wave alert in Y&H as 29 ^oC daytime and 15^oC night-time for 1 day.

Tony Edwards led a question and answer session. Katie Hedges, Head of Membership at CATCH thanked the speakers, sponsors and attendees for their support.

You are invited to attend this special event at 10.00am at CATCH.

Businesses – find out how to avoid pitfalls from IR35 with your contractors

Contractors – find out what IR35 means to you?

CATCH Partner E3 Recruitment (E3R) is hosting an event in association with Brookson Legal on the IR35 Reform, a new legislation which will come into force on 6th April 2020.

What is IR35?
From April next year the obligation to assess employment status for tax will move from the contractor to the hirer/end user. The employer will need to exercise reasonable care when determining the IR35 position of any limited company contractor. An IR35 assessment process either managed internally or with external specialist support is required to ensure the status decision is correct. Blanket bans on the use of limited company contractors or blanket IR35 assessments should be avoided, although grouping roles together for the purposes of assessing status is acceptable.

To find out more on how IR35 will impact you please register & attend this event for further information.

Agenda:

10.00 – Registration and coffee

10.15 – Welcome and introduction – Andrew Pilling, E3R

10.20 – Overview of IR35 – including pitfalls, challenges and solutions – Bernie Payne, Brookson Legal Services

11.00 – Coffee break

11.15 – Questions

12.00 – Buffet lunch

To secure your place, please contact Laura Rogers laura.rogers@e3recruitment.com

T: 01484 645269 M: 07855 485 223 W: http://www.e3recruitment.com

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Drax Group, Equinor and National Grid Ventures announce new zero carbon partnership
Commitment marks first significant response from industry following Committee on Climate Change’s Net Zero report
Plan could deliver the UK’s first zero carbon cluster and help position Great Britain at the heart of the global energy revolution

Drax Group, Equinor and National Grid Ventures have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) committing them to work together to explore how a large-scale carbon capture usage and storage (CCUS) network and a hydrogen production facility could be constructed in the Humber in the mid-2020s.

This is the first significant action from industry since the UK Committee on Climate Change (CCC) recently published its Net Zero report, which found that CCUS and hydrogen technology developed in regional industrial clusters is essential if Great Britain is going to achieve a ‘net zero’ carbon economy by 2050.

The partnership could lead to the Humber becoming the world’s first net zero carbon region and home to a new world leading hydrogen economy.

Commenting on the partnership, Will Gardiner, Drax Group CEO, said: “The Committee on Climate Change was clear – the UK needs both bioenergy with CCS and hydrogen production at scale by 2030 to achieve a ‘net zero’ carbon economy. This partnership is committed to meeting this challenge putting Great Britain at the heart of the global energy revolution.

“With Drax’s carbon negative power station, the Humber region could lead the world in new technologies that can deliver for the climate and the economy, helping to create a cleaner environment for future generations whilst creating new jobs and export opportunities for British businesses

“We’re excited to be working with National Grid Ventures and Equinor on this project – for decades the Humber has been a strategically important industrial cluster for the UK – it has the skills, industrial capability as well as offshore storage to transform itself into a cutting-edge low carbon hub.”

Irene Rummelhoff, Equinor’s executive vice president for marketing, midstream and processing, said: “As a global leader in CCS and a major gas supplier to the UK for many decades, we are committed to helping shape sustainable solutions for a low carbon future.

“We are pleased to be partnering with Drax and National Grid Ventures in looking at how the Humber region can be a launch pad for wider decarbonisation in the UK economy and be an example for others to learn from. Globally we must see substantial decarbonisation of industry and energy in the years ahead, and we believe CCS and hydrogen must play a significant role in this.”

Jon Butterworth, Chief Operating Officer, Global Transmission, for National Grid Ventures, said: “We all agree that we must act now to start delivering a ‘net-zero’ carbon economy. That’s why we’re delighted to be working together with Equinor and Drax. This is a project of great potential for the UK and the Humber region and we look forward to leveraging our skills and expertise to enable this transition.

“We have seen rapid progress in decarbonising energy through established technologies such as wind power, solar and electricity interconnectors. CCUS and hydrogen create a new pathway to greater decarbonisation of the energy system and provide a platform for decarbonising other areas of our economy, which will be to the benefit of current and future generations.”

The three companies will work together to:

Explore the opportunity to scale-up the innovative bioenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS) pilot project at the Drax Power Station in order to create the world’s first carbon negative power station in the 2020s.
Explore the potential development of a large-scale hydrogen demonstrator within the Drax site by as early as the mid-2020s – in line with the CCC’s recommendation that hydrogen should be produced at scale in at least one industrial cluster by 2030.
Explore the strategic opportunities in developing a cutting-edge hydrogen economy in the region.

Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire is already capturing a tonne of carbon dioxide a day from its innovative bioenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS) pilot project. If it is scaled up it could serve as the ‘anchor’ for a regional CCUS network capturing millions of tonnes of carbon each year from nearby industrial emitters.

The consortium has the collective expertise and credibility to deliver on the CCC recommendation for large-scale trials of hydrogen, development of CCS transport and storage infrastructure, and the deployment of BECCS at scale.

A study outlining the technical, economic and societal opportunities for CCUS and hydrogen in the Humber region will be published by the partners later this year.

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