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ANDY HUTCHISON, WON THE COVETED TITLE OF CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS
HARRIET BLESSING

Gas Manager at Radius Systems, who
presented the Anaconda Top Tee with
its amazing flexibility and ability to
negotiate changes in direction from the
main to the service pipe.
Next up was Mark Tindley, Managing
Director of Synthotech, whose Star
TORS presentation provided an update
on how TORS, while currently not
business as usual, had continued to be
developed for use during the RIIO-2
price control period.
This was followed by Andy
Hutchison, Technical Support
Engineer at Steve Vick International,
who presented the Enhanced Seal
(Solutions for Stubs), a safe and cost- HARRIET PRESENTING FROM HOME
effective method of replacing and fully
abandoning T1 stubs/stranded assets
Last up was James Hatt, Head of
Operational Change at Morrison
Utility Services. He presented the
Virtual Trial-hole Assistant, which
ultimately reduces the cost and overall
environmental impact of excavation
work while delivering better asset
verification, less disruption, expedited
works, plus concise job descriptions
and communications.
All the Lions’ Lair presenters
showed a fantastic range of innovative
solutions for problems faced by the
utility industry, proving once again that
innovation is our future and passion.
While the Lions deliberated, Jason
Wilson, Chair of the Pipeline Industries ANDY’S WINNING PRESENTATION
Guild, introduced John Morea once
more to give the keynote presentation. challenge to face our industry in its thought-provoking presentation.
John’s speech, entitled ‘Innovating for 200-year history, said John. But with It was now time for the highlight of
the Future’ talked about the vital role the challenge comes opportunity and it the evening – finding out who would be
our industry will play in Britain’s net is an incredibly exciting time to be part crowned the Champion of Champions.
zero future. He also explained more of our industry. Andy Hutchison claimed the title for Steve
about the world-first H100 project in Gosia Szypulska, Chair of the Pipeline Vick International and its Enhanced Seal.
Fife, which will see the first homes Industries Guild’s south eastern Gosia thanked everyone for taking
heated by 100 per cent green hydrogen. branch, took questions from the floor part, plus all the organisers and of
Decarbonisation is the biggest and thanked John for his excellent and course everyone who joined the event.

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