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SECTIONS £25 million research and innovation volunteers works hard to ensure our Engineer within the operations
members receive the best possible
programme, Hy4Heat.
control room function.
experience at each meeting.”
Paul is also IOSH’s Yorkshire branch
North East & Yorkshire Section chair, having been a member of the Welsh Section
Ben Hanley committee for 15 years. Elliot Ross
Ben has worked After graduating
in the gas in Product
industry for 19 Scottish Section Design in 1999,
years. Having Stuart McLeod Elliot began
followed his Stuart is an IGEM his career
father and Incorporated within Transco
grandfather into Engineer with Connections
the industry, a degree in Cardiff, later
he started out as an Instrumentation Mechanical managing the Wales and South
Apprentice in network maintenance and Power West department for design and
before working as a technician for Plant Systems connect. After four years, he left
several years. from Glasgow Fulcrum Connections and worked as
Following time spent in the Asset Caledonian University. In his current a Technical Support Engineer at Steve
Risk Management team, Ben has spent role as Policy Engineer for Energy Vick International.
the last few years as the Lead Integrity Assets, Stuart provides assistance and As the company expanded and
Engineer for Electrical, Instrumentation, guidance to other parts of the business moved to larger premises, Elliot was
Metring and Gas Quality at Northern where required, providing clarification promoted to the role of Technical
Gas Networks. Ben is an Incorporated of the requirements of appropriate Support Manager and now manages a
Engineer with IET and has been involved legislation, external standards and team of Technical Support Engineers
with IGEM for a number of years, company procedures. based across the country. His team
including several working groups and Stuart has been involved with IGEM provides support for all of Steve
document review panels. since 2016, when he joined the Scottish Vick International’s techniques and
He said: “I have been part of my local Section committee before advancing to products, including NIA development
Section for a number of years and am the position of Vice Chair. In addition to projects, while liaising with best
very fortunate to have a fully engaged his committee duties, Stuart is also an practice for the GDNs.
and vibrant committee around me with active participant in IGEM’s technical Elliot also leads the trials for new
a great mix of experience. One of my standard panels, helping to review products and techniques ensuring route
key objectives this year is to work with industry standards. to market is successfully achieved.
the Section and our local partners over He said: “When I first joined IGEM
the current Covid-19 crisis to ensure we and the Scottish Section committee, I
are able to provide our members with immediately knew that this is where Young Persons Network
support and exciting events. While this I needed to be in order to fulfil my Gordon McMillan
isn’t easy, I’m extremely excited about professional development in the gas After
the use of different media platforms to industry. It is an honour and privilege graduating from
help us achieve this.” to step into the role of Chair, where I Strathclyde
shall endeavour to promote and ensure University
members gain the most from their with a degree
North West Section membership. I also want to continue in Chemical
Paul Rhodes to develop the Scottish Section through Engineering,
Safety, high quality events and workshops Gordon joined
Health and as I feel this is key for building and the gas industry and started working
Environment maintaining relationships between the for SGN in 2015.
Manager Paul professional and academic worlds.” Having worked in various roles in
is responsible network strategy, Gordon was later
for a small appointed to the innovation team.
compliance South West Section His main role as Project Officer is to
team working Peter Davis support the delivery of the Robotic
from Energy Assets’ Birstall location Peter is an Roadworks and Excavation System
to support the wider organisation, Incorporated (RRES), from concept to production.
with responsibility for ensuring the Engineer with As YPN Chair, Gordon aims to
operational teams work to the high IGEM and holds progress the following key objectives:
standards set by stakeholders and a Bachelor’s to continue to create opportunities
business managers. degree in within the YPN to support professional
Paul, an IGEM Member Manager, said: Mechanical development, to promote the benefits
“I am very fortunate to work alongside Engineering. He of IGEM membership to young and
an IGEM committee of very dedicated has worked in the gas industry for 20 future engineers and to improve
individuals. The committee comprises years, starting as a gas mains surveyor collaboration with other institutions
a wide range of gas engineers with across Wales and the South West. to explore innovative engineering
experience in various business sectors. He is currently employed by Wales & solutions to reduce the gas industry’s
Behind the scenes, the committee of West Utilities as a Shift Operations impact on climate change.

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