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INDUSTRIAL AFFILIATES ENERGY ASSETS GROUP
REBRANDS WITH TWO
PENSPEN TO DELIVER NEW ACQUISITIONS

NVQ COURSE WITH SGN

THE SCOTTISH FIRM
HAS REBRANDED

ENERGY ASSETS GROUP (EAG),
one of Britain’s leading metering
and energy services businesses,
has announced that all of its utility
network design and construction
operations will be rebranded as
Energy Assets Utilities (EAU).
As a result of the brand strategy,
Future Energy Group (FEG), which
was acquired by EAG in May last year,
and Dragon Infrastructure Solutions
(DIS), which joined the Group in May
2017, will now operate as EAU.
The move reflects the success of
the company’s expansion strategy
which, since 2015, has seen its
network design and construction
business build a nationwide
offering with operational centres
in Livingston and Alva (Scotland),
Northampton, Birstall and Sheffield.
In total, EAU employs over 300
people, working with housebuilders
and developers to deliver the gas,
electricity, water and fibre-to-the-home
networks that energise Britain’s public
and private housebuilding programme.
“The acquisitions of FEG and
THE COURSE WILL BE SUPPORTED DIS have added significantly to
BY SGN’S STAFF IN THE FIELD the resources and geographic
capability of the network design and
PENSPEN’S ESTABLISHED asset has done over the past ten years in construction services available to our
management service in the UK has delivering an internal NVQ programme customers. By creating a nationwide
been successful in securing a contract which has great relevance to the market service offering with a single brand,
with SGN to deliver a Gas Pressure as it faces key challenges with skills our people will be better empowered
Control Level 3 NVQ Diploma over the gaps and an ageing workforce.” to drive our growth plans through a
next two years. The 12-week training course provides clearer sales, marketing and customer
This training is for the development hands-on experience in the functional service focus,” said Craig Topley,
of SGN’s pressure control staff to maintenance and overhaul of pressure Energy Assets Group Managing
ensure their continuous development reducing equipment across all pressure Director for Construction.
and compliance with required safety ranges, up to and including high “This opens up exciting opportunities
technical competencies. pressure systems. both for staff and our customer
The completion of the NVQ program Penspen has been providing base as we continue to enhance the
will be led and delivered from Penspen’s engineering, project management, asset service delivery portfolio through the
purpose built training centre, in Neath, management and integrity services to strategic expansion of the Group.”
and SGN’s training facilities, in Ashford. the oil and gas industry worldwide for The group is also an independent
The course will also be supported by 65 years. Originally founded in the UK in operator of ‘final mile’ gas and
SGN’s own staff in the field. 1954 as Spencer & Partners, the company electricity networks and a leading
Penspen’s Head of Technical has now grown to include over 1,000 provider of energy-related services
Training Rick Murfet said: “Securing engineers, with major offices in London, including metering, data and asset
this contract to deliver the NVQ Bristol, Newcastle, Neath, Houston, management.
demonstrates the work Penspen Mexico, Abu Dhabi, and Bangkok.

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