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MORRISON UTILITY SERVICES RECEIVES

PRESTIGIOUS UTILITY WEEK AWARD

UTILITY SERVICE PROVIDER Morrison
Utility Services (MUS), part of M Group
Services, has been recognised for its
exceptional commitment to the all-
round health, safety and wellbeing of its
people at the 2019 Utility Week Awards.
Success for MUS came on the
evening of the awards as it was
recognised for its ground-breaking
‘Passion for Safety, Health & Wellbeing’
programme, in partnership with Dŵr
Cymru Welsh Water.
Morrison Utility services was
also shortlisted in two additional
categories, including the Capital Project
Management award in recognition of
the tRIIO (MUS and Skanska UK) joint
venture for its work on the Victoria UTILITY WEEK AWARDS 2019
Embankment gas mains diversion.
The awards, held at Grosvenor Managing Director for Utilities Trevor three awards was a great achievement
House Hotel in London, celebrated the M Hoyle said: “The Utility Week Awards and to win an award really does
performance and innovation across the are one of the most prestigious events showcase the great work that we are
gas, electricity and water industries. in our industry. To be shortlisted for doing across our business.”

PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS WIN NATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE COMPETITION

THESE YOUNGSTERS ARE celebrating
after winning a national competition
designed to help save lives.
Launched by Northern Gas Networks
(NGN) with the aim of encouraging
primary school children to learn more
about the dangers of carbon monoxide
(CO), the competition challenged children
to design their very own CO villain
character to rival hero Safety Seymour.
Bobbie-Jo Ramsay, from Waverley
Primary School in Newcastle, and
Kayla Bertram, from Glendale Middle
School in Northumberland, took
home the prize.
Their winning characters, Beymour
Sickly and Gary the Gas Fire, were (L TO R) MARIE, HARRIS, MAGGIE & OLIVER
chosen from more than 500 entries,
inspiring the judges with their education programme, developed a company, we’re passionate about
creativity and a clear understanding of by Cadent and run within schools by educating the communities in which
the CO safety messages. the network alongside NGN, SGN and we work, helping them learn more
Competition runners up were Sophia Wales & West Utilities. about gas safety. The Safety Seymour
Cleugh from Newcastle, Kallia Lowe The sessions help pupils and in programme aims to further engage
from Northallerton, and Theo Wigley turn, their families, learn more about children across the UK and draw
and Jasmine Mudahy from Dulwich, the associated risks of CO, which has attention to this important topic.”
South London. proven to save lives. To find out more about Safety
The competition acted as an Tom Bell, Head of Social Strategy Seymour sessions, email stakeholder@
extension to the Safety Seymour at Northern Gas Networks, said: “As northerngas.co.uk.

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