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ISSUE 19 : AUGUST 2016

Going Mum &
underground daughter duo
with a new drill & tap to
contract first place

We’re delighted to have been awarded a new £3.2m contract Client:
with London Underground Limited (LU), which includes the London Underground
construction of new Signal Equipment Rooms at Embankment,
Plaistow, Dagenham East, Upminster and Barking. Contract value:
£3.2m
London Underground is expecting the number of
passengers using the Sub Surface Railway (SSR) Contract start date:
to increase over the next few years. To help May 2016
manage this, the infrastructure that supports
the train service (signal rooms, electrical switch Scope of work:
rooms) needs to be enhanced. Four Lines Modernisation (4LM)
s Embankment station –
To achieve this, LU has developed an upgrade strategy titled
the Four Lines Modernisation. Reconfiguration of existing rooms,
to house new Signal Equipment
Room and ESR
s Plaistow, Dagenham East, Upminster
and Barking - all new build projects

Check out our new posters to promote the Think Safe campaign. Coming to a site near you soon!

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Major contract win
with Sutton & East Surrey Water

We’re delighted to announce that we’ve won
a new contract with Sutton & East Surrey
Water, covering West Sussex, West Kent and
South London.

Speaking about the contract, Director
Matthew Bailey, said “We’ve been working for
Sutton & East Surrey Water (S&ESW) for well
over 30 years now and in that time we have
worked very hard to provide the best possible
service to them and their customers”.

On this contract alone Clancy Docwra are now
responsible for maintaining the water supply

to over 282,000 homes and businesses in
the region which is approximately 675,000

people.

THE SCOPE Services to be provided: Kevin Clancy and Anthony Ferrar (Sutton and East Surrey Water) signing new contract
infrastructure framework
support,
mains replacements,
developer services,
repair & maintenance

Contract value: £9M per annum

Contact duration: 5-year contract
(+ 5 year optional extension)

A winning partnership - Clancy Docwra and Sutton & East Surrey Water

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An announcement from our Joint
Chairmen, Kevin and Dermot Clancy!

As the results of our employee engagement survey show, family Seamus Keogh, CEO
is a strong word within The Clancy Group. Started in 1958 by our Clancy Docwra Ltd
father and founder, Michael Clancy, our family business has grown
and changed over the years. One of our priorities is to ensure Matt Cannon, COO
that the business continues to develop as a successful family Clancy Docwra Ltd
business for many years to come. We’re delighted to have four
members of the third generation actively involved in the business
and now feels like the right time to make some organisational
changes to continue building on our success.

We’re pleased to announce that Seamus Keogh will take on the
role of CEO of Clancy Docwra Ltd, our main operating business
and our nephew Matt Cannon will step into the role of COO.

Please join us in wishing both Seamus and Matt the best of luck
in their new positions.

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Clancy Mobile celebrates significant landmark

Thursday 9th June was a significant landmark for he and Charles have successfully completed over
400 jobs via Clancy Mobile, and the 100,000th job
Clancy Mobile, as we completed the 100,000th was a textbook example.

job since the system first went live in April 2015. Commenting on this achievement, Stephen
The job itself was a meter installation in St. Hunter of Sony Mobile UK said, “We’re delighted
Mary’s Close, Ewell – completed on behalf of to help mark this occasion with Clancy Docwra.
Sutton and Easy Surrey Water, and carried out by It’s been great working with the Clancy Mobile
Fredrick Cooper and Charles Rumbol. team, and to see Sony Xperia devices used to
support the UK’s essential services.”
Tim Edwards, Associate Director of IT, presented
Fred with a ‘golden’ version of the latest Sony Photo left to right: Alan Saunders (Assistant District Manager)
Xperia smartphone to mark the occasion, which Tim Edwards, (AD of IT), Fredrick Cooper (Ganger) Charles Rumbol
was donated by Sony. Fred, by his own admission, (Labourer) and James Cole (Commercial and Performance Manager)
isn’t a technogeek, but between the two of them,

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Against the clock

Back in May some of our colleagues
competed in the Drilling and Tapping
Championships at the Utility Week
Live event.

The competition sees two contestants, one of whom Mother and daughter duo, Lesley and Kayleigh Barratt
must be connected to the water industry and either
employed by a water company or contract partners, Kayleigh Barratt connecting service pipe, while mum Lesley waits to
compete against the clock to drill and tap a 150mm turn on stop tap
diameter ductile iron main under available pressure,
together with the installation of a simulated service
connection.

An impressive 16 teams entered the competition this
year, including our very own mother and daughter duo,
Lesley and Kayleigh Barratt. We’re pleased to say that
they came first in the ladies’ competition, winning the
chance to represent both the Clancy Group and the
UK in Amsterdam next year, with a best time of four
minutes 32 seconds! Our men’s team, Aston Elsey and
Steve Mason, who were entering for the first time, won
the ‘Best Newcomers’ award and we also won the ‘Best
Contractors’ team award, (combined ladies and mens
teams) with a time of three minutes 57 seconds.

The teams trained hard prior to the event, working in
collaboration with our partnership team entry from
Anglian Water, and supporting each other throughout
their preparation for the challenge. Congratulations!

Aston Elsey and Steve Mason won the Best Newcomers award Our men’s team in action
and Best Contractors team

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Our streetworks team heads back to school

Clancy Docwra’s streetworks team are taking
their latest project on the road, to highlight
the importance of street management during
road works. They recently paid a visit to
Hewens Primary School in Hayes, where they
presented to three groups of school children.

The children watched a short video which
showed members of the public with disabilities
and demonstrated how the impact of road
works, and changes to pavement layouts, can
impact their daily routine.

Variable Message Sign (VMS) Operative Ricky
Walton showed the children how the VMS
monitor and screen operated, before letting
them type up their own messages for the class
to read - while Traffic Management Operative
Reece Frost showed them the importance of
temporary traffic lights. Then Group
Streetworks Manager Dickie Aston-Wright and
Thames Water Streetworks Manager Leah
Rhodes-Burch walked the children through a
temporary work area, where they had the
chance to test ‘vision impaired’ goggles.

The team are hoping to visit more schools in
the coming months, so we’ll update you on that
in our next issue of 6S magazine.

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Considerate Constructors Scheme National Site Award

Huge congratulations to our
colleagues working on the UK
Power Networks contract at
Queen’s Theatre London.

Not only did they achieve
another positive inspection by
considerate contractors, they
also made an improvement on
their previous score from 39
up to 42.

From left to right; Tony O’Toole, Martin Treacy, James Searson, This is a fantastic
Craig Aust, Deborah Patmore, Peter Santillan, Majojo Sowe. achievement for the team who
put a lot of work into
preparing for the visits.

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The latest news from HR

Hi all, The leadership team and I met in Liz Stokes
June, for our first Leadership
I am delighted to have been asked to Event of 2016. It was a chance for Associate Director of HR
write my first article for 6S us to reflect on last year’s
magazine. This is a great performance and look ahead at had their first APR with their line
opportunity for me to update you challenges for the coming year as manager.
on what I’ve been up to since joining we work towards our Vision for Wishing you all a great summer,
the business and tell you about 2020. You can read more on page Liz
some of the exciting things we have 14 and remember to visit the
in store over the next few months. Clancy Hub to watch the video.

In April we took part in the Best It is a very exciting time to be
Workplaces programme and asked part of The Clancy Group, the
you to complete an employee business is growing and we have
survey. Your responses will help us more employees than ever
understand how we can make The before. Our 2016 Apprentice and
Clancy Group the best place for Graduate schemes are open and
you to work. The results are now in taking applications for the next
and along with the Executive Team set of recruits. After a
we are analysing the data and successful trial of the new
working on our focus areas to Annual Performance Review
make sure these changes are (APR) on our South East Water
rolled out across the business. contract, we have rolled the new
We’ve provided you with a snap process out across all our
shot of the results in the centre contracts. From April to July all
page, along with an update and of our weekly paid operatives
our next steps.

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Clancy Docwra secures four year We are delighted to announce a new four
contract with Northern Powergrid year contract with Northern Powergrid
(NPG), with an option to extend to eight
years. The contract is to deliver
engineering services in all of NPG’s
operating regions, including Yorkshire, the
Humber Estuary and North Lincolnshire.

Commenting on the new contract, Associate
Director Sean McGuiness said, “We are
delighted with this new contract. A huge
congratulation must go to our team, who
have worked tirelessly over the last seven
years to deliver a great service to NPG and
their customers.”

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New Contract Wins….

Between March 2016 and June 2016 a number of new contracts have been won and signed by Clancy
Docwra. Here’s a quick overview

Client: Northern Power Grid

Value: £100,000,000 Region: North

Sector: Energy Location: North East and Yorkshire

Start date: July 2016

Overview: Clancy Docwra has successfully been awarded six of the ten new work streams. We

currently cover the existing geographical area of Teesside, Tyne and Wear and Northumberland,

this will now expand to cover the Yorkshire Dales and Yorkshire Moors and Wolds, which will

significantly increase our presence in the area.

The Cable Engineering Services framework will deliver Northern Powergrid’s requirement for
installation, jointing and repair of underground cables to 22kV. It is anticipated the annual spend
by NPG against this framework will be in the region of £85m, of which Clancy Docwra will deliver
approximately £25m.

Client: London Underground Ltd

Value: £3,269,765 Region: Central and East

Sector: Rail Location: London

Start date: May 2016

Overview: Construction of civils and premises packages for the signalling equipment rooms at

Embankment, Plaistow, Barking, Dagenham East & Upminster stations

Client: Sutton and East Surrey Water

Value: £45,000,000 Region: South and West

Sector: Water Location: Sussex, Kent and London

Start date: July 2016

Overview: Infrastructure Term Service Contractors for the delivery of Sutton and East Surrey

Water’s infrastructure. Works shall include the replacement of existing infrastructure

including water mains varying from 63mm to 600mm, communication and service pipes.

Diversion or extension of the mains network including new housing service connections
(Developer Services). New domestic and commercial water meter installations, internal,
external and boundary box replacement.

Client: Hill/Swan J.V

Value: £170,264 Region: Central and Eastern

Sector: Civil Engineering Location: London

Start date: March 2016

Overview: Provision of services diversion / protection (water and BT) within footprint of new

tower block development.

Client: Linden Homes, Bloor Homes and Bovis Homes

Value: £3,273,624 Region: Central and East

Sector: Multi Utility Location: West Shinfield, Wokingham

Start date: August 2016

Overview: Installation of gas, water and electrical infrastructure to 1025 new dwellings in West

Shinfield, Wokingham, Berkshire

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THINK SAFE Our Think Safe programme is going from strength to
UPDATE strength. Since the last issue of 6S magazine, we’ve
completed a further 40 training sessions for individuals in
the Priority 2 group.

Over 40 people attended the latest Think Safe Forum back in
June. This was a great opportunity for some of our Think Safe
coaches to catch up with the wider HSE community, and to
participate in our action-packed agenda – which included an
interactive coaching session using actors, a chance for Think
Safe coaches to discuss as a group what a good coaching
interaction looks like, open Q&A session and much more.

Thank you to everyone who attended, and contributed
towards the success of the day!

Trained Think Safe coaches 26 27 Central & East
17 5 4 CPH
We now have 79 fully trained safety coaches. Head Office
This is a fantastic level of support for the North & Scotland
programme and for our safety culture. South & West

Upcoming training dates (Stats as of 15/07/2016)

Region Depot Date From Time Number of 1/2 day
Sessions Per Day

S&W IOW 17/08/2016 AM 1
22/08/2016 AM & PM 2
S&W Redhill 23/08/2016 AM & PM 2
12/09/2016 1
S&W Chatham 13/09/2016 AM 2
14/09/2016 AM & PM 2
C&E Datchet 21/09/2016 AM & PM 2
26/09/2016 AM & PM 1
S&W Tonbridge 27/09/2016 2 What’s next for the
27/09/2016 AM 2 programme?
S&W Tonbridge 28/09/2016 AM & PM 2
29/09/2016 AM & PM 2 s Completion of Priority 2
C&E Guildford 29/09/2016 AM & PM 2 training - May 16 – Nov 16
30/09/2016 AM & PM 2
S&W Aldershot AM & PM s Monthly regional Think Safe
AM & PM forums
S&W Aldershot
s Coaching Course dates TBC
N&S Livingston s Central Think Safe Forums –

N&S Livingston Nov 16
s Launch of Priority 3 training –
N&S Livingston
Dec 16 – Mar 17
C&E/S&W Mixed Dartford
Look
C&E/S&W Mixed Dartford out for our
Think Safe
Joining Instructions will be sent out prior to the course for all summer water
candidates who will fall into Priority 2.
bottles!
We look forward to seeing you on the day!

Interested in becoming a Think Safe coach?

Contact charlie.dacre@theclancygroup.co.uk or visit the
Clancy Hub for all information on the Think Safe Programme

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Your thoughts on Think Safe And the winner is...

We interviewed Area Operations In April we took part in the Best
Manager Sam Mahoney to give us Workplaces programme, run by A
his thoughts on Think Safe and why Great Place to Work and we asked
the programme is so important. you to complete an
employee survey.
Sam has been with Clancy Docwra We would like to
thank everyone
since 2002 and during that time he that took the
time to
has covered Repair and complete the
survey as part
Maintenance, Developer Services, Sam Mahoney, of this Programme.
Sewerage and Multi Utility. He is Area Operations Manager A Great Place to Work entered all
currently Area Operations Manager participants into a prize draw to
win an iPad and selected a name at
on the Infrastructure Alliance contract in Thames Valley random. Congratulations to our
lucky winner Saleem Saeed,
Why is Think Safe such an important programme? Graduate Environmental Advisor
It is important we have this programme, to ensure our entire for the South and West Region!
workforce has the same understanding of the importance of
Health and Safety. In addition to our young apprentices we also David Pegg presents Saleem Saeed with his
have an older workforce who didn’t have the same Health and Apple iPad
Safety restrictions as we do today, some have picked up bad habits
over the years, due to the commercial pressures of the contracts 9
they work on and this programme helps to challenge that thinking.

You mentioned trying to change and challenge old ways of working
– so how are you applying Think Safe across your contracts?
We have regular stand downs and briefings, where we promote safe
working practices or identify any bad practices. We also have a
weekly conference call with all of the Thames Water areas, to
discuss any HSE issues and to see what lessons have been learned
- as well as gathering information on any good practices in the area,
and finding out if anybody has shown leadership on the contract.

Home Safe

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Chief Executive Officer

What do you do to empower your team members to put Think Safe
into practice?
All staff and teams on the contract are empowered by both Clancy
Docwra and our client, Thames Water. Everyone has been issued a
Zero Tolerance card by Thames Water, as well as the Clancy Docwra
‘Work Safe, Home Safe’ card. These cards allow our colleagues to
stop a job if they feel it is unsafe. There are also commercial
demands on the contracts, but we need to ensure the teams have
the confidence that the contracts will supply the tools and
equipment needed to do the job safely, whatever the cost. Teams
are taking a new approach to the jobs they are doing, to ensure
HSE is the priority – but some of this does impact their
productivity, so we need to look at other methods which may help
to increase productivity levels.

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The Clancy Plant (CP) stores team keep

For anyone who’s visited the Harefield yard, I’m sure you’ll recognise
these friendly faces that make up the CPH stores team. This month
we had the pleasure of interviewing the four members of the team,
to find out who they are and what they do.

What does a typical day look like? What do you enjoy most about “What’s the most challenging thing
Before going into everyone’s working for Clancy Plant? “ about your role?
comments, we should probably
mention here that the initial Noel – the people definitely make Noel – good communication. We’re
answer was a unanimous “There is the job for me, I’ve got a great not always given the full details or
no typical day!” team and we not only work well information in one hit, with more
together, but socialise as a group. detailed communication we could
Ashley – there’s always something Kevin is great at getting us all really plan for the day/week ahead.
to do, and things can change in a together for social events - for For example, being able to plan for
matter of minutes. You could start example we recently spent the large deliveries would utilise our
the morning preparing for an audit evening at Top Golf - which all time more effectively.
inspection and then be called out helps to build a great team
to pick up emergency parts for a environment. Ashley – sourcing stock for new
piece of machinery. machinery, especially if it’s needed
Ashley – there’s a strong sense of at the last minute. But we always
Esther – Piccadilly Circus! No two family working here, and there are get the job done!
days are the same, and we’ve all always lots of different people
learnt each other’s roles, so that coming in and out. Kevin – finding space within stores
we can cover during busy periods for all the items we currently hold.
or holidays. Kevin – flexible training has been a
real benefit for me, and really Esther - month end is always
Noel – we’re currently audited every helped me progress in my role. pretty challenging. Ensuring all
three to four months, so we have invoices and related paperwork are
to make sure that all paperwork is Esther – I agree with Noel, we’ve complete and up to date for the
in order - from COSHH sheets to got a great team. We all know each accounts department.
manual handling, everything needs other’s roles, so can jump in to
to be accounted for. help each other at any moment. “There is no
And it’s a very nice location to typical day!
Kevin – we’ve recently opened new work in as well.
depots in Lingfield and Ramsey, so
we’re responsible for kitting them “...we always get
out with tools and setting up the job done!
approved suppliers, who will supply
them with stock.

JUST FOR FUN...

If you could have a super power for one day –
what would it be and why?

Esther – mind reading, a skill that would come in very handy in my
role!

Ashley – invisibility, so I could disappear at the click of a finger.

Kevin – Green Lantern (for all you Marvel comic fans out there),
they fight evil with the aid of rings that grant them a variety of
extraordinary powers.

Noel – the ability to fly, to save time walking across the yard and
around the stores!

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s us on the move! The Clancy Group Staff Magazine l 6S 19

WHO THEY The Grand Canal Challenge
ARE
For most people, running a half marathon on a Sunday
From left to right morning would not be their first choice of weekend activity.
However, our wonderful Clancy Docwra Canal Challenge
Ashley Price, team, who were raising money for Royal Brompton and
Store Man Harefield Hospitals, did just that!
joined December 2013
After a week of rain the conditions were less than ideal -
Noel Brockton, and as they were preparing for the event on the day,
Procurement Manager rumours of someone already falling in were spreading
joined in May 2012 fast. But this did not deter our team, and despite
battling old and new injuries, they set off from Lake
Esther Olive, Farm in Hayes along the muddy canal track! Covering 13
Administrator miles in total, before reaching the finish line at the Old
joined September 2008 Orchard pub in Harefield, where they relaxed in the
sunshine with a well-earned drink and some food.
Kevin Huscroft, The team would like to
Store Man thank everyone who
joined November 2013 kindly donated to the
challenge. In total they
Team Facts raised a fantastic
£1,240, which we’re
s Responsible for supplying pleased to say our
goods and services to all CP chairmen have agreed to
depots nationwide match.

s Stock holding value of around Top, left to right: Stewart
£430,000 Freegard, Carly Fry & James
Searson completed the course in
s Helps to maintain 8,000 pieces 1hr 25mins
of plant and 2,500 company Right: Tara Byrne with partner
vehicles Daniel Curle, completed the
course in just under 2 hours
s Supplies and co-ordinates 22
mobile fitters, with stock and
equipment

s Liaises with over 100 suppliers

s Generates over 8,000
transactions per month

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Donated pipes are blue-ming marvellous

When it comes to protecting its freshly Keith Miller (SEW), Owen Jones (Clancy), Richenda Malone (Communigrow) and
planted vegetable patches, food production Paul Gladdish (Communigrow) with blue pipes and netting protecting crops
and conservation charity Communigrow has
come up with a unique solution! it’s great to see our pipes being used in a new and
creative way.” Helen Turner, Secretary at Communigrow,
Using blue pipes, which are usually used to added, “We’re grateful to Clancy Docwra and South East
transport thousands of litres of fresh tap Water for the donation. Their support allows us to take a
water underground. They bend these pipes step forward with our efforts in teaching about the
into hoops and place netting on top to create natural world.”
a tunnel.

The pipes, which were a joint donation by
Clancy Docwra and South East Water, mean
that the household vegetables will be
protected from pigeons and pests, who feast
on the freshly planted cabbages and peas. This
produce is sold locally via Communigrow’s ‘veg
box’ scheme - and through community outlets,
for a suggested donation.

South East Water Technician Keith Miller said,
“We’re delighted to be able to support
Communigrow alongside Clancy Docwra, and

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A successful leadership event
“
“
Back in June our senior leadership team met at the Denham Grove hotel for our first Leadership event of 2016.

The day was focused on the delivery of our Exploit the strengths of the team of
‘Successful’ targets, one of our 6S’s and on our people within our organisation to enhance
vision ‘to be the most trusted provider of essential
services that keep the UK running’. It was a the performance of our contract.
fantastic opportunity for our Leadership Team to
reflect on the Vision 2020 launch a year on, review Steven Day, Commercial Manager
2015/2016 performance and discuss the challenges

“and opportunities within our 2020 business plan.
Each of our senior leaders was asked to write a
personal commitment that they will work towards
over the coming months. This commitment will be
reviewed at our next Leadership Event in
September 2016.

Don’t forget to visit the hub to watch our
introduction video.

Volunteer to help areas of Dermot and Kevin Clancy presenting at our Leadership event
the business that need
additional support to

deliver their commitments

Ros Taylor, Group Performance Manager

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Say Cheese!

We’ve tasked our senior exec team with a selfie challenge and we need your help!

We want to see as many of your faces as possible in these pictures. So whenever you
see one of the exec team members on site, remind them to get snapping.

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demonstrates
below

Kevin Clancy working hard with Paul Keet and Dermot Clancy on a recent exec visit to Chaucer house St. Albans.
Ben Bailey Left to right - Alex Demidh, Artur Kotlarz, Paul Dyer, Paul Hider, Dermot Clancy, Nick Payne,
John Hider and Scott Ward

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A great win for multi utility south

Continuing our expansion in this sector, we’re excited
to announce that we have recently won a large multi
utility job in West Shinfield, Wokingham, Berkshire.

The job involves installing gas, water and electrical
infrastructure to 1025 new homes in the area. The
contract is worth in excess of £3.2m and is on behalf of
a consortium of developers comprising Linden Homes,
Bloor Homes and Bovis Homes.

Ronan Clancy, Group Business Commenting on the success Group A previous multi utility job
Development Manager Business Development Manager, Ronan
Clancy, said: “This is a great win for the
multi utility south team. We have been
extremely successful in this line of work
for over a decade in Scotland and the
north and we now feel the time is right to
expand operations into the south. This
contract is the biggest multi utility job we
have won in the region so far and is just
the beginning, in what is a significant
growth area for our business”.

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Opening the floodgates to OPPORTUNITY

Our 2016 Apprentice and Graduate Schemes opened in June and we have already received a great response.

This year we have an amazing 16 announcing new vacancies for
places to offer to new power, plant and plumbing
apprentices who were looking to apprentices in the next few weeks.
join our scheme, and to start a
career in the water industry. An apprenticeship is a fantastic
Interviews will take place very way for young people to train
soon and our new recruits will for a qualification, whilst also
start their two year programme gaining valuable experience
with us this September. in the workplace.

During these two years, the If you know someone who might
apprentices will gain recognised be interested in joining our
qualifications through residential apprenticeship or graduate schemes,
two week block release training please contact Rosa Boston in the
at Bridgwater College in Training department, either by phone
Somerset, as well as valuable 01895 823186 or email:
‘hands-on’ experience through Rosa.Boston@theclancygroup.co.uk.
work placements across our
water contracts. We will also be Look out for details of our latest recruits and graduate
news in the next issue of 6S magazine.

The Clancy family fireworks display will take place Save the date!
on Saturday 29 October 2016 at Clare House.

Look out for more details coming soon!

South East Water win annual friendly

On Thursday 7 July Clancy Docwra and Competition was fierce and sadly our boys
South East Water cricket teams went head had to accept defeat, but a great day was
to head in their annual cricket match. had by all.

The Clancy Docwra and South East Water teams

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Take a break! Spot the ten differences...

Can you spot the ten differences
between these two images?

This challenge has been officially
catagorised as hard!

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The Clancy Docwra Open A message
from Seamus
This year’s Clancy Dowra annual golf tournament
took place at Whickham Golf Club, Newcastle Following the
upon Tyne. recent
conviction of
Abbey Gellately, Multi Utility Administrator, one of our
Sunderland organised the day, ensuring former
everything ran smoothly. Dave Macdonald, employees
RadiusPlus Ltd said “The whole day from the ‘Full Louise Davis
English’ to the prize giving was really enjoyable to 16 months
and expertly organised - I cannot believe that imprisonment for fraud and
you can even organise the weather!” other related offences, I would
like to remind all colleagues that
A mixture of clients and colleagues were invited the Clancy Group takes a zero
to the day. Keith Troughton Site tolerance approach to bribery,
Manager North, Northern Gas corruption, and fraud of any kind
Networks said “I was paired with a within our business.
great couple of lads from power
who gave this poor golfer tips Please visit the Clancy Hub to
and advice which improved my read our Anti-bribery policy and
game.” our Whistleblowing policy for
further information.
A prize draw raffle was held at
the end of the day which raised
£1,230.00 for Gracehouse charity.

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Clancy Docwra people news

Tell us your ideas Baby News

Fancy winning a £50 shopping Congratulations to…
voucher? Ronan Clancy and his wife Naomi on the birth
of Breffni Luther Dermot Clancy, born on 2nd
£50 May 2016

Weddings

Submit your ideas via: Read all...

6S@theclancygroup.co.uk Don’t forget to visit the
Clancy hub to catch up on all the
Congratulations to Senior QS at KCD
the Clancy Mobile app latest news from around the business. Kidlington, Krishan Parmar, who
If you have a story please contact us at married partner Chandni Unka in a
beautiful wedding ceremony on 30 April.
Alvaro at 01895 825 263 DL_Marketing@theclancygroup.co.uk
or 07807 830220 Wishing you both a lifetime of
...about it happiness together.
or by simply filling up a card
Welcoming
and giving it to your line Kelly Ferris

manager. Kelly joined us at the
start of June as our new
Tim Edwards Business Development
Manager (North). Kelly’s
New Associate Director role will be to grow the
existing customer base
and explore further
opportunities in
associated market places.
She joins us from
Energetics Design and
Build where she was for 5
years.

We’re delighted to announce Ian Elliott, Group Head of Security,
that Tim Edwards has moved caught an impressive 8lb 2oz Bass
into the role of Associate on a recent fishing trip to Chesil
Director as of 1st June 2016. Beach in Dorset.
This is a fantastic move for
Tim, and we wish him well in his
new role.

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A big thank you...

Mr Forder of Galsworthy A special thanks to David James Collinge, Christopher
Road had his meter moved to Titley and Tony Bennett who Brown and James Kelvin
outside his property and stopped to help good Stephenson
would like to say a big thank Samaritan Nicky Fettes. “When we heard that the
you to Ben Bache and Mark Nicky said “They were the water pipes were to be
Snowden, who worked on the only people that stopped to replaced in South Street
job “You would not know they help me with an elderly Gavinton we were all
had ever been there. Great gentleman, who had expecting total chaos.
job, thanks guys.” wandered out of his home However thanks to the
and was clearly struggling. unfailing cheerfulness of
Without your help he would your men, excellent work
have had a very nasty fall. So ethic (despite some very long
thank you.” days and battling the
weather) we have been more
Mr Burge of South Croydon Lee Dersley & Tom Davey than impressed. Even
Would like to thank Lee returning to reseed patches
Dersley & Tom Davey, who on the green – Please pass
provided a 5* service when on our sincere thanks”.
they came to fit his meter. Andrea

A huge thank you to Left to right: Ross Lewin, James Bentley, Michael Bentley, Good samaritan
the Elm Lodge team Laurie Ford, Ryan Bowden, Marc Ford. Inset: Alan Baker, who
for going the extra was on leave when the pic was taken) Are you the good Samaritan
mile and providing who returned a handbag to
outstanding a property in West Heath
customer service. Road, Farnborough? If so Mr
They are a credit to Greenfield would like to
Clancy Plant Hire – express his sincere
accommodating, gratitude for your kind
helpful and actions. Mr Greenfield said
supportive. “My daughter is
exceptionally grateful to the
Was this you?… man, she had left her bag on
“While riding my horse in Halden Lane, Rolvenden, Kent I was the curb while helping us
met by one of your drivers, as soon as he saw me he reversed unload luggage from the car.
the vehicle to a safe passing place and turned his engine off Your employee explained
until I had passed. I was extremely grateful to him as moments that he’d taken the bag
before a courier van nearly ran me off the road. This young from a group of boys close
man acted extremely well and I’d like to pass on my thanks.” to our property. Please pass
Mrs Farley on our sincere gratitude.”

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Here’s a couple of pictures from inside the restaurant

Back in April, construction work started on upgrading our

compiettt’’isimteion old staff restaurant. We’re now two months in and the
project is going really well –so we thought it would be a
great time to give you the chance to name our new
restaurant!

The new name will be chosen by Kevin and Dermot
from all of the entries. The winner will then not
only see the name they suggested up above the door,

but they will also be invited to officially open the

restaurant on launch day, alongside Kevin and Dermot.

Simply complete the entry form below and pop it in the
suggestions box in reception. For those of you who are not
based at Harefield, please email your restaurant name
suggestion to marketing@theclancygroup.co.uk

The team behind the construction. From left to right: Marc Harris, Russell Thompson, Stephen Podd, Dave Sanders, JJ Walshe and Steven Wilkinson

Entry Full name: Telephone:
form New restaurant name:

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