adi newsletter Issue 17 2019

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VERY Special Guests

Prime Minister & Chancellor visit adi Group

Plus all the latest Group News

New Year, New Divisions, New Faces

Meet adi VT and adi Mechanical South Wales

We did it again!

adi Earns second Best Companies Accreditation

Lets Get Digital

adi Telecom rebrands to adi Digital

Issue 17 – Quarter 1 2019

The Editor In This Issue

Happy New Year and Page 3 – Lusty’s Latest
welcome to the first adi
Group Newsletter of 2019! CEO Alan Lusty talks about the year ahead for adi Group

Lots of really awesome events and Pages 4 & 5 – New Recruits
happenings have occurred since the last
edition way back in Q3 so grab a tea and We’re growing and here are the newest members to our team since
biscuit and get stuck in. the last edition

We had Theresa May and Phillip Page 6 – adi Telecom Goes adi Digital
Hammond stop by at head office in
October to learn more about the fantastic work we’re doing in inspiring the Vic Brashko talks about rebranding and new products offered by adi
next generation of young people into the engineering industry. More on this Digital
featured on Page 12 as well as some photos captured on the day of the
visit. Page 7 – Meet adi VT – Lift & Escalator
Consultancy
We bring you the latest division news including news on the launch of
two new adi divisions, a rebrand and various new personnel joining our We meet Vance Cunningham to find out more about the world of
growing team to strengthen our existing leadership teams across the Group. vertical transport
Aquapak shares their latest news having recently signed up to the Ellen
McArthur Foundation’s Global Commitment to eliminate plastic pollution at Pages 8 & 9 – Awards Round-Up
source.
adi scores two more accolades for CSR and employee engagement
We also share highlights and some of the takeaways from the Group’s initiatives
biggest senior management conference to date which saw more than 100
senior managers gather at The Belfry for a packed day of learning and team Page 10 – Aquapak Update
building activities. The event focused on ways of working and removing
blockers to success across the Group and a great day was had by all in Aquapak signs the Ellen MacArthur Global Commitment to eliminate
attendance. The team will be working to pass on the knowledge gained at plastic pollution at source
this event across the Group so stay tuned for further information.
Page 11 – adi Environmental
One of the highlights last year was our increased commitment at division
level to CSR activities. In this edition we share some of the team building adi Environmental talks protecting the Public & Businesses from
activities and schools outreach that adi Facilities Engineering and adi Legionnaires’ Disease
B&R have been involved with as well as the huge number of charity and
fundraising events staff have been part of. Page 12 – Special Guests

Don’t forget, this is your newsletter and if there are features or stories you’d adi Group welcomes Prime Minister and Chancellor to Melchett Road
like us to cover in future editions let us know!
Page 13 – Apprentices & Schools Outreach
mail P.S Reminder – make sure
you pop an entry in to our two We welcome our biggest intake of first-year apprentices and share a
newsletter competitions. We recent school careers talk at Dame Elizabeth Cadbury
have two vouchers up for grabs
to a store of your choice and you Pages 14 & 15 – More Group News
never know you may just be one
of our winners! adi B&R and adi Waste Systems boost their leadership teams and we
also meet adi Mechanical’s South Wales division
VERY SPECIAL GUESTS See you in the next edition!
Page 16 – Senior Management Away Day
Prime Minister & Chancellor visit adi Group Claire Frays
We report the highlights from adi’s biggest senior management away
adi Mail Editor day to date

Plus all the latest Group News Theresa May and Phillip Page 17 - #LottieTour
Hammond came to say
New Year, New Divisions, New Faces Hello to the team at head adi Group joins the #LottieTour to inspire more young people into
Meet adi VT and adi Mechanical South Wales office. Don’t believe us? engineering
We did it again! Find out more about this
adi Earns second Best Companies Accreditation exciting occasion in Group Pages 18 & 19 – adi In The Community
Lets Get Digital history on Page 12.
adi Telecom rebrands to adi Digital We take a look how various adi Group divisions are making an impact
on our CSR Programme
Issue 17 – Quarter 1 2019
Pages 20 & 21 – QHSE Update
Got News, Photos, or want to be featured? Get in touch!
The latest from adi’s QHSE Guru Roy Cumberworth. The adi Digital
Like we always say, this is YOUR magazine and we want YOUR news stories team also share how they are supporting clients with QHSE via Digital
and photos to feature in future editions. Maybe you’re hosting or taking Signage solutions.
part in a charity event in 2019 or working on an exciting project for one of
our clients or just want to share just a completely random occurrence with Pages 22 & 23 – Charity Highlights
colleagues across the Group. We’d love to feature you. Simply let the Group
Communications team know so we can share your news across the Group. We look at some of last years fundraising highlights and give you a
round up of charity events that happened in Q4
Send your stories and photos to:
Pages 24 & 25 – Christmas Party Highlights
e: [email protected] | [email protected] | t: +44 (0) 7896 068730
We share the fun and photos of our New York Themed Christmas
Follow us online at: Party at Birmingham’s iconic ICC

Facebook: facebook.com/adigroupltd Pages 26 & 27 – The Staff Room
Twitter: @adiGroupLtd
LinkedIn: Systems adi Group Staff news from across the Group featuring new borns, retirements
Instagram: @adiGroupLtd and employee led charity news.
Google+: adi Group
YouTube: adi Group Page 28 - The Pit Lane

LUSTy’s latest

‘Our purpose is to grow a In Q3/Q4 we made further investments and strengthened our overall Group
profitable group that adds engineering service offering with the rebrand of adi Telecom to adi Digital,
value to our customer’s the launch of adi VT – Lift & Escalator Consultancy and adi Mechanical
businesses, maintains launched a new division to expand its geographical footprint into the South
a safe ethical working Wales region. We look forward to seeing the growth and new opportunities
environment and is an each of these divisions will bring to adi Group.
organisation that people
aspire to work for.’ We also hosted our largest Senior Management Away Day at the end of
November which focused on ways of working and how we can improve
First and foremost I’d like to take this opportunity teamwork across the Group. Some of the topics and workshops covered
to thank you for your hard work and efforts on the day have since led to new initiatives being worked up and once we
throughout 2018. have our launch plans finalised we will be rolling these out across the whole
Group in Q1/Q2 of 2019.
Despite the various economic uncertainties (and of course ‘Brexit’) adi
Group still managed to have a good year forging countless new business We are also delighted to have started 2019 on a positive note with the
relationships, securing new clients, expanding our services for existing announcement that for the second year running we have achieved a Sunday
clients, growing in headcount and launching new initiatives across the Times Best Companies 1* Accreditation. Our next steps are to review the
business so there is a lot to be positive about. scores we achieved within each adi Group division to determine our focus
areas for 2019.
One of the personal highlights of 2018 for me was our visit from the Prime
Minister, Chancellor and Mayor of the West Midlands who came to head Lastly, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on the future that lies ahead for
office and toured our workshops, met pre-apprentices, apprentices and adi Group. This is not to be negative as we have so many positive things
countless members of staff. happening across the Group but with the world entering challenging times
and with the Brexit looming we have to prepare ourselves.
The visit to adi came as the result of the work we have been doing with
young people through our pre-apprentice and apprentice academy There is currently a lack of clarity on what the short and longer term impact
programmes as well as through ongoing schools outreach programmes to of Brexit will be for both business and individuals across the UK (and Europe
help inspire more young people into Engineering and Manufacturing. The too). This is a challenge and consideration that all businesses across all
Group was the only business to be visited by the Prime Minister during the sectors are having to prepare for and consider and is not just a challenge
Conservative Party conference which is fantastic recognition for the work we that impacts adi Group. Our customers and suppliers will be having similar
are doing as a collective. conversations in their businesses and preparing for an uncertain future.

We have since also been mentioned in the Houses of Parliament by Mrs Whilst we don’t know what a post-Brexit UK looks like just yet, I would like
May who again reiterated the fantastic work we are doing to help overcome to reassure employee’s that our intention is of course to battle through it and
the engineering-wide skills shortage. You can read more about the visit and continue with the aim to continue to grow and succeed. The vision for adi
see some photos captured on the day on page 12. Group is still the same and we will be keeping a close eye on developments
in the coming weeks and months to navigate any challenges Brexit may
bring appropriately.

Thank you as always for your support and work across the Group. As you
know adi Group thrives on challenges and we must continue in the same
vein in 2019.

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Welcome to adi

adi welcomes our newest recruits

Andy Acha Josh Brown Chris Jones Sam Cash Bradley Harford
Senior Control Systems Panel Wirer Apprentice Systems Engineer Fabrication & Welding Apprentice Electrician
Apprentice adi Automotive adi Automotive Services
Engineer adi Automation adi Automation
adi Automation Services

Amit Jain Agnieska Makal Lewis Molyneux Borislav Petkov Michal Poplawski
Product Development Engineer Administrator Apprentice Electrician Senior 3D Design Engineer CNC CAM Programmer
adi Automotive Services adi Automotive Services
adi Automotive Services adi Automotive Services adi Automotive Services

Adrian Adams Bradley Ashby James Cooknell Mark Evans Tom Hartley
Construction Director Electrical improver Maintenance Electrician Terminal Electrician Apprentice Electrician
adi Building & Refurbishment
adi Electrical adi Electrical adi Electrical adi Electrical

Matthew Hatfield Gerry Lam Lindsey Paynton Ben Ratcliffe Leigh Rowlands
Electrician Electrician Administrator Apprentice Electrician Maintenance Electrician
adi Electrical adi Electrical
adi Electrical adi Electrical adi Electrical

Oliver Shenton Will Stansbie Will Baber Damon Bhakta Luke Dawson
Apprentice Electrician Apprentice Electrician Service Consultant Service Consultant Service Consultant
adi Environmental adi Environmental adi Environmental
adi Electrical adi Electrical

Jon Wadley Michael Boardman Fred Greenhalgh John Kerr John McGuire
Strategic Business Manager Mobile HVAC Engineer Mobile HVAC Engineer Facilities Manager Facilities Manager
adi Facilities Engineering adi Facilities Engineering adi Facilities Engineering adi Facilities Engineering
adi Environmental

Andrew Terry Benjamin Hopkins Chris Ambler Abbie Beaver Hannah Brennan
M&E Technician Compressor Service Engineer Racking Operative Fabrication & Welding Senior Administrator
adi Facilities Engineering adi Healy Compressor Services
adi Mechanical Apprentice adi Mechanical
adi Mechanical

Raja Dubb Matthew Ellson Peter Hill Jacek Michalski Michael Scott
Apprentice Fabricator and Welder/Fabricator Contract Manager Fabricator/Welder Racking Operative

Welder adi Mechanical adi Mechanical adi Mechanical adi Mechanical
adi Mechanical

Nick Still Simon Wells Neil Vokins Andrew Lusty Marc Pridmore
Lead Operative Lead Engineer Mechanical Improver Divisional Manager Contracts Manager
adi Mechanical adi Mechanical adi Mechanical South Wales adi Mechanical South Wales
adi Mechanical

Jordan Holloway Christopher Murphy Vance Cunningham
TEGG Support Electrician Business Development Manager Managing Director
adi VT – Lift & Escalator
adi Electrical adi TEGG Service
Consultancy

adi Group also welcomes Daniel Northall (adi Climate Systems), 5
Gary Hankins (adi Facilities Engineering), Farah Karim (adi Group Services)

and Craig Webb (adi Mechanical)

adi Telecom To meet the growing demand
Re-brand To adi for digital products and
Digital As Their technologies we’re excited
Digital Services to announce that we’ve
rebranded our telecom
Evolve company.

The rebrand from adi Telecom to adi Digital comes at a time of rapid
growth for the business as it continues to add yet more capability to
its digital technology services and add new clients to its portfolio.

A systems integrator, adi Telecom was set up in 2014 to provide
voice, data and mobile telecommunications to customers
worldwide. Five years on and the Group felt the name needed to
better reflect the broad scope of digital technologies the firm now
specialises in.

Vic Brashko, adi Digital Managing Director, said of the project,
“This rebrand has been six months in the making and has been
implemented with immediate effect. The name Digital expands our
scope and shows we can service our customers with a wider range
of services.

Before now, customers may not have been fully aware of everything
we can do for them, so we have high hopes that the rebrand will
give our clients a greater insight into and a better understanding of
the full range of digital services we provide.”

So, what’s there to shout about with regard to the newly
rebranded adi Digital?

Well, three key services were recently added to the adi Digital
portfolio – out of home digital advertising, digital signage and digital
workforce solutions.

Digital signage is one of the new services that has really stirred
interest. The team has already installed signage for a wide range
of purposes, from employee and customer signage to large-scale
advertising billboards.

These new services add to an expanding portfolio that includes
cloud-hosted voices services, high-speed data networks and
mobile voice, data and text services that now integrate to create a
holistic digital offering for clients.

For more information on the new range of digital products
and services available from adi Digital please contact Vic
Brashko ([email protected]) or Stewart Darby (sdarby@
adiltd.co.uk).

adi Group Signals Redevelopment
Further Growth work to begin
with Launch at Crowngate
of Vertical Shopping
Transportation Centre
Division
The renovation of Crowngate’s
In response to growing demand from Friary Walk entrance is due to
customers across the UK, adi Group has start in a few weeks’ time,
announced the launch of adi VT - Lift & with proposed completion in
Escalator Consultancy. autumn 2019.

The new division will draw on over 40 years’ vertical transport (VT) sector Following investment from the shopping centre’s owner,
experience to offer a wide range of consultancy services to clients in commercial, The Crown Estate, the updates will include new windows
retail, manufacturing, healthcare, residential, leisure, hotel and pharmaceutical and a modernised entrance at Angel Place. This work
environments. signals Crowngate’s long-term commitment to delivering an
improved visitor experience.
Safe and effective vertical transport systems, lifts and escalators in common adi Building & Refurbishment has been appointed to carry
parlance, play a vital but often hidden role in our economy, ensuring both goods out the redevelopment, which will welcome a workforce
and people move from A to B efficiently. comprising over 15 people from Worcestershire and
neighbouring counties for the 26-week project.
Whether that’s shoppers on escalators in a department store or heavy-duty David Beebee, Managing Director at adi Building &
goods lifts in a factory, we don’t tend to notice their importance until they break Refurbishment, said: “We are delighted to work with The
down or cause a problem. And, when they do, the costs for everyone soon Crown Estate and Crowngate Shopping Centre to deliver a
mount. scheme that will contribute to the continuing redevelopment
of Worcester City Centre. We look forward to bringing our
So, adi has put together a programme of consultancy services to help ensure construction and refurbishment expertise to enhance the
businesses of all kinds benefit from VT continuity and that equipment is safe, experience of visitors to the shopping centre.”
regularly serviced and compliant with all statutory requirements. Mike Lloyd, Centre Manager at Crowngate Shopping
Centre, explains that the refurbishment will create a better
adi VT - Lift & Escalator Consultancy’s comprehensive range of services are shopping environment while complementing the traditional
aimed at keeping vertical transport simple, devising bespoke maintenance, heritage of the city centre. “We are absolutely thrilled that
servicing and replacement plans for customers, so they can budget with clarity work to upgrade the external areas of Friary Walk will be
and know that their VT equipment complies with everything from health and underway shortly.
safety to equalities legislation. “The investment helps to showcase Crowngate as a
destination that continues to attract established brands
For more information on adi VT – Lift & Escalator Consultancy and the range of and independent operators, as well as being a venue
services we can offer clients please contact Vance Cunningham (vcunningham@ which people enjoy visiting. It will open additional doors
adiltd.co.uk). in terms of potential new businesses, which will increase
employment and boost the local economy.”
New Division, New MD
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adi VT will be led by
Vance Cunningham,
who has over forty
years’ experience in
the vertical transport
industry.

Beginning his career as an indentured
apprentice, he became a qualified lift and
escalator engineer, before progressing
to Senior Lift Engineer, Business Development Manager and Lift & Escalator
Consultant positions.

Vance has extensive managerial and directorial experience, overseeing
the development of offices and personnel in Ireland, Warrington, Cardiff,
Cirencester and Birmingham and taking responsibility for a number
of large key account clients.

He has given best advice and provided management support for lift and
escalator refurbishment, replacement projects and for ongoing maintenance
contracts. As such, Vance has built one of the strongest reputations
in the sector.

adi Group Wins Sustainability Award At
Birmingham Post Business Awards

If you took the time to respond to the The Sustainability Award marks the third time that adi Group has been
anonymous b-heard survey issued recognised in the Birmingham Post Business Awards having previously
adi Group’s CSR and sustainability won the People Development Category in 2015 and finalist accolade for
programme gained further recognition at Contribution to the Community in 2017.
the Birmingham Post Business Awards
which saw us take home the Sustainability Alan Lusty, Chief Executive Officer at adi Group said, “Our entry focused on
award title. our commitment to initiatives in our CSR Programme such as sustainable
recruitment via our pre-apprentice, apprentice programmes and placement
The Sustainability Category recognised companies that have demonstrated programmes, our environmentally commitments via BP Target Neutral where
considerable dedication to corporate, social and ethical responsibility. The we support sustainable projects and livelihoods in communities across the
judges selected adi Group as the category winners due to the way in which globe, our supply chain and of course work we do within our various local
we have used sustainability to improve performance and shown investments communities across the UK.”
within our product/ service to make ourselves more sustainable as a
company. “To have had this work recognised in the Birmingham Post Business Awards
– the area which we operate in and have the most impact on – is fantastic.
Congratulations to all winners.

adi Group Sponsors adi Group Achieves
IChemE Awards Second Consecutive
Best Companies
In Q4, adi Group presented Accreditation
the Food & Drink Award at the
iChemE Awards for the best adi Group has once again been recognised
project, process or product in The Sunday Times Best Companies
that demonstrates innovation workplace engagement programme with a
to optimise manufacturing one star accreditation.
operations and contribute to the
manufacturing of safe, sustainable If you took the time to respond to the anonymous b-heard survey issued back in
food or drink. November 2018 we’d like to extend a huge thank you for taking the time to tell
us what you think and where we need to improve.
The iChemE awards celebrate chemical, process and
biochemical engineering excellence with globally recognised Our overall response rate from employees
companies such as Rolls Royce, BP, GlaxoSmithKline and across the Group actually increased
Amazon in attendance. to 89% which is very encouraging to
see. We were also pleased to learn that
adi Smart Metering we have improvements in our score
Services Sponsors which tells us we’re moving in the right
Highcross Annual Awards direction.

adi Group’s in-house smart Best Companies re-accreditations
metering specialists recently are very difficult to achieve and many
sponsored and presented the companies that achieve the standard in
Positive Places Environmental their first year don’t usually retain it, let
Award at the 10th annual Highcross alone increase their overall scoring. When
Outstanding Service Awards in we factor in how much our workforce
Leicester. has grown over the last 12 months, this
makes our achievement all the more
The annual awards puts stores and restaurants to the test to remarkable.
celebrate the best of the best as part of its Outstanding Service
Awards, from Best in Fashion to Food & Beverage at the Alan Lusty, Chief Executive Officer
Hammerson Highcross Shopping Centre. said, “We are extremely proud to have
achieved a Best Companies Accreditation
for the second year running. We take
great care to continuously improve all
areas of our business for our employees
and to see our overall scores improve in
the core focus areas we targeted last year shows that we are moving in the right
direction.”

“We will continue to strive for innovative ways to make our processes and
infrastructure as sustainable and resilient as possible and will be reviewing the
scores in each area to determine our focal points for 2019 across the business.”

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Aquapak Update

Aquapak Polymers Signs Ellen
MacArthur Global Commitment To

Eliminate Plastic Pollution
At Source

With plastic pollution of the oceans fast - organisations that include many of the world’s largest packaging
emerging as one of the key issues of our producers, brands, retailers and recyclers, as well as governments and
age, Aquapak Polymers, has stepped NGOs – who plan to set increasingly ambitious elimination targets and to
forward, putting its name to the Global publish data that holds key stakeholders to account.
Commitment of the Ellen MacArthur
Foundation (EMF) to eliminate plastic Mark Lapping, CEO of Aquapak, said of its signing, “We are pleased to
pollution at source. be one of only a small number of raw material suppliers to join the Global
Commitment, as we see the Ellen MacArthur Foundation as one of the most
Aquapak has developed a range of solutions that can replace traditional effective voices aiming to create a circular economy for plastics.
plastics in a number of consumer packaging and other applications where
the materials cannot be recycled. We are also delighted to have now reached a state of commercial readiness,
with the development of both our technology and our state-of-the-art
The EMF, founded in 2010 by the famous round the world sailor, Dame Ellen manufacturing facility in Birmingham. We will now be able to help make
MacArthur, after she sailed into a sea of plastic on one of her expeditions, important contributions over the coming years to solving some of biggest
launched the Global Commitment on Monday 29 October at the Our Ocean problems of non-recycled packaging that face us all.”
Conference in Bali.
Aquapak bases its innovative solutions on a special formulation of a single
As one of the most prominent NGOs campaigning for a more responsible polymer, Hydropol ™, a high-performance material that combines effectively
approach throughout the supply chain towards the use of plastics, the with other traditional and environmental single material polymers.
EMF, working with the UN Environment, aims to establish a New Plastics
Economy in which all plastic packaging is designed to be both functional Hydropol ™ is naturally safe for marine species and degrades harmlessly
and fully recycled. Creating such a circular economy, the aim is, once and for into the soil, if it escapes into the environment. It can also be combined with
all, to eliminate plastic pollution at its source. other materials to deliver the same functionality as traditional plastics and
other non-recyclable products.
Aquapak is joined by 250 major fellow signatories of the Global Commitment
However, unlike them, Hydropol ™ is water soluble at high temperatures,
enabling it to be separated from those other materials in standard waste
stream processes, which in turn allows both materials to be recovered and
potentially 100% recycled.

adi Environmental
Protecting the
Public & Businesses
from Legionnaires’
Disease

adi Environmental is now equipped to
deliver specialist City & Guilds L8 Water
Treatment training that gives businesses
the knowledge and understanding they
need to mitigate the risks associated with
legionella.

The accredited legionella management training course covers HSE ACOP
L8 and HSG275 Parts 1, 2 and 3, the role and duties of a business’
responsible person and duty holder, compliance with the L8 Fourth edition
code of practice and HSG274 technical guidance.

Lynne Potter, Group Environmental Manager at adi Environmental,
explained the exposure companies now face.

“A legionella outbreak can really hit the headlines and damage your bottom
line and your brand’s reputation. A UK facilities Management business
were awarded a £1.8 million fine in 2016 for failing to appoint a responsible
person at a nursing home. So, a simple compliance issue can be very
costly.

Imagine a legionella outbreak killing people at a factory or workplace.
Changes to enforcement options mean those deaths could be classified as
corporate manslaughter. Fines which were traditionally used as enforcement
were reviewed in the light of the “Barrow in Furness outbreak” which means
there is now the possibility of custodial sentences. The consequences don’t
bear thinking about.

Too many companies labour under the misconception that engaging a
water treatment company insulates them from risk, when the buck really
stops with them.

But the good news is, with our course putting the right knowledge in the
hands of the right people, the public, workforces and business reputations
are safe.”

For more information on the City & Guilds L8 Water Treatment course and
others in development at adi Environmental, please contact Lynne Potter
([email protected])

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adi Group Welcomes UK Prime Minister &
Chancellor to Highlight Commitment to

Apprenticeships

Conference season was in full swing and Group Strategic Account Director, James Sopwith said, “To show both the
the media spotlight shone on Birmingham Prime Minister and the Chancellor around our HQ is a massive plus and
back in October as the Conservatives held validates all the hard work of our entire team, so it’s a great boost for our
their annual get-together. Brexit was high already-high morale.
on the agenda but bridging the UK skills
gap was also extremely high on the list of We like to think we’re pioneers, when it comes to skills development, so it’s
government priorities. wonderful to have our model held up as an exemplar by the government
and to help, in some small way, shape the policy agenda. We also welcome
With that in mind, Prime Minister Theresa May was accompanied by the Chancellor’s conference comments and the commitments he’s made in
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond and Mayor of the West support of apprenticeships like ours.
Midlands, Andy Street, to adi Group to learn how we are working to inspire
young people into careers in engineering. But it’s not only the responsibility of government. Businesses have a real
role to play in inspiring young people and giving them the skills they need
The prime ministerial visit to adi, attended by all 12 current pre-apprentices to succeed. To that end, our Pre-Apprenticeship programme has proof of
and ten of the Group’s full-time apprentices, came ahead of the Chancellor’s concept and, if other companies copy what we have created, we can help
keynote speech to conference, in which he announced a series of measures, bring about a sea of change, not just in the engineering sphere but in a
supported by millions in funding, aiming to deliver a dramatic increase in the number of key sectors.”
number of high quality apprenticeships available to youngsters.

Apprentice Academy Welcomes New
Engineers To The Team

In September, we welcomed ten fresh- Abbie Beaver, a former pre-apprentice turned apprentice is keen to
faced apprentices through our doors encourage other females to follow suit and consider a trade apprenticeship.
in various engineering disciplines She also explained her reasoning for taking up an apprenticeship and how
across multiple locations in the UK in adi Group’s Pre-Apprenticeship scheme has helped her integrate into a
our Automation, Automotive Services, professional working environment.
Electrical and Mechanical divisions.
“School just wasn’t my thing, learning in a classroom is harder for me than
Amongst this number includes half of our inaugural pre-apprentice Our practical work. adi’s Pre-Apprenticeship scheme has helped me understand
new intake includes half of our inaugural pre-apprentice programme who what it is like to be in a working environment and having spent two years
graduated last June who have since chosen to continue their engineering with the company means I already know people at adi Group and that has
careers with adi Group. helped make it easier to fit in.”

There are still a number of apprenticeships available with adi Group, so,
if you know someone looking for their next step, visit: www.adiltd.co.uk/
careers/ for more information.

Inspiring The Next Tina Lusty, adi Group Secretary presents to students
Generation At Dame at Dame Elizabeth Cadbury’
Elizabeth Cadbury

adi Group recently took to the stage
at Dame Elizabeth Cadbury Technical
College to help inspire the next
generation of engineers.

The event, which took place as part of a careers topic day for students
in DECTC’s Year Seven and Year Eight tutor groups, saw adi Group
employees showcasing the world of engineering to students at Dame
Elizabeth Cadbury Technology College in Bournville.

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adi Waste Systems Expands
Senior Team

adi Waste Systems has expanded
its senior management team with
the appointment of Mark Burgess as
Business Development Director.

Mark will be responsible for developing the adi Waste Systems business
plan and helping the business penetrate the UK market with our unique
underground waste bins.
Capitalising on our involvement and success with the NW Cambridge
Development project, adi Waste Systems will be looking to secure
similar underground waste schemes on additional sites and locations
across the UK. He will also be working to develop key relationships with
local authorities, developers and architects to help position adi Waste
Systems as the go-to company and supplier of choice for underground
systems.
Mark said, “It is an exciting time for the waste management industry with
many companies and authorities looking at moving away from traditional
UK methods of managing waste and underground systems are leading
the way. I am looking forward to developing adi Waste Systems into
the marketplace with the NW Cambridge Development and our partner
Sotkon to popularise underground waste management as the waste
method of choice in the UK.”

adi Building & Refurbishment
Strengthens Senior Team

adi Building & Refurbishment has
strengthened its senior team with
the appointment of Adrian Adams
as Construction Director to further
strengthen the business’ senior team.

Adrian has 30 years’ experience, having built strong client and supply
chain relationships across the construction industry, and a successful
track record of delivering successful projects and maintaining excellent
client relationships.
In particular, he brings with him a wealth of expertise in delivering
national frameworks and special projects. His remit at adi is to head up
the Major Projects division, focusing on projects over £500,000 in value,
and to use his drive and enthusiasm to bolster the company’s growth.
Adrian himself said of his appointment, “I am delighted to join a firm
with such strong core values as adi and at an exciting stage in its
development. I see huge growth potential for the business and I am
looking forward to playing my part in helping it achieve its ambitions.”

adi Mechanical
Launches New
South Wales
Division

adi Mechanical has strengthened its
geographical footprint with the launch
of a brand new division covering the
South Wales area. The new division will
predominantly focus on servicing clients
across the South Wales region.

The concept behind the new division is to develop a pipeline of opportunities
within this particular geographical area and we feel now is the right time
to expand the geographical reach of adi Mechanical as part of its 2020
growth plans. The South Wales region has been identified as an area that
has numerous manufacturers that are well aligned to the core services of
adi Group and the objective behind setting up this new Division is to allow
us to better serve the area through a strategy of proximity support for these
potential clients.

The new division will be headed up by Andrew Lusty (Division Manager &
Alan Lusty’s Nephew) and Marc Pridmore (Contracts Manager) who officially
joined the adi Group team in Q4 of 2018. The new team will develop a
pipeline of opportunities for adi Mechanical in South Wales and will be
supported by our existing adi Mechanical workshops. Looking ahead to the
future in the mid-long term we hope to develop a significant manufacturing
footprint that sits in South Wales which will allow us to support this with local
manufacturing in a new adi workshop in the area.

Andrew and Mark bring with them a wealth of experience centred on
business development activities as well as the core fabrication skills that
will allow them to start trading under this new Division and be self-sufficient
from day one. In addition, both have in excess of twenty years’ experience
in steelwork and Mechanical fabrications and extensive knowledge of the
industry.

Why have we chosen Wales as the focal
point of the new division?

Wales has a rich heritage in heavy industry, engineering and manufacturing,
providing a vital foundation to help steer its economy in interesting and
innovative new directions. It has many synergies with adi Group’s service
offering, market sectors and client base. For instance, it is home to the likes
of Airbus, Aston Martin, BAE Systems, British Airways Engineering, Ford, GE
Aviation, Gestamp, IQE, JCB, Raytheon, Toyota and Zodiac Aerospace.

Our plans for South Wales are not just limited to adi Mechanical though.
Whilst the initial focus will be mechanical orientated, our intention is very
much for other divisions in the Group to have a presence in this region too.
Watch this space for updates!

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Senior Managers From Across
The Group Take Part In Our Biggest

SMT Away Day Yet

Each year adi Group has hosted an annual Mark Lapping, Chief Executive Officer at Aquapak was also on hand to
conference event for Senior Managers share an update on the exciting progress and developments being made at
across all divisions along with the Hollymoor Point since our previous conference.
Aquapak Polymers team and 2018
was no exception with our largest The highlight of the day however was the afternoon session which saw
conference to date. employees split into 14 teams to construct bicycles for the Birmingham
charity Mind.
With over 100 senior managers in attendance the day further built upon the
themes explored in previous conferences and focused on how we can work The bikes came completely unassembled and each team had to project
better together to drive success and continuously improving what we do manage an entire bike build in under 2hrs. An added component to the
across the Group. Attendees were also tasked with putting forward ideas for challenge were sub-tasks to earn currency for extra bike accessories such
continuous improvement and CSR of which the best ideas were awarded as helmets and lights - including a very competitive 2K cycle race. All
prizes with a view to being rolled out across the Group in the near future. teams completed the challenge and the bikes have been gratefully received
by Birmingham Mind at their Rookery Gardens (Erdington) and Flint Green
In addition to familiar faces from the Group presenting to the collective, House (Acocks Green) locations.
adi also welcomed James Farrow, a guest speaker who hosted a seminar
session on Leadership & Management which included topics such as Feedback from the away day was extremely positive and we look forward to
mindfulness and team building as well as session on over-coming barriers to making progress in the areas identified on the day to bring us even closer as
success as a one team, at division level and on a personal level. a Group in our everyday ways of working.

adi Group Joins Over 150 volunteers
To Take Part In Third Annual WES
#LottieTour!

adi Group celebrated Tomorrows This year marked the third year that members of the Women’s Engineering
Engineer’s Week 2018 by joining over 150 Society (WES) posted photos of Lottie Dolls at work during Tomorrow’s
businesses across the globe in welcoming Engineers Week to show the huge range of careers available in engineering.
a Lottie Doll to our workplace as part During the week, photos were posted on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram
of the Women’s Engineering Society with the hashtag #LottieTour, as well as blogs describing what Lottie got up
initiative to inspire more young people into to in more detail uploaded on the WES and Lottie Doll’s websites.
engineering.
The aim of the project was to present images of what a career in engineering
adi Group celebrated Tomorrows Engineer’s Week 2018 by joining over 150 might look like by use of a Lottie Doll, to help capture the imagination of
Lottie spent time at adi’s head office facility learning more about the range of young girls and boys. The plan is for parents, grandparents and other family
engineering services for industry the Group currently offers and spent time members and friends to share the online photos with the young people in
with a number of divisional teams and apprentices ranging from mechanical their lives who may not have access to social media, so that this sparks an
engineering and automation through to climate systems and electrical interest in engineering.
engineering.
In addition to adi Group, Lottie also visited a number of engineering
companies in the UK including National Grid, Balfour Beatty, Aston Martin
and Arup, UK universities including the Open University and Heriot-Watt,
and has been to Finland, USA and Dubai.

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Teams From adi Facilities Engineering and
Box Factory Raise Funds for Charity

Energetic and intrepid teams from adi
Group and Box Factory recently joined
forces with Forest of Hearts VIPs to raise
over £1200 for the Forest of Hearts.

The teams enjoyed a fun and fast-moving treasure hunt around the lovely
streets of Stratford upon Avon whilst visiting some of the Shakespeare
properties to discover clues and find the source of health and wellbeing.
The event was hosted to raise money to help support the Forest of Hearts
Harvest Share and Green Therapy projects.
Brian Imrie, Managing Director of adi Facilities Engineering said, “We had
a fantastic time with the teams from The Box Factory and Forest of Hearts
and are delighted to have raised £1,200 in the process for such a fantastic
local cause.”
“adi Group has previously supported the Forest of Hearts with their Honey
Bee Wood Project and annual fete so it’s great to be able to continue
this partnership to help further benefit the local environment, wildlife and
community. We look forward to supporting the next event and continuing
our partnership with Carole and the Forest of Hearts Team.”

Aquapak Polymers Supporting
Northfield Community Partnership

Aquapak Polymers continues to help
support the Northfield Community
Partnership each month with donations
to its food bank and support for its back
to work programme.

The Northfield Community Partnership was formed in 2007 as part of a
response to the collapse of MG Rover and the associated issues that
impacted on local people shops and business through this.
Shinayd Bennett, Central Office Administrator at Aquapak said, “Every
month we bring in essential long-life items such as toiletries and sanitary
items, cereals, rice, long-life milk, tins, baby food to help support the
Northfield Community Partnership Food Bank. Last week, the entire
Aquapak team all made a donation and I would say it was our largest
collection so far and it really helped them as it’s been a busy summer.”
“In addition, to essential items, we also donate any items of clothing that
are still in good condition to help support the partnerships back to work
programme for women. The programme helps to provide local people
with interview outfits, careers support and mock interviews.”

adi Building & adi Building &
Refurbishment Refurbishment
Wins Charity Supports Students
Quiz At Willenhall E-ACT
Academy
adi Building & Refurbishment
recently took part in a charity adi Building & Refurbishment recently attended
quiz night in support of the an event at Willenhall E-ACT Academy to work
Alzheimer’s Society. with Year 10 students on improving their Interview
Skills.
The team comprising David Beebee, Phil Walker, Dave
Edwards, Adam Frankling, Pete Haydock, Steve Hughes The event hosted by the Black Country Chamber of Commerce saw representatives from
and Adrian Adams claimed victory in the quiz and helped employers across the region including AF Blakemore, Assa Abloy, TATA Steel, Howell’s
Greenwood Projects raise over £700 for in the process. Glazing, In Comm Training, University of Wolverhampton and Reece Savage.
Well done guys!
Lisa Cole (Business Co-Ordinator) and Adrian Adams (Constructor Director) were
impressed with the students, with Lisa saying, “There was such a diverse mix but every
single one was enthusiastic and engaged. It was such a rewarding day and I hope they got
as much out of it as I did!”

adi Process 19
Pipework
Raising Funds Via
Recyle4Charity
Initiative

adi Process Pipework has joined the
Recyle4Charity initiative to help raise
additional funds for Heart Research UK
and support our Go Green initiatives
through the collection of used ink
cartridges.

The Recyle4Charity programme has helped keep 341,082 kg of waste
out of landfill and contributed over £1.2m to UK charities.

Could you do the same at your regional site? Visit http://www.
recycle4charity.co.uk to get started.

QHSE register adi Electrical, adi Mechanical, and Facilities Engineering and adi
UPDATE Building and Refurbishment to ISO14001:2015, and adi Building and
Refurbishment to OHSAS18001:2007 (Health and Safety).
Roy Cumberworth,
Group IT & QHSE Our hours worked since the last Lost Time Accident sits at nearly 800,000,
Director shares the this is a tremendous achievement and down to everyone working safely
latest news and together.
updates on all things QHSE
across the Group. The RoSPA awards recognise the achievements we have made in our H&S
Management systems, leadership on H&S and our workforce involvement
2018 saw another year of progress on a QHSE front for the Group. We in H&S. We are now in the progress of submitting an application for the
received our third EcoVadis Gold accreditation and we were thrilled to 2019 RoSPA Awards further showing our progress and commitment to H&S
achieve our second silver RoSPA Award. Our Quality, Environmental and across the Group. We will find out later in the year whether we have been
Health and Safety accreditations were maintained, including SafeContractor, successful.
CHAS and Achillies.
Tackling workplace hazards that present risks to health and safety and
2018 also saw us working on the transitions to ISO9001:2015 (Quality) welfare is a challenge we all must rise to. Our ‘Think Safe, Work Safe, Home
and ISO14001:2015 (Environmental) which, after a rigorous audit by Safe’ campaign continues to ensure we all go home safely each day. Don’t
our accreditation body NQA, saw all companies in the Group registered forget our MindSafety workshop training and
to ISO9001:2008 successfully transitioned to ISO9001:2015. We always remember to START!
also transitioned adi Environmental and adi Automotive Services to
ISO14001:2015 following audits last August. In 2019 our plans are to Stop – and consider the task you are about
to undertake.

Think – about the hazards involved in the
task.

Assess – the risks to your health and safety.

Resource – ensure you have the correct
tools, equipment and PPE.

Take On – if you are sure that the job is safe.

Top 10 Manual Go Green In The Office:
Handling Tips Green Printing

1. Conduct a Manual Save paper, ink and money by
Handling Risk Assessment practicing printing abstinence.
Tip 1
2. Use mechanical aids Email your documents. Send
where possible electronically where possible.
Tip 2
3. Plan the route before Transfer articles to your
you start smartphone or kindle/iPad
Tip 3
4. Work from a stable base Where possible, hold paperless
meetings.
5. Hug the load
If you have to print:
6. Bend your knees Tip 4
Print on both sides of the paper
7. Avoid twisting or leaning Tip 5
Use the Selection option in the
8. Keep your head up Print Dialogue to print only the
parts of a document that you
9. Know your limits need.
Tip 6
10. Push a load rather than Save on ink: when relevant print
pull it in black and white by default.

Join The H&S Committee

We’re looking for employees that could become part of the adi Group H&S
Committee.
Your voice and input will help the team drive our H&S culture across the
Group and will help make adi Group an safer place to work. For more details
please contact Roy Cumberworth ([email protected])

adi Digital Puts Network Rail Health &
Safety on the Right Track

Ensuring the health and safety of After adi provided full training to Network Rail staff and to key contractors
everyone involved in a project is a tricky on how to design and publish multi-media content to the network, Phase 1
business at the best of times. But imagine was rolled out to all remote sites to coincide with Network Rail’s major H&S
how complex it is when your project initiative on ‘working at heights’.
is playing out on multiple sites across
an entire region and with hundreds, Vic Brashko, adi Digital Managing Director, took a moment to talk about the
and sometimes thousands, of staff and project.
contractors in the mix.
“It was clear from our earliest discussions that Network Rail rightly takes a
That was the problem faced by Network Rail Wales in delivering rigorous approach to the health and safety of its staff, its contractor partners
Electrification Project for the Greater West Modernisation Programme - a and the travelling public, so our Digital Noticeboard Solution serves as a
multimillion-pound scheme of major rail improvements in South Wales and great way to ensure everyone involved is fully updated and party to the very
the biggest investment in the railway since Victorian times. latest project information.

Looking to deploy a comprehensive safety solution across the whole Most of these sites were not on the Network Rail data network or even
programme, Network Rail Wales turned to Birmingham-based adi Digital plugged into mains electricity, so our team had to develop a robust solution
for one of the key components – a real-time Digital Notification System that that could operate on local generators and 4G wireless connectivity. I’m
keeps all parties updated on the latest health and safety information. happy to say that we have that in place now and the benefits are reflected in
ongoing health and safety outcomes.”
Work commenced in the summer of 2017 and by August, adi Digital and
Network Rail Wales had finalised the Phase 1 roll-out plan to an initial 12 Justin Owens, Piling Construction Manager Wales, Network Rail Wales,
sites of the Digital Notification System, made up of multiple screens on each said “Working with adi Digital has enabled Network Rail to embrace the very
site, constantly updated with multi-media content, including safety notices, latest in Digital Noticeboard technology to deliver feature rich and compelling
alerts, project updates, animations and videos. visual content that really drives home the importance of health and safety in
our industry.

The adi Digital Noticeboard solution gives us and our contractors the ability
to create, manage and distribute consistent, timely and vital H&S information
from a single location to our offices and main worksites on the Electrification
Project for The Greater West Programme.”

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adi Mechanical Scores Thanks for your
Victory In Charity Football support in 2019.
We raised over
Tournament £20,000 for Heart

Research UK.

Back in November, adi The tournament was also supported by Baily Garner, adi’s Three Peaks
hosted its annual Charity Bourneville FC U18’s, Faithful & Gould, Alexander Challenge scaled
Football Tournament Daniels, Edmundson Electric and ATA Recruitment.
featuring the largest adi heights of its
representation to date with The winners were adi Mechanical 2 (Steve Emery, own with over
teams from Automation, George Abbott, Jordan Bell, Kai Lawson, Neil Morris £9,800 raised
Electrical, Mechanical and and Lee Gotch) who narrowly beat Bourneville FC by a cohort led
Group Services. U18s! by Automotive’s
Ritchie Webb
The event raised £555 for Heart Research UK which back in June.
was later matched by the Group taking our total to
£1110. Well done all! Marathons
and running
Hole In One: Charity Golf challenges
Day Success set by Murray
Evans, Graham
Bond and Alex
Slattery netted a
combined total of

£1,600.
It was sweet
success for
the head office
tuck shop co-
ordinated by Anne
Loughlin who
raised over £900
stocking your
favourite treats.

adi Group helped Heart 12 Teams from organisations across the Midlands Our Easy
Research UK Midlands hit a battled it out in a 18-hole tournament at Great Barr Fundraising
hole in one with their annual Golf Club, Birmingham, which was sponsored by adi online shoppers
charity golf day, raising over Group. helped raise
£5000 for local projects more than £130
The overall winners were adi FE who received the in donations.
Nick Bill Memorial Trophy donated by John Bill, a
patron of Heart Research UK in memory of his son
Nick.

adi Group Go All Out to Beat Youth
Homelessness

Until we open our eyes to its realities Thanks and congrats to all of our amazing St Basils Team members: Nigel
for ourselves, we have little idea of the Manifold (Aquapak), Chloe Manifold (Aquapak), Cathy Showell (Aquapak),
challenges of homelessness. We have Ian Millington (adi Automation), Adrian Gooding (adi Automation), Richard
two choices. We can simply walk on by. Taylor (adi Automation), Adrian Adams (adi B&R), David Beebee (adi B&R),
Or we can get serious about ending a Ian Bedworth (adi B&R), Lisa Cole (adi B&R), Adam Frankling (adi B&R),
devastating social problem. Pete Haydock (adi B&R), Steve Hughes (adi B&R), Mitch Morton (adi
B&R), Vic Brashko (adi Digital), Richard Merritt (adi Environmental), Martin
And that’s exactly what adi Group and Aquapak employees did, braving Smith (adi Environmental), Lee Price (adi Facilities Engineering), Suzanne
the unforgiving 30th November elements in the grounds of Birmingham’s Burton (adi Group Services), Aliyah Gall (adi Group Services), Alan Lusty
Cathedral, to raise vital funds for St Basils Big Sleepout and the charity’s (adi Group Services), Claire Rowley (adi Group Services), Ben Sutton (adi
ongoing efforts in support of homeless young people across the West Group Services), Nathaniel Wright (adi Group Services), Steve Emery (adi
Midlands. Mechanical), Sam Scott (adi Mechanical), Ian Cartwright (adi Projects), Latfi
Karim (adi Projects), James Sopwith (adi Projects) and Dave Barnes (adi
In previous years the team has worked together to build one huge shelter for Smart Metering Services).
all participants but with our biggest cohort in 2018 this we had to change
our approach so different teams were formed to construct smaller shelters. Donations are still being accepted over on the following JustGiving page if
you would like to make any final contributions: https://www.justgiving.com/
A total of £4,679.00 was raised by our team which the Group doubled to fundraising/adi-group-st-basils-sleep-out-2018.
take our final fundraising figure to £9,358.00. This means that adi Group and
Aquapak employees have now contributed in excess of £20,000 in just six 23
years of participation in the annual event.

Christmas Party

For the third year running adi Group hosted its annual Christmas Party at Birmingham’s iconic ICC
venue. This year the theme was Christmas in New York and attendees were treated to New York
themed décor, human statues, freestyle dancers, the fantastic coyote party band and much more. A
great night was had by all and plans are already underway for the 2019 Christmas Party.

Save The Date! Saturday 14th December 2019 at The ICC

Long Service

Award WINNERS

Steve Emery 15 Years

Suzanne Burton Phil Mowat (adi Automation)

Damian Dobrowolski Brian Imrie (adi Facilities
Engineering)

Karen Calder (adi Projects)

Judith Wimbush (adi Electrical)

20 Years

Roy Cumberworth (adi Group
Services)

Sarah Parslow Paul Hart (adi Projects)

Ian Wileman Dan Collumb John Eggington (adi Group
Services)

AWARDS WINNERS David Gossage (adi Electrical)

Steve Welling (adi Electrical)

Employee of the Year Fundraiser / Volunteer Customer Excellence Three Peaks Challenge
of the Year Team Awards
Winner: Damian Winner: Sarah Parslow
Dobrowolski (adi Winner: Ashley Findler (adi Environmental) Ritchie Webb (adi Automotive
Automotive Services) (adi City Electrical) Services)
Highly Commended:
Highly Commended: Dan Highly Commended: Jim Suzanne Burton (adi Group David Barnes (adi Smart Metering
Collumb (adi Electrical) Collis (adi Electrical) Services) & Claire Frays (adi Services)
Group Services)
Apprentice of the Year Business Improvement Lee Price (adi Facilities
of the Year Mentor of the Year Engineering)
Winner: Harlie Young
(adi Mechanical) Winner: Steve Emery Joint Winners: Terry Brian Imrie (adi Facilities
(adi Mechanical) Marshall (adi Climate Engineering)
Highly Commended: Adam Systems) & Ian Wileman
Boraston (adi Automotive Highly Commended: Lynne (adi Group Services) Simon Cleaver (adi Automotive
Services) Potter (adi Environmental) & Services)
Paulo Nunes (Aquapak) Highly Commended:
Jordan McMillan (adi
Mechanical) Duncan Honeysett (adi Automotive
Services)

Shaun Johnson (adi Automotive
Services)

Stuart Anderson (adi Automotive
Services)

Steve Emery (adi Mechanical)

Lynne Potter Three Peaks Challenge Jordan McMillan (adi Mechanical)

Sam Scott (adi Mechanical)

Kyle Sterry (adi Mechanical)

Charles Baker (adi Mechanical)

Claire Rowley (adi Group Services)

Suzanne Burton,(adi Group
Services)

Kieren Kirwan (adi Automotive
Services)

Jordan McMillan Brian Imrie Claire Frays Dave Waldron (adi Automotive
15 Years Services)

Dan Walker (adi Automotive
Services)

Pete Watson (Friend of adi
Automotive Services)

Roy Downing 25
(adi Automotive Services)

20 Years

The Staff Room Heard on the adi Grapevine. Got news,
photos or a story to share?
Future Engineers Send us your stuff! [email protected]

Congrats to Esther Haile (adi Group Services) on adi’s IT & QHSE Guru Celebrates
the birth of a baby girl named Ephratah. Ephratah 20 Years of Service
was born on 18th October weighing 3.7kg.
Roy Cumberworth, Group IT & QHSE Director for adi Group, has
Congratulations to Paul Pickering (adi Smart achieved the milestone of 20 years of continuous service.
Metering Services) on the birth of Harry Denis Roy initially joined us in 2008 as a Senior Project Manager and has
Pickering. Harry was born on December 6th at progressed through the ranks to Director Level with responsibility for
17:07pm and weighed 8lb 12. the IT and QHSE teams and strategies and of course playing a key role
in our Pre-Apprentice programme development.
Congrats to proud Grandad, Dave Happy anniversary Roy from all of your colleagues! We really appreciate
Waldron (adi Automotive Services) your contribution to the Group over the years and wish you much more
on the birth of his Grandson who success in the years ahead with adi.
was born at 5.25am on the 5th
September weighing in at 8lb 8oz.

Congrats to Mitchell Grenfell-Williams (adi Facilities
Engineering) on the birth of Izzy Rose Grenfell-Williams
on 26th November. Izzy came into the world in the early
hours of the morning at 00.36 and weighed in at 8lbs.

Congratulations to Deanne
Williams (adi Automotive Services)
on the birth of Rae’elle on 17th
October weighing 5lb 3oz.

Congratulations to Daniel Smith (adi Healy Compressor Teams Wanted For
Services) on the birth of his daughter Elsie Clara Upcoming Charity Events
Lana on 17th November.
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Congratulations to Vance Cunningham (adi VT – Lift &
Escalator Consultancy) on the arrival of his grandson. At It’s A Knockout - Sunday 19th May 2019
the time of going to print the name of this little one was Rushden & Higham Rugby Club
still being chosen.
Teams of 10
Congratulations to James Ashton (adi Climate
Systems) on the birth of baby Arabella Emmie
Ashton born 9Ib12oz at 18:42 on Valentine’s Day.

Heart SRaetsueradracyh2U2KndDJruangeon20B1o9at Race & Family Fun
Day –

Stratford-Upon-Avon

Teams of 11 (10 rowers, 1 drummer)

No previous experience needed – full training and safety
briefings will be held on the day.

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this adi pumpkin Aquapak employees spirit for Christmas Jumper Day
for the Jasper’s raise a smashing £139 helping raise over £80 for Heart
Halloween Contest. for Breast Cancer Now Research UK.

Lee Price (adi Group Sales Director) Jeans For Genes Day raises £85! Employees
recently joined industry colleagues to across multiple sites including B&R, Automotive
volunteer support to the Goodwood Services, Aquapak and Head Office all took part
Running Festival. – pictured here are the B&R team in their denim.

Help support local women Employees Going The Extra Mile
with donations of toiletries For Charities In 2019
and non-perishables
Andy Acha (adi Automation) will be joining 48 cyclists in
Anne Loughlin (adi Group Services) is currently working the Mondelez Chirk to Bournville charity bike ride on Friday
alongside a refuge, who support women and their 17th May. All funds raised from this event will go to Acorn’s
children on a short term emergency basis (often fleeing Children’s Hospice. Visit https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Team/
from domestic violence). She is collecting donations ChirktoBournvilleCharityCycle2019 if you would like to sponsor
at adi head office for any helpful everyday items such Andy.
as toiletries, clothing and non-perishable foods to help
support these women. adii’s Ritchie Webb, Stuart Anderson, John Smalley, Jake Thomson,
Dave Barnes and Claire Rowley will be taking on the Birmingham
These women have left their homes with literally nothing Velothon for Heart Research UK on Sunday 12th May. Sponsor
but the clothes they are wearing so any items would Team adi at: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/adi-group-
be gratefully received. We will be collecting items on an birmingham-velothon-2019
ongoing basis so adi employees can donate at any time
throughout the year. Chris Jones will be taking on the Three Peaks Challenge in June to
raise funds for The Dogs Trust. Visit https://www.justgiving.com/
If you have any items you would like to donate please fundraising/live-like-wolves if you would like to sponsor Chris.
contact Anne ([email protected])

Up The Moors: adi Group On TV! Chris Naven: Ring
Wars For St Basils
adi Group is proud sponsors of a banner at the Solihull Moors
FC ground and we’re pleased to share that our banner featured Back in November and the same night
on BBC2’s live coverage of the Moors herculean effort against our team were Sleeping Out, adi TEGG
Blackpool in the FA Cup Second round. Service’s Chris Naven was due to take part
in Ring Wars and had been fundraising for
St Basils.

Sadly due to medical reasons Chris was
not able to fight but wanted to pass on the
following message to all adi employees who
kindly sponsored him.

Chris said, “Unfortunately, I failed the medical before my fight and the doctors
wouldn’t let me fight. I was devastated. The medical team referred me straight
to the hospital with high blood pressure and I spent 4 and a half hours in A&E
getting checked out.”

“I just want to say thank you to everyone who donated and supported me on
the night. I’ve donated all of my purse from the night to st Basil’s and raised
over £500! I’m just so sorry and gutted I couldn’t fight. “

Despite not being able to fight, Chris smashed his fundraising target and
raised one of the highest funds donated by a single adi employee for St Basils.
Well done Chris!

Poppy Appeal Raises £272
for the Royal British Legion

Back in November adi Group ordinated a Group-
wide poppy appeal to help raise funds for the British
Legion on the centenary year of WW1.

As well as a selection of items ranging from poppies
and wristbands, through to commemorative ducks,
we also hosted a Guess The Name of the Bear
Competition which was won by Alan Bate (adi
Electrical) who picked the winning name - Raymond.

adi’s Healy Compressor Services team also
decorated their vans with poppies from the adi
appeal and adi Automotive Services also hosted their
own collection in Tyburn.

The collective total raised across the Group and our
activities was £272! Well done everyone.

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THE PIT LANE

Last season Patrick WON his class and finished 2nd
in the overall 2018 BRSCC OSS Championship driving
the new Systems adi Group sponsored MCR.

The championship is made up of three different classes so whilst each class has an
overall winner at the end of each season, points accumulated over the season also
go towards an overall championship winner which includes ALL classes.

The racing season is scheduled to start in May and ends in October. We are
keeping everything crossed for another good racing season and will be supporting
Patrick as he seeks to defend his title and go one better in the overall.

You can catch Patrick in action at the following circuits in the UK
throughout 2019:

25th/26th May – Snetterton

22nd/23rd June – Donington

27th /28th July - Brands Hatch

14th/15th September – Silverstone

19th/20th October – Donington

Employees, families and clients are more than welcome to come and support
Patrick during the season at any of the above circuits. If you would like tickets
please contact Claire Frays for more information. ([email protected])

Please note that tickets are collected on the day of the events and further details on
each race (including timetables) will be published approximately 1-2 weeks ahead
of the events taking place.

Newsletter Competitions Competition Time!

Congratulations to Leanne Nichols (adi Group Services) and Dan Walker Fancy winning £25 to spend at a store/retailer/activity of your choosing?
(adi Automotive Services) who won our Q3 2018 Newsletter competitions. We have two vouchers up for grabs and all you need to do is submit your
Leanne correctly answered the newsletter question competition with the answers and/or captions to [email protected] to be in with a chance
answer that continuous Improvement ideas should be emailed to Tellstirling@ of winning. Competitions will close on Friday 26th April 2019.
adiltd.co.uk or speak to one of the Stirling champions listed in the Q3
Newsletter. Meanwhile Dan claimed victory in the caption competition. Newsletter Question Competition

adi Telecom is now called….??

Newsletter Caption Competition