The event held on the 13th November 2013 in Runcorn featured 4 short industry pitches.
Andrew Corness from Kelly Services presented on employee retention and how it is becoming an increasing challenge for employers as we move out of the recession. The presentation covered findings from the 2013 Kelly Global Workforce Index that surveys over 122,000 global respondents. It also covered issues such as employee loyalty, happiness and commitment to the job, the role of the line manager, as well as the circumstances in which employees explore alternatives jobs and careers.
Colin Smalley from Tracerco spoke about Tracerco and how it originated in 1958 as a small research team within Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) in Billingham, Teesside, UK. Today, Tracerco is part of the Process Technologies Division of Johnson Matthey and is a world leader in its field. Its innovative range of products and services are invaluable to ensure full optimisation and efficiency of its customer’s assets across the oil, gas and petrochemical industry.
Grant Roxburgh from RSS Structure Inspections presented on Built Infrastructure Sustainability and Regulatory Compliance on Chemical Sites. He gave a brief overview of how to achieve exemplary standard buildings, structures and secondary & tertiary containment measures.
Mick McGrath from Oranmore Environmental Services spoke at the event on the company’s civil structures maintenance services and a new repair coating from the US called “Ultracoat”.
