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ICW and Copello's joint event achieved a very good turnout at Copello's offices in Whiteley, Hampshire, yesterday.

Speakers Andrew MacAskill, CCO of Fraser Dove International, and Henry Pavey MBA, CTArcf, FICW, Growth Boroughs Programme & Partnership Manager led the debate on whether collaborative working can encourage people back into the office.

Presentations were followed by a cheese and wine networking session.

We would like to thank Copello for hosting the successful and very practical event.

We are pleased to announce that Edwin James Group, our Executive Network Member, has joined the ICW's Collaboration in the Nuclear Sector Forum, set up in partnership with Sellafield.

Stuart Driscoll, Managing Director of EJ Parker Technical Services, part of Edwin James Group, will lead the engagement.

"The UK's nuclear sector is one of the most advanced in the world and offers even more development for the future. Greater collaboration by the sector through initiatives such as this, will promote key strategic issues facing the industry and provide a network to ensure we stay on a continual path of development and improvement. EJ Group has a strong track record of providing engineering expertise for the nuclear sector, and we look forward to collaborating to deliver on the UK's energy future." - Stuart Driscoll, Managing Director.

Following the successful establishment of our 'Collaboration in the Nuclear Sector' forum, we are pleased to welcome Gleeds, our Executive Network member to the forum, represented by Andy Ellis, Global Head of Gleeds Energy.

The collective knowledge, industry insights, and strategic vision that Gleeds and Andy bring to the table promise to be a pivotal asset for our forum's mission to drive advancements and ensure that best collaborative practices are shared among our members, regardless of their sector.

Andy Ellis said: "Everything we do is about collaboration; it is the foundation of our strong, enduring client relationships (some 35+ years) and our reputation for high-quality delivery, teamwork and partnership. This has been recognised by our ISO44001 Collaborative Business Relationships accreditation, which we have held for several years now. We truly believe embedding collaborative working principles across the major infrastructure programmes will enable the ambitious change we strive for - and we are excited by the opportunity to engage with clients and other supply chain organisations via the first Nuclear Sector Collaboration Forum."

We are pleased to announce a new partnership between the Institute for Collaborative Working (ICW) and FACE OFF. This partnership aims to encourage greater adoption and use of collaborative behavioural assessment, development and coaching for individuals, to support more effective structured collaboration.

As part of this arrangement, ICW members will receive special discounts on FACE OFF's online Collaborative Disposition Index (CDI) products and associated workshops. These resources place a strong emphasis on behaviour and people-to-people collaboration to complement a structured collaborative approach for organisations, networks and ecosystems.

Any members that are interested and would like more information please contact enquiries@faceoffgroup.com.

We at the ICW are pleased to announce that Associated Asphalt, an innovative contractor providing services to the Highways and Airport sectors, has joined our Executive Network. Our Membership Services Director, Adrian Miller, remarked after meeting Ray Mullett, Associated Asphalt Managing Director, that "their business principles and practices embody a really collaborative approach, providing a flexible and quality service to their customers, making them a great organisation to be part of the ICW".

We are pleased to announce our first collaborative forum 'Collaboration in the Nuclear Sector', which has been set up together with our Executive Network member Sellafield Limited.

The forum will be chaired by Eirini Etoimou, Msc, MBA LS, Head of Corporate Sustainability & Supply Chain Development at Sellafield and will be open to all ICW Executive Member organisations.

The aim of the forum is to identify the key areas where improved collaboration can deliver additional value regardless of the specific nuclear activity or area and to work collaboratively to realise that value. The insights gained will be integrated into our overarching Infrastructure Collaboration Forum to ensure that best collaborative practices are shared among our members, regardless of their sector.

Stephen Abrahams, CEO at Stirling-Holbeck, will be acting as secretary to the forum. Stephen Scott, Project Delivery Directorate at Sellafield, will be supporting the chair.

We are pleased to announce that Andrea Madgwick joined the ICW core team this week in the role of Events Coordinator. Andrea has a wealth of experience as an organiser and personal assistant and will be a fantastic addition to the Institute’s team. With her help we plan to expand and improve our portfolio both for in person and online events. We would like to thank our specialist talent recruitment members Copello, for their invaluable help in Andrea’s recruitment.

We are happy to announce that the Chevron Group - a leading provider of traffic management, arboriculture & soft estate services and digital services companies in the highways sector - has joined the ICW Executive Network. The Chevron Group has an excellent pedigree in collaborative working holding ISO 44001 certification and working in partnership with National Highways, local authorities and delivery partners to provide deliver an outstanding service for end users.

ICW CEO Frank Lee said "I look forward to working with Tim Cockayne, CEO and Matt Morphet, CCO and the whole Chevron team to explore how an effective collaborative approach can bring better results for road users and the highways sector generally and to explore how we can raise the level of collaborative behaviours and competence not only within the highways sector but also overall."

We are pleased to announce that Yokogawa UK has joined the ICW Executive Network. Yokogawa has a culture of working collaboratively with its customers across multiple sectors for many years, and collaboration is essential to its strategy going forward.

Frank Lee, the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of Collaborative Working, said "I am delighted that Yokogawa is joining the ICW. I look forward to working with Carl Ramsden and Robert Purchase in our Thought Leadership forums and exploring with Yokogawa how we at the ICW can support their collaborative working."

Carl Ramsden, Managing Director of Yokogawa UK, commented "We are pleased to join the ICW and look forward to working with Frank and the team to enhance our collaborative working capabilities."

Sophie Howard, Paul McBride, Leo Arnold, and Bryan Halsey joined with Lorenz Hagenmeyer - who had travelled from Germany to sit the Leader's Course - in becoming the newest individual members of ICW where they all passed the ICW Leaders Course held at Warwick University last week.

All five (seen here with tutor Leigh Lawry and course examiner Dr Paul Connor) can now use the postnominal letters MICW after their name.

If you would like to take the course or find out more information about it, please follow this link or contact the ICW office.