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ICW's September ISO 44001 Leaders Course, held at Warwick University last week, set a record for attendees. Leigh Lawry, our head of training, welcomed 15 delegates to Warwick University on September 25th.

The delegates were truly international with 2 delegates, Saeed and Sultan, coming from Saudi Arabia and Sarah traveling from Australia specially to do the course.

ICW is also pleased to announce that all 15 met the exacting standards set by Dr Paul Connor of Warwick University who invigilates the exam.

So ICW welcomes our 15 new MICWs and congratulates them accordingly.

Back row: Stuart Grout, Hannah Winton, Nonhlanhla Mathe, Ruth Tainsh, Sarah Taylor, Barry Taylor, Cameron Deuchars, Vicky Chevis, Douglas Rowlinson, Saeed Alenezi Maashi, Neil Burrows, and Andy King.
Front row: Sultan Aldhuwaihi, Andy Vipas, Paul Connor Leigh Lawry and Sharon Grayston.

Congratulatons to the new MICWs.

We are pleased to announce that John Sisk & Son Ltd has joined the ICW Executive Network.

Sisk is an innovative member of the construction sector, supporting a range of customers across civil and construction, creating places for future generations.

The ICW's CEO, Frank Lee FICW, said "It gives me great pleasure to welcome the Sisk team to the Institute for Collaborative Working. Their core values of excellence, integrity and care for people and social value align perfectly with our mission here at the ICW, and I look forward to working with them in the future."

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

Yokogawa's Strategy and Sustainability Manager, Robert Purchase, and their Business Development Manager for Nuclear, Mark Halliwell, will lead the engagement.

Robert commented, "Yokogawa UK is a leading provider of industrial automation, safety, and control technology solutions and services. We have over 40 years of experience in the UK civil nuclear industry, providing integrated safety monitoring, control, and recording systems. Many of our systems and instrumentation have been assessed by the Nuclear Licensed Sites using ONR guidelines and accepted as suitable for safety application by the Office of Nuclear Regulation for use on these sites.

"We are looking forward to working with the ICW to forge greater collaborative relationships in this exciting period of growth for the nuclear industry".

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.