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Dave Barker, CEO of Aquila Nuclear Engineering Ltd, last week presented at the UKTI Nuclear Energy Showcase in London. The event was promoted and supported by DECC and the Nuclear Industries Association. Baroness Verma, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change, emphasised the importance of the UK nuclear supply chain for not only the nuclear renaissance in the UK but across the globe. Dave’s paper focused on technical and service innovation, not just at the contract phase of a project, but early on during project definition and during the Invitation to Tender. Dave explained the 5 positioning techniques used at Aquila Nuclear Engineering to differentiate themselves from the competition. For more information, contact Dave Barker, CEO, Aquila Nuclear Engineering Ltd dbarker@cyclifeaquila.com

Dave Barker, CEO of Aquila has been invited to join the Southern region steering group which consider ways of making the procurement process within Site Licence Companies and Tier 2 contractors “SME friendly”. The NDA has recently published a three year plan to support greater opportunities for SME’s working in the UK’s decommissioning market. The SME action plan has been launched to meet the Governments requirement for all departments to develop proposals that will help to increase the proportion of public contracts awarded to the SME community The SME steering group meeting held at Harwell set the scene with Neil Foreman, chairman of Centronics a nuclear Instruments SME acting as chairman with NDA, SLC’s and Tier 2’s present along with SME representatives. Following healthy debate and lively discussions the first session resulted in some suggestions for quick wins which have already been implemented. Dave commented:

“This is a great initiative because it winds the industry back 15 years when innovative solutions provided by SME’s could influence the front end design. This innovation can result in significant cost savings, reduction in programme and reduced risk. Some people say you can’t turn back time, well, you can if it makes perfect sense and saves the taxpayer loads of money”

Aquila win framework contract at Dounreay Site Restoration Limited (DSRL) Aquila Nuclear Engineering Ltd has been awarded a framework contract for DSRL for a 4 year period starting 1st June 2013. DSRL have assigned a total value of £20,000,000 to this framework agreement. The scope includes the supply and Installation of high integrity gloveboxes, shield doors and waste containers. For more information, contact Dave Barker, CEO, Aquila Nuclear Engineering Ltd