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Fourth RoSPA Gold Award for MTS

April 2019 Issue

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We’re delighted to have achieved Gold standard in the RoSPA Awards for the fourth year running. The RoSPA Health and Safety Awards are the longest-running industry awards scheme in the UK. They recognise good practice in health and safety management, including aspects such as leadership and workforce involvement.

MTS Managing Director Antony Crust said; “This is another excellent achievement which recognises both our good practice and our continual improvements across the business.”

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Digester cleaning for Severn Trent Water

MTS recently completed two more digester cleaning projects for our customer Severn Trent Water.Over 24 days we removed 104 tonnes of rag and 198 tonnes of grit from two digester tanks at Barston sewage treatment works. The MTS staff were Dan Franks, Dan Whitaker, Dean Whitaker, Ben Weaver, Darren Mallet and Richard Hanson.

And at Sutton-In-Ashfield sewage treatment works (pictured) 51 tonnes of rag and 46 tonnes of grit were removed over 16 days. Dan Whitaker, Ben Weaver, Richard Hanson and Luke Lynch made up the MTS crew.

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Focus on MTS Camberley

Paul Penedo is the depot manager at MTS Camberley, located on a Thames Water site in Surrey. Paul has been with MTS for 15 years, gradually working his way up from working on van packs to a foreman, supervisor and finally, manager. Born in Portugal, Paul has lived in the UK since the age of eight and now commutes to Camberley from his home in Brixton.

Paul said; “We provide key services for Thames Water. We work closely with Ajay Singh, the MTS Thames Water Contract Manager who is based in the Logistics Management Centre in Reading.”

Jo Gomm provides the administrative support for MTS Camberley and business development manager Peter Chidgey completes the office team.

In total there are 17 MTS staff based at Camberley.Paul Penedo and Jo Gomm

A special thank you for MTS driver

Kim Quinnell is presented with a gift voucher by Steve Gilson, Contracts Director.Our customer MGJV sent the voucher to thank Kim for his hard work on a project at Turkey Road in November 2018.

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Training at MTS

Our new training service offers a wide range of courses suitable for all kinds of industries and is already receiving some great feedback from attendees. Rachel Court, MTS in-house trainer said; “As well as must-have courses for workers in the water utility and drainage industries, we also offer Manual Handling and Emergency First Aid at Work training suitable for all kinds of trades. We have courses for both operatives and supervisors needing New Roads and Street Works Signing, Lighting and Guarding qualifications. Plus we’re now offering CPC Driver Periodic Training, with weekend availability which is suitable for all kinds of driving work. All our courses can be booked for both groups of up to 12 and for individuals.”

Water industry workers who need CSCS to access construction sites should book for the EUSR Utility Water SHEA “Green Card” course with MTS. This qualification allows access to construction sites for the purposes of utilities work without the need for a separate CSCS card.

Rachel continued; “Our range of courses also includes the EUSR Water Hygiene “Blue Card” for workers in contact with fresh water.”

Listen out for our new training adverts now playing across Kent on KMFM (Medway) and KMFM DAB radio.

Read more about training with MTS.

Email: training@mtscleansing.co.uk for information on course dates, prices and availability.

Rachel Court at the MTS Training Centre in Rochester, Kent

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Our MTS Midlands team had a great night out and helped raise funds for Water Aid at a charity race night held by Severn Trent Water.Pictured left to right: Danny Nicholds (Senior Technician, Asset creation STW), Scean Marriott (STW Contract Manager, MTS), Andrew Kerr (Renewable Energy Project Manager, STW) and Luke Potts (MTS Midlands General Manager).

Water Aid Race Night with Severn Trent Water

Photo competition winner

Congratulations to Martin Bostock (MTS Midlands) for this lovely shot of the end of the rainbow. Martin wins a £50 voucher. Please keep your photos of MTS at work coming in, there’s a voucher up for grabs every month. Email your pictures to: jackie.hall@mtscleansing.co.uk.

Thanks to everyone who submitted a suggestion for the name of Rachel Court’s anatomical spine, which she will be using in manual handling training courses. There were over 80 entries vying for the £20 voucher prize. Driver Neil Webb was chosen as the winner – and here he is, receiving his prize from Rachel with the spine now known as Humphrey Bone-gart.

Name that spine!

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Wellbeing at MTS

The Wellbeing Kiosk returns to the drivers’ area at Stanley House from 15 – 31 April. Anyone working at or visiting Stanley House can take a free DIY health check, which includes height, weight, BMI (body mass index), blood pressure, pulse, body fat and visceral fat. The kiosk is courtesy of our friends at A Better Medway, who give us a lot of support and help in our wellbeing programme. They would love to hear any feedback you have regarding wellbeing at work, please take a few minutes to complete this short online survey. The MTS company code for question 1 is 1001345.

April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, raising awareness and funds to fight this disease that affects us all – young, old, male and female.

Similarly, a stroke can strike anyone at any time. Each May the Stroke Association holds its Make May Purple event to show support for people who have been affected by stroke and to raise funds to help with practical support.

The 2019 Dying Matters Week (13 – 19 May) will be asking whether we are ready to face death and dying, both in practical matters such as funerals and wills, but also from an emotional point of view. It’s a great challenge for everyone and we can only find the answer if we start the conversation.

Dementia Action Week (20 - 26 May 2019) unites people, workplaces, schools and communities to take action and improve the lives of people living with dementia. We all have a role to play in making the UK a dementia-friendly place to live and that’s what Dementia Action Week is all about.

All MTS employees should have received an email with a link to an online survey on 1 April. Please take this opportunity to let us know about your experiences of working at MTS.We recognise that working conditions affect worker well-being. Your responses to these questions will help us to determine our working conditions now and to monitor future improvements.

Your responses should reflect your work in the last six months. To request another link to the questionnaire please email: jackie.hall@mtscleansing.co.uk.

Working at MTS – have you completed the survey?

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West Dumpton Lane, Southern Water Craig Woodcock and Paul Norman.

Whitewall Creek WTW, Southern Water Craig Woodcock, Paul Norman, Karl Nuttall and Paul Chapman.

Tonbridge WTW, Southern Water Peter Jarrett.

Highworth STW, Thames Water Graeme Dixon, Graham Crook and Adam Elder.

Longwoods Engineering, Newbury Graham Crook.

LTN4 Dunstable, Biffa Adam Lemar and Dean Spencer.

Station E, Abbey Mills, Thames Water Karl Nuttall, Paul Chapman, Darren Harvey and Mark Woodward.

Blackrock, Southern Water Craig Woodcock , Paul Norman, Jason Welling, Paul Blackwood, Martin Foster, Ross Lander, Darren Harvey, Mark Woodard and Jamie Foot.

Glen Parva Featherstone Drive SPS, Severn Trent Water Samuel Smith, Adrian Hudson, Luke Lynch, Stephen Thompson, Jamie Maden, Stuart Peak, Ian Ashley, Paul Beal and Anthony Wobwell.

Thornham PST, Southern Water Perry Yendell and Darren Wallace.

Newhaven WTW, Southern Water – bin movement Thomas O’Sullivan.

Finally - congratulations to Sam Hurley, Transport Assistant at Stanley House on passing his driving test!

Well done and thank you