The photos above illustrate some of the fantastic events and competitions that are a result of the continuous hard work from the Northern Branch.
Yorkshire Vikings vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks | August 2019 - Held at the Emerald Headingley Cricket Ground for the 2019 Vitality T20 Blast - Vikings vs Steelbacks
Breakfast Meeting – ‘Apprentice to Director’ – Martin Alderson from NGN| July 2019 - Director of Asset and Risk Management at Northern Gas Networks – Martin Alderson discussed his journey from Apprentice to Director
15th Northern Branch Karting Challenge| June 2019 - a fun Karting Endurance Challenge at the Three Sisters Race Circuit, Wigan
Our Branch
As one of the oldest branches established within the Pipeline Industries Guild, the branch has enabled and continues to empower likeminded people. We are a platform for sharing, learning and networking across a variety of seminars, workshops and social events including breakfast briefings, innovation and tehcnical demonstrations, awards papers, karting, shooting and of course the Northern Branch Dinner.
Branch Chair
John Hilton - Northern Branch Chair
John is Project Director for United Utilities, heading up the Special Project division of its Capital Programmes. He has worked in the utility sector for 37 years, stating as a mechanical apprentice in 1983. He has held various operational and delivery roles across the sector and undertaken several assignments overseas.John is a Mechanical Engineer by profession, has a B/ Eng Hons in Mechanical Engineering, and a Diploma in Utility Management from Manchester Business School and is also a member of the Institute of Directors.
Recent Event Highlights
The photos above illustrate some of the fantastic events and competitions that are a result of the continuous hard work from the Northern Branch.
Our Branch
As one of the oldest branches established within the Pipeline Industries Guild, the branch has enabled and continues to empower likeminded people. We are a platform for sharing, learning and networking across a variety of seminars, workshops and social events including breakfast briefings, innovation and tehcnical demonstrations, awards papers, karting, shooting and of course the Northern Branch Dinner.
Branch Chair
John Hilton - Northern Branch Chair
John is Project Director for United Utilities, heading up the Special Project division of its Capital Programmes. He has worked in the utility sector for 37 years, stating as a mechanical apprentice in 1983. He has held various operational and delivery roles across the sector and undertaken several assignments overseas.John is a Mechanical Engineer by profession, has a B/ Eng Hons in Mechanical Engineering, and a Diploma in Utility Management from Manchester Business School and is also a member of the Institute of Directors.
Branch Committee
John Hilton | Branch Chair - United Utilities
Matthew Goode | 1st Deputy Chair - Cadent Gas
Colin Kelly | Immediate Past Chair - Sapphire Utility Solutions Ltd
Daniel Jefferson | Past Chair - Mott Macdonald Bentley
Vishwanath Surendiran | Secretary - Skewb Ltd
Nick Preston | Honorary Treasurer - NJJP Ltd
Andrew Wilson | PDN Representative - PIH – Stanley Black & Decker inc
Rosalind MacGregor | Dinner Convener - Innovex
Rhys Day | Committee Member - CALM Solutions
Nathan Sunderland | Committee Member - Yorkshire Water
Liam Saddler | Committee Member - Yorkshire Water
Jonathan LeMoine | Committee Member - Yorkshire Water
Norman Howell | Committee Member - Normal Howell Associates Ltd
Tim Farley | Committee Member - Sanivar UK
Andrew Ball | Committee Member - J Murphy & Sons Ltd
James Roebuck | Committee Member - Westwood Pipelines
Adrian O'Sullivan | Committee Member - O'Connor Utility Ltd
Peter Flitcroft | Committee Member - O'Connor Utility Ltd
Eliot Bailey | Committee Member - CALM Solutions Ltd
Terry Fields | Committee Member - Westwood Pipes Ltd
James Hibbert | Committee Member - Fryer-Stalker Group Ltd
Neil Hodgkinson | Committee Member - Radius Systems Ltd
Jake Parker | Committee Member - J N Bentley Ltd
Stuart Stanford | Committee Member - Atkins Global