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Symington Tinto AFC is a brighter, safer place thanks to SP Energy Networks. For decades now the club has been an important part of the local community but the club was struggling to hold training and practice evenings due to the condition of the existing floodlighting but signing a cheque to have a brand new, state-of-the-art floodlighting system installed was way beyond Tinto Symington's means.
When we heard of the club's dilemma, we decided to lend a helping hand and boost our own employees' skills at the same time.
Three engineering graduates were challenged to take up the project. They came up with a design solution, which met the required standards and also worked within the club's limited budget.
With safety and good public relations a high priority, our graduates produced and distributed flyers to explain what was being done along with the timescales. A visit to local the primary school was also arranged with our PowerWise Safety Education Programme for schools to explain to the children the dangers of electricity and why it was important to stay away from the training ground while the work was being carried out. Symington Tinto AFC are very pleased with their new floodlight installation which has provided them with a safe, high-spec and flexible lighting system that will enable them to continue and expand on training arrangements for themselves and other teams.
This is a programme for under graduates who join the organisation during their summer break from University. Students are mentored by staff and are paid for vocational work. It provides experience in the engineering field helping to train future engineers whilst giving them practical experience in an engineering organisation. Target universities are: Strathclyde in Scotland and UMIST (Manchester).
Budding engineers of school age are encouraged to take part in the Scottish Council for Development and Industry Celebration of Engineering. School children from across Scotland take part to showcase their work, compete for prizes in innovation and take on challenges set by leading engineering companies. The challenges for 2008 were co-ordinated and supported by SP Energy Networks Graduates.
The emergency services play a key role in responding to incidents which may occur on our sites, and we have built close working relationships with each of the response services delivering bespoke training events and distributing informative bulletins to ensure that fire-fighters, paramedics, and police officers are aware of potential dangers and have the knowledge essential to stay safe.
Graffiti, fly-tipping and general anti-social behaviours at or near substations are issues of concern, particularly in respect of public safety so we work in partnership with Councils, local police and other agencies, to reduce incidents of graffiti, where possible.
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Symington Tinto FC