“In regards to compliance, it is a major development
for our clients to be able to log in and instantly view a
comprehensive status update for each of the assets,” Alan
added.
WORK IN THE COMMUNITY
Involvement with the community is of paramount
importance to Skyform. The company considers itself
as part of the community, with the belief that actually
helping locally is an important part of business and not just
something to choose to do.
“At Skyform we understand that local businesses and
communities are closely linked and that we can have a
significant impact on our surroundings as a whole. We
play an active role in contributing to these communities,
through direct financial support and through the support of
our Directors and staff who take part in activities organised
both by us and individually. Our Directors and staff are
involved in regional Chambers of Commerce, local council
initiatives and other business group activities. We also
provide work placements for local students and support for
educational establishments”, Alan explained.
This year, Skyform sponsored Phae Pritchard, Centrica
Energy Project Manager for part of a training exercise for
her Ice Warrior Project - an expedition to the Northern Pole
of Inaccessibility. The project selects and trains members
of the public from all walks of life to become modern-day
explorers.
Regarding her conditioning trip to Svalbard, Phae
commented:
“I wanted to share a few photos with Skyform from our
training trip to Svalbard. The temperature was positively
warm at only -16 to -20 ambient temp but it was still bad
enough for me to get frost nip in my fingers during our
hypothermia test!
“I just wanted to say thank you so much for your
ongoing support towards my goal of reaching the Northern
Pole of Inaccessibility.”
CAREERS
Due to the expanding nature of the business, Skyform
has and continues to offer various job opportunities. In
January, the company took on 6 engineers specialising in
statutory inspections and lifting equipment.
Alan continued:
“In terms of career development, we continue to train
our employees and a number of our guys are taking LEEA
Diploma courses at the moment. We have several people
who are going through Level 4 and Level 7 Siemens training
and we’re also putting a lot of the guys through smaller
training courses such as Latchways, Pressure Systems and
Fire Extinguishers.”
“There are routes available to becoming an elite
engineer, and then onto supervisor positions on site, with
ongoing potential for further career progression in the
company,” Alan added.
In closing, Alan commented:
“Sadly a few months ago, there was a fatality in Germany
on man riding equipment and the sort of questions
that were being asked included, “Was it serviced, was it
maintained and were the workers trained in use?”.
“In this industry, safety is beyond paramount and if any
issues were to arise, we would be more th