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Our employees are very important to us at Veolia Environmental Services so here is a chance for you to meet some of our Sheffield team members.
Click on the links below to view a profile of each person. To make things easy, the links are in alphabetical order by job title.
- Contract Supervisor, Anita Fieldsend
- Contract Supervisor, Denise Valavani
- Contract Supervisor, Lewis Robinson
- Communications Manager, Clare Froggatt
- Compliance Officer, Craig Andrews
- Contracts and Property Manager, Andrew Graham
- Customer Services Manager, Kathy Wright
- Director of Waste, Collection and Recycling, Judith Turner
- Energy Recovery Facility Plant Manager, Graham Ross
- Fleet/Workshop Manager, Steve Fawley
- Managing Director, Martin Simpson
- Performance Officer, Owen Morgan
- Project Manager - New Kerbside Service, Gavin Foulstone
- Recycling Officer, Annabel Johnston
- Recycling Service Collection Driver, Darren Hollis
- Safety, Environmental and Quality Technician, Ann Cheesman
- Service Development Officer, Andy Morton
- Stores and Supplies Manager, Brian Denny
- Waste Awareness Officer, Kate Townrow
Name: Anita Fieldsend
Job Title: Contract Supervisor
Background:
Anita has been working in waste management for 25 years and now undertakes the major task of organising teams of refuse collectors and vehicles.
Her first job in the industry was working for Sheffield City Council's Cleansing Department in 1983 as an Assistant Manager. Six years later she moved over to the Valuation Unit of the department but moved back to an Assistant Manager role in 1999, this time working with the refuse collection team.
Day Job:
Getting refuse collectors and bin lorries to the right areas of the city on the right day is all part of the job for Anita. The crews are usually out on the streets by 7.00am so it is an early start every day.
She has to make sure the lorries are ready for a busy day collecting waste and recycling and that there are enough refuse collectors to get the job done.
As the day goes on, Anita and the other Assistant Managers have to make sure they know how the refuse collectors progress so that they can make sure they are one step ahead if problems arise. They are on hand to deal with any issues, provide information to the Call Centre and deal with any queries that might come in from the public. It's a busy day with never a dull moment!
Interests & Hobbies:
Anita works with St. Luke's Hospice with her son Karl who raises money by doing the ‘Coast to Coast’ ride. Using the skills of her day job, she arranges equipment and locations for the event.
She loves walking with her dog as well as gardening, DIY and listening to music. Sitting down with a good book is always a treat for Anita - she enjoys a true story to get her teeth into.
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Name: Denise Valavani
Job Title: Contract Supervisor
Background:
We are lucky to have Denise on our shores. Born in Sheffield but brought up in Australia, she came back to her home town in 1970 before jetting off in 1980 to be a holiday rep. Whilst repping in Greece in 1993, Denise married and then had two children before returning to Sheffield in 2000.
Back in Sheffield (and fluent in Greek), Denise got a job with Sheffield City Council at the Call Centre on Bernard Road. When Veolia Environmental Services secured the waste management contract in Sheffield, Denise moved to Lumley Street Lorry Park to help set up new systems for the refuse collection team. She has been promoted from an Administration Supervisor, to a Project Manager and now an Assistant Manager.
Last year Denise completed a Level 3 certificate in First Line Management.
Day Job:
What does it take to get 40,000 bins of household waste emptied from homes across Sheffield every day? The answer: sheer determination, a level head, fantastic organisational skills and great people skills. These are qualities that Denise has and she uses them every day. She uses them everyday to ensure the bins in the city are emptied when they should be.
She works in a team of four Assistant Managers who make sure that 160 refuse collectors are in the right place at the right time. Providing information to drivers to allow them to do their job, ensuring everyone is working to the correct health and safety procedures, dealing with vehicle problems and answering queries from the public are all jobs that Denise can find herself doing on a daily basis.
Interests & Hobbies:
After working hard all week, Denise likes to spend her well earned cash on retail therapy… just for relaxation purposes you understand!
Denise fills her spare time with walking at Chatsworth and Rother Valley, reading science fiction books and cooking Greek dishes (she's an expert!). She also has an artistic flair and loves to create oil paintings and cartoons for children.
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Name: Lewis Robinson
Job Title: Contract Supervisor
Background:
Following nine years in the tool industry, Lewis became a refuse collector for Sheffield City Council in 1984 and then started work at the Energy Recovery Facility one year later.
In 1994, Lewis began working on projects, such as distributing 190,000 wheeled bins to homes in Sheffield when the city changed from using steel bins. He was also involved in managing the clean up at Hillsborough following the Euro 1996 football tournament.
As a Technical Assistant for the Waste Management Department of the council, he helped to make sure collection rounds were efficient. Lewis naturally progressed to Assistant Operations Manager and has been in the position since 1999.
Day Job:
Lewis says the best thing about his job is working with his colleagues. He works alongside three other Assistant Managers looking after a team of 160 refuse collectors.
On a daily basis he makes sure the collection rounds are running smoothly by ensuring the collection teams are up to full strength and the vehicles are doing the job.
He also works alongside the Development Team to provide information about how the rounds are working and where routes might need to be changed to improve efficiency.
Interests & Hobbies:
A keen fisherman, Lewis is a member of two fishing clubs and is found most weekends casting a rod and line.
He has two Springer Spaniels who take part in ‘drag trials’ to satisfy their instincts as working dogs. The dogs are sent to seek out an item that is hidden, keeping them fit and active.
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Name: Clare Froggatt
Job Title: Communications Manager
Background:
Clare graduated from the University of Salford with a Business Studies and Marketing Management degree. After a Marketing Placement with Corus, the multinational steel manufacturer, Clare joined Veolia Environmental Services as Communications Assistant in 2005. With her zest and passion, Clare has progressed to Communications Manager and now runs the day-to-day communication and marketing activities for Veolia Environmental Services in Sheffield.
A Chartered Marketer, Clare recently achieved a Post Graduate Diploma from the Chartered Institute of Marketing. A true believer in further education, Clare is always looking for opportunities to progress and learn.
Day Job:
There is no typical day for Clare. With a mixture of advertising, media liaison, campaign planning, sponsorship activity and a few cups of tea – no two days are the same!
Keeping an eye on the Sheffield website and managing all internal and external communications keeps Clare very busy – not to mention all the ad hoc activities and dressing up in bizarre costumes (like the pink sparkly hat) all for the love of her job!
Interests & Hobbies:
The key words for Clare's weekends are: ‘relaxation’ and ‘fun’. Clare likes spending her well earned cash on adventures - UK and abroad and in the summer months she lends her hand to a spot of gardening.
Jack of all sports, master of none Clare tries her hand at anything, including: crown green bowling, badminton, golf, swimming, cricket in the park on a sunny afternoon and is the Froggatt family champion at Connect Four! (No matter what her brother says!)
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Name: Craig Andrews
Job Title: Compliance Officer
Background:
After leaving school, Craig trained as a plumber and worked with his Dad for a short time. His next career move was to Sheffield City Council Works Department where he became a Multi-trade Supervisor and later a Site Manager on construction projects. As a sideline, he was also a part-time lecturer in plumbing.
A change of direction lead Craig to a sales and marketing position in the Cleansing Department of Sheffield City Council, working on commercial and domestic waste. He soon got involved in contractual and compliance issues surrounding the domestic, clinical and commercial waste and in 2001 Craig transferred to Veolia Environmental Services as Compliance Officer on the integrated waste management contract.
Day Job:
In a nutshell, Craig is responsible for making sure that the service Veolia Environmental Services provides in Sheffield complies with all the relevant current and future legislation. It is his responsibility to ensure Duty of Care paperwork is in place to allow the company to take waste from where it is generated to the disposal facilities. Craig also audits disposal facilities to ensure that they are compliant.
Craig works with local planners to ensure new buildings in Sheffield are designed with recycling and waste collection in mind and he also works with Sheffield City Council and the contractor involved with removing and disposing of abandoned cars. Liaising with customers and checking waste brought to the Energy Recovery Facility is also part of his day job.
Craig says that the best part of his job is never walking into work to do the same thing, his role is challenging but never boring!
Interests & Hobbies:
Hockey and golf take up most of Craig's spare time. He plays field hockey for Rotherham and although he doesn't look it, for the North of England over 50's! He coaches local children and adults at his club too.
Craig enjoys a good round of golf every now and again and the rest of his spare time is spent maintaining his 18th century house and garden.
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Name: Andrew Graham
Job Title: Contracts and Property Manager
Background:
Andrew Graham (Andy to his friends) graduated as a Charted Surveyor from Sheffield Hallam University in 1995. With a degree in Estates Management, his first role as a graduate was Estates Manager with Shanks Waste Services. During his six years with Shanks, Andy was promoted several times to General Manager of Operations and then to Regional Manager.
In 2001 Andy joined Veolia Environmental Services to work for the Industrial Services Division in Hull as Business Unit Manager. He then took on a new challenge in Sheffield as Contracts Manager in 2004. Andy has naturally progressed to manage both contracts and property and looks after various development projects in Sheffield.
Day Job:
A typical day for Andy includes the writing of new contracts, legal agreements and planning applications. It's also his job to make certain all aspects of Veolia Environmental Services' contract with Sheffield City Council are adhered to and also manage his Property Team to ensure all Sheffield sites are running smoothly.
As the resident contracts expert, Andy is always on hand for advice and as a sideline, he was Project Manager of a cycle track development for a local school.
Interests & Hobbies:
In his spare time Andy likes nothing better than a fun night out with friends. He is a keen badminton and squash player and enjoys racing his go-kart at weekends.
A connoisseur of fine wine, Andy has a collection of around 300 bottles and occasionally enjoys the odd tipple! (Not in work time of course!)
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Name: Kathy Wright
Job Title: Customer Services Manager
Background:
She doesn't look old enough but Kathy has been turning the administrative wheels of waste management in Sheffield for more than 30 years. She started as a Junior Clerk for Sheffield City Council's Cleansing Department in 1978 and worked her way up the ranks in the years that followed.
She joined Veolia Environmental Services in 2001 when they became the council's waste management partner and with her wealth of experience and superb skills she soon became Customer Services Manager.
Day Job:
Kathy is a very busy lady. In her job she has to have a heart of gold and a very thick skin. Not only does she have the enormous task of making sure that residents of Sheffield have a fantastic waste and recycling helpline to call with queries, questions and complaints, she is responsible for making sure that all customer requests are resolved quickly and efficiently.
She has to report all activities to Sheffield City Council, ensures that the database used to record all calls received is working effectively and liaises with the operations team.
Interests & Hobbies:
To help support her daughter's talent for swimming, Kathy is Secretary of the Stocksbridge Pentaqua Swimming Club.
To escape her busy job, Kathy loves to go on holiday to Greece whenever she can. Home or away, if she has some time to herself, she enjoys reading thriller and detective stories.
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Name: Judith Turner
Job Title: Director of Operations, Collection and Recycling
Background:
Judith joined Sheffield City Council Estates Department in 1972 as Correspondence Officer. In 1977, she became Head of Administration in the Cleansing Department and worked her way up to Assistant Director. Not one to rest on her laurels, Judith found time to do a degree in Business Management and become a graduate member of the Chartered Institute of Waste Management. All this, in addition to exciting secondments in Russia and Government Office working on new initiatives.
Judith joined Veolia Environmental Services in 2001 as Director of Operations, Collection and Recycling and always looking for a new challenge became a Chartered Environmentalist in 2005.
Day Job:
In short, it is Judith's overall responsibility to make sure the residents of Sheffield get their bins emptied on time and that the public are able to contact the Veolia Environmental Services Call Centre. She also has to provide recycling facilities to ensure that Sheffield meets targets set by the government and Sheffield City Council.
Committed to her job, Judith is well-known for emailing even when on holiday and she is never very far from her Blackberry. Always in the middle of the action, Judith is the first point of call for the council and coordinates her division to deliver the contract services for the residents of Sheffield. There is never a dull moment - dealing with freak weather that makes emptying bins a real challenge, developing the next recycling opportunity or selecting vehicles/equipment to enable the service to be delivered – it's all in a day's work.
With 180 members of staff, Judith considers working with people the most important aspect of her job. She meets with Trade Union representatives on a frequent basis, which costs her in terms of the chocolate biscuits she keeps in her office!
Interests & Hobbies:
Out of work, Judith is a sociable person and regularly meets up with friends – some she's had since she was five years old! Fine wine and food are often the theme of the evening.
Judith dusts of her trainers every year to do the Race for Life and she also gets involved with fundraising for the charity SCOPE.
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Name: Graham Ross
Job Title: Energy Recovery Facility Plant Manager
Background:
Our Graham has been powering Britain for more than 40 years! After completing an engineering apprenticeship with a research organisation back in 1964, he started to work with the Electricity Board (now EON) and after working as an Electrical Engineer for several years, he soon became Shift Manager at a coal fired electricity generating site.
In 1996, Graham joined the Veolia Environmental Services team at Tyseley Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) to commission the plant and since September 2008, he has been making his way from his home in Staffordshire to work as Plant Manager at the Sheffield ERF.
Day Job:
Graham is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the Energy Recovery Facility and District Energy Network. He manages a team of 35 and up to 100 external contractors that may be working on site at any one time. With his team he turns 225,000 tonnes of waste into up to 19MW of electricity and up to 60MW of heat for the District Energy Network. He also handles the disposal of the final residue from the recovery process.
Graham has to ensure that the site is compliant with legislation and meets the requirements of the operating permit set out by the Environment Agency. The challenge of keeping the plant operational, within key performance indicators and legislation is what gets Graham out of bed in the mornings.
Interests & Hobbies:
When he is not indulging in a spot of photography, enjoying his static caravan in Wales, satisfying his love of classic cars or playing the organ in his local church - Graham says after working hard and doing so much travelling his hobby is 'lying down'!
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Name: Steve Fawley
Job Title: Fleet/Workshop Manager
Background:
Born and bred in Sheffield, Steve started as an Apprentice Mechanic in 1971 and qualified in 1976 whilst working for Philips Truck Services. He then moved to Ryder Plc as a Workshop Technician in 1985. Whilst holidaying in Greece that Summer, Steve met his Liverpudlian wife-to-be and was glad to be offered a promotion by Ryder Plc to Liverpool. (It must have been fate!)
After many years working for Ryder Plc (and several promotions), Steve joined TNT Logistics before becoming Fleet/Workshop Manager for Veolia Environmental Services in Sheffield in 2008. He has a passion for Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) so looking after a fleet of 70 vehicles is perfect for him.
Day Job:
Steve has to make sure that all the Refuse Collection Vehicles are maintained and ready for work every morning. With a team of 16 he looks after the fleet that collect the black, blue and green bins in Sheffield.
Steve also manages any technical difficulties in the Workshops and the fuel reporting system – this means that all our vehicles have to work to a high standard to minimise their environmental impact.
Interests & Hobbies:
At the weekends Steve is an all round handyman and loves DIY. His recent ‘projects’ have been a downstairs bathroom and a patio/seating area in his garden.
To relax, Steve enjoys meals out with family and classic car shows.
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Name: Martin Simpson
Job Title: Managing Director
Background:
Sheffield born and bred, Martin was awarded an Associateship in Accountancy in 1981 from Sheffield Polytechnic and qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant in 1984.
Following seven years working within a professional practice, he gained six years accountancy experience in engineering, manufacturing and hotel and catering. This was followed by eight years in local government when Martin joined Sheffield City Council in 1985 as their Principal Accountant, working on economic regeneration projects (including District Energy). This involved financial assessment, company accounting systems and providing financial advice to joint public/private sector economic activities.
Martin worked his way up to Financial Controller and then Financial Director and acting Chief Executive of Sheffield Heat and Power Ltd (the company set up by the Council to expand the District Energy Network). In 2001, Martin joined Veolia Environmental Services as MD of the integrated waste management contract and is now responsible for 300 people.
Day Job:
Martin is constantly on the go - you never find him in one place for very long! As top priority, Martin monitors Health and Safety, key performance indicators and financial targets and in addition to attending Board Meetings and carrying out site visits, he still finds time to manage his ‘A-Team’ of employees.
On a day to day basis, Martin liaises with Sheffield City Council, Veolia Environmental Services Head Office and his A-Team to make sure all operations are running smoothly and efficiently. A keen supporter of continuous learning, he encourages all members of staff to take part in training to achieve relevant qualifications and recently took a course in Company Law himself.
Interests & Hobbies:
Martin is the proud owner of a Harley Davidson motorbike and looks forward to the summer months when he can ride.
Home and garden improvements are top on his list after recently moving house but when he does find time to relax, an exotic holiday here or there always does the trick!
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Name: Owen Morgan
Job Title: Performance Officer
Background:
Owen (O to his friends) started his career with Sheffield City Council in 1986 as a Painter and Decorator. He soon became a supervisor looking after 40 members of staff and gained several certificates and diplomas in supervision and management.
From this he progressed to Building Inspector and then Project Officer, responsible for creating and putting improvement procedures and processes in place for Sheffield City Council. As part of this role Owen looked after landscape contractual issues and specifications. Owen transferred to Veolia Environmental Services in 2001 and has recently been promoted to Performance Officer.
Day Job:
Owen is responsible for collecting and recording statistics about the waste management services in Sheffield. He has to produce the statistics for the Key Performance Indicators such as 'best value' and 'accident ratings' that measure how well the service has performed over the month and the year. He also produces other data and information which allows our managers to ensure the service is operating efficiently.
Owen is also helping Veolia Environmental Services in Sheffield to achieve the Customer Excellence Standard. He is busy establishing procedures and systems to ensure the organisation can attain and maintain the externally assessed standard. The standard should help to bring staff closer together, provide recognition for their hard work and professionalism and make everyone more customer focused.
Interests & Hobbies:
To keep the brain matter going in his spare time, Owen enjoys working his way through a crossword book and reading sci-fi novels.
Keeping fit is top of Owen’s agenda – walking on a regular basis and going to the gym a couple of times a week. When he is not keeping fit, Owen enjoys socialising with family and friends.
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Name: Gavin Foulstone
Job Title: Project Manager - New Kerbside Service
Background:
After a short spell as a caterer in the Merchant Navy, Gavin joined Sheffield City Council Highways Department in 1978. One year later he was working in the Cleansing Department as a Refuse Collector. He progressed to Assistant Operations Manager of Waste Disposal in 1986 and in 2001 when Gavin started working for Veolia Environmental Services he was the Assistant Manager for Waste and Recycling. Gavin was promoted to his current job in 2006.
With a massive list of qualifications behind him, Gavin's wall is running out of certificate space but he managed to find room for one more qualification and was awarded a degree in Business Management last year.
Day Job:
Gavin's his name, recycling's his game. It's his job to make sure the people of Sheffield have got the facilities they need to recycle as much waste as possible. With his team of recycling and education officers he looks after five Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs), more than 220 bring bank facilities and education and awareness activities.
Gavin's varied role means he could be involved in a number of things from finding sites for bring banks, to developing collection services, making sure the HWRCs are working properly and reporting how much recyclable material has been collected.
He also ensures that Veolia Environmental Services is meeting all health and safety requirements at the facilities whilst checking compliance with legislation and developing ways to deliver new initiatives.
Interests & Hobbies:
Although he has long since cut off his ponytail, Gavin is still a bit of a rocker at heart. Bon Jovi, Meatloaf and Bryan Adams are amongst his favourites and he loves nothing more than seeing his favourites live on stage.
Gavin is an Arsenal fan and a keen, if somewhat average (by his own admission), golfer. He also enjoys a night at the cinema in his spare time.
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Name: Annabel Johnston
Job Title: Recycling Officer
Background:
After spending many years travelling the world organising the social lives of people with too much money, Annabel arrived in the world of waste management! From too much cash to too much trash - she used her organisational skills to set up a waste management conference for Sheffield City Council back in 1998 and the rest, as they say, is history.
She worked in the Trade Waste Department for a while and then moved into the Recycling Department. When Veolia Environmental Services took over the waste management services for Sheffield in 2001, Annabel continued to help develop recycling services in the city as Recycling Officer.
Day Job:
Her job involves working with Sheffield City Council, councillors and Tenants and Residents Associations to find recycling solutions for different areas of the city. Her job also involves finding suitable sites for bring bank sites or developing kerbside collection services.
Annabel liaises with contractors and community groups to ensure the service runs smoothly and to look for future opportunities. She also plays a part in publicising and educating people about the benefits of recycling.
Interests & Hobbies:
Annabel loves nothing more than meeting up with friends for a meal and is a frequent theatre goer - she enjoys everything from Shakespeare to popular musicals. Her idea of sheer heaven is sitting on a boat sailing in the Greek islands.
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Name: Ann Cheesman
Job Title: Safety, Environmental and Quality Technician
Background:
Ann started work as an Office Junior in 1977 at Moore & Wright Precision Tools in Sheffield. After four years on the job training across all departments, the Finance Director asked Ann to apply for the position of Secretary. Ann then stayed at Moore & Wright until 1992 when she joined Sheffield City Council as Secretary Administrator for the Waste Management section.
In 2000, Ann progressed to Technical Assistant - compiling all data for the integrated waste management contract bid. In 2001, Ann joined Veolia Environmental Services and moved offices to the Energy Recovery Facility (ERF), where she helped develop and put into the place the monitoring and reporting systems that are still in use today.
Recently promoted in 2008 to Safety, Environmental and Quality Technician, Ann has to make sure the ERF is fully compliant with health and safety, environmental and quality systems.
Day Job:
Ann has been described as ‘the cog in a big wheel’ and manages Clerical/Reception at the ERF, whilst continuously updating all systems to ensure they are user friendly. The first point of call for an internal or external audit, Ann regularly liaises with the Environment Agency and carries out an annual technical audit.
Always on hand to help, Ann does a little bit of everything from staff liaison to equipment purchasing and coordinating and managing data to compiling all necessary information for key performance indicators daily/weekly/monthly. As part of her new role, Ann also ensures the systems in place at the ERF continue to be compliant with the Pollution Prevention and Control permit.
A great believer in continuous learning, Ann is currently studying for an NVQ Level 4 Waste Management and a Level 3 First Line Management certificate.
Interests & Hobbies:
Relaxing is top of Ann's agenda and she enjoys spending time with her daughter - meals out and watching films at the local cinema are two of their favourites!
A keen all weather gardener, Ann prides herself on her topiary skills and spends many an hour pruning.
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Name: Darren Hollis
Job Title: Recycling Service Collection Driver
Background:
Darren has been driving trucks and Heavy Goods Vehicles for most of his working life. He joined Veolia in 2002 after working as a long distance lorry driver for about 10 years before that.
When Darren first started working for Veolia he worked on the grey wheelie bin collection team as a spare driver. He got to know all the rounds really well because he would be in different areas every day. When the blue bins were introduced to Sheffield in 2003 he was the first driver to work on the service. Because of his extra special advanced skills as a driver he was given the job of collecting blue bins from rural properties and those that had restricted access. If anyone could get to these hard to reach places with a huge collection vehicle – Darren could and that is why he got the job!
We needed Darren's expertise to help get the new recycling service off to a flying start so he now works with the blue bin and blue box collection teams.
Darren is a graduate of an advanced driving course and an award winning considerate driver, so, we are lucky to have him on the Veolia team and the streets of Sheffield!
Day Job:
Darren's day starts at 6.30am. He meets his collection team, picks up his vehicle and his round details from the operations office at Veolia. Darren drives the team to whatever area of Sheffield is scheduled for a collection. He has to skillfully manoeuvre his vehicle around the streets whilst the other members of the team empty your recycling into the special compartments at the back of the vehicle.
When the vehicle is full of your recycling, Darren takes the vehicle to unload the contents ready for sorting. When the vehicle is empty he goes back out in the search of more blue bins and blue boxes to empty.
Darren loves the variety of people and places he sees on his rounds. However, inconsiderate drivers and pot holes can make him have a really bad day!
Interests & Hobbies:
Football dominates most of Darren's free time. Once a pretty nifty player himself he now enjoys watching Sheffield United and supporting his daughter with her football playing.
He says his driving job doesn't stop when he gets home. He is often given the job of taxi driver to get his children to wherever they need to be!
He likes to relax by walking the dog and keeping fit at the gym.
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Name: Ann Cheesman
Job Title: Safety, Environmental and Quality Technician
Background:
Ann started work as an Office Junior in 1977 at Moore & Wright Precision Tools in Sheffield. After four years on the job training across all departments, the Finance Director asked Ann to apply for the position of Secretary. Ann then stayed at Moore & Wright until 1992 when she joined Sheffield City Council as Secretary Administrator for the Waste Management section.
In 2000, Ann progressed to Technical Assistant - compiling all data for the integrated waste management contract bid. In 2001, Ann joined Veolia Environmental Services and moved offices to the Energy Recovery Facility (ERF), where she helped develop and put into the place the monitoring and reporting systems that are still in use today.
Recently promoted in 2008 to Safety, Environmental and Quality Technician, Ann has to make sure the ERF is fully compliant with health and safety, environmental and quality systems.
Day Job:
Ann has been described as ‘the cog in a big wheel’ and manages Clerical/Reception at the ERF, whilst continuously updating all systems to ensure they are user friendly. The first point of call for an internal or external audit, Ann regularly liaises with the Environment Agency and carries out an annual technical audit.
Always on hand to help, Ann does a little bit of everything from staff liaison to equipment purchasing and coordinating and managing data to compiling all necessary information for key performance indicators daily/weekly/monthly. As part of her new role, Ann also ensures the systems in place at the ERF continue to be compliant with the Pollution Prevention and Control permit.
A great believer in continuous learning, Ann is currently studying for an NVQ Level 4 Waste Management and a Level 3 First Line Management certificate.
Interests & Hobbies:
Relaxing is top of Ann's agenda and she enjoys spending time with her daughter - meals out and watching films at the local cinema are two of their favourites!
A keen all weather gardener, Ann prides herself on her topiary skills and spends many an hour pruning.
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Name: Andy Morton
Job Title: Service Development Officer
Background:
Andy started work as an apprentice mechanic in Sheffield City Council’s Transport Department in 1970 and later moved into the Work Study Department. After being made redundant in 1990, he soon found a new role in the Works Department in operational development and after a year was seconded to the Cleansing Department of the council.
With more than ten years experience of working within cleansing for Sheffield City Council, Andy started work with Veolia Environmental Services as Service Development Officer in 2001.
Day Job:
Andy is responsible for administering and updating the Sheffield Bins and ECHO databases. These databases are used to track where bins are, who collects them and to log customer contact. He also has to provide monthly and annual figures of bin collections across Sheffield.
A big part of Andy’s job is to update and develop collection round services, including onsite surveys as and when required. He is part of the team who develop the logistics for new recycling and waste collection services.
Andy claims that there isn’t anything he doesn’t like about his job and the most challenging part is when new kerbside collection services are introduced across the city.
Interests & Hobbies:
Andy loves listening to rock music and enjoys a spot of gardening. Sometimes the two hobbies have been known to be combined and yes he is still friends with his neighbours!
He is a Sheffield Wednesday football fan and watches his team on television as much as he can. He also enjoys computer gaming and spends hours playing FIFA 09.
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Name: Brian Denny
Job Title: Stores and Supplies Manager
Background:
Life before Stores was quite different for Brian. Born in Norwich and brought up in Birmingham, he moved to Sheffield at 15 and started work as a Labourer making cars until he became a Bus Conductor a few years later. After three years of shouting “tickets please” on the buses, Brian found his first job in stores at TC Harrison in Sheffield.
Brian has been handing out spare parts and supplies to keep the waste management service on the go since 1986. He started work for Sheffield City Council 23 years ago as Storekeeper and worked his way up to Stores and Supplies Manager in 2000, transferring to Veolia Environmental Services in 2001.
Day Job:
Brian is responsible for issuing and replenishing stock to deliver the waste management service in Sheffield and has to manage everything from wheelie bins to hi-vis vests and uniforms.
Sourcing a variety of parts and items that the team in Sheffield need is also part of his job. He has to source technical equipment from France or Italy for the Energy Recovery Facility as well as paper and pens for the offices, accounting for stock with a value of about £1.5million.
Interests & Hobbies:
Brian’s number one hobby is spending time with his beloved wife! Apart from that, cricket is his game – watching rather than playing these days (he hung up his shin pads after 38 years with the same team) and collecting coins. Brian has 50 coin sets from all over the world but his prize possession is the 10 Shilling note that someone gave him on his 21st birthday!
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Name: Kate Townrow
Job Title: Waste Awareness Officer
Background:
Originally from Harrogate, Kate graduated in 1999 from the University of Sheffield with a Geography and Ecology degree. After spending three years in the city, she liked it so much she didn't want to leave and took on a voluntary role with the Wildlife Trust as Environmental Education Assistant. It was here Kate realised her passion to teach.
Kate went on to join Sheffield City Council in 2000 as Assistant Recycling Development Officer, before returning to the Wildlife Trust for three years as Recycling and Compost Officer. With a strong knowledge of recycling and waste management, Kate became Waste Awareness Officer for Veolia Environmental Services in 2004 where she teaches the ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ message to anyone and everyone willing to listen!
Day Job:
Kate set-up and continually develops the Veolia Environmental Services education programme in Sheffield – promoting waste awareness within schools, local organisations, BME groups after school clubs and local groups like Scouts and Brownies. The informative sessions include: presentations, workshops and lots of fun activities like ‘Recycling Bingo’.
Kate coordinates many events out and about in the city centre - some even include dressing up like Santa! Close links with the local charity Whirlow Hall Farm allows Kate to teach in an interesting environment and helps to promote the importance of campaigns like national Recycle Week and Compost Week to the children in her classes.
Email Kate to arrange a visit to your school or community group.
Interests & Hobbies:
A keep fit fanatic, Kate has a rigorous routine of running and going to the gym every day. In fact, she's that good she has been 4th woman for the past two years in the Sheffield Half Marathon and was 131st female in the 2009 London Marathon! Go Kate!
Socialising, walking, shopping and relaxing keep Kate entertained at weekends. She has a passion for holidays and loves spending time on the east coast (even when it's windy or rainy), in the Lake District, camping in Derbyshire and holidays abroad with lots of sun, sand, sea and sangria.
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