Street Works UK, the UK trade association which represents utilities and their contractor partners on street works issues, has announced the appointment of Clive Bairsto CBE as its new Chief Executive.
Clive Bairsto takes over on Wednesday 25th April, Clive joining Street Works UK as an experienced business leader with a background in utilities and government.
As Director of Integration and Readiness for the London 2012 Olympics, Clive oversaw the strategic level training, risk assessment and readiness of LOCOG, Transport, Security, the Mayor’s office and several other government departments and supporting bodies.
Most recently, he was the Global Head of Resilience and Crisis at National Grid where he led the design and delivery of a new resilience and crisis management programme.
Clive Bairsto, the new Chief Executive of Street Works UK said:
“I am delighted to be taking on this important role at an exciting time for the street works sector. Under the leadership of Bob Gallienne, Street Works UK has gone from strength to strength and cemented its position as the authoritative voice of the industry.
“With the government’s key priorities on infrastructure including broadband rollout, the installation of Electric Vehicle charging points and the housing programme being dependent on street works, it is more important than ever for utilities and their contractor partners to have a strong voice.
“It is vital that the industry continues to engage with policy makers to make the case for the contribution that street works make, and to work towards a policy landscape which reflects this. I am looking forward to working with our members to make sure we continue to have a constructive, working relationship with government and highways partners.”
Street Works UK is the UK’s only trade association representing utilities and their contractor partners on street works issues.
Members are a mix of utilities, contractor partners and suppliers of related products and services. Members represent a mix of water, electricity, gas, and telecoms providers. Members include: Openreach, Virgin Media, Cadent Gas, Thames Water, United Utilities, UK Power Networks, Morrisons, Kier, Amey and Balfour Beatty.
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