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| [[Image:EA Technology Company Logo.gif|180px]] | |
| Company type | Private Limited |
|---|---|
| Industry | Asset Management |
| Founded | 7th Decemeber 1990 |
| Headquarters | Chester, England, UK |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Mr. Michael Hughes, Chairman Mr. Robert Davies, CEO Mr. Geoff Lloyd, CFO |
| Revenue | £ 13,900 thousand (2010) |
Number of employees | 170 (2010) |
| Website | www.eatechnology.com |
EA Technology are a British engineering company headquartered in Capenhurst, Chester, England. They are an employee-owned SME, providing end-to-end technical services and products to global power networks.
Established in the 1960s to focus on electricity distribution and use, they work today with clients in the electricity, utilities, infrastructure and associated sectors, delivering responses to the challenges they face. Their strategy for sustainable growth is centred on contributing real value to our customers, shareholders and wider society.
They currently have 6 offices in 4 continents, and an integrated network of product distributors, allowing them to meet the needs of their clients', wherever they are. This insight allows EA Technology to offer a unique perspective for benchmarking, identifying opportunities to learn from others and improve performance.
EA Technology is known for its activities in asset management, particularly for the electricity, rail and industry sectors. Its well-known products include a range of instruments to assess the condition of live electricity networks by measuring partial discharge activity[1].
Helping their clients' in the efficient delivery of their network priorities.
Commercial targets, regulatory measures and rising commodity prices are increasing the pressure on network operators to constantly evaluate and improve network performance. Identifying alternative approaches that are both efficient and effective for networks can result in significant improvements in outputs.
How EA Technology help their clients'
With over forty years’ experience of helping their clients' improve their performance and adopt total asset management strategies, EA Technology have the knowledge and expertise to understand networks and recommend a package of measures to help achieve targets.
EA Technology solutions
EA Technology's Condition Based Risk Management (CBRM) solution can help prioritise investment to where it can deliver the greatest real value to a business and support regulatory settlements.
They support their clients' to ensure that their team can access Consistent, Coherent and Aligned Policies and Processes, so they can deliver their objectives in the office and the field.
Their Partial Discharge product range together with their other services and instruments enable the Early Identification of Faulty Equipment before faults become failures, allowing their client to understand the risks associated with their assets. When things do go wrong, EA Technology can help them find the fault, understand the cause and reduce the likelihood of it happening again.
Whatever their client's problem, EA Technology can help them with their Technical Support available on a project or call-off basis to meet their needs.
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Helping their clients' to implement low carbon technologies in a sustainable way.
For EA Technology, SmartGrids are a means to deliver the transition to a low carbon energy system, requiring innovation to create efficient end-to-end solutions. In their view, technology is only part of the answer.
How EA Technology help their clients'
Through their in-depth understanding of networks and low carbon technologies, they can offer expert advice and guidance on the issues that are likely to face legacy networks and a view of technology developments, increasing knowledge and understanding.
EA Technology's solutions
EA Technology offer a SmartGrid Design Service, helping their clients' to develop effective projects on their network, including identification of key strategic partners.
With increased deployment of sensors, smart meters and other measuring devices, Turning Data into Information becomes essential. EA Technology can provide a range of monitoring and data analysis packages and software solutions, to feed information into their clients' decision-making tools.
EA Technology can work with their client to transform Learning into Knowledge, ensuring that the outcomes from projects are promptly and effectively incorporated into the client's policies and procedures.
They develop Technology Integration Strategies to improve the introduction of low carbon technologies to existing electricity networks, resulting in lower cost connections, prompt adoption and reduced risk to the client's business.
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Helping the client develop, adopt and deploy new technology
Early adoption of innovative technologies can transform a business and give you the edge on your competitors. Identifying, developing, adopting and deploying new technologies can be easier said than done, especially when you’re already busy.
How EA Technologyhelp their clients'
EA Technology offer a joined-up approach to technology validation, development and deployment. This matches entrepeneurs with end-users, accelerating development and helping the client to embed successful solutions directly into daily business activities.
EA Technology's solutions
Great ideas often crop up in the least expected places. EA Technology's team of technology and commercial experts can help the cleint to find a Route to Realisation for their big idea or hunt down the solution to their need.
For those needing a boost to develop their product, EA Technology can provide Access to Commercialisation routes, helping their client to understand the options and the impact on their business.
As an investor, EA Technology can identify Technology Investment Opportunities that meet client's strategic objectives and deliver their business needs.
Got a problem but can’t find an answer? EA Technology can work with a client to develop and deliver Bespoke Technical Solutions that integrate into their business.
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Helping clients' to develop a leading and effective workforce
The market for technically and commercially astute personnel is competitive and a changing sector requires a changing skills base. Equipping your people to deliver the maximum possible value to your business can keep you one step ahead.
How EA Technologyhelp their clients'
EA Technology can work with clients' to create a more effective workforce, via a range of courses and bespoke programmes, balancing classroom theory with practical experience. EA Technology's Power Skills Centre can offer accredited programmes including Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits to meet clients' needs.
EA Technology's solutions
EA Technology run a wide range of Training Courses, covering essential and cutting-edge topics. Each can be tailored as either an introduction, a refresher or a more comprehensive competence-based programme.
They run a number of Peer-2-Peer Forums, offering specialists the opportunity to network in an environment where people can share knowledge and experiences.
EA Technology's Organisational Development Programmes can help align a client's organisations, its strategic goals and their employees; raising levels of commercial awareness and emotional intelligence and ensuring everyone understands their contribution to their business.
Their Watching Brief Packages assist clients' teams' to stay up-to-speed on new developments in policy, regulation and legislation, ensuring their business can respond promptly to change.
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Helping their clients' to engage effectively with their audiences
Clear communication is becoming increasingly important and increasingly diverse. Different audiences are seeking the latest information in a way that suits them. The energy industry is evolving in a way that requires more timely communication with a wider range of stakeholders.
How EA Technology help their clients'
Are you seeking to share complex messages quickly and effectively? Based on years of experience in successful B2B and B2C communications, EA Technology offer tailored, multilayered communication solutions to express clients' voices to the public, regulators, government and throughout their organisation.
EA Technology's solutions
EA Technology can help to develop and deliver Effective Communications Strategies that address the how, when, who and what for clients' audiences.
With regulators looking for increased transparency, EA Technology can offer Tailored Knowledge Dissemination Platforms to maximise learning from projects and other insights, within their business and in a broader context.
As energy becomes increasingly relevant in the mind of the general public EA Technology can help client's to communicate sometimes complex messages through their experience of Effective Public Education and Engagement.
They can help communicate sometimes complex messages with the general public in the best ways to reach them so clients' organisations' become increasingly relevant in their world.
EA Technology can help clients' present their views and priorities to Influence Policy so they can contribute directly to shaping the direction of new Government and Regulatory positions.
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The company traces its roots back to 1966 when it was established as the Electricity Council Research Centre (ECRC) - the R&D arm of the nationalised electricity industry. The company has been fully independent since 1997 when a management and employee buy-out occurred. The company restructured to become employee-owned in 2004 following a management buy-out and a redistribution of shares. Today the company is experiencing rapid growth with new propositions and expansion around the globe.
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The experience and expertise of the team at EA Technology have attracted a range of prestigious awards for both individuals and the Group as a whole. Recent awards include:
Top 100 placing in the annual International Track 100 published in the 1st May 2011 Sunday Times.
Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2011 ‘for continuous innovation over five years’, covering the development and success of EA Technology’s whole family of UltraTEV products UK Best Business Awards 2011: Best Product/Service
Trinity Mirror Cheshire Business Awards 2008: Employer of the Year
Trinity Mirror Cheshire Business Awards 2008: Business Person of the Year (Robert Davis, Chief Executive)
Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2007. Britain’s top industrial honour, awarded for the groundbreaking UltraTEV Detector™
Trinity Mirror Cheshire Business Awards 2007: best medium sized enterprise
Institute of Directors (IoD) Awards 2007 : best director in Cheshire (Robert Davis, Chief Executive)
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Naturally, as industry leaders, EA Technology are active members of a wide range of professional bodies, including:
The CPD Certification Service
Industry & Parliament Trust
CBI Regional Council
IST Committee
Liverpool University Management School Advisory Board
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