Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks
Russ Turner has over 17 years of experience in the utility arboriculture sector, currently serving as Resource and Scheduling Manager at Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks since September 2006. In various roles including Utility Arb Performance Manager and Finance & Logistics Performance Manager, Russ was instrumental in establishing a new area of network cutting and implementing enhanced cutting cycles to address environmental concerns. Previous experience includes managing surveys and cutting operations for overhead power lines as Utility Arb Field Manager, and supervising teams at Bartlett Tree Experts as Lead Climber/Chargehand. Russ holds multiple qualifications in chainsaw operations and utility arboriculture, as well as a certificate in arboriculture from Plumpton College and an NVQ in horticulture from Brinsbury College.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks
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We're responsible for maintaining the electricity networks supplying over 3.9 million homes and businesses across central southern England and north of the Central Belt of Scotland. Our skilled teams are based right across the regions we serve, from the bustle of West London to the smallest villages in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. They are supported by engineering and customer service teams based in major offices and depots in centres like Reading, Portsmouth, Perth and Inverness. - Over 4,000 employees, working from 85 depots and offices in the heart of the community. - 130,000km of overhead lines and underground cables - 106,000 substations - Over 100 subsea cables, powering island communities -3.7m customers served by our networks across central southern England (over 2.9m) and the north of Scotland (740,000) - Last year we handled over 550,000 calls from our customers, over 1,500 a day - Last year we gave £1m to local community projects through our Resilient Communities Fund - Over 450,000 vulnerable customers identified on our Priority Services Register with 11,000 assisted during power outages last year We also manage the transmission network for northern Scotland. Safety is our number one priority, we aim to provide a safe and reliable supply of electricity to the communities we serve in Scotland and England, whilst still delivering a 10 out of 10 service.