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To mark Mens Mental Health Awareness, which runs throughout November, we are delving into the often-overlooked conversations around men’s mental wellbeing.

Each week, we’ll sit down with a different Skewber who will share his journey with mental health.

This week, James Tyreman sits down with Steve Douglas, our Chief Financial Officer. 

To mark Mens Mental Health Awareness, which runs throughout November, we are delving into the often-overlooked conversations around men’s mental wellbeing.

Each week, we’ll sit down with a different Skewber who will share his journey with mental health.

We just hit a huge milestone! Just under 10 months since we launched the Skewdio, we recorded our 100th episode. In celebration of this achievement, we held a "podcast-a-thon", spending an afternoon rolling recording with dozens of Skewbers to find out more about their experiences of the Skewdio, as well as their insights into how we can grow and evolve it. The Skewdio is the first thing you see as you enter Skewb, it's the heartbeat and the gateway to the voice of Skewb. Thank you to everyone who has helped us achieve this milestone, and for adding your voice to our podcasts.

James Harrison, Director of London Network at Cadent, joins Skewb to talk about his journey into the utilities sector, how to bring your authentic self to work, and how one interaction in his early career shaped who he has become as a leader.

Mike Foster, CEO of the Energy and Utilities Alliance, sits down with us in the Skewdio to talk about a life that is anything but ordinary!He shares insights into a life that spans economics, politics, charities and utilities; from getting a call from No.10 on a Saturday morning while watching football, to working alongside the Clintons - it is definitely worth a listen!

If you work in the water teams at Skewb, there’s no getting away from the fact that the industry has just been through the multi-year process of writing their AMP8 business plans. We’re almost at the end of the PR24 process. By Tues 18 February 2025 we’ll finally know for sure which companies have accepted Ofwat’s Final Determinations and which companies are planning on taking a challenge to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Have you ever wondered what the last 2 years have been like for the Exec teams responsible for facing off against the regulator to ensure your customers get a good deal on investment, bill increases and quality services? Skewber Nev sat down with Caroline Cooper, Director of Strategy and Regulation at South Staffs Water to talk all things PR24 including the company’s challenges and how she sees the rest of the AMP panning out. We also branched out into her wider leadership responsibilities, her view on Ofwat and what she’s proudest of in her work and personal life.

Skewbers Nev and Lucy sit down in the Skewdio to discuss PR24 (the Water Industry Price Review 2024), what it means for Water Companies and what it means for Skewbers.

Skewb sits down with Elliott Nelson, Director of West Midlands Network Cadent, to talk about alternative routes into work outside of education, what makes him think differently and what excites him when he looks to the future of the utilities industry.

Valve Trak is a device that helps pinpoint underground assets 24/7 from anywhere within a gas network.It can go into an existing valve chamber, or can be installed into new locations, to allow teams to quickly locate valves and other underground assets.This helps to maintain accurate records and information whilst providing faster access for each valve on high-rise buildings where in emergency situations, time is of the essence.In our latest episode out of the Skewdio, we sit down with two of the co-creators of Valve Trak, Joe Lynch and Adam Hassall, as they share more about the creation of this product and the innovation behind it.

Technical Director, Historian and Author Russell Thomas joins us in the Skewdio to talk about the history of innvoation with our very own Bob Murray.