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Senior appointment drives focus on
sustainable drainage & supply solutions
Polypipe Building Services
has appointed Sean Norris
as Advantage Services
Manager to drive the
company’s focus on offsite
prefabrication
strategic projects. In his new role
Sean’s move across from his
role as Product Manager within
“Because we can offer bespoke
fabrication in-house at Polypipe
welcome addition to the Advantage
plan for the company’s Advantage
Building Services the opportunities
team and will play a key role
Service, which provides a bespoke
are endless, with offsite fabrication
in shaping the direction of our
fully fabricated drainage and supply
frequently being chosen as a
prefabricated service.
systems solution for specifiers and
preferred construction method by
contractors.
hotel chains and pub groups. The
Sean said: “Everyone is talking
challenge for us is to understand
the Polypipe Civils & Green
about the importance of offsite and
how we need to evolve our
Urbanisation business follows a
modular construction which is our
products and processes to meet
series of other senior appointments
biggest challenge and the largest
their needs.
within Polypipe Building Services,
opportunity for us.
as it increases its focus on
“We’re aiming to expand the
“As a business we want to work
Advantage Service into next year
providing sustainable solutions for
more closely with developers
and beyond, growing our 30-strong
customers.
and contractors to consider the
technical and fabrication teams.
challenges they face and how
Additionally, I’ll be looking to simplify
as a Business Development
we can support – for example by
our processes to align with our
Representative, Sean brings
implementing product development
customer’s needs.”
with him extensive knowledge of
such as pre-insulating pipework to
the building services sector and
make installation easier.
Having joined Polypipe in 2010
commented: “Sean is a very
he will oversee an ambitious growth
Ian Crickmore, Technical Director
“Offsite construction will play a
vital part within the construction
sector as specifiers are being
challenged to do more with less,
while still delivering on quality and
sustainability standards.
“It’s also a more environmentally
friendly option because it minimises
waste, which ties into our
commitment as part of the Genuit
Group to become a sustainable,
low-carbon business, and to deliver
sustainable solutions.”
of Polypipe Building Services,
Privacy budgets expected to decrease in 2024,
new research from ISACA reveals
Ahead of Data Protection
Day, just 10% of
organisations are
completely confident
that they can ensure data
privacy and comply with
new privacy laws and
regulations
Two in every five (41%) privacy
professionals in Europe state their
budgets are underfunded and
businesses also state that they
employees – 68% of privacy
professionals are facing within their
have trouble retaining qualified
professionals say their company
teams.
privacy professionals.
offers privacy training annually while
“Reducing privacy budgets
Reassuringly, organisations are
58% offer training when new hires
taking steps to reduce that skills
would be deemed normal if privacy
are made. 71% of respondents
gap, with 52% offering training to
operations were considered mature
say privacy training and awareness
and mainstream. This however is
programs have had a positive
not the case, and our research
impact on wider employee privacy
highlights that a combination
awareness.
of reduced investments with
However, there is still a long way
lack of skills in an increasingly
to go for businesses, as only 10%
allow non-privacy staff to move
into privacy roles, while 39% are
increasing the usage of contractors
or external consultants.
“Organisations clearly crave
sophisticated cyberthreat landscape
of respondents feel completely
expertise when it comes to
is a recipe for disaster. It is also
confident in their organisation’s
managing privacy compliance and
proof that more holistic training
privacy team’s ability to ensure data
issues. This starts with putting the
at a board and privacy leader
privacy and achieve compliance
right resources towards privacy
the leading global professional
level needs to take place for both
with new privacy laws and
training and prioritisation. Only then
association helping individuals and
understanding and communicating
regulations.
can they protect their data, build
organisations in their pursuit of
the needs respectively.” says Chris
digital trust.
Dimitriadis, Global Chief Strategy
prevails for core privacy staff.
Officer at ISACA.
Experience with different types of
over half (56%) expect them to
decrease this year. That’s according
to new research from ISACA,
Anticipated drops in privacy
budgets come despite half (53%)
To combat some of the
It’s clear that a skills gap still
technologies or applications (65%),
of organisations reporting that
challenges they’re facing,
technical expertise (50%) and IT
their technical privacy teams are
organisations have been diligent
operations knowledge (42%) are
understaffed. Two in five (41%)
about providing training to
the biggest skills gaps privacy
trust with consumers, and preserve
supplier relationships. Better privacy
ultimately benefits us all,” adds
Safia Kazi, ISACA principal, privacy
professional practices.
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