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Did you join the recent Town Hall with Dave Cranfield and Rob Kerr? If you did you will have already heard about the new We Care initiative, and no doubt want to learn more. If not – where were you? 🤔
Get ready to be part of a once-in-a-century celebration as TotalEnergies gears up for the Centennial Edition of Touch Rugby, the Tournament of 100 Teams! This exciting event will bring together players from around the world for a series of regional qualifiers from April to June 2024, culminating in a Grand Final in Paris in October 2024.
This is TotalEnergies Gas & Power UK's members' club, through which you can benefit from a varied catalogue of events and social activities, as well as exclusive discounts for taking part in them!
The mission of the SocialEnergies Club’s organising committee is to find and negotiate tickets and other vouchers, enabling SocialEnergies Club’s members to enjoy the latest shows, exhibitions, and tours, as well as culinary experiences in unusual places.
Embedded within Central Services led by Anne-Cecile Roccon, the Finance and Finance Planning & Analysis (FP&A) has been in the core of our business for several years. Supporting the company’s growth, the department holds a pivotal role in managing the long-term plan, budgeting, procurement, settling creditors, tracking cash flow, planning, and analysing business trends.
Seriously dough….we’ve got some exciting news to share.
Settlements, originally known as Data Policing once part of Operations, have been an integral part of the business for many years. They are based within Central Services and have a stronghold as a safety net for the business.
Taking part in and completing an apprenticeship gives individuals skills and experience to kickstart their career, while gaining qualifications along the way.
At TotalEnergies Gas & Power, we have long hosted apprentices, and in this edition, we caught up with Samuel Collett who started off as an apprentice in 2013 and is now a Compliance Officer working for TotalEnergies Renewables in La Defense, Paris (as of January 2023).
We also caught up with Paul Symeon and Luca Federico who started their apprenticeship in the company in September 2022.
We welcomed one new starter to our organisation in November and gave long-service awards to four colleagues who have celebrated 5 to 15 years with us.
TGP is a great place to work with many opportunities for professional development and growth. We encourage you to make the most of these opportunities.
In this edition, we caught up with Luis Padron, Gas Metering Manager (Industry Operation) in Redhill. His sense of adventure and zest for life and living is infectious! Learn more about what makes him tick....
5th November 2022 marked not only Bonfire Night, but also the first Cape Town Communication Day in three years (no thanks to the global pandemic!).
A bit of the backstory...
As with the UK Communication Days held in the summer, this was a great opportunity to engage with the Cape Town team with both Rob Kerr and Ian Jenner leading from a TotalEnergies point of view.
It was also an opportunity to give something back to the WNS staff after all their efforts this year which have included being instrumental in driving Trustpilot up to a 4.3 (Excellent) which is something we can all be proud of.
How the day went..
The format of the day was broadly similar to the UK Comms Day, with a briefing on the year to date for TotalEnergies, the challenges in the marketplace and the needs of our customers at this difficult time, and the way forward, from Rob. In addition, Ian Jenner shared a view of the performance for the year for SME Customer Service as well as celebrating some of the successes and focus on the next steps.
There was a breakout session focused on suggesting improvements to how we operate – these are after all now the people who know our customers and processes best. A number of good ideas were shared, some of which we will move forward with.
Time for recognition...
There were a lot of awards handed out to very deserving ‘champions’.
After six years, we have a lot of very loyal and high performing staff in Cape Town looking after our customers – which also offered an opportunity for Rob and Ian to stumble over a few South African names after the microphone was thrust their way.
The fun bit....
We then moved onto the more ‘fun’ (not that gas, power, and customer service can’t be fun….) parts of the day, including an ‘Ultimate Survivor’ team building event with activities including giant catapult catch, archery, and some brain games amongst others. The day ended with some social time with a local Marimba band playing (this is South Africa after all) and also offering some instruction for willing victims…. (volunteers)….
Brandon Losper (Head of the TotalEnergies account for WNS) and Ronelle Swartz (Head of Operations for TotalEnergies for WNS) led from the Cape Town side with some very willing volunteers doing all the organising; the event was compered by the Collections Team Leader Morgan Thomas.
All the team had a great day and to get nearly 140 people on a Saturday was a huge achievement and shows the commitment and loyalty of our staff in Cape Town!
Let's wrap it up, shall we?
Rob Kerr, our Customer Services Director aptly articulates how important these days are both to WNS employees and to us at TotalEnergies:
The communication day events are very important to the business; they provide a platform for two way dialogue, sharing of information on key business priorities and a chance to engage across the whole company. Outside of this they are also just a great excuse to have a little fun and celebrate success. We were not able to do these over the last few years, so it was great to be able to re-launch them in 2022. We have always mirrored the events from the UK into Cape Town, so our team there can also get the same key messages.
The event in Cape Town was a huge success and very enjoyable day. It was good to meet the team outside work and spend some quality time with our friends and colleagues while on our recent visit.
L to R: Rob Kerr (Director, Customer Service, Brandon Losper (Head of TotalEnergies WNS Account)
L to R: Ian Jenner (Head of Service-SME, Customer Service), Ronelle Swartz (Head of Operations for TotalEnergies for WNS
Thanks to everyone in Cape Town for arranging it and making it such a massive success - hopefully it will be a year rather than 3 years until the next one!
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It's time to Deck your Desk!
The Challenge: All you need to do is give your office desk a Christmas makeover.
Let’s get creative: From tinsel and baubles to fake snow, dust off your decorations and treat your workspace to a new look for the holiday season. (No electricals should be used, strictly DIY material including paper, cotton wool, ropes, wrapping paper, pegs, decorations etc).
What’s in it for you: Winners will be selected based on creativity and design skills. The more festive the better, so if you fancy winning, it’s time to deck your desk!
How to participate: Send in your photo entries with subject line ‘Deck your desk competition’ to gp.redhill.communications@totalenergies.com by 10am on December 5th. Winners will be announced at Noon.
Festive Pet Photo Contest
Festive Pets Competition 2022
It’s time to get our furry friends in the mood for Christmas
If you want to get your pet in the spotlight (and win a voucher) then look no further!
Take a photo of your pet looking as cute and Christmassy as possible to stand a chance of making your companion our Festive Pets 2022 winner.
Send a photograph of your pet and include your name to gp.redhill.communications@totalenergies.com by 4pm on December 5th.
Winners will be announced at Noon on the 6th.
In this edition, we caught up with Rhiannon Gautama, Customer Service Manager in Redhill....
We welcomed 14 new starters to our organisation in September and gave long-service awards to seven colleagues who celebrated 5 to 25 years with us.
TGP is a great place to work with many opportunities for professional development and growth. We encourage you to make the most of these opportunities. As usual, we will share some inspiring stories from colleagues.
What was meant to be a 3 week temp role for Michael Painting morphed into 25 years of service working in almost every department in the organisation. It is safe to say that if there's anything that Michael doesn't know about TGP, then it is not worth knowing....
In August 2022, we welcomed 9 new starters to our organisation and 11 new starters in July. In addition, we had 5 internal moves and promotions and four long service awards for colleagues who celebrated 10, 15, 20, 25 years with us.
There are many opportunities at TotalEnergies Gas & Power and we encourage you to seek them out as you develop and grow in your role. As usual, we will share some inspiring stories from colleagues.
In this edition, we caught up with Glenn Miller, Audit & Compliance Consultant in Redhill....