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Working Group - Communications

This group ensures that relevant messages are sent out across the UK, acknowledging the differences between the devolved nations but ensuring consistency. This groups focus is on keeping members up to date about changes in the industry, best practices, news and guidance. To focus on this important role HAUC (UK) have instigated a project and taken on a Communications Manager for the next 2 years to ensure that these aims and members requirements are implemented for the future.

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Working Group - Communications

This group is responsible for the communication strategy for the whole HAUC (UK) Community.

This focuses on three main areas:

  • Agreeing and prioritising the publication of legislative updates and guidance 
  • Using the most appropriate distribution medium and focusing on members preferences
  • Showcasing industry achievements especially innovation, best practice and working groups activities across the sectors

The HAUC (UK) Communications Manager will liaise with all 4 nations to ensure communications are appropriate, useful and current. The website will regularly be updated and have a useful FAQ section as well as links to all current legislative documents and codes of practice. 

This group will evolve with the needs and requirements of our members and strive to deliver future communications using technology as appropriate. 

Working Group Chairs

Our working groups are co chaired with one representative from SWUK and one from JAGUK

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Phil Cameron

JAG (UK) Community Manager , Co-Chair (JAG) Performance, Safety & Comms Groups & Non Exec Director of JAG UK & Convention Committee Member
Phil Cameron

Phil has recently left Gloucestershire county council, after completing 36 years service, most recently as Traffic Manager.

Phil joined GeoPlace in late 2024 in a newly created role as JAG( UK) Community Manager, this role is there to bolster the service JAG (UK) provides to Council’s across the UK, with the aim of helping the industry learn from the good practice that is happening everyday on the highway network.

Phil is co-chair of the Safety Code review working group, he also chairs the performance and communications working group, sits on HAUC England and HAUC UK.

He has recently left his role as chair of South West JAG and co-chair of South West HAUC after 17 years service.

Phil is keen to create working relationships that drive improvement whilst allowing works promoters to carry out their essential works on the highway.

Phil Cameron - JAG (UK) Community Manager

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Julie Payne

HAUC(UK) Communications Manager & Convention Committee Member
Julie Payne

I have worked for SSEN for 35 years and held the post of Street works Manager for the past 8 years. Prior to this I was the Street works admin manager for 11 years. I am currently secretary of SWHAUC and part of the Street works convention committee. I was part of the Systems EPG group and still help with any EPG questions as required. I am a member of the Street works forum for ENA and Geoplace and I enjoy assisting with arranging training and Street works events as well as assisting the wider street works family where I can. I have recently been Co-chair of the HAUC (UK) performance group but have now resigned so I can concentrate on my new part time role of HAUC (UK) Communications Manager.

Street Works Manager Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks & HAUC (UK) Communications Manager

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Chris Powell

Co-Chair Utility HAUC (UK) Communications Group
Chris Powell

Chris is currently the co-chair of the Communications Group and is secretary for the SWJUG.

Chris Powell - City Fibre

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