Sycous Experts’ Experiences in District Heating
Hello we are Sycous!
You may have seen that we are providers of innovative metering, remote data collection and billing solutions. You might know that we unlock the potential of metering for our customers across the UK with Mabdeck, our in-house developed, cloud-based metering and billing software.
But…
You might not be familiar with the amazing team of people we have sitting behind the scenes… our bill generating masters, our data analyst wizards, and our incredible project managers.
We are Sycous and we are:
35% women.
an average age of 34
a mixture of genders in every department
people with university degrees, A-level qualifications, apprenticeships and soon even T Levels!
a multi-national team
We will be sponsoring Connecting Women in District Heating Conference 2020.
Our experts Odessa Ahmed (Business Development Manager) and Hannah Abbas (Customer Support Manager) have been members of ‘the Divas’ right from the beginning, and we are so excited to be sponsoring the event for the second year in a row.
Odessa Ahmed
“I enjoyed last year’s conference, it didn't follow the typical norms of an industry event which is what made it refreshing, exciting and why it is still discussed a year on! It was great to meet so many people within the industry, understand their roles and see the passion they have for what they do!”
Hannah Abbas at last year’s District Diva’s Conference
This year we’re sponsoring the District Heating Divas’ conference again because we believe through their ‘Heat Exchanger Mentoring Pilot’ and regional Diva networking meetups across the country, the group is achieving positive change across our industry.
Our sponsored session at this year’s event will explore how some of our own experts started a career in the District Heating industry.
We know that because heat is a growing industry, young people and especially young women are not always aware district heating is an industry worth pursuing. This also means that they are not aware of the career satisfaction that can be gained in this incredible sector. In our teams’ experience this ranges from the happiness of providing residents with best-in-class customer service, the responsibility of educating the general public on new energy systems, or the gratification of providing solutions for smarter living… which will play a big role in striving for a net-zero future.
Our experts Gina Carrington (Project Delivery Lead), Angie Cierpka (On-Boarding Manager), Ruby Friel (Product Owner) and Odessa Ahmed (Business Development Manager) will discuss their own experiences working in district heating, and how they got to their role!
The session will explore how each of the team have grown inside the district heating industry, alongside the challenges they have faced along the way. We will discover their own motivations and ambitions for staying in this industry, as well as the advice they would give to someone thinking about starting a career in heat networks.
We at Sycous cannot wait for this year’s conference. Even though things are moving online, we know the event will be one of the most memorable in our industry.
This year you will be able to catch the Sycous team’s sponsored session at 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM, 10th December at the District Heating Divas Conference.
Find more about us online: sycous.com and connect with us in the sponsors’ section of the online conference platform Whova.