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IINDUSTRIALNDUSTRIALAAUTOMATIONUTOMATIONIndustrial automation

deals with theoptimisation of energy-

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AARC believes that the water &wastewater industry represents oneof the greatest opportunities for the

automation business through the next 20years. Throughout much of the developedworld, including North America, WesternEurope, and Japan, the existing water &wastewater infrastructure is aging rapidly andoften suffering from neglect. According to their recent report “AutomationExpenditures for Water & WastewaterIndustry Global Market Research Study”,automation expenditures in the water &wastewater industry will grow at a compoundannual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.8% over thenext five years. According to Allen Avery,Senior Analyst and co-author of this study,“Both developed and developing regions areseeing improving economies and thus arelooking to either upgrade or install new waterand wastewater treatment and distributionsystems.”

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Read-out travelled from thescenic, and also sunny, fastnessesof Conamara, on the west coastof Ireland, into the great alpinefastnesses of that beacon offreedom and democracy in theheart of Europe, the Cantons ofHelvetia. The destination wasthe scenic town of Zug, closeto the new state-of-the-artheadquarters of Emerson ProcessManagement at the nearbysettlement of Baar.

In addition to market analysis and forecasts,the study covers the current market nuances,strategic issues, and the future outlook. Thereport also highlights the factors thatinfluence the global water & wastewatermarket and its dynamics. Water is not only essential for producingfossil fuels and for generating electricity fromboth conventional and non-conventionalenergy sources; water withdrawal, treatment,and distribution are all highly energy-intensive activities.

Increased Automation improves Water &Wastewater Industry business processes

TThe story of the Cork Institute ofTechnology (CIT) is repeated inmany third level colleges around

the country. They have invested heavily inupgrading their Automation Equipment tosupport the opportunities offered inAutomation & Control Industries. Thepicture (Pic 1) shows the new Siemens S7.The S7 1200 and the Siemens Logo areboth used in various training modules onautomation by the college in many of theirengineer courses.

That there is a major shortage of Skillautomation engineers and technicians isrecognised throughout the world. Theseconcerns have been express by majormultinational manufacturers, vendor’s ofautomation products and Integrators asthey struggle to find the skilled automationengineers they need to keep the highlyautomation systems going. (see also ouritem on page 1)

There is also a recognition by manycompanies that the first generation ofAutomation professionals are now reachingretiring age and the shortage of trainedautomation people to replace them as wellas the loss of there expertise is a growingconcern The competitiveness of industryaround the world is dependent on theincreased level of automation and onreliable support of this 24hr a day 365 daysa year.

Ireland has a reputation of well educatedand trained graduates. Over the last 10 andmore years we have invested in upgradingthe equipment and laboratories used bythese engineers. The quality of ourengineers and technicians is recognisedaround the world with companies nowtravelling to Ireland to interview thesegraduates and offer them positions acrossEurope and further afield. Engineers inresponsible positions in many automation,engineering and pharma-ceuticalcompanies are in many cases trained at CITand other Irish establishments.

The picture (Pic 2) shows one projectdeveloped and built by a 3rd year student tomonitor and control the dynamics of energy

Qualified to work in automation?Declan Lordan of Douglas Control & Automation recently visited the Cork Institute of Technology (CIT)

generation using a Siemens S7 1200 andSiemens energy monitoring meters. When I asked about computer simulationfor projects, the response were notsurprising but still reassuring to hear. Thelecturers felt that the experience a studentgets from the hands on practicalapplications gives them a much greaterunderstanding of the technologies involved,and how everything works especially whenfinding faults that may have occurred orinserted by a lecturer during a class. While

mistakes are made by most students it ismuch better to makes these while at collegewhile learning in a safe environment andthey will then be much better prepared forIndustry.Many other uses are made of thisautomation equipment with course modulesbeing given on other engineeringdisciplines. The modules are also used inretraining of electricians and other trades tomake them more attractive to potentialemployers at home and abroad.

Pic 1: from left: Oliver Hearn, (Seated) Technical Officer, Gerard Geaney, Lecturer Liam Carroll, Senior Technical Officer,Michael Murray, Lecturer, Noel Mulcahy, Lecturer all in Dept. Electrical & Electronic Engineering, CIT


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The press conference itself wasa focus on Emerson’s globalsupport service initiative, with anumber of Emerson customersdescribing their experiences. Itwas also an opportunity to seetheir new headquarters up closeand personal and the conferenceand presentations were giventhere.We were made familiar withEmerson's progress in facing thechallenges in modern processmanagement. These werediscussed under four headings,performance demands, expertiseshortage, operational complexityand geography. These areconfronting industry in all

European journalist’s at the Emerson press event

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continents Emerson's efforts inhelping to fill these requirementswas outlined in some detail.

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Roadshow at Croke ParkOver 150 leaders from some ofthe country’s biggest names inindustry turned out in force tolearn more about maximisinguptime in virtualised environ-ments, at a series of eventsorganised by industrial ITsolutions provider, SolutionsPT.In Ireland the event visited bothDublin (Croke Park) andRochestown Park in Cork.


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On the energy supply side, wateris critical for developing theincreasingly important, non-conventional oil and gasresources (such as shale gas andoil sands), for growing biomassfor biofuels, and for coolingelectric power generating plants. On the energy consumption side,

transporting and treating waterare both highly energy-intensiveactivities, requiring a significantamount of water to operatepumps, motors, and filtrationsystems. Strategic planning for water &

wastewater infrastructureinvestments and transitioning the

operation and management ofexisting assets to incorporatenew advances in technology iscritical. Challenges and issuesthe water & wastewater industrymust address include:* Aging infrastructure and

increased demand for watersupply

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* Inadequate and/or ineffectivewastewater infrastructure inmany parts of the world

* Funding for large projectsduring periods of economicuncertainty

* Privatisation and public/private partnerships (PPP)require efficient transition oflegacy systems to meet newdemands from allstakeholders

* Increasing concern oversecurity issues

* Increasing demands upon theaging, shrinking, internalworkforce

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In response to the increasingdemand for virtualisedenvironments, SolutionsPThosted the ‘AvailabilityVirtualised in Automation’roadshow to address theadvantages of virtualisation andhow to deal with the challengesthese technologies present.Representatives from severalhousehold names were amongthose present to hear how theycould still ensure the optimumlevel of uptime, whilst enjoyingthe benefits of a virtualisedarchitecture. The panel of experts gave anoverview of the growing trendtowards virtualised models, howthe industrial IT world had aspecific set of needs differentfrom its thin client architecture,and the challenges of runningthese technologies on the shopfloor. This was followed by a practicaldemonstration of the Stratustechnology currently ensuringthat some of the world’s biggestcompanies enjoy 24/7 uptime.Rob Dinsmore, ProductManager for the hardwaredivision of SolutionsPT,commented; “Manufacturingand utility companies arebecoming ever more reliant onthe availability of their ITsystems and replacing physicalinfrastructure with virtualmachines. We wanted toillustrate how manufactur-erscan ensure applicationavailability on virtualisedplatforms in today’s world.

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European Red Herring

Red Herring announced its Top100 award winners today,

conventional teaching tools, likelectures, printed documents, orpresentations. Technicalconcepts can be presented moreclearly using animation, settingscan be changed in the processesat the press of a button, andcomplex subjects can beexplained in a stepwise fashion.

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Water & WastewaterInnovation

Water! In many countries thecollection and distribution ofwater has been ignored for manyyears and the industry haslanguished due to lack ofinvestment in some places sincethe nineteenth century. The samecan also be said to be true of thedisposal of waste. In recentyears however a betterunderstanding of the necessity toupgrade systems has developed.This is underlined not only fromcases of contamination of watersupplies from lack of treatmentfacilities but also because ofincreased demand especially inurban areas.The recent Water/Waste WaterInnovation Conference organi-sed recently by MitsubishiElectric Factory Automationand DDC Ltd was therefore ahighly relevant event. Subtitled“Capitalising on NewInnovation and solutions” itattracted a good representativeassembly of Irish local authorityand and other interested partiesto Mitsubishi’s Irishheadquarters in Dublin. Readour account which is animpression rather than a detailedaccount of the variouspresentations.

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recognising Europe’s leadingprivate companies andcelebrating their innovations andtechnologies across theirrespective industries. RedHerring’s Top 100 Europe listhas become a mark of distinctionfor identifying promisingcompanies and entrepreneurs.Red Herring’s editors wereamong the first to recognise thatcompanies such as Facebook,Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Skype,Salesforce.com, YouTube, andeBay would change the way welive and work.Red Herring selects companiesthat show the most potential fordisruption and growth. AlexVieux, publisher and CEO ofRed Herring said “We looked athundreds and hundreds ofcandidates from all across thecontinent, and after muchthought and debate, narrowedthe list down to the Top 100Winners. Each year, thecompetition gets tougher but webelieve Automsoft demonstratesthe vision, drive and innovationthat define a Red Herringwinner.”Páraic O’Toole, Automsoft’sCEO said “It’s a great honour tobe selected as one of RedHerring’s Top 100 Techcompanies in Europe for 2013.It is a testament to theinnovation and creativity of ourteam over the last number ofyears, as well as our manycustomers around the world whohave implemented our softwareand are deriving tangiblebenefits for their business fromour software.”Automsoft is a softwarecompany that has developedrevolutionary technology formanaging time-series data –collection, storage and web-based analytics. Time series datais generated by sensor networks,control systems, meteringsystems across industries such assmart grid, processmanufacturing, micro-grid, oiland gas and many others. Time-series data management is thelast big challenge in Big Data –

how to collect, store and analysemassive volumes of the datagenerated by the increasingnetwork of devices generatingthis type of data. Typically, indatabase technology, the greaterthe volume of data in thedatabase, the slower theperformance. This has beenparticularly true for time seriesdata. Automsoft’s revolutiona-rytechnology has, for the firsttime, broken the link betweendatabase volume and perfor-mance so that all of the data canbe analysed without aperformance impact. It is theresult of many years of research,is live in thousands of sitesaround the world and is nowstarting to be applied in thesmart grid and cleantech world.

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Web-based training

Profibus & ProfinetInternational (PI) is offeringweb-based training for theProfiSafe communicationprofile. ProfiSafe is a safetylayer that extends thecapabilities of these fieldbussystems. The additional safetylayer enables safety-relatedautomation functions to betransmitted over standard buses. The web-based trainingintroduces users to the basics ofsafety technology. Examples areused to familiarise users with thefunctional principles of safety-related systems (fail-safesystems). Afterwards, the web-based training presents thefunctional principal and thesafety mechanisms of ProfiSafe. This training provides a newopportunity to conveyinformation in a particularlydescriptive manner, beyondwhat is possible with


Office opened!Endress+Hauser is well knownas a global leader in theprovision of measurementinstrumentation, services andsolutions for industrial processengineering. With their support,customers can optimise theirprocesses in terms of economicefficiency, safety andenvironmental protection.

Cristoph Roche, E+H General Manager

Ireland with Minister Seán Sherlock TD

Established in Clane over 30years ago as a sales subsidiary,Endress+Hauser (Ireland) Ltdquickly expanded into a thrivingsales and service organisation,and now employs anexperienced workforce. Theirnetwork of sales and serviceengineers covers the length andbreadth of the Ireland, ensuring

we're always on hand to help.Endress+Hauser's presence inIreland has grown significantlymore recently. Continuity isregarded highly in theorganisation and the companyhas kept growing over the yearsand expects to do so into thefuture. Their new office in LittleIsland, Cork, is taking its part incarrying on this tradition as itincreases its team andstrengthens its closeness to itscustomers in the area.To celebrate this key milestoneon Friday 24th May 2013,Minister Seán Sherlock TD –Minister for Research andInnovation (Part of the Ministryof Education & Skills), officiallyopened the new premises.Endress+Hauser was touringIreland its state-of-the-artDemocar during the last twoweeks of May. This 40ft lorrybrought the latest technologiesin process automation to its keyIrish customers. The mobileexhibition unit usually toursaround continental Europe but

this year in celebration the IrishGathering Initiative, It travelledfrom Germany to Ireland,strength-ening relationshipsbetween Ireland and the rest ofEurope particularly in the fieldof automation.

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New Irish Distributor Datalink Communicationshave been appointed asDistributor/Agent for B&BElectronics products in Ireland. Datalink have been providingindustrial networking supplies

and solutions since 2005.During this this time they haveserved customers in BuildingAutomation, Rail, Wind Energy,Power Stations, IP Surveillance,Manufacturing Automation andATM/POS industries. Together,we look forward to serving ourIrish customers and assistingwith industrial networkingsolutions in the coming monthsand years. Picture above: L to R: Mr. Jerry O'Gorman(B&B MD EMEA) Mr. Tony Mahony (MDDataLink Communications) Mr. StephenHand (Regional Sales Executive B&B).

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Ferryboxes deployment of water qualitysensors on ferries and othermarine vessels. The‘SOOGuard’ will be launched atOcean Business 2013 in Apriland Xylem’s David Goldsmithsays: “In order to encourage theoperators of ferries to allow theinstallation of monitoringequipment on their vessels, it isvitally important that theinstrumentation is easy tomaintain and reliable.“Traditional FerryBoxes areexpensive bespoke systems, butby combining consider-abledesign experience with the latestsensor and dataloggingtechnology, the SOOGuardoffers improved performance ata substantially lower cost.”Ferries, container ships andother vessels continuouslytraverse ocean and coastalenvironments in repeatedjourneys that offer an excellentopportunity to generate highquality information on surfacewater quality. This data isextremely valuable for the

management and protection ofthe oceans; for informing globalmeteorology and climate changeresearch; for calibrating satelliteimagery, and for themanagement of fisheries.The system’s four sensors(conductivity, temperature,optical dissolved oxygen andchlorophyll a) are fitted onto thedoor of a flow-through cell - adesign that allows simple andrapid cleaning. The sensors arevery stable and requirecalibration checks less than oncea year in most environments.Further flow-though cells can befitted to allow for themeasurement of additionalparameters.

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Water industryenclosuresRittal's CS New Basicenclosures, made of alumin-ium,offer clear advantages over

Xylem Analytics UK andAanderaa Data Instruments havelaunched a new marine waterquality monitor which has beendesigned to enable wider

Successful Cork launch

There was a large attendance at the launch by Douglas Controlsand Automation of the SIEMENS TIA Portal V12 and SafetyInnovations Tour in Cork in June. Pictures taken at the eventinclude Douglas's Anthony Barrett and Eugene Pigott andSiemens' Martin Feely. Aidan Byrne of Siemens demonstratedthe range of safety equipment.

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only one that’s internationallyrecognised. Classic Technology operateIreland’s only UKAS calibra-tion laboratory for pressure,temperature, electrical and nowmass calibration; deliveringunparalleled turnaround timesfor both repair and calibrationto many of Ireland’s leadingcompanies.

World’s leaders in their fieldcovering parameters such asPressure, Mass, Temperature,Flow, Level, pH, Conductivityand Calibration ManagementSoftware. The company is alsoIreland's only GE DruckApproved Service Centre.The Company’s renownedsupport extends through arange of approved trainingcourses that are designed toenable laboratory, inspection,quality assurance, maintenanceand certification personnel tomeet the increasing need todemonstrate their competence.So there really is no need tocompromise on either qualityor service. Sláinte!

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conventional plastic or glass-fibre-reinforced enclosures.More flexibility in themanufacturing of switch-gear &better protection againstweather influences are some ofthe reasons why this highlyrobust material is particularlyconvincing for rugged outdoorenclosure technology use.Aluminium withstands externalconditions much better thanglass fibre due to the resistanceof the material to UV radiation.Another advantage ofaluminium is its flexibility asenclosures can be built in thedesired size much more quickly.By contrast, plastic requires thedesigning of casting moulds,which is both protracted andcost-intensive. Whether for the processing ofdrinking water, waste watertreatment or measurement ofthe ground water level, alongwith solutions produced forpump stations and sewagetreatment plants, ranging fromsimple to highly complex, Rittal

can supply manufactur-ed-to-order outdoor enclosures fromits CS New Basic series, alongwith accessory components forinterior installation such ascompact enclosures, heaters,thermostats and enclosurelights.These single-wall outdoorenclosures are made of alumin-ium (AlMg3) and painted inRAL 7035 (powder-coated). Inaddition, the CS New Basicenclosure can also includeprotection class IP55 andNEMA 3R through the bottomplates offered as accessories.The single-door or two-doorenclosure is available in widthsof 600/800/1,200 mm, heightsof 800/1,200 mm and depths of400/500 mm. Accessoriesinclude concrete bases/plinths,divided gland plates, cable entryplates, mounting plates, 482.6mm (19") mounting angles,heaters, thermostats and semi-cylinders for the lockingsystem.

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AAvillage in the Englishcounty of Notting-hamshire has installed a

new high-tech river monitoringsystem that automatically issuestext (sms) message alarms sothat residents can implementflood protection measures.Oxton has a history of floodingproblems and with an increasedfrequency of flood events,Parish Councillor Dr. IanKilpatrick says: “Themonitoring system is designed toprovide sufficient advancenotice to enable the village’semergency response flood teamto try to protect the propertiesthat are most at risk.”According to the British MetOffice, 2012 was the secondwettest year since records began,and whilst the effects of climatechange on rainfall are stillunclear, it is likely that morefrequent extreme weather eventsincluding the prolonged andintense rainfall that results inflooding will occur.Flood warnings in England andWales are issued by theEnvironment Agency (EA)which records rainfall andoperates a network ofmonitoring stations that measureriver and sea levels. Data fromthis network are used to generateflood warnings and the EA aimsto issue these at least 2 hours inadvance of flooding. Over 5 million people inEngland and Wales live andwork in properties that are at risk

Village installs local flood alarm system

of flooding from rivers or thesea, and the cost of flooding in2012 has been estimated at£1billion (1.17euro) which isalmost double the annualinvestment in England andWales for building andmaintaining flood defenses.

The problem in OxtonOxton village has a long historyof flood-related prob-lemscaused in large part by the localgeography which during timesof high rainfall, funnels land,road surface and lake water intoa stream (known locally as theOxton Dumble) which passesthrough the village andeventually flows into the DoverBeck. The construction of aflood relief channel in 1984 wasdesigned to take much of thisexcess water around the villageperimeter and whilst this hasundoubtedly been beneficial,the channel needs to beregularly maintained and keptclear of bushes, trees and otherdebris if it is to be given achance to cope with the moreextreme rainfall events.Subscription to the EA’s floodwarning system can providetimely alerts to those in flood-susceptible areas. Occasion-allyand for various reasons,however, even the flood reliefchannel in Oxton cannot copeand in both 2007 and 2009,flooding caused devastation to anumber of residents’ homes andlocal businesses; 14 homes weredamaged in 2007. Even as

recently as December 2012 andJanuary 2013, propertiesnarrowly escaped floodingalthough roads in the villagebecame impassable and waterwas brought up to doorsteps.Flooding in Oxton is thereforerelated to the river levels andrainfall that are recorded by theEA, but because of localconditions, flooding can occureven when the EA has notissued a warning.

The solutionRecognising a need to be able tomonitor water level in thevillage stream with an ability toraise an alarm when certainconditions arise, Oxton’s ParishCouncil obtained a monitorfrom OTT Hydrometry knownas an ‘Orpheus Mini’ (right)which has been installed in thewater course and now monitorsand logs water temperature andlevel continuously. An alarmlevel has been set and when thisis reached, the instrumentautomatically issues an alarmtext message to members ofOxton’s volunteer emergencyresponse flood team and tothose residents whose propertiesare most susceptible to flooding.After receiving an alert, theflood team assembles at itsresilience store to begin thedeployment and building oftemporary flood defenses,including Aqua-Sacs, to preventthe rising waters from reachingresidents’ homes.In December last year, the levelmonitor raised the alarm threetimes, initiating the successfuldeployment of the village floodplan and prevented anysignificant damage.Explaining the advantages ofOxton’s early flood warningsystem, Dr. Kilpatrick says, “Asa result of recent events, theresidents are more sensitive towater levels than most.However, we can’t watch thestream every day of the year or

at night, so a continuousautomatic monitor is the idealsolution.“The instrument has raisedseveral flood alerts since itsinstallation in July 2012 andthereby helped us to preventsimilar disasters to thoseexperienced in 2009, 2007 andearlier.”

Clearly, Oxton’s floodingpotential is affected by anumber of local conditions.However, OTT Hydrometry’sManaging Director, SimonWills, believes that many morecommunities suffer from asimilar susceptibility and wouldtherefore benefit from thistechnology. “Both sensor andtelemetry technology haveadvanced considerably in recentyears, so we are now able tosupply low cost, easy to use, ‘offthe shelf ’ equipment that canprovide residents with vitaladvance notice of local floodconditions.This does not in any way replacethe flood warnings that areissued by the EnvironmentAgency, but it does enable localpeople to build a reliable low-cost warning system that isdedicated to their specificneeds.”

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Dónal Dunne R.I.P.We were saddened andshocked to hear of thesudden death in May ofDonal Dunne, principal ofIndustrial TemperatureSensors. The funeral wasattended by his many friendsand business associates whohave know him since hisearly work in IndustrialInstruments Manufacturingin Dublin and his subsequentinvolvement in themanufacture of high classtemperature sensors in Naas,Co Kildare.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh sé.

PLCs VSDs & HMIsDrives and Controls areaccredited to provide aprofessional on-site service forsupporting all MitsubishiAutomation Products. Their Service Engineersprovide a complete range ofservices from simpleequipment audits through tothe set-up & commissioning ofVSD’s and the back-up of PLC& HMI programs andguarantee a simple upgradepath for Mitsubishi PLCs,Inverters, HMIs &Switchgearto the current product rangewith little or no modification toprogramming, parameters orwiring.

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Peter Walsh is the next ChiefExecutive of The Society ofOperations Engineers (SOE).

DIT held their annual CollegeAwards Night in April.Mitsubishi Electric Irelandsponsored the Best AcademicPerformance in the Final Yearof the B Eng Tech in Control &Automation Systems inAcademic Year 2011 – 2012.Here we awarded the studentswith a certificate ofachievement and a Mitsubishi

Award Medal. Successfulstudents received a cash prizealso. The two students achievedjoint first place were IanIngram and Ross Cusack.Picture above shows RossCusack receiving his awardfrom Morgan Rusk, BusinessDevelopment Agent withMitsubishi.

Festo has appointed TonyGillard as New BusinessDevelopment Manager,Process Automation, with afocus on the water andwastewater treatment industry.

One of the joys of visitingevents throughout the world isto be able to meet face-to-facewith twitter and social mediafriends. Here Eoin Ó Riainmet Chris Amstutz at theEmerson event in Switzerland.

Wayne Ashworth has beenappointed Product Manager atSolutionsPT, with particularresponsibility for industrialcommunications,encompassing industrial ITsecurity and mobile.

Past President Kieran Coughlan hands over the ISA Ireland Presidential Chain to Liam O'Brienat the recent AGM. (Pic Creative Photography)

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