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Month-long mission for Kosovo task force
00:00 28 Jul 1999
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Exclusive by Michael Gordon
Two groups from the Kosovo Regeneration task force will fly out to the province today (28 July) for a month-long mission.
A British Trade International (BTI) team will evaluate power station damage, and the Department for International Development (DfID) will evaluate the damage to water pumping stations.
Nigel Thompson, chairman of the Taskforce, told CJ: "DfID already have people in Kosovo and they will be supplemented with additional engineers to deal with the water supply, electrical transmission to homes, and the district heating system.
"In addition, and complimentary to them, I have selected a BTI team to deal with the power stations. Its job is to re-establish a secure power supply province-wide by the winter. In the longer term this group will also look at how to maximise opportunities for UK companies." The group will be led by Brian Stone of consulting engineer Mott MacDonald.
Thompson added: "By the time these groups return and debrief, we hope to have established the EU agency. Of course, by this time the French and German companies will be competing like mad. But by having got the British companies in there initially it helps to more than level the playing field." (see also page 6).
Meanwhile, Bedfordshire-based Hunting Engineering has won the £110 million Ministry of Defence contract to supply temporary field accommodation for 5,000 troops in Kosovo. Hunting's main subcontractors are WS Atkins, John Mowlem, Hunting Contract Services, Premier, Kudos 2000, and Mace Shipping.
Two groups from the Kosovo Regeneration task force will fly out to the province today (28 July) for a month-long mission.
A British Trade International (BTI) team will evaluate power station damage, and the Department for International Development (DfID) will evaluate the damage to water pumping stations.
Nigel Thompson, chairman of the Taskforce, told CJ: "DfID already have people in Kosovo and they will be supplemented with additional engineers to deal with the water supply, electrical transmission to homes, and the district heating system.
"In addition, and complimentary to them, I have selected a BTI team to deal with the power stations. Its job is to re-establish a secure power supply province-wide by the winter. In the longer term this group will also look at how to maximise opportunities for UK companies." The group will be led by Brian Stone of consulting engineer Mott MacDonald.
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Thompson added: "By the time these groups return and debrief, we hope to have established the EU agency. Of course, by this time the French and German companies will be competing like mad. But by having got the British companies in there initially it helps to more than level the playing field." (see also page 6).
Meanwhile, Bedfordshire-based Hunting Engineering has won the £110 million Ministry of Defence contract to supply temporary field accommodation for 5,000 troops in Kosovo. Hunting's main subcontractors are WS Atkins, John Mowlem, Hunting Contract Services, Premier, Kudos 2000, and Mace Shipping.
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