{"id":115060,"date":"2022-09-05T16:08:29","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T15:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=115060"},"modified":"2022-09-05T16:08:29","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T15:08:29","slug":"simon-varo-appointed-as-operations-director-by-edwin-james-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/simon-varo-appointed-as-operations-director-by-edwin-james-group\/115060\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon Varo appointed as operations director by Edwin James Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Edwin James Group has selected Simon Varo as operations director at group company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edwinjamesgroup.co.uk\/about-us\/our-businesses\/parker-technical-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Parker Technical Services<\/a>, handling digital transformation and customer management<\/h2>\n<p>Simon Varo has been announced as the latest addition to Edwin James Group\u2019s senior team.<\/p>\n<p>Edwin James Group is a national asset engineering group that operates three brands throughout the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Appointed in the new operations director role, Varo is a Chartered Engineer (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/signify-announces-five-new-cibse-accredited-cpd-courses\/114412\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CIBSE<\/a>) and joins from EMCOR UK, where he worked for 12 years in a variety of managerial roles.<\/p>\n<h3>The new role will strengthen growth in traditional facilities maintenance<\/h3>\n<p>Simon Varo will head up key customer management across the group and support <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/featured\/benefits-bim-in-facilities-management\/108208\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a programme of digital transformation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The new operations director role has been created to support growth in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/lhcs-90m-asc1-public-sector-framework-opens-for-early-interest\/114972\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">traditional facilities maintenance<\/a>, and the hybrid model that combines building services with more complex process engineering services.<\/p>\n<h3>Uniting process and infrastructure engineering across the asset lifecycle<\/h3>\n<p>Commenting on the appointment Mark Orpin, COO at Edwin James Group, said, \u201cFacilities maintenance is a key part of our business. Our hybrid model brings together our group capabilities, across both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/featured\/how-digital-technologies-enhance-infrastructure-resilience\/114803\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">process and infrastructure engineering<\/a>, delivering a unified approach to the asset lifecycle that drives greater efficiencies and environmental benefits for our customers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really pleased to welcome Simon into this new role; he will be instrumental in helping to deliver the strategic vision for this part of the business. He has a great track record of working in complex environments and that experience is a perfect fit for our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Simon Varo added, \u201cIt\u2019s a great time to be joining Edwin James Group. The business has seen lots of success in the last 12 months and I\u2019m excited to be part of the growth strategy. 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