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01Nov 2025 by Alan Mills

Zenator Ltd Awarded Multiple Invest NI Innovation and Development Grants

Zenator Ltd is pleased to announce that it has been awarded two Invest NI Innovation Vouchers and two Technical Development Incentive (TDI) grants in support of its ongoing digital innovation roadmap.These awards recognise Zenator Ltd’s commitment to advancing data-driven technologies that enhance productivity, safety, and efficiency across systems completion, commissioning, and operations in safety-critical industries.The Innovation Vouchers and TDI grants have enabled key stages in the design and development of the Zenator software suite, including Zenator V4 (Z4) and Zenator Mobile (ZM) — with further R&D planned to expand into Z5 and Zenator Mobile OPS (ZMOPS) for life-of-asset operations.Invest NI has also indicated support for two further R&D grants planned for 2026, reinforcing Zenator Ltd’s position as a Northern Ireland–based innovation leader and its commitment to long-term growth within the…

22Apr 2025 by Alan Mills

Introducing Zenator Ltd: A New Chapter Begins in Northern Ireland

FGL News, Industry News, Zenator

Falcon Global Ltd is pleased to announce the formation of Zenator Ltd, a new Northern Ireland-based company established to lead the development and commercial launch of Zenator V4 (Z4) — the next-generation digital platform for Systems Completion and Operational Readiness in safety-critical industries.Zenator Ltd builds on over two decades of innovation and delivery by Falcon Global Ltd. Our team — working closely with long-standing partners in Northern Ireland — has supported some of the world’s most complex projects for Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell, Petrofac, and others. The formation of Zenator Ltd marks a natural evolution in our journey: a focused centre of excellence dedicated to innovation, export-led growth, and the creation of high-value jobs in the Province.We recently submitted a funding application to Invest Northern Ireland to accelerate development of Z4,…

27Mar 2025 by Alan Mills

Introducing Commissionability Factor – Supporting Smarter Executive Decision-Making

FGL News, Industry News, Zenator

We are pleased to announce the launch of our Commissionability Factor (CF) framework, a breakthrough model designed to help business leaders assess and benchmark how "ready for commissioning" their projects truly are. Targeted specifically at the C-Suite and senior leadership in capital-intensive, Safety Critical industries, the CF model introduces a measurable score from 0.00 to 1.00 that reflects the likelihood of successful Commissioning and Start-Up. CF is forecast from early in the project lifecycle and refined through each Stage Gate, giving leaders unprecedented visibility into commissioning readiness and risk exposure. The CF framework enables: Informed decisions at the contracting and design stages Validation of CSU budgets against industry benchmarks Risk-based funding gap calculations Proactive mitigation of Owner and Contractor misalignments The model also highlights strategic blind spots that often go…

27Mar 2025 by Alan Mills

Falcon Global Announces Strategic Collaboration with GMcLeod Consulting and ExplainMedia

FGL News, Industry News, Zenator

Falcon Global Ltd (FGL) is proud to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with GMcLeod Consulting LLC and ExplainMedia to jointly develop and deliver innovative training and assurance solutions that integrate Systems Completion (CSU), Commissioning & Start-Up (CSU), and Operations Readiness Assurance (ORA). The collaboration brings together three experienced and complementary organisations: Falcon Global Ltd – Experts in Systems Completion and CSU methodology, delivering proven digital tools such as Zenator. GMcLeod Consulting – A specialist in ORA frameworks and assurance models that support sustainable operational excellence. ExplainMedia – Renowned for cutting-edge 3D visualisation, simulation tools, and computer-based training (CBT) for the energy and process sectors. The Parties will focus on developing a hybrid training model, combining case-based learning, interactive simulations, and structured digital content to improve the…

20Feb 2025 by Alan Mills

Why CSU Training Is Essential for Safety-Critical Projects

FGL News, Industry News, Zenator

In an article published here on LinkedIn, Managing Director, Alan Mills, explains why CSU training is essential for projects in the Safety-Critical Industries, describing: What Gets Missed Without CSU Training Why Training Matters More Than Ever The Cost of Training vs the Cost of Failure Let’s Raise the Standard — Together MasterClass CSU are training products authored by Alan Mills and produced by Falcon Global Limited.For further information click here, or contact: masterclass@globalfalcon.net https://youtu.be/PYUfY7OQ62M

20Feb 2025 by Alan Mills

MasterClass CSU Virtual Training in 2025

FGL News, Industry News, Zenator

Managing Director, Alan Mills, announces the series of virtual classroom training for 2025. MasterClass CSU are training products authored by Alan Mills and produced by Falcon Global Limited.For further information click here, or contact: masterclass@globalfalcon.net https://youtu.be/P1fm72wEPGM

21Jul 2024 by Alan Mills

Zenator unaffected by CrowdStrike outage

FGL News, Industry News, Zenator

On Friday 19 July 2024 the world awoke to a global IT outage. This was a significant IT incident resulting in a global outage affecting numerous users, but not Zenator customers. The issue was not due to a cyberattack but rather an internal technical fault. This disruption caused widespread service interruptions for companies relying on CrowdStrike's cybersecurity solutions. CrowdStrike has since been addressing the problem and working to restore normal operations for all affected clients. The incident highlights the critical nature of reliable IT infrastructure for cybersecurity providers and the widespread impact when such services go down. For the companies affected by the CrowdStrike outage, this is a single point of failure (SPOF) and for these companies, the consequences have been catastrophic. Zenator's resilience during the CrowdStrike outage was not…

14Jun 2024 by Alan Mills

MasterClass CSU Engineer Nuclear gets ECITB approval

FGL News, Industry News, MasterClass CSU

MasterClass CSU training has the Energy Industry covered We are delighted to announce that ECITB, the UK's leading industrial training organization, has renewed its approval of MasterClass CSU Engineer training and has also approved our latest course, MasterClass CSU Engineer Nuclear.Engineers taking our CSU training have the opportunity to obtain internationally recognized certification and then go on to create job openings and possibilities that will advance their career across the Energy Industry worldwide.Employers will dramatically enhance their reputation, capability and performance by building mission-critical skills, adding to the bottom line.MasterClass CSU Engineer Nuclear is a new course with internationally recognized certification, aimed at skill building for the nuclear sector.As the Energy Industry needs skilled, qualified people to safely deliver the projects that will take us to NetZero (NZ2050) and beyond,…

14Jun 2024 by Alan Mills

ECITB approves MasterClass CSU Engineer courses

FGL News, Industry News, Training

The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has approved two courses for MasterClass CSU Engineer training. These are the 3-day classroom-based course and an online course offering 18 hours of continuous professional development. Learners completing the courses will receive an ECITB certificate. "We are absolutely delighted to receive approval for our MasterClass CSU Engineer training from the UK's leading training standards organisation", said Falcon Group Managing Director, Alan Mills.Contact mail@globalfalcon.net for further details.Based in Hertfordshire, ECITB is a member-led organisation focused on setting and maintaining the quality of skilled talent working in process industries, including renewables, nuclear, oil & gas, petrochemicals and pharmaceuticals.Falcon Group are delighted to support and help further the objectives of ECITB, both in the UK and abroad.

16Jan 2022 by Alan Mills

MasterClass CSU webinar Project Success and Failure

Training

On Friday 14 January we hosted a webinar where Alan Mills and Ed Martinez talked about Success and Failure, the Critical Success Factors that are common to every project and the importance of Triple E: Effective, Early Engagement from a senior CSU professional. The webinar attracted an audience of 50 from around the world; quite an achievement when you think that for many people they were joining at night, during their weekend. After the discussion Ed and Alan took questions from the audience. You can watch the webinar here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkT30xFZKJU Quick Links 01:04 Introduction 03:02 Speaker Bios 05:20 Breaking down Success & Failure, Critical Success Factors and Fixating on Failure 06:30 Examples of Triple E 06:44 Slide 2 - The Influence Curve 11:14 Slide 3 - The Critical Success Factors…