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…
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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…
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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
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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…
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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.
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11Oct 2021 by Alan Mills

KEEP Plus grant aids disruptive innovation

FGL News, Industry News, Zenator
In late 2020, Falcon Global were awarded a KEEP+ innovation grant from Anglia Ruskin University, provided from the EU. We put the grant to good use, adding improved security and slick new features to streamline your workflow, bringing huge benefits in performance and productivity. Zenator Walkdown Capture is exactly the disruptive technology Operators and Contractors need to emerge strongly from the pandemic, rebuilding the world  economy and moving towards the objectives of NZ2050.
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26Sep 2021 by Alan Mills

Kent Kazakhstan Development Academy (KKDA)

FGL News, Industry News, MasterClass CSU, Training
Ms Melody Sheybani, Director of People & Organisational Development A very special event took place during August in Atyrau, Kazakhstan. Kent PLC held a virtual graduation ceremony for Kent Kazakhstan Development Academy (KKDA).To celebrate the accomplishment of two of Kent's brightest stars, Ms Guliya Abdessova and Birzhan Badel, many 0f the company's senior management, including Managing Director, Mr David Touhey attended the ceremony.  Also in attendance were Ms Melody Sheybani, Stephen O'Callaghan, Ed Reynold, Mark Mitchell, Paul O'Brien, Zhanar Ablayeva.  The graduation ceremony was organised by Training & Development Manager, Ms Indira Kadyrkhanova.Guliya Abdessova and Birzhan Badel had successfully completed MasterClass CSU Foundation training and Course Leader, Alan Mills was honoured to attend as an invited guest.A key driver behind the KKDA program is Director of People & Organizational Development,…
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02Nov 2020 by Alan Mills

Falcon Global awarded a second KEEP+ grant

FGL News, Industry News, Zenator
We are delighted to announce Falcon Global has been awarded another grant from Anglia Ruskin University as part of the KEEP+ innovation programme, funded by the EU. The grant will be used for the next phase of development in Walkdown Capture Z3600.  Company MD, Alan Mills said, "We are absolutely thrilled to win this new award - the timing is perfect for our development plan. We will be adding innovative new features that extend the functionality and enhance performance in our mobile app for Punch List management and all other field-based activities." Take a look at this short demo of Walkdown Capture to see how the Falcon Global team put the first grant to good use.
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23Oct 2020 by Alan Mills

Walkdown Capture Z3600 23-Oct-20

Training, Zenator
https://youtu.be/xvC4qb4PrhwZenator Walkdown Capture (aka, WDC) is our mobile app for reporting and clearing Punch List Items using Windows tablet devices, taking photos as you go.The work flow and authorization matrix in WDC makes Punch List management super efficient, creating massive productivity gains for our customers.All activity is seamlessly synchronized in Zenator, with a full audit trail, including all photos taken during Walkdowns and ad-hoc inspections.No more manual uploads of photos from mobile phones! WDC frees up valuable project resources to be more effective and productive.WDC Z3600 is the foundation for Zenator Z4000 and Zenator Mobile (Z4), our new cross-platform app for completing all field-based activities.Grateful thanks to Queen for Don't Stop Me Now.
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