Sustainability Today Issue 439

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Electrifying refuse collection vehicle hire

Vehicle and workshop provider Specialist Fleet Services Ltd (SFS) and its vehicle hire division CTS Hire, are enabling organisations across the UK to connect with the latest electric refuse vehicle technology. Contract hire – a sustainable solution for electric refuse vehicles SFS was the first contract hire company to install a fleet of Dennis Eagle eCollect electric refuse trucks in the UK for its customer Exeter City Council. The three new 26t electric refuse vehicles were delivered to the council in June and will ultimately be powered by Water Lane Solar Park, making them zero emissions.

Bob Sweetland, Managing Director, SFS, said, “We are proud to be the first contract hire company to install eCollect RCVs in the UK and we are confident that the benefits of the fleet will be appreciated by both crews and residents and provides an excellent realworld example to other local authorities of what is now possible and how it can be achieved. Until now most operators have only been able to access electric RCV technology through outright purchase, but at a cost of £400-£500k, more than double the cost of a traditional diesel RCV, this is beyond the budgetary reach of many organisations. Contract hire enables customers to implement new electric vehicle technology without this risk. We also take all the responsibility for maintaining the vehicles and disposing of them or replacing them when they reach end of life. The operator has budget certainty and can focus on highlighting decarbonisation benefits of eRCV adoption.”

SFS is also investing significant time and resources into making sure its customers are fully prepared and supported for the transition to electric as it recognises that successful adoption is not just all about the vehicle. Support and guidance is needed to overcome broader challenges such as charging infrastructure, staff training and the adaptation of workshops.

Try before you buy

CTS Hire has joined forces with RH Commercial Vehicles (RHCV) to add two brand new all-electric Renault Trucks 26t Refuse Collection vehicles (RCVs) to its rental fleet. This milestone marks the first time that operators can access new electric refuse vehicle technology on short term hire enabling them to ‘try before they buy’.

Bob adds, “We are delighted to be able to offer our customers the opportunity to hire the latest electric refuse vehicle technology. Although some organisations have been able to trial demonstration eRCVs for a week or two, this isn’t always enough time to make a proper evaluation. By adding these vehicles to our hire fleet, we are giving fleet operators the opportunity to carry out a thorough appraisal of the technology over a few months or more.”

CTS Hire offers a wide range of high quality, FORS, LEZ and DVS compliant hire vehicles featuring the latest technological and safety enhancements & supported by a 24/7 national mobile engineer & workshop network. For more information, visit: www.ctshire.co.uk or call 01453 511050. For fleet management, contract hire and workshop enquiries, please contact SFS on 01604 234601 or visit: www.sfs.co.uk

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SPP Pumps Limited: Protecting Life Improving Lives

Experience, performance, reliability and support

Mercury, Arsenic, Selenium in Environmental and Food samples – Choose your Poison!

PS Analytical (PSA) provides niche analytical instruments for the determination of mercury, arsenic, selenium, antimony and bismuth in many sample matrices including environmental and food & beverage samples. The presence of these toxic metals in their various forms is of real concern. Increasingly the determination of both total and speciated chemical forms is required and this requirement generates further analytical challenges of sensitivity, selectivity and freedom for interferences. In addition to analytical considerations, operation issues such as; ease of use, reliability and robustness as well as very affordable running costs are all important aspects and are recognised hallmarks or the PSA brand.

SPP Pumps a leading designer and manufacturer of centrifugal pumps and systems. For more than 138 years, the company’s robust, trusted engineering has provided critical performance across diverse industry applications including oil and gas, water, power generation, construction, mining and fire protection. With approximately 70% trade global, outside the UK, local sales, production, test and services sites within USA, India, France, Italy, Poland, South Africa, Singapore, Czech Republic, The Netherlands, Russia, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Egypt.

Proven quality: SPP customers’ pumping applications are invariably demanding – typically operating in hostile, arduous or extreme temperature environments, where quality matters. Our facility in Coleford, England, has set the highest standards attainable in the industry for quality and reliability.

SPP uses the most advanced computer testing in the world and designs, simulates, evaluates, refines and manufactures all products and packaged systems.

Dedicated Engineering Services expertise, our customers can rely on: commonly regarded as the best in the industry, have real world application experience across multiple industry sectors. With 5 strategically located service centres across the UK; Coleford, Manchester, Belfast, Glasgow & Aberdeen, offering specialist services including computerised fluid dynamics, surge and natural frequency analysis to investigate, optimise and balance customer systems for optimum performance and reliability.

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Let’s talk air pollution!

Poor air quality is the largest environmental risk to public health in the UK. The health impacts of air pollution are estimated to cost up to £20 billion PA and cause up to 36,000 DEATHS in the UK alone. A major component of urban air pollution is Nitrous Oxides (NOx – NO/NO2).

At IMS we provide state of the art ‘Emissions Reduction Technology’ and ‘Noise Abatement Solutions’ that dramatically reduce NOx Emissions and cuts Noise Pollution from Large Stationary Power Generation Equipment typically used in the Energy, Health, Utility and Manufacturing Market Sectors (Datacentres, Hospitals, Banks, Phone & Water Companies). This aids to improve our quality of life.

The IMSeco ‘Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) Technology’ is designed bespoke for each application and can be retrofitted to existing Power Generation Equipment for compliance with the Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD). The SCR system will reduce NOx emissions by approximately -95% taking it well below the threshold of 190mg/Nm3 @15% O2 set by DEFRA on Diesel Powered engines within the specified 10-20 minutes from start-up. Any questions or want to know more? Contact us here: T 01509 506792 sales@silencers.co.uk  www.silencers.co.uk

Coupling

Atomic Fluorescence Spectroscopy (AFS) with either cold vapour generation or hydride generation has been PSA’s core competency for over 35 years. With the addition of analyte separation capability which allows for speciation studies, PSA offers some powerful tools to help with these endeavours. For example;

the separation of methyl mercury from inorganic mercury in water, shellfish, seaweed, dairy products, vegetables and grains; the determination inorganic arsenic from less toxic organo arsenic species in water, rice, seaweed are examples of routine applications developed for this growing area of concern. The team is constantly developing new methods and applications to address market concerns and so if you have a sample you are interested to know more about with, we’d love to hear from you. With literally thousands of systems in the field today, and support networks in Europe, USA and SE Asia, PSA offers the ideal package of performance, reliability and support. For further information, visit our website at: www.psanalytical.com

Mercury and Arsenic, in drilling muds and fluids, are released during operations. These elements, even at trace concentrations, can adversely impact the surrounding natural environment and require monitoring under locally recommended guidelines.

Experience, Performance, Reliability & Support Experts in the determination of mercury and the hybride elements for over 35 years www.psanalytical.com

Panasonic’s NEW air-e: nanoe™X Available in Stand-Alone Device

Panasonic Heating & Cooling Solutions is pleased to introduce the air-e, its first stand-alone, ceilingmounted nanoe X generator, launching this October. air-e has a low power consumption and is ideal for a wide variety of applications where indoor air quality is a priority, including for installation in hotels, schools, care homes, hospitals, offices, restaurants, homes and more.

Improving indoor air quality is a top priority for Panasonic, and the new air-e nanoe X generator has been designed to satisfy the variety of HVAC project needs on the market. The maintenance and service-free technology produces hydroxyl radicals (also known as

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OH radicals) – up to 4,8 trillion per second. Abundant in nature, hydroxyl radicals have the capacity to inhibit certain pollutants, viruses, and bacteria to clean and deodorise – studies have shown the nanoe™X generator can inhibit the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and the Influenza virus H1N1 subtype by up to 99.9%. nanoe™X technology can bring these incredible benefits indoors so that hard surfaces, soft furnishings, and the indoor environment can be a cleaner and pleasant place to be, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Additionally, the air-e comes in a compact, modern, and easy to install design, weighing just 1.1kg, and is super

What is quantitative optical gas imaging?

quiet at just 27 dB(A) for discreet operation. Panasonic’s air-e is also recommended for retrofit projects as it can be installed without complicated piping work. www.aircon.panasonic.eu

Quantitative

optical gas imaging is the ability to utilise optical gas imaging – specifically, cooled hydrocarbon OGI – combined with an algorithmic solution, to quantify gas leaks invisible to the naked eye.

These are leaks you’d normally be able to visualise on your OGI camera. Historically, OGI cameras have been limited to qualitative analysis – indicating that a leak is occurring but giving little indication how much is leaking. Now, though, combining an existing OGI camera with a qOGI solution, you can visualise and quantify such leaks in units of mass and volumetric leak rates, as well as concentration over pathlength (ppm-m).

What are the minimum and maximum size leaks that can be successfully quantified with the FLIR QL320? The minimum size of a leak that can be quantified is a function of the ∆T (between ambient temperature near the gas and the background), the compound you are imaging, and the wind speed. FLIR’s QL320 system has demonstrated the ability to quantify propane leaks down to 100 scc/min and methane leaks down to 300 scc/min with a ∆T of 5°C and a moderate wind speed. A good general rule: if you can see the leak in normal mode, the system most likely can quantify it. Contact kelly.hosten@teledyneflir.com www.flir.co.uk

Peak Scientific

Providing highly reliable and robust solutions for LC-MS (Liquid Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry) and GC (Gas Chromatography), Peak Scientific is the world leader in manufacturing & supporting laboratory grade gas generators.

PEAK gas generators have a continued influence on the environmental impact of laboratories through their day-to-day running. By using a PEAK gas generator, which produces nitrogen from air and hydrogen from de-ionised water, labs can negate the need for recurring deliveries of pressurised cylinders or dewars which can actively reduce a laboratory’s carbon footprint.

Alongside this, a PEAK gas generator offers a more sustainable option to the lab by delivering gas on-demand, therefore reducing waste.

When your aim is to have as small a negative impact on the environment as possible, choosing the more sustainable and environmentally friendly lab equipment is a priority. Working with a Peak gas generator in your lab can be the small change that makes a big difference to our planet.

For more information on how PEAK can help improve a lab’s environmental impact, visit: www.peakscientific.com/green/

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Recycling & Waste Management

TANA From Waste to Value®

Ever since 1971, Tana has been at the forefront of designing and manufacturing robust machinery for the purposes of solid waste management. With a wealth of decades of experience on the needs and requirements of landfill and waste management operators, in the early 2000s Tana expanded its machine selection with the TANA Shark mobile shredders.

Based in Bentley, Doncaster, Tana Recycling Machinery (UK) Limited is the sole UK distributor for all Tana products. Tana (UK) Ltd was established in May 2016 and has been the forefront of delivering unmatched versatility to the UK recycling industry.

Tana’s main role is to provide the sales, service, and maintenance for its Recycling Machinery, and the company has an array of machinery from slow speed Shredders, Landfill compactors, Trommels and Disc screens. Tana has the responsibility to make sure that all their customer’s machines are always well-serviced and maintained, ensuring that there is little to no downtime for the companies that operate them.

Sales & Marketing Manager, Brooklyn Walker, commented, “The company slogan TANA From Waste to Value® is a symbol of Tana’s devotion to not only produce machinery that is unique in terms of its design and features, but also to provide our customers with solutions and services for improved productivity. Our mission

is to improve our customers’ businesses and enable them to increase their revenue – from waste to value.”

Tana’s target customer base is primarily focused across the waste management industry, including Skip Hire yards, recycling centres, landfills and any other department that is in need of its services.

Working so closely with all customers gives the company the opportunity to listen to their feedback regarding the machinery, to make constant improvements to all products.

The past 12 months have been a period of development for Tana, and the company has evolved in numerous ways by way of constant innovation and staying at the forefront of the ever-changing waste industry. In the past year Tana has rolled out two new and updated machines, in the form of the New TANA Shark Shredder and the updated H series Landfill Compactor.

The TANA Shark Shredder is a mobile and extremely versatile waste shredder, suitable for both pre-shredding as well as shredding of industrial waste, demolition waste, tyres, mattresses and green waste, and it can be adapted to any desired piece size. For the best job, the TANA Shark 440DT Eco is capable of producing high torque with the best cutting power, and Tana recommends this model as it is the best multi-purpose shredder available, and is capable of tackling anything that is required of it.

Due to the unique design of the machine, the

material is reduced by cutting, therefore the machine consumes less fuel, which benefits the user. In addition, the TANA shredders are equipped with an intelligent control system with different programmes to choose from, depending on the material to be shredded.

Tana is also the first brand to devise a waste compactor specially built for the landfill market. The new TANA H-series is the result of long-term product development and proven solutions that offer excellent user benefits, and the compactors are equipped with unique features that set them apart from other compactors on the market.

The rigid frame provides optimum crushing force, so the TANA compactor is built around a rigid articulated frame which allows a crushing force of up to 100% on a single barrel drum compared to a four-wheel oscillating vehicle of similar weight. This guarantees a 10% better compaction rate and fewer passes.

Tana is aware that it is operating in a congested industry, but its biggest outstanding attribute is its versatility. Brooklyn continued, “With our shredder’s ability to shred the widest variety of material on the market, we can achieve an endproduct size which varies from a pre-shred down to 50mm. The end-product size can be changed in 10 minutes due to our unique screens that are easy to remove and replace.”

Tana continues to look to the future in all aspects of its work, and recently exhibited at the RWM Letsrecycle Live Show at Birmingham’s NEC. The show gave the company the chance to interact with new and existing customers, as well as other experts in the field. Tana’s customers operate in countless different areas of the waste

management industry and treat a wide range of waste types and streams using a variety of processes. Tana’s job is to help them do that as easily, cost-effectively and ecologically as possible.

Due to the popularity of the Shark Shredder at the RWM Letsrecycle Live event, over the coming months Tana will be continuing with more demonstrations run across the UK, in addition to delivering more machinery to new and returning customers.

Also Tana’s sister company in Finland has been working hard on further development to existing and new machines. Being part of an industry with ever-changing goal posts, the company works hard to keep up with these ever-changing demands, and it will be unveiling exciting developments throughout 2023.

Tana UK understands the value and importance of having reliable equipment on your site, so working alongside the Tana brand, it aims to help maximise all of its customer’s investments.

Brooklyn concluded, “With our sector ever developing, it is important for us to stay dynamic in our goal of providing the very best machinery for solid waste management. Even though the sector is always under the stress of change, we have become experts at rolling with the punches, and I believe that we will continue to strive regardless of what new laws may limit the industry and I can see an ever-increasing need for Tana’s products and services.”

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Reduce fleet emissions

Recycling & Waste Management Recycling UK Limited

Recycling UK is one of the largest independent recycling companies in the United Kingdom. From our head office at Tarporley, Cheshire, and our associate processing plants throughout the UK and Ireland we can cover most recycling needs. We also have offices/joint ventures in Mumbai India and in Ireland.

We are traders of all grades of waste paper & plastic in the form of bulk loose, baled, or palletised material, surplus or damaged reels & redundant stock of paper and plastic packaging. We supply to customers throughout the UK, Europe, India and Asia.

Our dedicated commercial, logistics, and admin departments at Tarporley, Cheshire, will look after every aspect of the collection and delivery of materials,

statutory/compliance paperwork, and payments for material purchased.

Our commercial team can provide expert advice on all aspects of recycling and waste management and the sale of materials generated worldwide on a spot order basis, or more formal long-term agreements and always with fast and competitive payment terms.

Our wholly owned subsidiary OWP Ltd processes over 1,500 tonnes per week at a dedicated plant at Oswestry, Shropshire ideally situated on the England/Wales border with material collected by various means within a 150 mile radius & we also collect material throughout the UK and Ireland using curtainside or bulk trailers for delivery to Oswestry or to one of our associate processing plants

throughout the UK.

Please contact us on +44 (0)1829 732471 or by email: info@rukgroup.com or use the enquiries pages on our group company websites to contact us. All can be accessed at: www.rukgroup.com

A&S International and The Algorithm People partner to help reduce fleet emissions & fuel consumption

Technical sales consultancy A&S International Ltd (A&S) is pleased to announce a partnership with The Algorithm People (TAP) due to the synergies that exist between their companies to help clients reduce not only the emissions of fleets but also fuel consumption.

For the past year A&S International has been an Independent Sales Organisation (ISO) for SulNOx Group plc – offering their range of eco fuel conditioners that are proven to significantly reduce emissions and fuel consumption of land based and maritime fleets.

Director Angus Macdonald first came across the TAP team during a recent Motor Transport Decarbonisation Power Players webinar and was immediately intrigued by their offering and made contact with Fred Bell their Partnerships Development Manager. TAP’s key objectives are to help commercial fleet operators decarbonise their fleets and generate up to 30% operational efficiencies via their three pillars of Decarbonisation, Optimisation & Innovation.

“We are excited about the opportunities that exist to work with TAP to help fleets in the UK make significant savings in both fuel & CO2 at a time when it’s more important than ever. We have been so impressed with the expertise & experience of their team in decarbonising fleets & generating tangible operational efficiencies,” said Angus Macdonald, one of the Directors at A&S.

For further information on A&S International’s range of brands & distributor network, please visit: https://aands.international/our-brands/sulnox/

The specialists in refuse vehicle hire & repair

Trash UK Limited is a municipal hire and repair company based in Evesham, UK. Fully registered with DELTA eSourcing, Sell2Wales, Capital Esourcing, Proactis, and many more, it offers a complete turnkey service including the hire, repair, refurbish, breakdown, maintenance and management to ensure your fleet of vehicles stay on the road.

For over 21 years Trash UK Limited has built a strong reputation in the waste management industry which is why it is trusted by customers all over the country. In addition, its team of engineers also have a combined experience of over 80 years handling all makes and models of refuse vehicles which enables them to find a solution to almost any problem. Its own dedicated workshop based in Evesham makes it an ideal location to respond quickly to clients anywhere in the UK. Its team of mobile engineers carry the expertise and technical ability to meet all needs.

Trash UK Limited also have a range of RCV vehicles for sale that come with a full vehicle history including the service history, LOLER, MOT and all relevant vehicle documentation. Customers can also benefit from its rapidly growing range of fleet vehicles that range from 7.5 to 26 tonne, standard and narrow width, with low entry cabs, the latest bodies, and fitted with trade or automatic bin-lifts that are available for short term spot hire or long-term rental.

M 07791 088956

www.trashuk.com

Recycling & Waste Management

“You choose the OEM, we do the rest”

One of the most specialised businesses operating within the UK’s fully integrated plant solutions and self-drive rental industries.

Established in 2016, Contract Plant Rental is a subsidiary of Ballyvesey Holdings Ltd, a company with a long history and strong foothold in construction

sales and hire, transport, logistics and manufacturing.

Contract Plant Rental provide fully tailored and bespoke plant rental solutions specifically designed to meet the needs and requirements of our clients nationwide. Specialising in mid to long term rental but also offering short term hire, as well

as contract hire and rent to buy solutions too. Contract Plant Rental provide full 24/7 support and back up for all clients nationwide to keep their businesses operating as efficiently as possible. Operating predominantly within the heavy side of the plant machinery industry including scrap recycling and waste management, construction, quarrying, and mining, each machine is fully specified and built to client’s requirements rather than coming as standard ‘off the shelf’ and this

includes any extras to ensure maximum productivity for the client’s business.

Contract Plant Rental provide total peace of mind for customers. Companies enjoy the benefits of contract hire without the headaches of ownership. The benefits of hiring from Contract Plant Rental are that we can offer new machinery from the industry’s leading brands with no upfront costs, no deposit, and no VAT. We have a 24/7 parts, service and repairs back up, as well as payment plans with fixed monthly costs for easy budgeting, flexible terms, and the option to buy or return the machine at the end of the term.

The team at Contract Plant Rental endeavour to be long term partners rather than just equipment suppliers, offering plant and people interface training, product familiarisation, inductions and various environment and safety courses to keep you and your staff fully compliant, safe and productive.

Going the extra mile, Contract Plant Rental provide further added value with extra security such as remote immobilisation, tracking systems, unique key security, immobiliser key and pin start whilst all machines come complete with extra safety features such as audible reversing alarms and all large excavators come with dual locking quick hitches, reversing cameras, alarms and check valves as standard.

The concept of Contract Hire is becoming ever popular and to keep up with the demands and requirements of not just the industry but our clients too, we have made a multi million pound investment in new machinery for 2022 including material handlers, access machines, forklifts, wheel loaders and electric machines.

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info@contractplantrental.com

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Utility Week Live Review – Top Exhibitors

Utility Week Live

Utility Week Live is the UK’s leading utilities industry exhibition, brought about by the experts at Faversham House Ltd, who are behind the leading business media brands in the gas, water and electricity industries.

The annual event is attended by over 3,000 senior utilities professionals, including energy retailers, gas and electricity network operators, water and wastewater companies, and water retailers.

Utility Week Live is the annual opportunity to access the UK’s water, gas, and electricity utilities – under one roof.

Visitors can be recognised as a key solution provider and meet their target audience face-toface at this two day event, attended by 100% of UK water companies, major energy retailers, gas network operators, and electricity networks.

Taking place from 17-18 May 2022 at the NEC, Birmingham, the event welcomed thousands of visitors, hundreds of exhibitors and hosted six simultaneous content programmes, making

Battery powered electrofusion

Withmost industries looking at energy usage and greener ways to get things done, the electrofusion market is no exception and has leapt forward in 2022 to provide a fantastic solution to the welding process on gas, water and district heating pipe jointing using battery-powered technology.

Utility Week Live an unmissable exhibition for all involved in the utilities industries.

The next event will be held from 16-17 May 2023 at Birmingham’s NEC, and will see the return of the network, water and pan-utility zones. The content programme will be centred around frontline challenges. This is our pick of the best exhibitors from this year’s show. Further details can be found on this page and the next two.

www.utilityweeklive.co.uk

Sustainable repair solutions

As a long-standing manufacturer and supplier to the utilities industry, MW Polymers have provided a range of sustainable repair solutions as alternatives to more costly pipe replacement to the UK’s gas distribution network for over 45 years.

Today we continuously work with our customers looking at ways of supporting their long-term sustainability goals, aligning our approach to theirs, whether that be looking at innovative ways to reduce packaging, reviewing logistics to gain efficiencies through reduced carbon emissions, or testing our products for use on the gas networks of tomorrow, which will operate under hydrogen conditions.

Stock Rentals

Since its first exhibition at Utility Week Live 2022, Stock Rentals has been busy fulfilling orders for its 3.5 ton Stock Mini-Vacs and 18 ton Stock MidiVacs.

Hydro Vacuum Excavation is fast becoming recognised as the safest form of excavation in the UK, used in a range of applications, small streets are not a problem for this narrow access machine. Designed with practical planning and operational savings in mind, the excavation is completed within minutes and the spoil is tipped into ton bags and left neatly on the street for later collection, vastly improving productivity.

Zero Service Strikes is the aim, changing the method is the solution. Avoiding the use of hand tools or conventional excavators is essential to achieving this. Using water to safely dislodge the soil and removing it by suction into the body of the vehicle, revealing buried services or tree roots below, the Hydro Vacuum Excavator is proving to be best practice, the way forward in saving time, sustaining the environment and saving lives.

Stock Rentals offers the perfect solution, Contract Hire or temporary trial periods, making safe excavation affordable to all.

Visit: www.stockrentals.co.uk for more information.

Our latest development is underway for a futureproof product, which will tackle water loss due to leakage. Extreme weather effects of climate change, adds stress to the beneath ground water pipe network creating leaks and fractures. This new development will be groundbreaking, first of its kind in the industry, helping utilities repair leaks, reduce their metal consumption, using net zero manufacturing processes, and sustainably sourced materials.

If you are a water or gas company interested to learn how you can partner with MW Polymers on our new innovation journey, or wish to enquire about our product range, contact us on 01332 835001 or visit: www.mwpolymers.co.uk

Market leaders Advance Welding has had the new Efuze product on the drawing board for a number of years but as battery technology and the efficiency of lithium ion has taken over in cars and most forms of transport the power has now transformed the products in this sector too. Efuze represents a more flexible, greener and simple way to join pipework. The new units are now selling in numerous export markets as well as in the UK and will be adopted soon by the

contractors using the old petrol generator systems.

The one man operated Efuze units are easy to transport to site and will weld up to 200 joints (depending on size).

They have built in GPS location software called ‘Locate’. All this

is run from a phone application with a simple interface and backed up by an online portal for storage. The Efuze is available now to purchase from UK distributors.

More info can be found at: www.advancewelding.co.uk and www.efuze.info

Jules enables the energy transition

Jules is an ambitious company that entered the European energy market with innovative online energy trading and optimisation products for the energy market. Jules has been operating for over 12 years in the European markets.

As a software company, Jules provides online digital solutions for energy suppliers and their customers. Our web-based software is user friendly, innovative, and unique in the European energy markets. Jules headquarters is based

in Gouda, The Netherlands and our UK office is based in Loughborough University’s Science and Enterprise Park.

Our team has many years experience in both the software and energy industry giving us a unique insight into the needs and requirements of energy suppliers and their end customers. Our support continues from the design phase through to post deployment operational support.

Contact www.julesenergy.com

Inovaantage

Inovaantage creates agile business solutions by leveraging technology and research. The company is passionate about how technology can usher improvement and change, and its experts remain thrilled that a piece of software can save lots of resources for corporates. Inovaantage continues to explore newer avenues through intensive research in order to make technology a better enabler.

Inovaantage gears everything around its five core values, Curiosity delivers growth; Integrity is life; Relationships win; Obsess over results and Processes empower, and the company measures the overall success of its actions based on how closely these actions confirm to the core values.

Back in May, Inovaantage exhibited at Utility Week Live, and this is the annual opportunity to access the UK’s water, gas, and electricity utilities under one roof. The company is recognised as a key solution provider and was able to meet its target audience face-to-face at this two-day event, which was attended by 100% of UK water companies, major energy retailers, gas network operators, and

Your expert wastewater technical partner

Northavon Water Solutions, which incorporates a range of products produced under the Setfords Technology brand, is an expert in all aspects of wastewater management and recycling. Our mission is to enable our water industry and trade effluent clients to deliver on their promises to customers, fulfil their regulatory obligations, and to protect and enhance the environment.

electricity networks.

Inovaantage is an experienced and highly competent IT solutions company, committed to delivering robust and the finest solutions to the telecommunication, transportation and utilities sectors, and Utility Week Live was the perfect vehicle at which to exhibit.

Contact www.inovaantage.com

Centara Ltd reveals its latest surveying innovations

Centara Ltd is a privately held limited company that was acquired by the RSK Group in November 2021. Centara Ltd offer competitive pricing, fast turnaround times and a professional, high-quality service to all clients looking for solutions in Utility Mapping Surveys, PAS128 Surveys, Topographical Surveys, 3D Laser Scanning, UAV Survey, CCTV Drainage Survey, Utility Records Searches – C2, Electrical CAD Drawing Management Services (Transmission and Distribution), and Substation Protection Design.

Headquartered in Normanton, West Yorkshire, Centara Ltd offers national coverage as well as the added benefit of being able to meet the needs of clients based in Manchester, Liverpool, Nottingham and Birmingham within a couple of hours. Centara Ltd is independently assessed and accredited through ISOQAR and holds ISO9001:2015, ISO14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 SSIP accreditations. Some of the sectors it serves in include Construction, Transportation, Energy and Utilities, Government – Education, Environment and Highways, and Professional Services for those looking for quality utility data.

On a mission to deliver high quality, timely and cost effective solutions that meet all client expectations

and ensure repeat business from their existing and ever expanding Blue-Chip client base, Centara Ltd has a highly experienced team and pride themselves on the design and delivery of solutions that align with the parameters of the company’s overall values which are assurance of quality, to be responsive and communicative, to offer affordable and costeffective solutions, to offer national coverage, and to be environmentally friendly.

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info@centara-ltd.com

www.centara-ltd.com

We recently teamed up with one of our overseas partners, MAPAL, at the Utility Week Live exhibition, where we had the opportunity to talk about the seriousness of some of the challenges facing the UK water industry.

As a leading provider of Wastewater Management and Recycling Systems, and of complete process installations, Northavon Water Solutions operates at the heart of the UK wastewater sector. Our range of off-the-shelf and bespoke wastewater treatment products – SAFs, DAFs. Lamella Tanks, Moving Bed Biofilm Reactors (MBBR), Fine Bubble Aeration Units, High Pressure Blowers and Vacuum

Pumps – are available for hire or purchase as standalone systems or as part of a complete end-to-end capital investment programme.

Northavon Water Solutions and parent company Northavon Group are fully committed to helping create a cleaner, better future for our environment through the application of specialist expertise and systems. If you are a Regional Water Company or if you operate a business which requires trade effluent treatment please don’t delay, we would be excited to talk with you today.

T +44 (0)1761 348011

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watersolutions@northavongroup.com www.northavonwatersolutions.com

WorkfloPlus makes the complex simple!

Too many companies are still using outdated paper-based procedures to carry out inspections, maintenance work and other work processes. WorkfloPlus was created to make it easy for any company to transform and connect their workforce, driving huge efficiency gains, safety improvements and a massive reduction in manual effort.

WorkfloPlus removes the need for paper and replaces it with easy-to-follow step by step digital work instructions to ensure tasks are done right first time, every time. Detailed data is captured on how each and every task is carried out to provide a powerful new source of business intelligence and enable data-informed continuous improvement.

Plus, digital reports are generated as soon as jobs are completed and instantly sent to exactly where the information needs to be. So you’ll always

have a 100% accurate real-time view of your operations.

With WorkfloPlus by Intoware you’ll empower your connected workers through the mobile technology that they use in their everyday lives, to save time and money while ensuring quality and accountability.

Visit: www.intoware.com to find out more.

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hello@intoware.com www.intoware.com

Your partner in technical infrastructure

EBERO Pipe Systems Ltd is the UK representative of EBERO, a German family-owned business that functions as a service provider holding classic cross-section functions such as strategic alignment, organisation, controlling, finance and communication.

EBERO Pipe Systems Ltd focuses on a wide range of core business areas including Utility – gas and water, Fibre to the home, Smart Grid and Smart Metering, Industry, Rain Water Management, and Sealing Systems.

The company prides itself on its main values which is its Business Relationship Integrity. Businesses that are honest and transparent will thrive in the future, and gaining customers trust through a reliable and consistently high-quality service is key to EBERO’s long lasting presence in the UK. As a trusted partnership company, EBERO Pipe Systems Ltd take into account all aspects of product supply, as well as offering sales, on-site support & guidance on all the products it sells as well as other associated products.

M 07595 217920

richard.tooze@ebero.com www.ebero.co.uk

Utility

Week Live Review –Top Exhibitors

The Power of Tower

Water Management

UK’s primary environmental waste equipment provider

Euroby is the leading UK supplier and rental provider of Decanter and other centrifuges, Belt Presses, Filter Presses and Separators. The company provides a comprehensive service to deal with all sludge and effluent related problems involving the treatment, thickening and dewatering of almost any liquid – from sewage and drinking water to minerals, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and food and drinks including the processing of sand and aggregates, and fruit and hop based beverages.

Euroby’s client list includes nearly all of the UK Water Utilities, waste processing and disposal companies, oil refineries, steel manufacturers and breweries among many others, and its maintenance

How

PPE & safety equipment provider Tower

Supplies stood out at Utility Week Live with their eye-catching stand, sustainability knowledge, and extensive sector experience.

Sustainability was a huge topic at Utility Week Live 2022 and a big focus for PPE experts Tower Supplies. Tower stood out at the event by helping attendees understand the key definitions and differences between greenwashing, offsetting, and true sustainable solutions.

Tower understand that the sector is responsible for getting energy to the right place and heating people’s homes. This means that they have a natural insight into where the industry currently is in terms of sustainability and renewable energy.

With so much change in the sector, Tower also ensure they stay on top of safety risks and drive product innovation. They care about keeping people safe in dangerous work environments, which is why they help manufacture and supply technical workwear, PPE, FR & Arc, and breathing apparatus.

Utility Week Live helps Tower keep in touch companies operating in the field. This valuable opportunity is key to getting their message out there and sharing their passion. As they expand further into renewables, they are keen to create even more key partnerships with new customers.

Get in touch with Tower on 01202 718000 or visit the website at: www.wearetower.com

S&C Electric Company

S&C Electric Company is a global provider of equipment and services for electric power systems.

Founded in 1911, the Chicago-based company designs and manufactures switching and protection products for electric power transmission and distribution. The European division, located in South Wales, reaches across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

S&C continues to advance new solutions for electric power delivery systems as the electric grid undergoes transformative change in the 21st Century. Utilities are working to integrate renewable energy sources, address peak loading issues, and manage the needs of electric vehicles. Looking at an increasingly complex and dynamic grid, S&C is working closely with its electric utility customers to understand their electric grids and the business challenges they face, and then innovating solutions to address their power-delivery challenges. In addition, S&C offers a wide range of engineering, laboratory, and testing services for electric utilities & commercial, industrial, & institutional power systems.

S&C provides solutions for customers worldwide. The company has engineering offices and manufacturing facilities in Chicago, Illinois; Franklin, Wisconsin; Alameda, California; Duvall, Washington; and Orlando, Florida. S&C subsidiaries operate in Toronto, Canada; Wales, United Kingdom; Melbourne, Australia; Suzhou, China; Curitiba, Brazil; and Aguascalientes, Mexico.

Contact: Jonathan Hopkins, Sales Director EMEA T 01639 820558 jonathan.hopkins@sandc.com www.sandc.com

contracts feature 24/7 response for both its own products and also even those supplied by others.

The company’s services have enabled many companies and utilities to improve efficiency, reduce

costs and increase the effectiveness of their waste management programmes and food and beverage production, and Euroby’s ethic is to fulfil the needs and exceed the expectations of its customers.

This is achieved with its ‘state of the art’ products and practices and a high standard of service delivered by skilled employees and suppliers. Euroby is a forward-thinking company constantly striving to improve the environment while seeking opportunities for further growth.

Contact T 01903 694400

www.euroby.com

Leachate Solutions

Leachate Solutions provide a range of services & Solutions within the water and waste water sectors that help solve problems that its clients may have. With a broad range of technical skills & knowledge, they can provide consultancy, Design and management using Control systems and end to end solutions to the industry. Its flexible and practical approach means it can provide tailored maintenance programs for pre-existing water treatment plans of any type. The company can also provide a consultancy service that helps identify and implement cost savings across an entire sector.

Leachate Solutions also offer technical intervention with problematic sites or site processes, delivering full maintenance packages, pump supply, installation and repair services, and smart monitoring systems that can provide a good system overview and advanced warning of any potential issues.

Water Management

As an additional complement to its extensive service portfolio, Leachate Solutions produce non-invasive flow metering solutions with a particular emphasis on partially filled pipework and effluent outlets

The company’s experience, technical know-how and environmental ethos has placed them at the centre of the industry as one of the most trusted and reliable companies within the water and waste water sector. Its high customer retention and feedback echo its sterling reputation

Contact

T 01772 816593

M 07764 449299 enquiries@leachatesolutions.com www.leachatesolutions.com

All-Energy Expo Review – Top Exhibitors

The All-Energy success story

The 21st anniversary edition of All-Energy 2022, the UK’s largest renewable and low carbon energy exhibition and conference and the co-located Dcarbonise 2022, held at Glasgow’s SEC on 11 and 12 May, attracted total attendance of 7,642, more than 250 exhibiting companies from home and overseas, some 575 speakers, and plaudits in plenty.

The First Minister of Scotland, Rt Hon Nicola Sturgeon MSP and Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport, Michael Matheson MSP delivered keynote speeches on consecutive days, and both toured the show. Video messages by COP26 President Alok Sharma MP, and Rt Hon Greg Hands, Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth were played in the opening day plenary session chaired by Keith Anderson, CEO of ScottishPower with speakers including Jonathan Brearley, CEO, Ofgem; David Bunch, Country Chair of Shell UK; Steve Scrimshaw, Vice President, Siemens Energy UK & Ireland; and Rachel McEwen, Chief Sustainability Officer, SSE.

“The show certainly got off to a flying start with a packed Lomond Auditorium,” explained Jonathan Heastie, Portfolio Director Energy & Marine, RX Global who own and organise the duo of co-located events. “All-Energy continues to help the UK to decarbonise its power supply; and Dcarbonise supported by the Scottish Government and Energy Saving Trust, ensures that private and public sector energy endusers gain the same access to advice and technology to assist them in their plans to decarbonise their buildings, businesses and transport.”

All-Energy returns to Glasgow’s SEC next year from 10-11 May 2023. This is our second pick of the best exhibitors from this year’s show, listed here in alphabetical order: Altrad Babcock. Further details can be found on this page.

www.all-energy.co.uk

Altrad Babcock

Altrad Babcock is a specialist, full life-cycle Engineering Services provider with in-house Construction, Services and Asset Management business units. Operating in the infrastructure, low carbon, energy, petrochemical, and process industries, globally.

We build, maintain, and extend the life of customer assets. We have full engineering lifecycle experience (Consultancy, Pre-FEED, FEED & EPC) on a range of critical infrastructure projects. We have extensive refinery and petrochemical experience including technology licensor interaction and are familiar with delivering projects in top tier COMAH sites.

Additionally we reap the benefits of having our own multiple in-house fabrication facilities in UK which give us the ability to offer pre-assembled modular skids and control the quality of our offering. This complements our own in-house construction business which can claim best in class construction safety performance.

Altrad Babcock has been involved in a number of first of a kind hydrogen and CCUS demonstrator projects both on and offshore on both the production and demand side. With 130 years heritage in thermal, process and energy project delivery, Altrad Babcock has the knowledge, resource and experience to help industry deliver on their energy transition journey as a leading EPC service provider for Net Zero.

www.altradbabcock.com

Water Management

EnviroChemie: Technology for water

EnviroChemie was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Rossdorf, Germany. The company is represented at 16 global locations with over 900 employees, and for over 45 years, its solutions have been ensuring efficiency and operational safety worldwide. The company works with over 30,000 customers in 60 countries, and experienced and highly qualified experts provide plant solutions and services that bear the hallmarks of quality, innovative brands and ground-breaking technologies.

Based in Bracknell, Berkshire, EnviroChemie

UK Ltd opened in March 2018, and primarily operates to deliver technical water and wastewater treatment solutions to Industrial customers, in a way that conserves resources, complies with all industry regulations and achieves sustainability goals. The UK business is currently in the middle of a very busy time as it works on delivering several high-profile projects as well as winning new work and developing the process support and after sales side of the business.

The company is continuously enhancing its processes and developing water chemicals in its own laboratories. EnviroChemie regularly acts as a partner in national and international research projects to develop forward-looking technologies, and it offers sustainable and efficient solutions, plants and services in order to overcome the challenges in water and wastewater treatment and to protect and preserve the environment and water resources for future generations.

Providing a wide range of in-house technologies, EnviroChemie offers many industry leading advantages and benefits to its services. The ability to design bespoke solutions to the customers exact specification enables EnviroChemie to deliver the right solutions every time at a competitive price, ensuring compliance and sustainability throughout.

Recently a constructor of large-scale plants in Germany has commissioned EnviroChemie with providing water treatment for the operation of a PEM (protonexchange membrane) electrolyser in order to generate green hydrogen.

The electrolyser will be situated in Germany and is to generate more than 40,000 standard cubic metres of green hydrogen per hour. Based on the principle of ion exchange, the water treatment plant can treat more than 1,000 cubic metres of pure water an hour, and EnviroChemie is to build the water treatment plant (polishing system) and put it into operation together with the customer.

The ion exchange water treatment plant will maintain the quality of the water circulated in the PEM electrolyser. The company was awarded this contract because its water experts are able to meet the demanding requirements of the project in the area of ultrapure and process water treatment.

In addition to the continuous development of its processes and products, EnviroChemie regularly participates in German and European collaborative research projects. In internal research projects, it specifically examines key areas that it regularly redefines based on current developments, as well as issues that arise as a result of the needs of all customers.

The legal requirements for wastewater discharge change, and so do the needs of customers in industry and commerce in relation

to the water quality grades used in production. For example, companies are increasingly looking for ways to recycle or reuse water, and as a result, there is growing demand for technologies that are energyefficient and conserve resources. What is more, global challenges, such as limited water reserves and climate change, demand new future-focused technologies.

As more companies are looking for new ways to recycle or reuse water, EnviroChemie is constantly

working towards developing new energyefficient technology and conserve resources.

As the environment is constantly changing, it is vital EnviroChemie is

alert to all current and future challenges and always remains one step ahead of the legal requirements for wastewater. Its experienced and highly qualified team of experts are continually working to enhance processes and develop new water chemicals in their own laboratories that bear the hallmarks of quality, innovation and industry leading solutions.

T +44 (0)8444 776292

info@envirochemie.uk www.envirochemie.co.uk

UK drainage and wastewater solutions providers

companies, tens of thousands of businesses and millions of people. Over the years, those services have been delivered by many thousands of dedicated and highly professional people, including our current teams.”

In 2020, the company launched its latest business venture, setting up Lanes Infrastructure to deliver excavation and ducting installation services for the broadband industry. The Lanes-i launch has been a big success, with the business building a rapidly growing portfolio of contracts, aided by an innovative business model that combines digital operational systems with industry-leading safety and quality standards.

Lanes has four divisions:

t A network of 22 commercial and domestic drainage services depots

t A sewer lining and rehabilitation division primarily focused on delivering industryleading sewer, culvert and industrial pipe lining services

It was the first 1,800mm UV liner installed by Lanes and the first to be supplied in the UK by its German manufacturer, IMPREG. To provide the 100 year design life required, the IMPREG GL15 liner had to be 15.5mm thick, contributing to its 9.5 tonne weight.

In this issue of Sustainability Today, we have selected Lanes Group plc as the recipient of our Industry Excellence Award.

Lanes Group began life in 1992 as Lanes for Drains, a Leeds-based drain cleaning and repair specialist employing just five people. Today, with more than 2,200 staff, Lanes is the UK’s largest independent drainage and wastewater service specialist with specialist operating divisions and group companies working across the UK and Ireland.

Lanes operates hundreds of the specialist vehicles that can clean sewers and suck up waste for safe disposal. The company operates 36 depots and service hubs, including a national lining centre, a national survey processing centre, and two rail maintenance hubs. The head office is in Leeds, with other HQ functions in Eccles, Greater Manchester.

Highly professional

Richard Leigh, Lanes Group Development Director, said, “We’re proud of what Lanes has achieved over the last three decades, delivering drainage services on behalf of many water

t A rail division, delivering services to Transport for London’s underground network, Network Rail and the Elizabeth Line, including facilities management services, such as vegetation clearance, bridge cleaning and painting, structure repair, lock maintenance, and tunnel seepage control

t A wastewater services division providing services for the UK’s water companies Services include drainage maintenance, repair and rehabilitation, tinkering, CCTV drainage surveying, waste disposal and management, plus environmental drainage and planning.

Biggest ever liner

Lanes has expertise and experience across all key commercial and industrial sectors, including water utilities, rail, highways, commercial, and domestic, and is Thames Water’s sole wastewater network services maintenance partner. The company also has contracts to deliver services for other water companies, including Severn Trent, Scottish Water, Yorkshire Water, Southern Water, and Northumbrian Water.

The rail division operates contracts for Transport for London, including drainage, asset refurbishment, and facilities maintenance. It also works, alongside sister company UKDN Rail, for Network Rail, Crossrail and HS2, and is the main contractor providing drainage survey services for the Transpennine Route Upgrade rail project.

In a recent development, Lanes has installed its biggest ever pipe liner during this summer’s heatwave. The ultraviolet light cured in place pipe (CIPP) liner was 1,800mm in diameter, tall enough for a man of average height to walk along without having to stoop.

Importantly, Lanes selected a new type of liner that can be more easily controlled in hot weather, which gave its lining team greater flexibility in carrying out its installation.

Lanes installed the 42 metre-long liner in a storm drain in Corby, Northamptonshire, to prepare it to be adopted into the public sewer system. It had been developed for use in countries with hot climates. Lanes has shown that, thanks to climate change, it is likely to be used increasingly in the UK as well.

Fighting fatbergs

Lanes is also the founder of Unblocktober, the first international campaign to protect sewers from misuse and so protect waterways & oceans from pollution, including plastic pollution.

Unblocktober is a pioneering month-long annual campaign, launched in 2019, that takes place in October to improve the health of our drains, sewers, watercourses and seas – driven completely by the British public. The campaign encourages individuals and businesses to take the Unblocktober pledge, which means committing to keeping potentially damaging waste products away from their drains for the whole month.

Jacob Larkin, spokesperson for Unblocktober, commented, “With the climate crisis looming, as well as the loss of many of our green spaces, we wanted this year’s Unblocktober to focus on the climatic and ecological costs of poor drain health. The campaign focus is on how right now

is a ‘Time for Action’, to make a true difference on the ecological and climatic impact of poor drain health, and now is the time to make a real difference and utilise our drainage systems in a way that will benefit the environment.”

Sustainable service

As an industry leader, Lanes is able to bring to bear teams of any size, with all relevant expertise, and the very latest specialist drainage vehicles and equipment to tackle the most challenging drainage and wastewater projects in the UK.

The company has the largest fleet of recycler jet vac tankers. These very sustainable vehicles can suck up liquid and sludge waste and filter out the water so it can be used again and again. This saves water and energy and is around 62% more productive than standard jet vac tankers, because the vehicles can stay on station working for longer before having to leave to dispose of waste and refill water tanks.

Lanes also demonstrates the ability to deliver uniformly high standards of service for national and international companies anywhere in the UK, and it offers very effective key account support to ensure these services are delivered on time, safely and to a high standard.

Safety excellence

As well as having one of the largest fleet of specialist drainage vehicles, Lanes retains the best trained drainage engineers, and has unrivalled experience at solving the biggest drainage and wastewater services challenges. It is also the holder of the RoSPA Gold Achievement Award, one of the UK’s highest health and safety accolades.

Lanes was very pleased to receive the Industry Excellence Award. Richard Leigh said, “It is recognition for the excellent work done by our teams up and down the country, and the value they deliver to millions of people by maintaining public sewer systems and to thousands of businesses by cleaning, repairing and renovating their drain and industrial pipe systems.”

T 0800 526 488

www.lanesfordrains.co.uk

Industry Excellence

RSG Structures provides sustainable excellence across the industry

In this issue of Sustainability Today, we have selected RSG Structures as the recipient of our Industry Excellence Award.

RSG Structures was established in March 2009 by Ray Davies, Russell Mees, Stephen Bambridge and Gareth Neale, (hence RSG) who had spent many years working together for a different company. When that company was bought out by a larger corporate, they decided to set up alone by using the skills and experience that they had gained in the industry.

RSG Structures have a wide and varied portfolio and can cater for all construction needs and customers benefit from the extensive experience and knowledge available from the company. Having been in the construction industry for so many years now, RSG is well equipped to assist in everything from supply, design and groundworks to full construction projects.

The bespoke tailored approach ensures that all of its clients receive the highest level of customer service, along with the highest quality products. RSG uses a network of trusted, quality-focused suppliers in order to meet the design, programme and budget requirements of every project and client.

Having no actual factory facility means that RSG Structures can offer so much more to clients, it is able to buy the materials required from anywhere and send it straight on to the customer. This way RSG has found that it can subcontract to the best companies who can provide the best materials at the best cost for its clients.

In recent years, RSG Structures has focused its work onto the core market of waste and recycling. Gareth told us, “When we first set up in 2009, we were going to focus on Anaerobic Digestion, as this was a growth industry at that time and in those early days we did work with companies in that sector and we provided materials for them. However we found this a bit limiting and wanted to look at other ways of working.”

Around ten years ago, Ray and Russell moved on from RSG, but Stephen and Gareth have

continued to build up the business and enjoy accepting and developing challenging projects.

The company was recently commissioned by Hanson Aggregates to design, supply and construct walls for new RAP (Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement) de-watering bays at its Tytherington depot. The RAP material needs heating to allow it to be re-used and if the moisture content is high this will take a lot of heat (and therefore energy) to do. By dewatering, Hanson is able to take more moisture out which means less heat is required and so less energy is used for the process to take place.

RSG took the initial concept and designed foundations and walls suitable to take RAP material stored to a height of 2.4m, while allowing a dewatering ‘pit’ to be formed within the bays below ground. A number of designs were looked at, but the best in terms of cost, ease and speed of construction was an in-situ plinth/ foundation with Elite Precast Legato blocks sitting over with a soldier course on the external walls and a spreader block on the division wall. Retractable roofs then sit on top which can be moved back to allow dump trucks and loading shovels to operate in the bays without the need for high roof structures.

To support the work with the Legato blocks

and the waste and recycling industry, Gareth and Stephen recently launched a service called SiteSafe. In their daily work, they saw that while these blocks were becoming more widely used, some companies were not installing them properly, and this could and has led to accidents in the industry. Gareth commented, “As I travelled around, I began to hear more horror stories about companies that were not using the blocks properly, and as there are no current regulations to govern this work, we wanted to help people to think more responsibly about their use. The SiteSafe surveys have been both beneficial, and the detail we ensure goes into them has helped us to gain other custom for RSG too.”

Gareth and Stephen ensure that these surveys

are also double checked and signed off by an engineer that they work with, giving double protection for the customer – as Gareth says, “We are not scaremongering customers, but we are making certain that their site is safe.” Interestingly the Waste Industry Safety and Health (WISH) Forum recently released a report highlighting that there needs to be more Health & Safety responsibility taken on Waste & Recycling sites, and in this, RSG are ahead of the curve and already helping both present and potentially future clients.

RSG will also not compromise on safety in any way, shape or form. Gareth commented, “When we work with clients old or new, we make sure that every part of a project is safe before it is built. This is a very satisfying part of our job, but can be frustrating if people want to cut corners to save on cost.” The company will not give cheap quotes in order to gain business, but its work covers every aspect required of a project to ensure that it is safe.

RSG Structures work hard to stay at the forefront of the industry by being both unbiased & honest, but also by being completely independent. The company does not allow itself to get tied to one specific supplier, always working with whoever can give the best value for money and service for its customer. Gareth continued, “With us not having a factory, and not manufacturing products ourselves, we are always able to search for and supply the exact products for a customer with no hidden agenda on our part. We have nothing of our own to actually sell, but we can help clients find exactly what they need from the best suppliers and for the best price.”

T 0845 299 7597 info@rsgstructures.co.uk www.rsgstructures.co.uk

Wastewater Engineering Company of the Year

ELIQUO HYDROK: Success and experience combined

In this issue of Sustainability Today, we are pleased to announce ELIQUO HYDROK as our Wastewater Engineering Company of the Year.

Another successful 12 months for ELIQUO HYDROK has enabled continued growth in the delivery of its environmentally considerate, cost effective and practical solutions for the Wastewater Engineering Industry. From planning, design, manufacture, through to installation and commissioning, ELIQUO HYDROK is the exclusive UK distributor for a number of leading European technologies designed to generate energy efficiencies, reduce capital and operating costs, and offer environmentally responsible solutions within the water industry.

We spoke to Lewis O’Brien, Managing Director of ELIQUO HYDROK, who explained how the last 12 months has been for the company.

“This last year has been really busy for ELIQUO HYDROK. Securing a number of large Advanced Batch Procurement orders has ensured we’re busier than we’d normally be at this point of the AMP cycle, which in turn has helped us make key investments to develop capacity and efficiency for the busier still periods to come. We’ve recently appointed a number of key new roles as the business and demand for our solutions continues to grow, which ties in with some exciting projects we’re undertaking with advanced treatment processes and carbon capture technology. We’ve also recently made some substantial and exciting investments, which we’ll be sharing more about as they commence.”

ELIQUO HYDROK take great pride in bringing the most effective technologies to market while keeping them carbon efficient. One of the main benefits to its services is the efficiency in which it can deliver through its supply chain, logistics, UK manufacture and ultimately the operation of its equipment. Because of this, it can offer a complete solution that when combined provides optimum performance with the lowest carbon impact.

ELIQUO HYDROK also offers complete solutions for Sludge Treatment from efficient digestions to energy-optimised drying. As a company, its experience in sludge treatment is comprehensive offering sludge thickening, digestion, dewatering and drying as part of its portfolio. Lewis explained how their technology can provide vital solutions to this market. “Right now we’re busy delivering many Mecana filters to meet WINEP requirements for Phosphorus removal, but we’re excited to be seeing the interest in our EloVac technology for capturing fugitive methane emissions from digested sludge. UK water company commitments to achieve Net Zero Carbon by 2030 (or even earlier in some cases) is driving a surge in demand for this technology which may soon be a common sight across many UK sludge treatment centres! Beyond this, DEFRA’s recent announcement on upcoming requirements to eliminate the environmental harm caused by CSO discharges is a topic very close to our hearts. ELIQUO HYDROK was founded on its CSO screen product range and combining these together with our technologies

to treat stormwater is something we look forward to bringing to market.”

Another area of expertise for ELIQUO HYDROK is Wastewater Treatment where it offers highly efficient systems and technology for WwTW, new builds, retrofit and asset refurbishment. In order to combat the current high energy level output that is historically demanded by the Wastewater Treatment process, ELIQUO HYDROK has an established ethos of providing innovative water engineering solutions that significantly reduce energy solutions into fine bubble aeration systems delivering an extreme high efficiency with reduced power consumption.

Lewis mentioned how these solutions tie in with the company’s long-term plans for the future. “Our present investments will ensure we bring greatly increased capacity to meet client demands for the remainder of AMP7 and AMP8. Our longer-term strategy revolves around readying our technologies for the demands of the AMPs to come – in this case eliminating environmental harm from CSO operation. Our expertise in CSO screening and Wastewater Treatment mean we have a portfolio of technologies already perfectly aligned to this challenge and we’re excited to be exploring how we can deploy this in optimised combinations to suit requirements as they emerge.”

ELIQUO HYDROK has experienced rapid growth over the past 12 months and its future is looking inevitably bright. The company’s ability to

produce and deliver continuous solutions that react and respond to the current state of the industry and its needs is a true testament to its remarkable team of experts who work hard to ensure that the ELIQUO HYDROK name is the first that comes to mind when considering innovation in Water Engineering Solutions.

Marked previously as our Water Engineering Solutions Company of the Month, ELIQUO HYDROK has also won three lots on the Thames Water Tertiary & Biological Filtration Equipment for Wastewater framework where its state-of-theart Mecana Pile Cloth Media Filtration units have also been recognised as the best and highestquality technology in Wastewater Management.

In closing, we asked Lewis how he felt receiving our award and he answered, “It’s great to have this external recognition for the work we do and the way we do it. For a long time, Wastewater Engineering has been somewhat ‘under the radar’ to many – but the wider awareness of the value of our green/blue spaces and the vital role our industry plays in maintaining it is really rewarding to see. Thanks for naming us as your company of the year for 2022!”

Contact

T 01726 862000 www.eliquohydrok.co.uk/en/