Correct design & installation of trash screens eases flood risk Trash screens form a crucial part of the infrastructure designed to reduce the risk of flooding in waterways and water processing sites. With considerable resources being employed in flood defence mechanisms to help protect property and maintain proper drainage across the country the performance of a…
ECS offers complete service for Archimedes screw pumps ECS Engineering Services has announced greater UK coverage and support for the supply, installation and maintenance of Archimedes screw pumps. ECS has a long history and expertise in designing, fabricating, installing and maintaining water control structures and machinery, all of which are enhanced by its exclusive partnership…
ECS delivers mineshaft cover to help secure Daw Mill Colliery Site Following an underground fire, the Daw Mill colliery was closed in March 2013. Since then work has been underway to put the fire out and make the site safe, while also removing all of the above ground structures. A major part of this work…
ECS Engineering Services delivers CE certified structural steel for building project Working with its client, Caunton Engineering Ltd., ECS has helped to deliver 270 tonnes of structural steel to meet a tight delivery schedule for a new industrial unit being constructed in Slough. With a long working relationship going back some 20 years, ECS and…
Recycled plastic used to construct durable footbridges Over the years footbridges over streams and rivers have evolved from wooden construction to concrete and steel to provide a longer lifespan, but concrete can be ugly in some surroundings and a coated steel contact surface will succumb to corrosion fairly quickly and needs to be maintained regularly…
Automated weedscreen clearance improves efficiency and safety of Lincolnshire pumping station Maintaining the land drainage scheme in Lincolnshire is an important task for the Environment Agency (EA) and the pumping stations used to control water levels are protected by weedscreens to prevent damage to the pumps. The equipment at the Dirtness station had been in…
New steel for Holme tunnel… Starting in November 2013 and finishing in March 2014, Network Rail will be carrying out major engineering work to strengthen and repair Holme Tunnel between Hebden Bridge and Burnley. A key part of this work has been the bending and fabrication of all the structural steel for the project, nearly…
ECS Engineering Services gains Archimedes Screw Pump expert Having been recently appointed as the exclusive UK agent for Landustrie screw pump products, ECS Engineering Services and its Water Control Division has also gained the expert engineering services of Dave Bennion from screw pump manufacturers Landustrie. Dave will be working with in-house design and manufacturing engineers…
Environment Agency fabrication framework contract awarded to ECS Engineering Services As the latest round of framework contract awards is completed, ECS Engineering Services has secured a contract to deliver fabrication services for the Central Region of the Environment Agency (EA) for the next four years. The award endorses both the quality and value of the…
Pictured is Gary Jordan shaking hands with Neil Betteridge, Managing Director of Waterfront Fluid Controls Ltd.