ECS screen cleaner keeps school’s playing fields free of flood debris A new screen cleaner is helping to protect the environment at one of the country’s oldest schools from the once-frequent impact of flooding. Installed by ECS Engineering over the Daybrook Watercourse that runs alongside the playing fields of Nottingham High School, it prevents weeds…
ECS awarded BCSA gold rating for sustainability ECS Engineering Services has upgraded its British Constructional Steelwork Association’s (BCSA) Sustainability Charter to Gold, the highest standard, following a demanding audit of its management systems for environmental and social matters. The BCSA Sustainability Charter programme encourages steelwork companies to develop sustainability in terms of environmental responsibility and…
ECS helps breast cancer patients by supporting BRAvo Rally 2020 ECS Engineering Services supported Breast Cancer Awareness Month recently by sponsoring BRAvo Rally 2020, an initiative aimed at educating people in remote locations, such as the Isles of Scilly and Kefalonia, Greece. The event will also raise funds in aid of treatment facilities in…
ECS takes steps to become a signatory to the PPC ECS has taken the step to become a voluntary signatory to the Prompt Payment Code (PPC). The PPC is a voluntary code of practice for businesses, administered by the Office of the Small Business Commissioner (OSBC) on behalf of BEIS. It was established in December…
ECS Engineering Services installs FRP bridge to span the River Brent ECS Engineering Services has installed a public access bridge in Greenford, West London, as part of the River Brent Project regeneration scheme. Manufactured in fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) for long term durability and minimal environmental impact, the bridge was delivered on schedule and installed…
ECS at 30yrs ECS is an engineering success story – born out of adversity but flourishing into the 2020’s producing everything from steelwork for the Nuclear Industry to radial weir gates on the River Thames. Even the largest canal lock gates in Britain have been designed, fabricated and installed by ECS. The company, based at…
Award win locks ECS Engineering Services into Scottish heritage ECS Engineering Services, in conjunction with Mackenzie Construction has won the prestigious 2019 CECA (Civil Engineering Contractors’ Association) Heritage and Restoration Award, for replacing canal lock gates at two locations. One of Scotland’s premier tourist attractions, and therefore vital to the national economy, the Caledonian Canal…
Environment Agency River Witham pumping station gets facelift ECS Engineering Services has rebuilt the front façade of the main hall of Short Ferry Water Pumping Station on the River Witham, including replacing the aging steel frame windows with aluminium ones that open and close automatically to control ventilation. Located near Fiskerton in Lincolnshire, on the…
ECS Engineering Services delivers 49 duct cradles for nuclear power station ECS’ in-house fabrication department has recently completed the manufacture of 49 steel duct cradles destined for the main reactor building at a UK nuclear power plant. Each of the duct cradles required fabrication to the highest standards, with ECS engineers delivering all of the…
Glasgow’s wastewater modernisation goes with the flow ECS Engineering Services has completed the modernisation of Shieldhall, Glasgow’s largest wastewater treatment works, including the installation of 14 massive new screw pumps, without disruption to normal operations. The project was part of Scottish Water’s £250m, multi-phase programme to improve wastewater and sewage treatment across the whole Glasgow…