UK’s first Infracore FRP stoplog installed for Environment Agency As part of its national programme to update and improve water control structures, the Environment Agency has specified a new stoplog design using fibre reinforced polymer (FRP). This has been installed in Wraysbury, Middlesex, by ECS Engineering Services, the new stoplogs will enable maintenance work to…
ECS on hand to deliver new Brayford Wharf pedestrian rails Brayford Waterfront offers a scenic social space for Lincoln’s inhabitants, with restaurants, entertainments and events bringing cheer to England’s oldest inland harbour. ECS Engineering Services has recently enhanced the safety credentials of the area with the replacement of nearly 100 metres of galvanised hand railings…
Lightweight bridge provides fast installation Bridge maintenance and repair is essential to providing safe access across obstacles such as rivers and streams. For the Environment Agency, any replacement needs to provide long-term durability as well as being cost effective, which has led to the increasing use of fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) structures delivered by ECS…
ECS Engineering Services maintains CHAS Accreditation Building on an exemplary track record for workplace health and safety, ECS Engineering Services has maintained its Contractors Health and Safety Scheme (CHAS) accreditation in 2018. The standard serves as a safety benchmark, assessing the quality of a business’ internal health and safety standards and processes. The CHAS, a…
Drop gate renewal secures Baltic Wharf, Burnham from tides and flood As part of a refurbishment and upgrade project, ECS Engineering Services has renewed drop gates at Baltic Wharf, Burnham on the River Crouch in Essex. The gates are based on its innovative stoplogs that are made from durable, high strength fibre reinforced polymer (FRP).…
Environment Agency Award recognises ECS impressive Health and Safety Performance ECS Engineering Services has won a prestigious Environment Agency Health and Safety Award for the way it designed and implemented critical safety systems into a project to refurbish the extensive steelwork at Colwick Sluice on the River Trent. As a vital part of the Nottingham…
Olympian effort wins ECS Engineering Services RoSPA Gold 10 years on the trot ECS Engineering Services has won a prestigious RoSPA Gold Safety Award for the tenth year in succession. The Nottinghamshire based engineering solutions company is thus indisputably a leader in developing and maintaining safe working practices for its own personnel, contractors and clients…
Upstream metalwork repainting uplifts Colwick Sluice ECS Engineering Services has been continuing its renovation of Colwick Sluice in Nottinghamshire for the Environment Agency, by repainting the aging upstream steelwork at the site. The business has blasted and repainted I-beams and hand railings at the sluice on the River Trent, ensuring that the site is adequately…
Highways England appoints ECS to maintain critical pumping stations Highways England has signed a framework agreement with ECS Engineering Services to inspect and maintain several drainage pumping stations in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and other parts of the East Midlands. The principle purpose of the pumping stations is to provide a resource for surface water management. This…
ECS Engineering Firms Up Archimedes Screw Pump Framework Support for Scottish Water ECS Engineering Services has won a four-year framework contract with Scottish Water under which it will supply electrical and mechanical inspection, repair and maintenance services to Archimedes Screw Pumps across the whole of the Scottish Region. Under the new contract ECS has…