ECS takes RoSPA Gold for 7th year running ECS Engineering Services has once again been presented with the RoSPA Gold Award for Occupational Health and Safety, the seventh consecutive year that the company has achieved this award. The presentation will be made during a ceremony at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, at the NEC on…
ECS to install UK’s first InfraCore® Inside FRP bridge for the EA The Environment Agency (EA) has awarded ECS Engineering Services, one of its framework contractors, with a project to design, build and install a new bridge in Mapledurham, near Reading. As the exclusive UK agent for FiberCore Europe, the proposed design from ECS will…
New fish & eel passes help more species to migrate upstream According to the Sussex Wildlife Trust, eel stocks have fallen by over 90% in line with a global trend, and the Environment Agency is coordinating a number of measures to help in the recovery of the species. Part of the programme involves the installation…
ECS Engineering Services expands into new premises ECS Engineering Services has recently completed the move from its original locations in Pinxton to a new, combined facility in Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire. The new premises extend to 50,000 sq ft with a dedicated steel stock yard, a large steel fabrication area and generous office space for the design…
Revolutionary material for lock gates comes to the UK Across the country lock gates perform a vital role in allowing boats to travel along the river and canal network but maintaining the ageing infrastructure is an extensive and costly operation. Traditionally made from wood and steel, lock gates require regular inspections and replacement costs can…
Lightweight and durable fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) lock gates, stoplogs, bridges and bridge decks available from ECS Engineering ECS Engineering has gained the rights to supply and install a range of innovative, environmentally friendly and maintenance free lock gates, bridges and bridge decks produced with the worldwide patented InfraCore® technology. These innovative products, made from…
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…
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…
ECS Manufactures Footbridge Made From Recycled Plastic The National Trust were investigating the possibility of replacing a damaged footbridge in a very isolated location (Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge). The replacement bridge, being made from KLP Recycled Plastic, has excellent properties as well as being manufactured from 100% recycled polypropylene waste. It is an excellent replacement for timber products…
ECS Installs Wind Powered Pumps ECS has recently been awarded a project to install wind powered pumps to two sites in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. These wind powered pumps are used as backups to the main electric pumps on site. Further to this contract award, representatives from ECS have been to China where the pumps are manufactured…