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…
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…
ECS to upgrade mine water pump and protect environment The pumps, motor control centres and electrical infrastructure at the ‘A’ Winning mine water treatment scheme (MWTS) in Blackwell near Chesterfield in Derbyshire, are to be renewed and upgraded as part of a contract awarded to ECS Engineering Services by the Coal Authority. ‘A’ Winning MWTS…
ECS upgrades culvert winches at Trent/Soar outfall ECS Engineering Services has installed three new winches for opening culvert flap valves or gates at Sawley Bank in Nottinghamshire, part of the Trent Soar Outfall system. In an area of essentially flat riverside land, the outfalls are essential for maintaining flow control and minimising the risks of…
ECS Engineering Services Increases capacity in the South East ECS Engineering Services has set up two new offices, one in Ashford, Kent, the other in Southampton. Their primary function is to support ECS’s MEICA (mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control and automation) framework contracts with the Environment Agency South East Region. In total, 15 new people have…
Environment Agency appoints ECS Engineering as South East Principal Contractor ECS Engineering Services has been appointed as Principal Contractor for the South East by the Environment Agency, under the MEICA (mechanical, electrical, instrumentation control and automation) Framework. This builds on the existing relationship that has seen ECS deliver maintenance services for over 15 years.…
River rescue procedures for maintenance project proven ECS Engineering Services has been awarded a contract by the Environment Agency to repaint the metalwork of Colwick Sluice in Nottingham. In preparation for the work it has been necessary to construct complex scaffolding that will provide safe access to the water control structure. To demonstrate the importance…
Keadby pumping station benefits from bespoke ECS electro-mechanical solution As part of a total renovation of Keadby Pumping Station, ECS Engineering Services has replaced and uprated a large span automatic weed screen cleaner at the site to increase flood resilience for the Environment Agency. ECS installed a Landustrie system which, due to the size of…