York upgrades city centre flood defences Residents and business owners in Fishergate in the centre of York are celebrating the completion of Phase 1 of the Foss Barrier upgrade project, which will protect them against winter flooding. Fabrications for the £17m project have been undertaken by ECS Engineering Services. The barrier was built in the…
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…
Modular weir gate design slashes time to complete refurbishment project at Cookham Weir Cookham lock has seen renovation work carried out in 1869, 1957 and more recently in 2016 thanks to the support of ECS Engineering Services. The Nottinghamshire based fabrication and water control experts were contacted by Jackson Civil Engineers, working for the…
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…
New Lift Bridge extends Stroud water navigation ECS Engineering Services has completed a complex, turnkey project to install a new lifting road bridge over the waterway that will increase the navigable length of the Stroud water navigation and improve heavy goods access to the local businesses. Stroud District Council awarded the entire project to ECS,…
ECS Engineering Services utilises FRP to replace aging footbridge ECS Engineering Services has recently replaced an aging timber pedestrian footbridge, located in Nazeing Marsh near Broxbourne, with a highly durable fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) alternative. Working on behalf of the Environment Agency, the Nottinghamshire based fabrication experts utilised innovative Infracore® Inside FRP technology from Fibercore…
ECS Engineering Services wins ninth consecutive RoSPA Gold Award Building on an exemplary reputation for safety, ECS Engineering Services has been awarded with the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Gold Award for Occupational Health and Safety for the ninth consecutive year. The Nottinghamshire based turnkey solution provider to the water, energy and…
ECS Engineering Services completes improved flood defences at Peakirk Pumping Station ECS Engineering Services has delivered a full renovation of Peakirk pumping station on the River Welland on behalf of the Environment Agency, significantly boosting the effectiveness of flood defences in the area. Work carried out has included the refurbishment of the station’s pointing doors;…
Repainting of Colwick Sluice awarded to ECS Engineering Services As part of the continued work on Colwick Sluice, ECS has been awarded a contract to repaint the structure on the River Trent to improve durability and reduce corrosion. The project forms part of a wider initiative conducted on behalf of the Environment Agency, with the…
Sweet success at Candy Farm water treatment works ECS Engineering Services is to replace the automated trash screen cleaner grab units at the Environment Agency’s Candy Farm North and Candy Farm South pumping stations near Doncaster. Contracts for the works were confirmed after site visits and ECS’s advice that it would not be economic to…