Glasgow’s new screw pumps secure long-term sewage treatment ECS Engineering Services has recently commenced works as part of the latest phase of Scottish Water’s £250m city-wide programme to improve sewage management in the Glasgow area. Over the next eight months ECS, in association with Landustrie, will be installing and commissioning 14 new screw pumps at…
ECS to improve Nottingham’s flood defences in time for winter rains ECS Engineering Services is helping the city of Nottingham reduce the risk of flooding this winter, having been commissioned to improve the watertight seals on flood doors around the area. Running through the centre of the city, the River Trent’s name is of Celtic…
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…
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…
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…
ECS showcasing Archimedes Screw Pump Capabilities At Telford Exhibition Leading supplier of pumping solutions, ECS Engineering Services is preparing for a busy day on its stand at The Pump Centre Conference and Exhibition, Telford International Centre on Thursday 3rd May 2018. The exhibition organisers are expecting upwards of 1000 visitors and judging by previous years’…
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.…