New stoplog design from ECS reduces weight and improves durability Throughout the water and wastewater industries, stoplogs are used for level control and to provide a safe and secure working area when carrying out maintenance operations on water control devices. In the main these are fabricated from steel in order to provide the required strength…
ECS Engineering Services to improve safety of flood defence scheme The Environment Agency (EA) has been working closely with the local council and residents of the North Yorkshire village of Skinningrove to improve the flood defences, following two devastating events in 2000. ECS has recently been contracted to further improve the scheme with the addition…
ECS to build 8 radial weir gates for EA refurbishment of Thames structure ECS Engineering Services has recently secured a deal to supply eight radial weir gates to the Environment Agency (EA) as part of a project to improve the Old Windsor Weir on the River Thames. Using the latest 3D survey equipment, ECS has…
ECS continues support for British Antarctic Survey station The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has been undertaking scientific research on and around the Antarctic continent for over 60 years. The extremes of weather mean that the various structures used to house equipment, laboratories, workshops and accommodation are continuously being improved and replaced. ECS Engineering Services has…
ECS wins significant fabrication orders for nuclear power industry ECS is continuing to go from strength to strength having recently won five steel fabrication contacts for customers within the nuclear power industry. Following on from a move to new, larger premises and successful certification under BS EN 1090 for CE marking, the company has now…
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 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…
ECS Engineering Services delivers steelwork for new Paris landmark In the current climate of austerity, many of the major building projects in Paris have been shelved, but one has survived, the Paris Philharmonic building, which is set to become one of the landmarks of the city. The striking design requires a great deal of engineering…
ECS to replace Marlow and Romney lock gates for EA As a framework contractor to the Environment Agency (EA), ECS Engineering Services has won the contract to replace the lock gates at both Marlow and Romney locks on the River Thames. The project will include the design, fabrication and installation of the new lock gates…
ECS Engineering to rebuild 26-tonne sluice gate on River Idle The Environment Agency (EA) is continuing with its maintenance of several major water control structures with the replacement of the tidal sluice gate on the river Idle – where it meets the river Trent at West Stockwith, Notts. The contract will be completed by ECS…