Automated weed screen cleaner proves its worth within weeks of installation A new Landustrie weed screen cleaner installed by ECS Engineering Services at the Short Ferry pumping station on the River Witham has ensured continuity of water supply to the Toft Newton Reservoir 10 miles (15km) away in Lincolnshire. The reservoir’s main function is to…
DetailsECS ensures continued operation at the Environment Agency’s West Stockwith HV pumping station The pumping station at West Stockwith in South Yorkshire provides a lifeline for the farmers and residents along the River Idle, pumping excess water into the River Trent. The station contains four impressive pumps each requiring 3,300 volts to drain the local…
DetailsAudit success opens up new opportunities for ECS ECS Engineering Services is celebrating a timely triple audit success, putting it at the forefront of its competition for new contracts. The company has had its existing approvals to BS EN 1090 and BS EN 3834 reconfirmed, as well as successfully upgrading its CE marking accreditation from…
DetailsECS Engineering Services recognised by RoSPA Award for 11th consecutive year The safe working practices of ECS Engineering Services have been recognised by a ninth Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Gold Award, adding to a total of eleven consecutive awards received by the turnkey electro-mechanical service provider to the water, power generation…
DetailsECS performance-tests upgraded flood gates for Nottingham ECS Engineering Services is supporting the Environment Agency in Nottingham by designing and testing a new clamping arrangement for flood gates. The system has been developed and installed by ECS engineers to improve the seal integrity of the flood doors, thereby reducing the threat of flooding to residential…
DetailsWorcestershire town to complete new flood defences ECS Engineering Services has started work on the third and final stage of the Upton-upon-Severn flood alleviation scheme, helping protect the area and residents for years to come. ECS is working alongside Worcestershire County Council to reduce the risk of standing water on key sections of its highway…
DetailsECS to replace all gates at Scotland’s World Heritage Site canal lock flight ECS Engineering Services is to replace all the gates on the Fort Augustus flight of locks on the Caledonian Canal in Scotland, under a contract with Scottish Canals. The Caledonian Canal runs for 70 miles through the Great Glen from Inverness in…
DetailsECS ready for the future as Water Equipment Show focuses on new horizons An ultra busy day is being planned for as ECS Engineering Services prepares its stand (number F52) for the Water Equipment Show, Telford, 16 May. Previously known as the Pump Centre Conference and Exhibition, ECS has regularly attended the event. This year…
DetailsECS to refurbish three strategic Lincolnshire pumping stations The Environment Agency has awarded a three part contract to ECS Engineering Services, which collectively upgrades the flood defence capability of the low lying Isle of Axhome region of North Lincolnshire. The contract covers work at three separate pumping stations, Good Cop, Bull Hassocks, and Candy Farm.…
DetailsSummer droughts to be better managed with Great Ouse Groundwater Scheme upgrade In a year when summer droughts reduced water stocks to levels not seen for nearly 50 years, the renewal and modernisation of the Great Ouse Groundwater Scheme has been a timely project. Mick Smith, a project engineer with ECS Engineering Services, explains how…
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