THE Hammond Motor Group has certainly come a long way since its humble beginnings in 1962; this was the year when Roy and Daisy Hammond start- ed the business working out of a wooden workshop in Wenhaston. The company now resides in Halesworth offering five fran- chises, including Ford, Nissan, Isuzu, Subaru, and Iveco. It also has a rental department, an HGV commercial vehicle servicing centre, an accident repair centre and a recovery department. Fur- ther afield, it has a semi-trailer repair business in Dereham under the name of Roadcare, another recovery site in Rendle- sham and a Nissan franchise in Bury St Edmunds which also includes an accident repair centre.


The accident repair centre in


Halesworth is one of the largest in East Anglia, covering over 45000sq


ft. It’s capable of


repairing all types of vehicles, from small cars to all types of heavy goods vehicles. To give you an idea of the scale, it can straighten lorry chassis’ and if needed, completely respray a double decker bus. Recently, after a successful


application and assistance from the Business Energy Efficiency Anglia Programme, Hammonds


its green credentials with three new spray booths �������������������� LED lighting has been specifi-


Hammond Accident Repair Centre increases


enhanced their eco credentials with the installation of three new Junair spray booths, capable of not only spraying cars, but the largest panel vans too. This fol- lowed a previous investment in 2016 when they added a suite of solar panels to two of their main buildings.


installed in 1995, which was the same time that they doubled the building size. Putting in new equipment had


to come with energy saving and added efficiency. This meant that they opted for an energy saving pack including; UltraLux LED lighting, Fuel Saver Mode operation, Variable Speed Drives and Junair patented QADs. All of these features, when used in conjunction, will save the company up to 70% of their energy costs. QADs is an advanced auxilia-


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ry air movement system that supplies filtered airflow from the corners of the booths, saving energy, time and money on the paint curing process. Most of the energy used by a spray booth is expended on heat- ing up external air to the tem- perature required. With Fuel Saver Mode, this automated sys- tem recirculates the air during idle and approximately 22% of energy costs can be saved.


The original booths were


cally designed for use in the new spray booths. LEDs are well known for their energy efficien- cy; as well as significantly increasing LUX levels when compared to standard spray booth lighting. This offers a more consistent and cleaner light that closely replicates natu- ral daylight at 5700k (K, also known as kelvin, is a unit of measurement used to measure absolute temperature). This means painters can achieve a more accurate colour rendition. Add the fact that most of the products used are waterborne, this helps create a much cleaner environment. Glen Hammond, Managing Director said, “It’s a win, win situation for us and the custom- er, not only do we cut down on our carbon footprint, but these new booths allow us to get a faster and even better standard of finish”. He concluded, “We are now looking at doing the same for our Bury St Edmunds site too”.


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in North Suffolk have tucked into a giant chocolate Easter Egg this year, courtesy of the Rotary Club of High Suffolk. Ten pubs, a hairdresser, a hotel and the local golf club all joined in the fun. Customers bought a number from a “100-square” sheet for the chance to win. Each egg was almost a foot high,


weighed


1 kilo and carried the name of the club community.


into Rotarian


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local Elaine


Nightingale, who organised the fundraiser, said, “This was a great effort, a huge thank you to all participating venues and to those who contributed, whose support is very much appreciated.” Over £500 was raised, with most of the money going to “Tiffers, The Bus Shelter”, a charity in Ipswich which supports homeless people, making the club eggs- tatic.


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Models shown are: All-New Focus ST-Line 5 Door 1.0 125PS Manual Petrol. Fuel economy mpg (l/100km) (Combined): 48.7 (5.8) *CO2 emissions: 107g/km, EcoSport ST-Line 1.0 125PS Manual Petrol. Fuel economy mpg (l/100km) (Combined): 43.5 (6.5) *CO2 emissions: 119g/km, Fiesta ST-Line 3 Door 1.0 100PS Manual Petrol. Fuel economy mpg (l/100km) (Combined): 47.9 (5.9) *CO2 emissions: 108g/km. Figures shown are for comparability purposes; only compare fuel consumption and CO2 figures with other cars tested to the same technical procedures. These figures may not reflect real life driving results, which will depend upon a number of factors including the accessories fitted, variations in weather, driving styles and vehicle load. *There is a new test used for fuel consumption and CO2 figures. The CO2 figures shown, however, are based on the outgoing test cycle and will be used to calculate vehicle tax on first registration. ˆRetail Only. Finance subject to status. Freepost Ford Credit. ◊Excludes KA+, Fiesta Style, Fiesta ST2 and ST3, Focus Style, Edge Titanium and Mustang. †Excludes Mustang.A W & D Hammond - Halesworth only offers selected products from a range of finance providers. A W & D Hammond - Halesworth acts as a credit broker in relation to finance products, and not a lender.


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