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New highway ironwork standard takes effect
A new British Standard in highway ironwork – BS EN 124: 2015 has come into force. However, we believe many highway professionals are unaware of this significant change in the standard for manhole covers and gully grates.
The existing 1994 standard has been withdrawn and superseded by the new 2015 standard, which is now the definitive national standard. Any highway professionals not already doing so need to make sure the products they specify as a minimum meet the 2015 standard.
Public sector clients are encouraged by ‘Public Contracts Regulation 2015’ and ‘Sewers for Adoption,’ to specify products to the British Standard, which now means specifying BS EN 124:2015.
Most specifiers and users require third party quality assurance before making a selection. Indeed, many specifications will include a clause of this nature, to reinforce confidence in the quality of product. To this
end BSI have introduced a Kitemark scheme for the new standard and Wrekin was the first company to have its ductile ironwork certified to BS EN 124-2 2015.
BS EN 124:2015 is important because it introduces new tests and some changes to existing ones – yet its arrival has been under-reported in the press. Without realising, highway contractors could be using covers and gullies that don’t comply with the new standard.
Drainmaster expands fleet with Jetchem vanpacks
Drainmaster UK Ltd has been in the industry for over 30 years, initially starting out as a Dyno Rod franchisee in 1987. Seven years later Ron and Catherine decided to start out on their own and Drainmaster was established in 1994 registering as a Limited Company in 2000 covering the North Lincolnshire area.
With the increasing business over the years, Drainmaster UK Ltd have now acquired a brand new van and vanpack from Jetchem and Superjet. Choosing the Peugeot Boxer van and fitting the Jetchem 50HP jetting pack with a performance of 3600 psi @ 14 gpm, which is ideal for the work Drainmaster UK Ltd carries out, dealing mostly with schools, hospitals, local council properties, housing associations, commercial and domestic properties...
“We have had a great few years and we have become well known for our reliability, efficiency and of course fair pricing to our customer base in north Lincolnshire“, commented Ron. “With the increase in workload we needed to expand our fleet and having dealt with Jetchem / Superjet for many years they were the obvious choice for a new jetting pack”.
Jetchem / Superjet supplied a 50HP jetting pack and fitted this to a Peugeot Boxer van which they had fully ply lined including storage facilities and lighting. The Jetchem 50HP packs are ideal units for any drainage contractor, designed for extremely easy maintenance and well known for reliability and performance.
Jetchem sales rep, Stuart Green said “Drainmaster UK Ltd has been a customer of ours for several years, dealing mostly with our Yorkshire depot in Doncaster. It was a pleasure to work with Ron on choosing his van and fitting the right pack for him. We hope to continue this relationship for many years to come”.
The Jetchem Group manufacture high and ultra high pressure water jetting equipment, offering a range of services from service and repair to WJA training. For more details on the services offered please visit
www.jetchem.com
Starting with only one van and jetting pack the business quickly grew and with Ron and Catherine’s two son’s joining the business on leaving school, the fleet expanded to two vans and jetting packs.
Drainmaster UK Ltd cover North Lincolnshire and surrounding areas, specialising in Drain Clearance, Pipe Cleaning, High Pressure Jetting of drains, CCTV Survey and Reporting of drain conditions and No Dig Patch Repairs. For more information visit
www.drainmasternorthlincs.co.uk
58 drain TRADER | April 2017 |
www.draintraderltd.com
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