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iltbuster Process Solutions (SPS), the water treatment specialist, is helping
Live Trakway, the companywhich supplies temporary roadways to construction sites andmajor festival events, such as Glastonbury and RHS Chelsea Flower Show, to further boost its already high environmental standards. Live Trakway operates over 250kmof roadway, providing temporary access solutions to events, infrastructure and energy sectors all across Europe, including providing ground protection for theOlympic Stadium, and ensuring the safe transportation of Scotland’s largest onshorewind turbines. Given howmuch footfall and vehicle traffic makes itsway over Live Trakways’ roadways, it is no surprise that substantial amounts of mud, clay and silt are deposited on the tracks. Thismeans thatwhen the roadways are washed down after each job, there is a real risk that the silt in thewashwaterwill cause harmto the environment if it is discharged to the localwatercourse.With this inmind, Live Trakway called in SPS to devise a systemto treat thewastewater generatedwhen it cleans its roadways. Richard Smith at Live Trakway, explained: “We’re passionate aboutmaking surewe work to the highest possible environmental standards and are constantly looking for ways to improve thewaywe do things.Of course, looking after the environment is a hot topic for everybody at themoment, but this is especially the case in our line of business.
We areworkingwith high-profile clients such asGlastonbury,who rightly expect their suppliers to be operating at the very top of their environmental game.We already do a lot in terms of our sustainability butwanted to see whether thewaywe cleaned our tracks could be improved.We’d heard about the difference SPSwas making in other industries, and so turned to them.” Live Trakway decided to trial the SPS solution at its Hungerford depot. Here, the kitwould treat thewashwater from roadways that had been used on wind turbine installation sites; roadways which crossed fields andwere therefore covered with organic matter deposited from lorries that had been driving across soft ground in wet conditions. SPS’experts assessed the situation and the pollutants that might be present on the roadways, doing in-house lab tests of various samples taken. Based on this, SPS installed a modularwastewater solution capable of effectively separating out the solid and slowsettling organic matter, such as silt, for easy removal. AMix Tank incorporating coagulation and flocculation stageswas used in conjunction with one of SPS’space-efficient Lamella Clarifiers, which then removed the suspended solids from thewater. The system proved highly effective, removing over 99 percent of all suspended solids. It also cleverly enabled much of the treatedwater to be recycled and reused
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within Live Trakway’s jetwashers and hoses as part of the cleaning process, minimising water consumption and reducing the company’swater bills. Due to the success of the trial, Live Trakway has not only purchased the kit for permanent use but has also invested in an all-in-one integrated system for its depot in Glespin, Scotland, which serves customers across Scotland and the North of England. RichMatthews,Managing Director at SPS, stated: “This project perfectly demonstrates the diversity of our range ofwater treatment systems and howvaluable our‘try before you buy’ hire options are. It allowed Live Trakway to gauge whatwas possible, assess howeasy itwas to accommodate our kit onsite, see the difference it made and how easy itwas for the company’s team to operate. Once these boxeswere all ticked, it made real business sense to go from pilot to permanent and make the necessary investment decision. The success of the trial at this site has given the client the confidence to seek our similar modular water treatment solutions at other UK depots.” Richard Smith agreed:“This has been a brilliant process for us. Throughworking with SPSwe have been able to trial a solution,weigh up all the benefits and then roll it out on a permanent basis, more widely throughout our operation – all the while boosting our already strong environmental credentials.”
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