BSEE NEWS INBRIEF


Aspen Pumps appoints new Markeng Director


Aspen Pumps, the designer and manufacturer of condensate removal pumps and ACR ancillaries, has


appointed Kelly Butler as Group Marketing Director. Butler has 20 years’ marketing communications and product management experience within the built environment. Well- known within the HVAC sector, before joining Aspen, Butler was Deputy CEO at BEAMA, the trade association representing electrotechnical manufacturers.


Selwood takes on Snowdon to help children’s charity


A team from pumps supplier, Selwood raised more than £4,500 for the Honeypot Children’s Charity after taking on the fastest zip line in the world and climbing to the summit of Mount Snowdon. Ten employees took on a two-day sponsored challenge for the charity, which helps young carers and


vulnerable children aged five to 12. Richard Brown, Managing Director – Pumping Solutions, at Selwood, said: “A special thank you must be given to our Executive PA, Laura Fletcher, who organised everything and ensured the fundraiser was a resounding success.”


Styles&Wood wins place on DWP contractor framework


Property services group Styles&Wood has secured a place on the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) £375m Estates Contractor Framework. The four-year agreement includes regional minor works, projects and


programmes across DWP’s estate of offices and job centres across mainland United Kingdom. The business has also been appointed as the sole contractor for minor works contracts of up to £250,000 in the North West and London and the South East.


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Flogas investigation exposes illegal gas cylinder filling


logas Britain, the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supplier, has won a victory in the battle to stop the dangerous practice of illegally filling gas cylinders.


The practice, which can cause gas leaks, leading to fires or explosions, places customers in potential danger.


High Court proceedings saw Attock Metals & LPG Ltd (“Attock”) and its director, Mohammed Hanif, found guilty of contempt of court for breaching a previous court order that contained undertakings prohibiting


them from filling Flogas cylinders. They were fined £10,000 and ordered to pay costs, with an interim payment on account of these costs of £50,000. The court case followed intelligence that led to Flogas undertaking a detailed investigation during which video surveillance repeatedly recorded illegal gas cylinder filling practices at Attock’s Leicester premises.


Footage showed Attock filling Flogas-branded LPG gas cylinders directly from an LPG Autogas tank. Apart from this being unlawful and unauthorised, Attock didn’t


weigh the cylinders to ensure the correct level of propane gas, resulting in the cylinders posing a serious fire risk. Flogas cylinders should only be filled at Flogas depots which have calibrated weighing equipment. Attock was already subject to a High Court Order prohibiting the filling or handling of Flogas cylinders after admitting this


dangerous practice in 2014. Flogas used the fresh evidence to launch legal proceedings against the firm and its sole director, Mohammed Hanif, on the basis that they were acting


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in contemptuous breach of the 2014 order.


In addition to the fine and payment of costs, Mr Justice Stuart-Smith handed Mr Hanif a six-month prison sentence, suspended for two years. Additionally, the court order preventing Attock and Mr Hanif from filling Flogas cylinders and selling gas in Flogas-branded cylinders remains in force. Any Flogas cylinder customer who has been supplied by Attock Metal & LPG Limited that is


concerned about this issue should contact Flogas on 0116 264 9095.


Biffa celebrates reopening of the canal at Studley Grange


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iffa, the recycling and waste management provider, has officially reopened the canal at Studley Grange Landfill in Wiltshire following extensive renovation works.


After working closely alongside Wilts & Berks Canal Trust, the renovation of the disused canal corridor at the southern boundary of Biffa’s land ownership at Studley Grange Landfill is now complete.


Throughout the restoration, WBCT, in partnership with Biffa, landowners, local authorities and specialist ecologists, operated to minimise disruption to the area’s wildlife habitats. Protected species, such as the great crested newt and the water vole habitats, were vastly improved during the restoration. The construction work, which took four years, included a new educational facility.


To mark the work, Biffa and the Wilts and Berks Canal Trust hosted an opening ceremony for this section of the canal and towpath.


Nick Emery, Regional Estates Manager at Biffa, said: “We’re extremely pleased to see that the section of canal which forms part of the boundary to our


Colt wins global ‘best of the best’ design award


Hampshire-based building services


specialist Colt Group has won a prestigious international Red Dot Award for excellence in product design. Its Coltlite CLST louvered natural ventilator was one of just 69 products out of 6,300 entries from 59 countries to receive the highest accolade in the competition: The Red Dot: Best of the Best prize. The Red-Dot Awards are an internationally recognised seal of product design quality and innovation.


REHAU scoops chamber of commerce business award RAUTITAN pipework by


Studley Grange Landfill site has been transformed, with thanks to the Wilts and Berks Canal Trust.


“The Trust has done an excellent job, with help from key sponsors, and it’s fantastic that this section of local canal will be more accessible for members of the public to enjoy as well


as helping to encourage local wildlife.”


Building Performance Awards now open for entries


Performance Awards are the only awards in the built environment sector that are judged on actual, in-use performance rather than projections or designed performance. By asking for data on how entries perform, the awards ensure that only projects, products, initiatives and innovations backed by evidence can win.


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The competition is free to enter and the deadline for entries is Friday. September 14, 2018. Categories include:


uCollaborative Working Partnership uConsultancy of the Year


ow in its twelfth year, the CIBSE Building


uEnergy Management Initiative uFacilities Management Team uLearning & Development Award uProduct & Innovations uCommercial/Industrial Project of the Year uLeisure Project of the Year uPublic Use Project of the Year uResidential Project of the Year uInternational Project of the Year uTest of Time Award The 2019 shortlist will be revealed in November 2018 and the winners announced at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 12 February 2019. Find out more at:


6 BUILDING SERVICES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER AUGUST 2018 SOCOTEC acquires 4see S


OCOTEC, the UK testing, inspection and compliance


services firm, has acquired


Northamptonshire-based 4see Ltd, specialists in health, safety and environmental


consultancy solutions. Established in 2004, 4see has expertise in all aspects of health and safety risk management, training and consultancy including CDM, environmental training and roof safety.


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Norman Sleeth, Managing Director, Environment & Safety, SOCOTEC UK, explains: “4see is our second acquisition of 2018, having acquired ITM Monitoring in March. 4see offer services that complement our


existing compliance services, offering not only a very broad range of health, safety and environmental compliance solutions, but also high level advice and support across a number of key areas in the built environment. “The acquisition further strengthens our position in the UK market, and supports our ongoing ambition to become a single provider with multiple technical disciplines in the Environment & Safety and the Infrastructure & Energy sectors. It is also fully aligned with the SOCOTEC Group’s goal of becoming European leader in TIC1 in the construction and infrastructure sectors by 2020.”


uA secon of canal which forms part of the boundary to Bia’s Studley Grange Landfill site has been transformed.


polymer specialist, REHAU, has been recognised at the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Business Awards. RAUTITAN is a universal polymer pipework solution for heating and drinking water systems. Drew Clough, REHAU Product Manager, said: “We are delighted that RAUTITAN has been recognised in the Excellence in Innovation category at these coveted awards. I must applaud the team behind this success who have been instrumental in the achievements it has had since its launch.”


Fabdec crowned best manufacturer at regional awards


Stainless steel heat transfer products manufacturer Fabdec has been awarded the Best Manufacturer award at the Shropshire Business Awards which celebrate world-class standards and a commitment to innovation, training and apprenticeships, and exemplary customer service. The past year has seen Fabdec launch the WXI Hi-Flo water heater, invest in LED lighting to improve productivity and employee wellbeing, and hire apprentices across its manufacturing, engineering and


commercial divisions. The company has also invested in new


technologies to achieve efficiencies and improve competitiveness.


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