reduced product demand stemming from the COVID-19 crisis will result in cold storage spaces exceeding capacity, according to leading temporary power and temperature solutions company, Aggreko. With long range weather forecast promising scorching temperatures throughout an already challenging summer, food and beverage companies are being encouraged to plan ahead and prevent a situation where cooling systems may struggle to meet rising demand. “Ensuring enough cold storage space remains a concern, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic,” says Matt Watson, Temperature Control Specialist at Aggreko. “Restaurant and hotel closures have resulted in less demand for certain food products, so these goods are remaining in rapidly filling chill/cold stores. As
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such, more temporary chill/cold storage capacity may be required at a national level if we are to ensure the country’s infrastructure is not overwhelmed.”
Aggreko’s cooling systems can compensate for the additional duty required due to rising temperatures, ensuring that sites can operate as normal. Its cold storage equipment is also proving useful for projects where intensive maintenance is required, and as an emergency measure for food storage warehouses experiencing unplanned downtime.
Watson continues: “I believe top- up or add-in solutions that provide additional cooling capacity will be increasingly in demand in the coming months. Also, companies are going to need solutions that can work alongside existing installed infrastructure to reduce temperature back to required store temperatures. “With the likes of Make UK recently advising that the situation is only
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Worcester Bosch support zero carbon energy plans
Britain’s five gas networks have outlined plans to spend more than £900m on zero-carbon energy infrastructure and hydrogen deployment across the UK, subject to Government approval.
likely to get worse before it gets better, we’d encourage companies to start procuring these solutions sooner rather than later.” Aggreko’s rapid response team enables equipment to be delivered and set up within hours.
Additionally, the company’s experienced engineering team can visit locations to design and install bespoke package with minimal disruption.
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Rise in digital shopping fuels demand for delivery drivers and online staff at Simon Acres group
bb and merchant services provider Simon Acres Group (SAGL) has reported a surge in enquiries for delivery drivers and support staff at online businesses, due to a significant rise in online shopping, driven by the Covid-19 pandemic. Shoppers unable to visit the high street have taken to shopping online to such an extent that some experts have predicted that the coronavirus crisis has accelerated five years of online shopping behaviour changes “into only five weeks”.
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Many kbb and merchant companies believe that this
change in habits will remain as lockdown is eased, with consumers deciding that they prefer the convenience of having goods delivered, to visiting the shops.
“These changes are having a significant impact on staffing levels with our clients who offer e-commerce within their businesses and benefiting from the online shopping boom,” says SAGL director Simon Acres. “We have commenced a phased return to the office, with the safety and
wellbeing of clients and staff our top priority, our policies and procedures have been updated and will continue to be reviewed as the situation develops.”
Engineering Services Bodies Update COVID19 site safety guides
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ngineering services bodies BESA and ECA have released a joint sector guide on work- related travel and updated their guides on working in close proximity and in areas of increased risk of transfer of COVID-19, such as healthcare settings.
The three sector guides are based on the latest government ‘COVID-secure’ workplace guidance and the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) Site Operating Procedures (version 4). They provide concise, relevant advice for engineering and building services contractors working across construction and FM.
The guides have been drawn up with the support of a COVID-19 expert panel, made up of BESA and ECA safety practitioners. The panel is also helping the two associations to provide informed, practical comments on site health and safety issues to government and the bodies generating industry- wide guidance in this area.
Paul Reeve, ECA director of CSR and member of the CLC working group on health and safety said, “The joint BESA/ECA guides tackle some of the most challenging issues facing engineering services contractors. The content is based on government guidance and the practical input of safety practitioners from across our sector. We are closely monitoring any changes in guidelines from the government and its agencies, and we will update these guides as necessary”.
BESA Health and Safety Advisor Rebecca Crosland said, “The Covid- 19 Expert Panel have produced important and vital guidance to ensure that best practice information is available to all areas of the industry. The new guidance provides timely and helpful advice on what you may need to consider when travelling for work. We all need to return to work safely while still being mindful of the very real risk of COVID-19.”
Heat Pump Association launches Training Strategy amidst growing calls for a ‘green recovery’
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he Heat Pump Association (HPA) today launched a Training Strategy that lays out how the heating industry needs to transform to enable the wider adoption of heat pumps throughout the UK building stock. The upskilling of heating installers provides the potential for long-term job growth at the same time as helping to achieve net zero emissions; something that could form an important part of a ‘green recovery’. solutions company, Aggreko.
The Strategy contains five clear steps for how a plumbing and heating engineer can be trained to meet the new challenges we face in trying to achieve the UK goal of a zero carbon future, reducing administration cost, and recommending to government that they support a training voucher scheme for the first 5,000 installers to go
through the new course. The Strategy comes at the same time two industry-wide consultations are published on qualification criteria for training courses.
Graham Wright, Chairman of the HPA, said, “The Committee on Climate Change has made clear that we need to move to heat pumps taking over from gas boilers as the default replacement heating system within the next 10-15 years. This is ambitious, but entirely achievable if we move now to retrain and up-skill a market that already exists of around 120,000 existing heating engineers. The role of installers cannot be underestimated in decarbonising heat. The Strategy we are launching today, together with the consultations on qualification criteria released earlier this week, are key steps towards achieving this and provide the potential for green jobs as we look to recover from the current crisis.”
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Worcester Bosch wants to share its support for these plans. Martyn Bridges, Director of Technical Communication and Product Management at Worcester Bosch said, "If the Zero Carbon Commitment package is approved by the government and Ofgem ahead it will be a massive step forward for the decarbonisation of heating and hot water in this country
"The UK will not be able to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 without the key player that is technology. The
commitment by the Energy Networks Association will put us on the right track to reach net zero 2050."
ONGC successfully moves 33 drilling rigs in pre
monsoon rush Despite severe constraints caused by the Covid-19 lockdown in India, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) has safely and successfully moved a total of 33 offshore jack-up rigs to new drilling locations ahead of the adverse weather conditions. “Moving so many rigs to new locations before the onset of the south west monsoon is always an annual challenge, but it was an even bigger achievement this year considering the travel limitations and constraints caused by the Covid-19 lockdown in India,” says Rodger Dickson, group director – offshore at AqualisBraemar.
Each of the 33 rigs were placed at their respective monsoon locations before the onset of the seasonal adverse weather
conditions. Of these, 24 rigs were moved on to or from wellhead platforms and 9 rigs to open locations. The combined total towing distance for all rigs was approximately 1,900 nautical miles
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