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Four more companies signup to the BPMA
One of the latest companies signing up to enjoy the many benefits is Leicester based NT Cloke Pumps & Water Ltd. Specialists in the installation, service repair and maintenance of booster sets, pressurisation systems, tanks & vessels, the company draws on 20 years of industry knowledge and expertise.
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Another company to realise the benefits presented through membership of the BPMA is Michael Smith Engineers Ltd. Formed in 1971 as a specialist pump distributor, with its head office is in Woking, Surrey, and a satellite office in
Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, the company provides service and support to customers throughout the United Kingdom. The markets served with a range of larger pumps include the chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and process sectors, whilst the requirements of laboratories, research and development institutions and OEMs are served with a broad range of smaller pumps.
he British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) has signed another four companies into membership.
Combined Pumps Ltd has also signed-up to become a fully-fledged member of the BPMA in recent weeks. Specialising in chemical injection, pressure testing and fluid transfer the company has been in the pump business for more than 20 years, offering unique pumping solutions through its range of specially designed, engineered, and manufactured pump systems. Operating from its ISO 9001 accredited facility in Aberdeen, the business is keen to demonstrate its ongoing commitment to both quality and certification processes. The fourth company to align itself to the BPMA, and display its pump credentials is Oxford based, Impact Pumps Ltd. Its flagship product, the Impact Pump SLX- 40, is described as “a submersible pump with a difference”. It allows surface pumps to lift water from beyond the suction limit - up to 25 metres, with instantaneous flow rates up to 2000 litres per hour. In tandem with its sister company, Thermofluidics Ltd, the business has designed and developed a portfolio of technologies and now has a range of water pumping solutions to address a variety of challenges in the Agricultural, Domestic and Community Water sectors, globally.
All change for Heat Network Association
igh Speed Two Limited (HS2 Ltd) has released its Employee and Industrial Relations (EIR) Code of Practice (the Code), which brings significant advantages to Joint Industry Board (JIB) member companies looking to work on one of the most demanding and exciting transport projects in Europe. HS2, Europe’s largest infrastructure project is expected to create 30,000 jobs and promises to create 2,000 apprenticeships while supporting the UK’s skills agenda. The Code has been developed in order to establish an Employee and Industrial Relations framework under which HS2, Tier Contractors and their supply chains will promote good employment practices and employee and industrial relations. A recent webinar chaired by JIB CEO Jay Parmar discussed the approach to implementing Industrial Relations on HS2, why the JIB’s National Working Rule Agreements (NWRA) will play a vital role in the success of this project and the value which JIB members will add to such projects. Also participating in the webinar was John Whitefoot, Head of EIR at HS2, and Sylvia Cashman, Employee Relations Strategic Advisor for Mace Dragados, who provided a contractor’s perspective of working with HS2.
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HS2 Code of Practice is good news for JIB members
HS2 is one of many high-profile projects that have required contractors to meet the terms and conditions set under the JIB collective agreement as a minimum as well as employ directly and promote apprenticeships and training. JIB member companies are therefore ideally placed to win HS2-related contracts by being able to fast-track compliance by the fact they are a member of the JIB.
SCS Railways was part of the team which authored the Code in support of HS2. Formed by Skanska Construction UK, Costain and Strabag, SCS Railways has won contracts on the Northolt Tunnels and Euston Tunnels and Approaches. Peter Raza, Head of Employee & Industrial Relations at CSjv & SCS Railways, commented: “SCS Railways recognises the importance of high standards of employment on national infrastructure projects, such as HS2, to achieve and maintain harmonious employee and industrial relations.
“This Code of Practice sets out the need to recognise and comply with the industry benchmarks for qualifications and skills (such as through CSCS and partner schemes) and, crucially, terms and conditions and other benefits of employment contained in the JIB’s National Working Rule Agreements.”
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LEAK DETECTION SYSTEMS
network, the Manufacturers’ of Equipment for Heat Networks Association, MEHNA, launch a new digital face with their new website which will act as the central platform for communicating and achieving their key aims.
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MEHNA have also recently recruited a new director, Steve McConnell, who joins the association from boiler and water heater manufacturer, Lochinvar Limited where he was engaged in many aspects of heating related activities. Steve has spent the whole of his working life in the plumbing and heating industry, starting as an apprentice plumber in 1984. Steve replaces the esteemed Ross Anderson who has decided to take his well-earned retirement.
s part of their commitment to promoting the interests of equipment
manufacturers involved with all aspects of a heat
Steve McConnell, MEHNA’s incoming Director, said “MEHNA is a relatively new association, having been established in 2018 to provide much needed representation to the Heat Networks industry. With a membership of approximately 95% of the HIU manufacturers, MEHNA has a very strong voice with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) as well as the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), Building Engineering Services Association (BESA), Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) and others.”
“We needed a dedicated website to enable us to deliver on our key aim; to be recognised as the organisation that helps shape policy and positioning of the industry. The new MEHNA website will provide a hub for members to access news and documents. As well as, providing information on standards and regulations for all aspects of the heat networks sector.”
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“DON’T LET A LEAK BECOME A FLOOD”
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