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Mather+Stuart announce multi- million pound Volt Safe investment


MATHER+STUART Power Solutions, the temporary power equipment division of A-Plant, has announced that it will be investing almost £3m in new Volt Safe equipment.


The company’s spending spree forms part of a wider strategic investment programme and follows a £6m order of Harrington and JCB generators last autumn.


All the new equipment features the latest telemetry and the first £1.3m order, comprising 56 units, has already arrived into the fleet.


An additional 60 units will be delivered in the coming months, providing a further £1.4m investment.


Gary Orton, Director of Mather+Stuart, stated the investment reaffirms the company’s commitment to offering


customers the very best equipment available in the industry.


He said: “To support our expansion plans, keep up with customer demand and ensure we remain one of the UK’s market leaders, it is vital that we continually update our fleet.


“Volt Safe systems are unique to the industry and we are thrilled to be able to continue offering our customers the most innovative, reliable, safe and environmentally friendly equipment available.”


Volt Safe is a super-silenced generator, electrical distribution board and a high capacity, triple-bunded fuel tank.


Reducing noise to as low as 58dpa at one metre, the system is amongst one of the quietest machines across Europe making it ideal for use on noise-sensitive sites.


Walki launches its new flame-retardant membrane


NEW to the UK market, the Walki®Wall Tight FR G A2 is a unique vapour barrier that ensures fire safety for construction assets and people in case of rescue or evacuation operations.


The building regulations amended by the UK government that came into force in December 2018, ban the use of combustible materials in the external wall of buildings. The construction of the external wall, along with specified attachments, must be investigated by the Local Council Building Control and, where necessary, work must be carried out to ensure they only contain materials achieving European Class A2-s1, d0 – in other words, it must be non-combustible.


Pierrick Girard, Business Line Manager, Construction Membranes at Walki, said: “The Walki®Wall Tight FR G A2 underwent extensive testing in December this year and received Euroclass A2-s1-d0 standard. In other words, the membrane has been proven non-combustible.”


The Walki®Wall Tight FR G A2 can be used in walls and ceiling as a construction membrane, preventing heat radiation and moisture transfer.


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As the Walki®Wall Tight FR G A2 is non- combustible, it is ideal as an internal vapour barrier in public buildings such as schools, hospitals, shopping centres and restaurants.


Walki has worked on developing the product for over two years. The membrane is based on lacquered aluminium layers laminated with strong glass fabric,


attached together with a special flame- retardant glue.


“Both aluminium and glass fibre are non-combustible, ensuring that the vapour barrier has a good fire resistance. This solution is also cost efficient compared to other options on the market,” added Girard.


As the equipment is housed within an anti-vandal steel container the system also helps to battle incidents of theft and vandalism on site, as well as protecting the system against spillages of engine oil, anti-freeze and diesel.


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