In Brief: Zonegreen; Clugston Construction; Salvo’s
RAIL safety specialist Zonegreen is transforming a Victorian maintenance facility into one of the most secure and efficient depots in the UK.
London Midland’s Tyseley depot near Birmingham is the latest British facility to implement Sheffield-based Zonegreen’s SMART Depot Personnel Protection System (DPPS).
The control network has been fitted to all 13 lines at Tyseley to provide safer working conditions for maintenance staff and increase the speed and efficiency with which trains are moved.
Tony Hague, Zonegreen’s managing director, said: “Rail depots built in the last 20 years report significantly fewer accidents than their older counterparts, thanks to the availability of the latest technology. DPPS reduces the margin for human error when trains are being moved, allowing essential maintenance to take place without endangering lives or damaging expensive equipment.
“We are encouraged to see Network Rail investing in safer working practices as operators upgrade their facilities and we were happy to help London Midland lead the way.”
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A LEEDS restaurant has developed a further taste for success after adding a new telephone system to its menu.
Headingley-based Salvo’s has seen bookings jump by almost 15% after introducing the latest communication technology from Samsung, part of an extensive refurbishment project designed to speed-up customer enquiries and orders.
The business teamed-up with local Samsung reseller Yorkshire Telecom who installed a Samsung OfficeServ platform. The system uses Samsung Wi-Fi handsets and sophisticated voicemail and auto attendant functionality.
Joint owner John Dammone said: “The team at Yorkshire Telecom effortlessly introduced a sophisticated telephone system able to cope with our newly expanded restaurant and customer focused telephony requirements. So much so that business has accelerated by 12% since the technology was installed last year. Bookings have gone up from an average of 1,200 covers a week to 1,350.”
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CLUGSTON Construction has started work on an Energy Recovery Facility (ErF) for recycling and waste management company Veolia Environmental Services in Shropshire.
This brings to five the number of similar schemes undertaken by the building and civil engineering contractor, which has offices in Leeds and Scunthorpe.
The project at Battlefield Enterprise Park in Shrewsbury will see Clugston Construction working alongside its process engineering partner CNIM to construct the plant which will annually turn 90,000 tonnes of residual waste, unsuitable for recycling or composting, into heat and power.
Due to open in 2015, the facility will generate enough electricity to power 10,000 homes and is expected to reduce landfill disposal in the county to 5% once operational. The project, which will create 21 permanent posts, is expected to involve around 200 construction workers during the building stage.
