We’re proud of the steps we’re taking towards carbon neutrality, and our compliance with Stage V regulations is just one constituent of that commitment.
As pioneers in our industry, Sykes Pumps has always been at the forefront of industry trends, new technologies, and, now, striving for ambitious corporate sustainability targets.
It gives us great pleasure to announce that we will be sponsoring Hibernian Women’s First Team as part of our new partnership with the Club.
Those with a keen eye may have already noticed the Sykes Pumps logo emblazoned on the back of this season’s shirts, and we are delighted to have our brand associated with one of Scotland’s premier sports teams.
In addition, we are very happy to be sponsoring the home shirts of two members of the playing staff – Krystyna Freda and Nor Mustafa – further bolstering our commitment to the Club as a collective.
We are delighted to have agreed a deal to become a Principal Partner of Hibernian FC, further reinforcing our strong commercial relationship with one of Scotland’s premier football clubs.
Andrews Sykes has always traditionally had an affiliation with high-profile sport, and we are very excited about working with Hibs and the potential benefits that this can bring to both parties.
The partnership with Hibs is our first in Scottish football, and we are keen to work with both the Club and the wider community on various initiatives.
After a large fire broke out on a £6m yacht moored in Torquay Harbour, Sykes Pumps was called into action to assist a major clean-up operation. The vessel – which was 26 metres long – was destroyed following a devastating inferno.
Firefighters from all over South Devon were sent to the scene to help combat flames and smoke, which also caused significant damage to the pier’s newly-installed wooden decking.
Once the blaze was put out, the next phase of a critical recovery process involved safely retrieving nine tons of diesel fuel from the boat once it had been lifted above the surface of the water.
A leading residential & leisure mooring service provider approached us with an emergency request after discovering a leak at one of their docks. Our client was concerned that there could be implications for people staying in some of their waterside retreats on site, prompting them to get in touch with us as a matter of urgency.
From our perspective, the project was simple. A single silenced GP150 general purpose pump would be required to remove sea water from the area, but the speed of service was what really counted.
As the country’s leading provider of temporary pump hire solutions, it’s fair to say we’re very well acquainted with dewatering applications and everything they entail. Dewatering is a blanket term that refers to the removal of groundwater or surface water from an excavation site, and there are various techniques that might be adopted in order to achieve this.
The safe removal of excess water is an integral part of any construction scheme because it reduces the chances of foundations becoming unstable, or of hazardous mudslides impeding a project. Before any work is undertaken, it is essential that a dewatering strategy is factored into the schedule to ensure that all deadlines are adhered to.
Sykes Pumps was recently approached by a major building and civil engineering company and asked to help assist with the repair of a local culvert.
Before work could take place, our engineers were required to provide an immediate pumping solution to over-pump the stream – cleaning out all the silt build-up and then removing old metal sheeting to allow the contractor to replace it with a new one.
Our response was to propose the hire of an 8” submersible alongside a smaller 6” submersible to catch excess water. We also provided a 60kVA generator and a separate fuel tank to enable quiet operation within a densely-populated neighbourhood.
Before work could commence on the proposed construction of 110 new homes in Sedgemoor, it was essential that a lake on the designated land was drained to facilitate the next steps.
Although the lake itself was reasonably small in size, our customer was looking to permanently remove contained water from the excavation area as quickly as possible so that the soil was stable and more conducive to permitting the building work that was to follow.
Having surveyed the area to ensure they arrived at the correct solution, our regional expert recommended the hire of a single 8″ Super Wispaset 200 Ecotec to conduct the required task. This product was purposefully selected because of its incredible fuel economy and quiet operation, with the latter factor being a key consideration due to the presence of existing residential properties just a few yards away.
Sykes Pumps offers an extensive range of pumps for hire from its locations all around the UK. In addition to the pumps available for hire, it is important that they are supported by a comprehensive fleet of ancillaries to provide a genuine pumping solution capability across a wide range of applications.
Accessories should not be taken for granted as the quality and capability of the range are critical for effective solutions to support pumping applications. Some of the key accessories that we offer are highlighted below, providing safe, environmentally conscious solutions for customers in any scenario.
When one of the country’s largest sewage treatment plants reported an issue with their fixed pumps, they knew that Sykes Pumps could provide a suitable replacement pump hire package while the original units were repaired off site.
Two of the customer’s pumps were therefore taken offline, and we had to propose a solution that would also facilitate the repair of a valve which was crucial in staving sewage effluent and preventing overflowing.
It was decided that deploying six 6” submersible pumps in the overflow chamber and having a seventh on standby would be sufficient for over-pumping a flow of 1,200 litres of sewage per second. Positioning our pumps inside the chamber could have proved a real challenge but any potential difficulties were overcome by using the cranes on our Hiab lorries.
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