Sulzer Metco Coatings Ltd based in Stalybridge, is a division of Sulzer, the international organisation which was founded in 1834 in Winterthur, Switzerland, and is active in over 160 locations worldwide. The worldwide company specialises in the manufacturing of industrial machinery and equipment, surfacing technology, and rotating equipment maintenance. The four divisions of Sulzer are global leaders in their respective … Continue reading
ECUS, based in Sheffield, is an independent, multi-disciplinary environmental consultancy. The company, whose name originates from its foundation as ‘Environmental Consultancy – Universityof Sheffield’ became a limited company in 2001. It was originally established as a commercial service by the University of Sheffield in 1986 and its continued growth and expansion of services has earned it an extensive track record … Continue reading
Back in 1781, it was the American Revolution in the news rather than the environmental headlines of today and it was in this year that William Pollard & Co. Ltd. was founded. Thought to be one of the oldest printing companies in the UK and still owned by direct descendants of William Pollard, it is now a highly sophisticated operation … Continue reading
Is it true that we’re set for wet weather if cows lie down? “No, cows are unreliable – seaweed is much better,” said Tony Pallot and as Principal Meteorological Officer at the Jersey Meteorological Department, he knows what he’s talking about. He’s joking of course. Forecasting the weather is a highly technical and sophisticated science and Tony and his colleagues … Continue reading
Westminster Group Plc includes in its Mission Statement the following phrase: “Westminster believes all citizens of the world have a right to personal safety, security and freedom from the threat of terrorist attack”. Mission statements are more often than not actually vision statements; ‘this is what we would like to do but we haven’t actually got there yet’. However, Westminster’s … Continue reading
‘ISO in a Box’ was originally launched by Equas as a simple and cost-effective tool to help SMEs achieve ISO 9001 certification. Since then a number of sector-specific versions have been developed for industries including waste management, security – and even concrete repairers. Now ‘ISO in a Box’ has proved to be the right prescription for Blackthorn Health Centre, which … Continue reading