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LEADERS 2017 33 We take a look at the leading Tier 3 contractors, finding out who they are and what they do. Tier 3 – the industry's specialist contractors ACWA ServiCeS ACWA House Keighley road Skipton North Yorkshire BD23 2Ue T: 01756 794794 www.acwa.co.uk ACWA has expected water sector performance over past 12 months to grow as core spending plans have matured. The company has also been looking towards the totex, which it believes will foster widespread interest in its technologies. ACWA is also preparing for the new retail water market, which will enable all business customers to switch water supplier. ANSA GroUp 6 Fulwood park Caxton road Fulwood preston Lancashire pr2 9NZ T: 08456 880880 www.ansaltd.co.uk Ansa handles blocked and damaged drains for domestic and commercial properties. The company says it is well placed to support utility companies and their contractors in this work as a result of its considerable experience in solving drainage problems relating to domestic properties, whichever side of the boundary the problem exists. Ansa adds that its expertise is in managing customers from initial contact through to fulfilment can be brought to bear and our national network of surveyors can both validate and repair on a single visit using its one stop solution. ASHriDGe eNGiNeeriNG Unit 1a 58 North road industrial estate okehampton Devon eX20 1BQ T: 01837 53381 www.ash-eng.co.uk Ashridge Engineering has worked with the water industry to develop low cost, innovative products for specific leakage pinpointing. Products include TextLog for monitoring flow and/or pressure to calculate demand, leakage and conformance using SMS/GPRS communications technology. Flo-log can be quickly applied to carry out an urgent investigation. CHem-reSiST Britannia House Lockway ravensthorpe industrial estate, Dewsbury West Yorkshire WF13 3SX T: 01924 499466 www.chemresist.com Chem-Resist makes thermoplastic tanks and designs and builds chemical storage tanks and installations. The company has recently developed a working partnership with French business Stockage et Systemes, which provides turnkey solutions to the French processing industries. Chem-Resist has also completed a major improvement scheme to its Thermoplastic Spiral Winding System, which included significant investment and took in excess of 12 months of planning and implementation. Due to a strong order book the downtime allowed was restricted to a two-week period. CirCLe & CoNTroL DeSiGN SYSTemS Unit 8 The poplars industrial estate Wetherby road Boroughbridge Yo51 9HS T: 01423 323900 www.circle-control.co.uk Circle Control is an electrical contract company working in the water industry. It has NICEIC approval and is a member of the Achilles utilities vendor database. Recent projects that the company has been involved with include the Scarborough rBWD (revised Bathing Water Directive) Compliance scheme, with the greatest initial impact being undertaken at Toll House Pumping Station. This project is due to be completed this month. DAWSoN-WAm Lisdoonan Belfast road Saintfield Ballynahinch BT24 7ep T: 028 9081 3105 www.dawsonwam.co.uk Dawson-Wam is a civil engineering and piling contractor operating in the UK and Ireland handling projects from £10,000 to £20M. The company has reported a busy start to 2015 for its piling activities, especially in London with a wide variety of projects taking place. The company has a turnover of around £25M to £30M. On the water side, Dawson-Wam provides services covering enabling works, water and wastewater treatment, pipelines, flood defences, and harbour and marine. DrAiNTeCH ServiCeS (miDLANDS) 478 Station road Solihull West midlands B93 8He T: 0800 6128705 www.draintech-services.co.uk Draintech Services provides drainage maintenance services to customers in the residential and industrial, utility and municipal sectors. The company uses the latest technology for its CCTV surveys. It cleans drains before and ašer the surveys to ensure they are in top working order. DUSTACCo eNGiNeeriNG Tower Works Stoneygate road Newmilns Ayrshire KA16 9AJ T: 01560 321394 www.dustacco-watermiser.com Dustacco is an established pipework and mechanical services provider, supporting a diverse range of industries, including the water and wastewater sector. It designs, makes, and installs pipework, mechanical and cooling solutions for water companies in the UK. erG (Air poLLUTioN CoNTroL) enterprise House Foundry Lane Horsham West Sussex rH13 5pX T: 01403 221000 www.ergapc.co.uk The Horsham-based company supplies air pollution control systems and services. It provides turn-key, tailor-made solutions for odour control, air pollution, and particulate removal and is a member of the Achilles utilities vendor database. LEADERS 2017 TIER 3

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