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Back to Work, Fly Tipping, and a Spate of Huge Industrial Fires

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Going back to work – Will the world be different? In early April we wrote about the things Covid-19 should be teaching us about the way we have been living. Two months down the line the most of what we were saying is mostly still relevant our optimism that the crisis would change peoples attitude […]

Automated Containment Valve – Float Switch Activation

Automated Containment Valve – Float Switch Activation Hello, welcome to another Sandfield Penstock Solutions training video I’m looking today at our ToggleBlok automated containment valve system and going through some of the simple operations of how to operate it automatically. What you can see here is a 300 mm Toggleblok automated containment valve. We have […]

A 13 day-long wood fire, big fines and long custodial prison sentences

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A 13 day-long wood fire, big fines and long custodial prison sentences Industrial fires and water pollution sit at the heart of our first post for February 2020. Despite tough water pollution prevention laws and strict fire regulations, it keeps on happening. And the perpetrators almost always end up with a large fine as well […]

Environment Agency budget cuts, a flurry of industrial fires and chemical spills plus more

A panoramic wide shot of a massive industrial structure fire, showing intense, towering orange flames and thick billows of black smoke consuming a collapsing corrugated metal building.

Environment Agency budget cuts, a flurry of industrial fires and more Right now the Environment Agency is pulling out all the stops, working day and night to help people across the country affected by flooding. Every year we seem to be seeing more floods in Britain, and the biggest culprit is, of course, climate change. […]

Industrial fire, nitrate issues, orange seas and new environment initiatives

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Industrial fire, nitrate issues, orange seas and new environment initiatives There’s been an industrial fire at Wath. Hampshire’s new home building strategy is suffering thanks to nitrate pollution in the Solent. The sea has turned orange in Cornwall amid concerns about a leak at the Portmellon Pumping Station. Scientists slam the government’s plans for environment […]

‘Apocalyptic’ explosions and 16 year jail sentences – More proof that pollution doesn’t pay!

‘Apocalyptic’ explosions and 16-year jail sentences – Pollution doesn’t pay An industrial fire at Hotpoint’s Peterborough factory has been described as ‘apocalyptic’ by locals. A convicted waste criminal has had an extra 9 years and 4 months added to an already stiff 7 and a half year fraud sentence, serving a total of 16 years. […]

What is firewater containment?

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Everything you need to know about firewater containment in under seven and a half minutes. If you prefer to read the transcript is below. What is Firewater Containment? (Transcription) Hello, my name is David Cole and I’m technical director of Sandfield Penstock Solutions and to day I’m gonna talk to you today about Firewater Containment. […]

Water companies receiving massive fines for water pollution, a dead fish scandal, British rivers in crisis and a spate of industrial fires and spills

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Water utilities companies are in big trouble right now, with massive fines in the south-east, northeast and north-west of England. At the same time, a new study by Greenpeace has revealed Britain’s rivers are “so polluted with waste almost all samples contain microplastics, and one is choked with a higher concentration of plastic than the […]

Commercial fires and environmental fines – not as rare as you may think

Commercial fire and environmental fines – not as rare as you might think. Recent weeks have seen more of industrial fires, environmental fines and chemical spills, are we really surprised by this anymore? Here is the water pollution prevention news. An Industrial fire can destroy a business all on its own. However, the fallout can be as […]

The polluter pays, chemical spills, massive fines and lithium battery recycling

A close-up shot of a massive volume of clear water discharging forcefully from a large industrial flanged pipe outlet, capturing the turbulent texture of the stream against a setting sun sky.

Polluters pay, chemical spills, huge fines and lithium battery recycling. When a factory suffers two nasty incidents in just a few months, you have to ask what they’re doing wrong.. and what they’re doing to put it right. Lithium battery waste fires might soon be a thing of the past. And it looks like today’s […]

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