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GUZZLER NEWS 

April 2009
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 WHAT IS GUZZLER?

Each truck that is designed and built reflects years of hands-on experience, and the founders pledged to make the specific needs of contractors the driving force behind all product development. Today as part of Federal Signal Corporation, Guzzler is the world's leader in industrial vacuum loaders that efficiently clean up industrial waste or recover and recycle valuable raw materials and the philosophy remains the same - to serve the needs of industrial contractors and the plants they serve.
Designed to vacuum a full spectrum of materials - from solids and dry bulk powders, to liquids, slurries, and thick sludge - the Guzzler line represents leading technology for today's environmental protection. Guzzler products are ideal for removing accumulations from remote or inaccessible areas and have the widest range of offloading options available. These vacuum loaders have a proven record of superior performance in a variety of industries including cement plants, steel mills, railroads, oil refineries, chemical plants, foundries and power-generating stations.
And most importantly, every unit engineered is simple to operate, easy to maintain and built to last.

This is why we continue to use the Guzzler range as it is not restricted to one particular material removal allowing the debris and other matter identified within leachate wells to be easily removed.



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Current Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs) are now allowing advanced gasification plants to qualify for ROCs, which increases the potential for alternatives to landfilling, therefore contributing to the The Waste Strategy targets of waste to landfill being reduced by 30% by 2010 (defra factsheet).  In addition from April this year the Government will be offering double ROCs for advanced gasification plants. Statements made to the New Energy Focus intimated that bidding for non-recyclable waste may result in this waste being worth £200-£300/tonne!  
However these schemes will typically take 5 years upwards from conception to commissioning and are likely to be sensitive with regards to planning considerations. These incentives by the government and the increased landfill tax burden ( defra - will have increased to £48/t in 2010/11) are more likely to generate income for the government rather than increase the change from landfill to alternatives as the alternatives have to be in place for there to be a clear option. This can possibly be ratonalised by the steady production of construction/demolition waste produced - around 90million t/annum.  However landfilling of this sector increased by 28MT to landfill (5%) increase and decreased by 8% - 15MT for that being taken to exempt sites.  Many would say this is as a direct result of planning issues- at local government level-  in obtaining exempt sites - but at a tax levy of £2.00/t there are other incentives I imagine.
 

 SPACE ISSUES/ACCESS ISSUES

What do we do? Well we are probably best known for desilting landfill gas wells and leachate wells. We do undertake many other services and these are detailed on the back of our new letterheads and listed on our website. An area that is extensively used in a number of applications is desilting/jetting/CCTV within a Confined Space. The types of applications for confined space entry are endless and we have used this particular technology in power stations, water works, swimming pools, large diameter groundwater wells, composting tanks etc etc. All our personnel are trained in Confined Spaces and are able to operate our specialised equipment within the very tight parameters of these applications. With regards to the groundwater well, access was required in order that we could retrofit additional pipework to the base of the chamber in order to satisfy concerns held by SEPA. Work at the swimming pool involved CCTV of an area that was being investigated for potential repairs to the infrastructure beneath the public swimming area. Depending upon the nature of the Confined Space we will visit site and inspect all available drawings to ensure that our access points and escape points are clear. Many of these applications also involve unsociable working hours or accommodating plant shutdowns in order to minimise disruption to ongoing operations.


 

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On behalf of everyone at KCP we look forward to further developing our relationship with you in 2009.  We remain committed to providing you with exceptional service standards and exceeding your expectations. 
 
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