News 2
Hampton RGF Project Wins Award
Adsyst Automation Ltd were recently employed by Black & Veatch to integrate a complex parallel control system and IAMCC solution for Thames Water Utilities Ltd. This project was called Hampton WTW Rapid Gravity Filter Remodelling (Hampton RGF).
Please view ICE Merit Awards Poster Our for an overview of the full project and please click the following link for a more detailed write-up of the works undertaken by Adsyst Case study – Thames Water Hampton RGFs.
The project won 2 ICE Awards for -
1. Conservation Category i.e. re-use of existing plant
2. Greatest Contribution to London i.e. refrubishment work completed without loss
The following extract was taken from http://www.waterbriefing.org/black-veatch-project-for-thames-water-wins.html
| Black & Veatch project wins major award |
| Tuesday, 28 April 2009 |
| Black & Veatch has won two categories of the Institution of Civil Engineers’ (ICE) London Merit Awards, the city’s highest honour for civil engineering excellence.Black & Veatch is principal contractor on the Hampton Advanced Water Treatment Work (AWTW) Rapid Gravity Filtration (RGF) Remodelling Project, and is also responsible for detailed design, construction and commissioning services.The works supplies one-third of London’s drinking water; the upgrade project was awarded both the ICE London Merit Award for Conservation and the ICE London Merit Award for the Greatest Contribution to London. The London Merit Awards celebrate outstanding civil engineering achievement, innovation and ingenuity by companies, organisations and individuals in London.“Receiving these awards from a highly accredited body such as the ICE is recognition of the commitment, co-operation, and close working relationship between the team, the client and other stakeholders,” said Andrew Greenway, Contracts Manager for Black & Veatch.Robert Sharpe, chair of the judging panel commented, “The recipients of the ICE London Merit Awards 2009 have excelled in delivering projects which combine a commitment to innovation, creativity and social value with a culture of safety and sustainability. I congratulate them all for demonstrating the important contribution that civil engineers make to London.”Greenway observed that, “Sustainability is one of the key features of the Hampton RGF Remodelling Project. The remodelling of 70-year-old filters, rather than adopting the original new build solution, significantly reduced the environmental impacts associated with the construction of a new plant of this capacity.”Other aspects of the work which reduced the project’s environmental impact included harvesting and chipping of 14km of unplasticised polyvinyl chloride piping and 92,000 polypropylene nozzles for reuse in the plastics industry and 800-tonnes of waste concrete that was crushed and reused as hardcore in construction.
Mark Bulpett, Thames Water Project Manager said, “Working closely with Thames Water Engineering and Operations, Black & Veatch delivered the project under budget and ahead of programme, with minimal interruption to works production. It was a brilliant effort by all.”Whilst undertaking the circa £21.8 million Thames Water project, Black & Veatch is ensuring its work does not interrupt potable water supplies. Before remodeling the existing filters and infrastructure to modern standards, the filters needed to be backwashed every day to remove accumulated debris. With the new improved filter design and enhanced backwashing capability, this requirement has been extended to two days or longer. These improved run times mean the operational energy use of the refurbished plant also has been enhanced. Additionally, the project has an exemplary health and safety record, with no reportable accidents in over 400,000 man hours worked. |
We also received the following testimonial from Black & Veatch:
“During the refurbishment activity where existing plant was running in parallel with new plant, the role Adsyst played in the ICA installation and commissioning significantly influenced the 2nd award won.
Please express our thanks to the Adsyst team involved with this project.”
(Full reference can be seen in Testimonials)
