Severn Trent Water has appointed ECS Engineering Services as a framework contractor for mechanical services in all its regions.

ECS will provide design, installation, maintenance and testing services for mechanical assets at water and wastewater facilities – with an emphasis on delivering support to complex projects.
Equipment serviced by ECS under the AMP7 contract will include pipework, valves, filters, pumping stations, mixers, aeration systems, digesters, penstocks and screens. ECS also has specialist knowledge of screw pumps, which will be key to maintaining Severn Trent Water’s Archimedes screw pumps assets.
Clark Williamson, Contracts Director at ECS, commented:
“We are excited to announce that we have been selected as a mechanical framework contractor by Severn Trent Water for all regions. Providing turnkey engineering services to the utilities sector, especially as water and water control, is our specialty. We have decades of experience working with water utilities across the UK, ensuring we can offer the capabilities to support new projects or the upkeep of vital assets.”
ECS Engineering Services operates in-house design, installation, and fabrication facilities at its headquarters in Nottinghamshire, combining this capability with responsive on-site teams.
As a regionwide mechanical framework contractor, ECS will be responsible for providing services in Derby, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire & Central, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Powys, Cheshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire.
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