EUROPEAN BUSINESS AWARD SETTING STANDARDS - EPS

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eps group news issue 1
tullamore town
roscommon town
lean systems
carBon reDuctIons
anglIan water
amp 5 upDate
export success
european
BusIness
awarD
EPS takES itS PlacE in EuroPE
settIng
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EPS lEadS thE way

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FacIng BusIness
cHallenges on tHe
european stage
The current business environment continues to be extremely
challenging and difficult. Despite these challenges and recent changes
within the company, we are continuing to develop the business. Since
2008 we have witnessed the retirement of Gerald and Paddy Buckley,
who had given a lifetime commitment to the development of the
business. Tom Ruddy has also recently retired and we wish them all a
continued and happy retirement.
In recent months, we have welcomed Fearghal Downey into the
business as our Chief Operating Officer and we wish him well in his
new role.
Our business in Ireland continues to be the back bone of our success
and we are very fortunate to have such a dedicated and committed
workforce. EPS has always been proud of its service to its customers.
This level of service is very important to us and we appreciate the
loyalty and support over the years.
Since 2008, we have become very active in the UK market both
in the water utility sector and through our acquisition of Conder
Environmental Solutions. Combined, these new growth areas are
providing an important platform for the future growth and sustainability
of the business. Significant progress continues to be made in a number
of key areas including R & D, our Environmental, H&S and Quality
Management Systems, as well as our energy and carbon reducing
initiatives.
In this, our first EPS Group newsletter, you will get a sense of what
progress we are making together across the Group and we hope that
you will continue to play a part in this progress with us .
Tadhg Buckley
MD & Chairman
EPS Group.
contents
Feature proJect PagE 2
current contracts PagE 2
settIng stanDarDs PagE 3
communIty news PagE 4
energy anD envIronment upDate PagE 4
export news PagE 5
wHat’s new PagE 6
HealtH & saFety upDate PagE 7
eps orca waste water screen PagE 8
aeratIon tecHnology PagE 8
lean BusIness systems PagE 10
researcH & Development PagE 10
eps group oFFIces, manuFacturIng,
sales, proJect management anD
logIstIcal support.
MallOw
BallyHaUnIS
MOUnTRaTH
naaS
EnnISKIllEn
COOKS TOwn
EDInBURGH
PETERlEE
KInG’S lynn
FaRnBOROUGH
energy eFFIcIent pumps For kerry
denis o’connor, Project Manager EPS and hans Van der Plas,
area Manager dp Pumps.

feature project
tullamore
wastewater
EPS are presently involved in the construction phase of a
new Wastewater Treatment Plant at Tullamore, Co. Offaly.
The project is a 20 year DBO project by EPS Pumping &
Treatment Systems & SIAC Construction Joint Venture. The
Client is Offaly County Council and their representatives
are T.J. O’Connor & Associates Consulting Engineers.
The New Wastewater Treatment Works will cater for a
raw sewage load of 45,000 PE together with an anaerobic
digestion based sludge treatment works to treat and dry
loads up to 80,000 PE including imported sludges.
The Liquid stream for the plant will incorporate inlet
screening, aerated grit and grease removal, primary
settlement tanks with rotating GRP covers by Conder,
current contracts
Kildare Town Sewage DBO
Tullamore Town Sewage DBO
Raheenleigh water Treatment Plant DB
Ballinagar wwTw Upgrade
Midleton Sewage Upgrade
west Cork wastewater Bundle DBO
Keenagh & legan wwTP’s Upgrade
arklow water Upgrade
lough Forbes water DB
Termonbarry Sewage Upgrade
Galway water Remedial action Programme
top left: dunshaughlin. above: rathoe. above right: kinsale wastewater treatment Plants.
P-removal systems similar to those utilized in the UK market
by EPS, landfill leachate reception, tapered strip aeration
systems, secondary settlement tanks, rotating disc filters
and UV disinfection for a water reuse system.
The Sludge stream for the plant will incorporate anaerobic
sludge digester tanks with integrated gas holders, sludge
straining, sludge dewatering and a thermal belt dryer. There
will also be dual fuel CHP machines to provide heat and
power to the plant from the biogas produced.
The new treatment plant is expected to take flows in early
2012 and be handed over to the EPS Operations Division in
the middle of next year.
Roscommon wastewater DBO
Ballymahon / Granard wastewater DB
Bruff wastewater Upgrade
newport water Upgrade
Boxcross Mallow Pumping
UK Scraper Systems at Southend on Sea / weston STw /
Hitchin STw & Bedford STw
Chemical Dosing System at Canwick STw
anaerobic Digestion Plant at Spennymoor Co. Durham
Instrumentation Package at wasit water Treatment Plant Iraq
Package SaF plants in Mongolia and Trinidad & Tobago
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settiNG staNDarDs
awarDs
europeaN BusiNess aWarD GreeN iNNovatioN aWarDs aNGLiaN Water
EPS group selected as one of
Ireland’s representatives in
the 2011 European Business
awards. The awards reward
and recognise business
success, innovation and
business ethics. The
award is a welcome
acknowledgement of the
combined efforts of all within
the group which continues to
drive EPS forward.
The EPS Orca wastewater Screen was
a finalist in the 2011 Green Innovation
awards. The Orca Screen was recognised
for its environmental innovations,
which led the way in terms of wash
water reduction and energy reduction
for screening technology. The Orca
Screen is one of a number of Research
innovations which have emerged from
the current R&D programme supported
by Enterprise Ireland.
certIFIcatIon
iSo 9001:2008: rEcErtification achiEVEd
Our triennial recertification audit
for our ISO 9001:2008 Quality
Management System passed with no
issues, no non-conformances or no
observations. This was a tremendous
achievement and much credit goes
to everybody involved.
Watch out also for our pending energy and carbon
verification announcements later this year.
ZERO INCIDENT ZERO REWORKING
AWARD
Following the successful completion of the
South End on Sea scraper replacement
project, EPS were honoured that the
project was a finalist in the awards
competition. Much credit must go to the
project delivery team who delivered this
innovative solution on time without any
incidents or reworking requirements.
This was achieved during the most
difficult of conditions during the months
of December and January last.
l to R: Michael Casey, Barry Conroy, Mick Reidy,
Billy Cummins
achillES audit SuccESS
EPS continued its drive for near 100%
scoring during the recent Achilles audit.
Management Systems Evaluation On-Site assessment Ennis wTw
The EPS team have made excellent
Health & Safety: 95.8%
Health & Safety: 99.47%
progress in achieving this year’s results.
Environmen: 97.3%
Quality: 98.5%
!
Environment: 99.3%
Quality: 100%
This autumn brings our re - audits for our Safe – T Cert,
ISO 14001:2004 and OSHAS 18001:2007 so no rest for the
team for a while yet!

communIty
news
Each year surpasses the next when it comes to community
support and various events supported by staff and customers.
During the past year a variety of groups, organisations and
deserving causes at a local, national and international level
benefited in some way from the entire EPS Group team.
Benefiting from EPS Group support during the year
included:
Various sporting organisations
Special Olympics Ireland
Diabetes UK
Kambuie Project
MS
Water Aid
Hospice Movement
St Vincent De Paul
Autism Assist Dogs Ireland
Enable Ireland
Jack & Jill Foundation
Niall Melon Township Trust
Eoin Cronin Fund
St Joseph’s Foundation
The Energy and Environment committee
continues to grow from strength to
strength. Since it’s formation in 2009
the committee has been extremely
effective in spreading the message of
energy conservation throughout the
group. Significant achievements during
the past year in the areas of energy and
carbon reduction include:
energy anD tHe
envIronment upDate
EnErgy rEduction
• Employee Bike Scheme
• Green Innovation awards finalist
• Energy conservation programme on
operational sites
• Group wide awareness campaign on
energy conservation
• Development of energy efficient DAF
technology
• Development of Energy Efficient
Aeration retro fit technology
Cycle to work scheme supported by EPS Group
EPS continues to develop more
efficient solutions and polices in an
effort to reduce energy costs at design
stage through to the installation and
operation stage of our projects. A
culture of energy awareness now exists
across the group which will continue to
bring new innovations and ideas into
our solutions for our customers.
carBon reDuctIons at conDer
Conder has led the way over the past year having achieved
a 24.3 % reduction in it’s carbon consumption in 2010 from
the 2009 figures. This was an excellent achievement and
much credit must go David Cox and his team who continue
to do great work in the development of the business.
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eXport NeWs
eps group gloBal network
France
Malta
Cyprus
Spain
Germany
Angola
Nigeria
South Africa
Iraq
Jordan
UAE
Pakistan
Since the formation of our export division
in 2007, EPS has made significant
progress in the development of our
export activities.
The acquisition of Conder has
assisted the Group in opening up new
markets primarily in the UK but also
in the middle East, asia, africa, north
& South america as well as India.
EPS Group’s products, services and
solutions are now reaching a global
audience through our valuable global
partnership network.
India
Afghanistan
Qatar
Saudai Arabia
Mongolia
amp 5 upDate
EPS has made significant progress in the UK Water Utility
sector and have been awarded frameworks in Anglian
Water, Thames Water and Severn Trent Water. The UK Water
sector is a very important market for the Group and EPS has
been very impressed by the push for innovative products
Korea
Australia
China
Bahamas
Trinidad & Tobago
ExPORT GROWTH
100% Domestic Revenue 80% Ireland
& 20% Export
North America
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
England
2008 2010 2015
Target 50% Ireland
& 50% Export
and solutions within the sector. The challenges facing this
sector with regard to cost affordability, carbon reductions
and supply chain management are all challenges EPS
welcome. EPS can make a significant contribution to the
development of the sector during AMP 5 and beyond.

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WHat’s NeW
DynamIc automatIon
Dynamic automation has recently joined the EPS Group of
companies. EPS and Dynamic have delivered numerous
successful projects over the years in the Irish water sector
and we look forward to developing this partnership further. The
recent investment in Dynamic is part of the ongoing strategy
to develop the best control systems and automated solutions
for our customers. Dynamic automation, led by John Diggin will
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play an important role in the development of new and innovative
automated solutions for our various projects.
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clereFlo eco
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multIBoost
Clereflo ECO
TABLE
ECO01 ECO02 ECO03 ECO04
eter (mm) 1800 1800 1800 1800
t Pipe Diameter (mm) 110 110 110 110
gth (mm) A 4500 5825 6940 8055
ight to ground (mm) B 2090 2090 2090 2090
nlet Invert (mm) C 1610 1610 1610 1610
nlet Invert depth (mm) D 450 450 450 450
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Our domestic pumps division has recently extended the product
range with the very popular multi boost range. The new range
includes a new slim line 300lt version as well as variable speed
rpoteaux RP RU
options for those energy conscious customers. A
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Our Viqua
UV system has also Dimensions been incorporated for ECO ZERO Range into the design which
provides a valuable option where bacterial Sheet contamination of
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new pump
DIvIsIon
For conDer
Conder has recently launched a new
Pumping & water Treatment division.
This new division will provide the full
range of EPS pumps and water treatment
products to its existing customer base
throughout the UK.
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Conder has recently launched its new range of zero energy
package sewage treatment plants. This new range called the
ECO range utilise an innovative design and sustainable coconut
filter media. This new technology has surpassed all European
test requirements and will play a valuable role in providing an
alternative option for our ever growing sustainability conscious
customer.
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HealtH
& saFety
upDate
as a company EPS is well aware of
its duty of care and has demonstrated
already its commitment to Health and
Safety through receiving the OHSaS
18001, CIF Safe-T Cert and achilles
accreditations. The company needs to
maintain its excellent Health and Safety
record and improve on the current
standards the company has set for
itself. EPS uses the philosophy of ‘top
down’ and ‘bottom up’ approach for our
fully integrated management systems
in Health and Safety, Quality and the
Environment.
The EPS Health and Safety Department
work closely with staff in continuing
to improve our safety management
system and our safety culture. This is
done largely through the internal safety
committees which are now functioning
in Mallow, Ballyhaunis and Peterlee on
behalf of all Regional Offices.
EPS’ commitment to Health and Safety
is summarised as follows;
• Health and Safety Training
• Health and Safety awards
• Communication of new and Revised
legislation to all Staff
• Health and Safety newsletter, Text
Messaging Service and Intranet
Targets for 2011 in Health and Safety
are:
• Reducing the number of accidents by
increasing awareness
• Improving the number of near miss
reports with the incentive of a donation
to a charity if the target is reached
• Increased number of Toolbox Talks
across all disciplines
• Continuing to communicate the
importance of commitment and
responsibility regarding the Health
and Safety of all EPS employees
In 2010 the EPS Group set challenging
targets for accident reduction, resulting
in:
• a 75% decrease in lost time accidents
• a 27% decrease in first-aid injuries or
non-reportable accidents
H&S COMPETITION WINNERS:
Top: Grainne Roche.
Middle row L to R:
Jennifer Jones and Joanne Tracey,
JR Cronin and Joanne,
Martina and Maria.
Bottom Row L to R:
Ronan Moore,
Sharon Fitzgerald,
Jason Keyter.

case stuDy 1
eps orca waste water screen
The recently developed ORCa Screen has
been installed and tested on twenty sites
with excellent operational results and cost
savings.
Main advantages
• available for flows from 50 M3/HR up to
400 M3/HR
• Integrated design suitable for new or
existing treatment plants
• no separate wash water required .
• Only operates when needed saving on
energy & servicing costs
• 94% of foul organics removed and
treated
• 74% of dry solids removed
• Very low odour, almost organic free end
product suitable
for landfill
• Very low weight end product reduces
landfill costs
• Produces the results without use of a
compactor reducing production and
running costs
• 64% solids capture ratio
• Independently tested at nSEF centre UK
The EPS Orca was also
shortlisted for the Green
Innovation Award 2011
case stuDy 2
aeratIon retroFIt tecHnology
EPS have successfully developed and
tested an innovative aeration technology
package for shallow ditch aeration
applications with fine bubble diffused
aeration. In contradiction to all the text
books on aeration EPS have developed
and proven on a number of test sites
CASE STUDY SITE:
BEFORE
• aeration Rotor arrangement:
3 no 15kw rotors - 1,044kwhr/day
BOD load - 440kg/day
EPI - 2.37kwhr/day
AFTER
• Fine Bubble Diffused aeration System
1 no 15kw air blower & 3 no 4kw boosters – 588kwhr/day
BOD load 500kg/day
EPI 1.18kwhr/kgBOD (50.2% improvement)
• Plant EPI Jan-april 2008 3.37kwhr/kg
• Plant EPI Jan-april 2009 2.54kwhr/kg
• 24.6% reduction in energy consumption per unit BOD
Contact any EPS office for a site visit and assessment
for any potential retrofit projects
that shallow ditches can be retrofitted.
EPS have led the way in developing the
application of this aeration technology
and have numerous reference sites in
operation In Ireland with the results to
prove it. This project demonstrates the
collaboration and partnership approach
carousel type oxidation Ditch
between EPS and our client Kerry County
Council. all sites have been independently
validated and tested by our local authority
clients. Significant savings have been
achieved by our clients with pay back in
less than 18 months on most sites.
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eps sponsor jerseys for
Ballyhaunis gaa
Tadgh Buckley SnR and Tadgh Buckley JnR
with members of Ballyhaunis Gaa Club
lee road
pumping project
twenty five years service to eps
Tadhg Buckley making a presentation to:
Denis Dennehy
Martin Hunt
Vincent Mcnamara
sligo town wastewater plant

looking Back
cork agricultural show, 1971
research &
development
– our current r&d programme
supported By enterprise
ireland and the 7th framework
programme are advancing well.
research in the following
areas are ongoing with some
noteworthy achievements:
· wastewater screening
technology
· ad Blending technology
· aeration technology
· energy efficient daf
technology
· mini ad
eps sponsor naas gaa
juvenille & senior cluBs.
Picture left to right: Eddie lenihan & Tommy Hennessey of naas
Gaa with Denis Buckley Regional Manager EPS in the centre.
lean Business
systems
eps have recently completed the lean start
programme supported By enterprise ireland. as
part of our lean systems Business plan – lean
principles are Being implemented throughout
the company in an effort to achieve improvements
including:
• increased efficiencies
• increased productivity
• reductions in waste
• increased turnaround times
• improved service to our customers
the pilot project was carried out over the past
numBer of months in the service and repair unit
in mallow.
early improvements achieved:
• reduced cycle time / unit repaired of 40%
• on time delivery of improvement of 10% with
overall target of 95%
• increased productivity of 15%
• the project was coordinated By fearghal
downey in cooperation with paul o’hanlon,
ronan moore and the entire team in mallow.
the project has clearly demonstrated the
positives that are yet to Be achieved in the
company in our continued effort to provide a
first class and cost effective service for our
customers.

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