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May 2009
Deba has recently won several large new contracts for cooling tower maintenance around the London area. At one of these sites we are involved in a softener upgrading project as the current plant is not performing. This has resulted in scaling of the system (see photo, right). We have been involved in helping another new client to reduce water consumption on their cooling tower. This will save them £20k per year.
Scale from the cooling system due to faulty softener
Meanwhile, we have been undertaking several large projects for long-
“I would personally like to thank you and your team for an excellent job carried out over the Easter period. Deba were tasked with a difficult engineering job in relining the cooling tower pond within the constraints laid down by the Engineering Team. It says volumes about the way we have developed relationships with key suppliers that your team were prepared to work 24/7 over the last four days to achieve the results and ensure that the chilled water systems are operational for the coming week. Will you pass on my thanks to your specialist cooling tower team who worked so professionally to complete the task within the tight timeframe.”
We have been working on some major works on the cooling towers for a large manufacturing company, and have been able to provide endoscopic pictures of the pack to ensure it is clean.
Brands Hatch Classic Car Championship
On 9th May some Deba representatives went along to the Classic Car Championships at Brands Hatch to support their sponsored car. Bernie from BB Coachworks in Dartford built the car from scratch and raced it in the Swinging 60s series.
April 2009
Northfleet Eagles Under 10s Football Team
Deba has recently become the proud sponsor of Northfleet Eagles Under-
http://northfleeteaglesfc.org/teams/under-
Northfleet Eagles Under-
(click to enlarge picture)
March 2009
24 Hour Karate Marathon
Deba Director Mike Platt will be taking part in a 24 hour karate marathon in June 2009. Silwood Park Karate will be raising money for Sebastians Trust, a local charity set up by a young boy who sadly died of cancer in 2003, to purchase a holiday home by the sea that would provide somewhere exclusively for families to spend precious time together, away from the hospitals and punishing treatment regimens that govern the lives of cancer patients.
For more information on Sebastian’s Trust, visit the website at http://www.sebastiansactiontrust.org/
The event will be held on June 13th 6am -
Charlton Athletic v Watford -
Deba UK were the proud sponsors of the 7th March match between Charlton Athletic
and Watford at the ‘Valley’ ground, famous for the record attendance of 81,000 against
Arsenal during the war years. This was our second annual outing to Charlton Athletic,
and we invited some of our clients to join us, one of whom is an avid supporter of
Watford FC, and a very fair outcome resulted in the score of 3-
Deba Office Manager Jacqui van der Brugge joins match officials before the game
Jacqui van der Brugge (left) and Deba Director Stephen Cooke (right)
Deba Director Mike Platt (front row, centre), and Engineer Terry Grant (back row, right)
join clients on the bench for a photo
November 2008
Deba UK carried out the replacement of 70 anti-
The springs had become fatigued, meaning their ability to absorb design loads and vibration was questionable. The corrosion that was occurring to the spring mechanisms may have resulted in a component failure in the future. There was also excessive floating movement to all three cooling towers and the main pipework.
July 2008
Deba UK carried out replacement of cold water storage tanks and sprinkler storage tanks for a client in Central London. This was a complex project that necessitated careful planning to minimise disruption to the buildings’ tenants. Work was carried out in phases, the work involved replacement of four 38m3 cold water storage tanks and two 78m3 sprinkler tanks. During sprinkler work the system was connected to the town mains water supply to provide limited protection.
A representative of the building’s managing agents commented:
“We were delighted with how smoothly the project was implemented, particularly given the quantities of materials involved and the amount of manual handling required. The work was managed as a single project across the two buildings and, crucially, the tenants were hardly aware of the work being carried out”.
Old cold water storage tanks
June 2009
Deba’s sponsored car was racing at Lydden Hill at the end of the month, coming first in class and 10th overall in Sunday’s race. Bernie is currently levelling his class in the Tintop Challenge by points. He has been invited by guest invitation to race with Dunlop Motorsport News Saloon Car Championship supporting truck racing at Brands Hatch GP circuit on 1st August.
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July 2009
We have been working on a project to refurbish cooling towers, including re-
April 2008
This month our last contract with care homes finished, marking Deba’s full withdrawal from this market.
This was a hard choice to make, as Director Mike Platt explained.
“When water temperature is below 200C, Legionella bacteria lie dormant and are killed
in water above 600C. Like us, they love temperatures of 200C-
“Care homes generally operate on low margins in order to make their services affordable. Working with care homes we have often been reliant on individuals following our instructions locally. In many cases these instructions and recommendations have been passed on to third parties by the people we have been dealing with. This situation has not been ideal, as we cannot monitor this kind of arrangement closely.
“We have therefore taken the tough decision to take on no further monitoring contracts within the care home arena, but to focus our attentions on the areas in which we excel and over which we have greater control on implementation, cooling towers.
“We have emerged as the only supplier in the UK to provide water treatment and bespoke engineering and maintenance solutions for cooling towers. This means that our customers don’t have to deal with two contractors or subcontractors, and have a single point of contact for the programme, ensuring a consistent service.
“We will continue investing in our team’s programme of continuous improvement and will work with official bodies such as the HSE to ensure that we remain at the top of our game!”
Assembly of new tanks underway
September 2009
Deba’s Sponsored Car Update
Built and raced by Bernie from BB Coachworks in Dartford, Deba’s sponsored car has a race coming up at Brands Hatch in the Toyo Tyres Tin Top Challenge on 14th November. Bernie is 8th overall out of 34 in the championship. He was 1st in class after Snetterton on 23rd August and also got
Cooling Tower Refurbishment
We have finished work on a major project refurbishing cooling towers; the new flooring and pond lining are shown here.
Ongoing Tank Cleaning Project
We have been carrying out an ongoing tank cleaning project for a large client. Some examples are shown here.
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Soft Water Tank
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Drinking Water Tank
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Chilled Water Tank
two second places there. Then it was on to Lyden where he also got two second places in class and he currently has a 68 point lead in his class.
October 2009
Enduro Africa
We recently sponsored one of our clients in an 8 day charity motorcyle ride across some of South Africa’s most rugged and isolated terrain. Mark Hollinshead took part in Enduro Africa 2009 and helped to raise in excess of £250,000 for charities including Touch Africa, whose brief is to make the children’s school life better than their home life. The trip funded a project which renovated a school; painting, laying carpets, fitting doors and windows, and building an adventure playground.
