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EPC-UK heightens best practice using lockdown’s health, safety and wellbeing lessons
As social distancing restrictions begin to ease and the long awaited ‘new normal’ in terms of business operations starts to take effect, our Head of HR and IT, Julie Wootton, reviews the lessons learned over the past 18 months. She also explains how Covid-19...
EPC-UK receives RoSPA Silver Award for health and safety success
We’re delighted to announce our most recent accolade, as EPC-UK has again been acknowledged for its health and safety achievements, this time through the presentation of the RoSPA Silver Award for health and safety performance during the period of 1st January 2020, to...
Respecting our Bramble Island environment with its natural ‘seal appeal’
At EPC-UK, we consider it a great privilege for our Bramble Island site in Essex to play host to a growing colony of common seals as well as a smaller number of grey seals who have been resident on our banks since the 1980s.Situated on Hamford Water – an area within...
EPC-UK Beekeeper Diary – July
A cold dry April followed by the chilliest, wettest May that many can recall, has meant that bees in the UK have without doubt been up against the elements this Spring. We find out how they’ve fared against the conditions at Rough Close Works, with the latest report...
John’s woodworking talents impress throughout lockdown
As our EPC-UK divisions welcome a cautious and safety focussed return to work, we celebrate the personal successes that members of our team have achieved over the past 18 months, demonstrating individuals’ resilience, passion and creativity in difficult...
EPC-UK’s partnership with Tarmac takes quarrying at Tunstead into the Digital Era
Following a smooth, meticulously planned transition, Tunstead Quarry, the largest supplier of lime and lime-based products in the UK has taken its drill and blast performance capabilities to the next level, supported by a results-driven partnership with the team here...
Further success for Ben Williams following British Safety Council award win
We’re delighted to announce that our own Managing Director Ben Williams has been celebrated with the accolade of ‘CEO Award - joint highly commended’ by the judging panel of the British Safety Council 2021 International Safety Awards. The commendation acknowledges...
Celebrating 20 years on the team, Bramble Island’s Eric Pettitt has more uses than a Swiss army knife!
Heartfelt congratulations to our Bramble Island Explosives Technician, Eric Pettitt, who recently marked his 20th anniversary of starting work as a trainee technician for EPC-UK.Safety and Passion for learning innovative technology Eric joined us back in 2001 having...
Safe demolition of Rugeley Power Station achieved through EPC-UK and Brown & Mason collaboration
A recent, controlled demolition of four redundant cooling towers at the former Rugeley Power Station in Staffordshire was successfully executed using demolition explosives supplied by our team at EPC-UK, and the project skillsets of demolition and dismantling expert,...
EPC-UK Beekeeper Diary – June
With weather conditions improving and travel restrictions eased, our EPC-UK beekeeper Andy Bailey has seen his work schedule increase this month as he takes up projects from Perth to London, working for the different charities he represents at various nationwide...
Getting back in the swing by safely welcoming the return of our charity golf day
Following a challenging time for business events, we’re delighted to confirm that our annual charity golf day is planned to go ahead as scheduled on the 9th September 2021, as we resume play at the Macdonald Portal Golf and Spa Hotel. We’ll be creating a perfect...
EPC-UK’s General Manager Michelle Miller on creating a gender balanced industry
With recent reports suggesting that numbers of young women embarking upon scientific careers are increasing, experienced scientist and General Manager of EPC-UK’s Bramble Island site Michelle Miller, shares her experience of being a minority professional within a...