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Amenity PRODUCT UPDATE
SEPTEMBER 2015
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New SAPCA Quality System ensures consistently high standards The Sports and Play Construction Association, SAPCA, has strengthened its role in promoting high standards within construction of sports and play facilities, with the launch of its new Quality System. The new Quality System brings together a number of key areas of SAPCA’s activities and puts a strong emphasis on regular inspections of SAPCA members’ work, to ensure that contractors always deliver projects to the absolute satisfaction of their clients. SAPCA chief executive Chris Trickey comments: “The Quality System ensures that only specialist companies that can consistently deliver high standards of sports and play facility construction can join SAPCA and then remain as members.”
Crocodile Precision bites back The new owners of Crocodile Precision (formally Crocodile Golf) have provided an insight into the future vision of the company. Customers will continue to include sports clubs, machinery dealers and the groundscare and landscape trade, as well as local authorities and OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers). Formerly based at Wolverhampton, Crocodile provides quality cutting cylinders and bottom blades. The full story is on page 3. Crocodile Precision Enquiry 2
The main elements of the Quality System are: • Strict membership criteria SAPCA’s membership criterion ensures that only specialist companies and organsiations, with a proven track record and trading history, can be admitted. • Financial stability - SAPCA works closely with credit reference specialist Experian and bases its membership criteria on the Commercial Delphi Scoring System used by Experian within its Risk Reports. • Customer service - Each year all SAPCA members are required to re-sign the Association’s Code of Professional Conduct, through which companies guarantee a continued commitment to quality.
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Standards of design and construction - SAPCA has a series of Codes of Practice that set out and define the industry’s standards of construction. Inspection of contractors’ projects - In order to ensure that SAPCA contractors continue to deliver high quality facilities, the Association has introduced a new inspection programme, through which checks are carried out on a selection of members’ projects, both during construction and on completion. Complaint resolution SAPCA can provide impartial assistance in the resolution of complaints and disputes, should it ever be necessary, on the
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technical aspects of projects. Customer feedback - The clients of all SAPCA members are invited to provide feedback on their projects, and the performance of the companies that they have employed. Education and training -
Marshalls delivers drainage to upgrade M1 Marshalls has supplied 15,000 linear metres of its Mono Beany one-piece combined kerb and drainage to the new M1 ‘smart motorway’ scheme, stretching over nine miles of highway. The innovative one-piece design significantly reduces installation time, and on the M1 scheme ensured the contractor Costain was able to install 340 linear metres per day, surpassing its initial target of 240 metres.
contractors to meet deadlines and keep works disruption to a minimum.
runs being over-engineered. The unit now forms part of Marshalls’ standard linear drainage offer.
Marshalls also developed a bespoke transition unit for the scheme as part of the Highways Agency’s focus on innovation. The transition unit allows the scheme to meet the required hydraulic rates and came within budget without the
Marshalls has since supplied Mono Beany to the Bedale Bypass, described as the gateway to the Yorkshire Dales. Marshalls Enquiry 3
Mono Beany is manufactured using ultra-tough M-Tech concrete and comes in one metre units which allows for a single mechanical lift. Each unit can carry up to 40 tonnes (Class D400) when trafficked which minimises haunching and reduces installation costs, while helping
Each year, SAPCA provides a series of educational opportunities for its members that help to share technical knowledge and best practice, and reinforce the high standards that are required of SAPCA companies. The new and vastly improved
Quality System is to safeguard the sports and play industry and wider community against poor quality design, build and construction standards. Sports and Play Construction Association Enquiry 1
BLEC joins the Redexim stable Redexim BV, the parent company of Charterhouse Turf Machinery, have reached an agreement to purchase the assets of BLEC Global Ltd. The deal includes the purchase of the BLEC name and means that the products will continue to be traded around the world by Redexim under the name of BLEC.
up dealer arrangements in the countries within which BLEC operates, including the UK, and announcements about this will be made in due course. Charterhouse Turf Machinery Enquiry 4
Redexim will now be responsible for the full manufacture and distribution of the current range of over 80 different BLEC machines throughout the world including the UK & Ireland. Discussions are currently underway to set
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