PLANT HIRE
APRIL | SECTOR FOCUS
Sustainability and best practice are
increasingly critical to the plant hire sector
MORRIS SITE MACHINERY
RECOGNISED AS TRUSTED
SUPPLIER
Equipment manufacturer
Morris Site Machinery has been
awarded ‘Trusted Supplier’
status in recognition of its
quality and commitment to best
practice.
The Hire Industry Trusted
Suppliers accreditation from
The Hire Association of Europe
and Event Hire Association
(HAE EHA) is a hallmark of
quality in training, safety,
environmental issues, research
and development, production
processes and data security.
The supply chain scheme
links in supportively with the
SafeHire Certification for the
tool, plant and equipment sector
and is designed to promote
excellence in the hire industry.
Phil Winnington,
international business director
at Morris Site Machinery
(pictured), said: “Our business
is built on delivering excellence
in products and service.
We’re proud to achieve this
recognition as an excellent hire
industry supplier after passing
the online assessment and due
diligence process.
“The scheme highlights
suppliers committed to best
practice and high standards, and
gives businesses purchasing
goods and services the
reassurance that they have
CHARLES WILSON
ENGINEERS COMMIT TO
RENEWABLE
found trustworthy suppliers.”
Winnington, a member of
the HAE Supply Chain Board,
added: “It is important for the
industry to promote the highest
level of quality, competence and
safety. I would encourage other
manufacturers and suppliers
to aim for this accreditation to
raise standards.”
Morris Site Machinery
supplies a range of top-class
construction site machinery and
site equipment including SMC
mobile lighting towers, ArcGen
welders, Denyo generators
and Hilta pressure washers
and pumps. Its products serve
sectors from equipment hire to
construction and mining, rail,
events, film and TV.
Employing more than
60 people, it is part of fifth-
generation family business
group Morris & Company, which
celebrates its 150th anniversary
in 2019.
Charles Wilson Engineers
have created a programme
for late 2018 and early 2019,
which will see the installation
of solar photovoltaic systems
to 11 feasible branches of 18
nationwide.
The company is installing
1082 PV panels across our 11
branches, with the size range
dependent on the roof capacity
and energy consumption rate
of the branch. The range is from
48 panels to 174 panels at either
end of the scale – each individual
panel generates 285w.
Altogether, once all of the
solar panels have been installed,
they will be able to generate
307kWp at maximum capacity.
For reference, that would power
3070 standard light bulbs for
an hour, or 1228 large LCD TVs
for an hour, or charge 61400
mobile phones for an hour. The
maximum energy generated
by the solar panels installed
throughout our depots at
the end of this stage of our
programme will be up to enough
to make 7675 cups of tea, per
hour.
Once the first stage is
complete, the company plans
to install solar photovoltaic
systems on each of the new sites
that it acquires moving forward,
subject to suitability.
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