Watermark Projects recently completed a project for a ready-meal manufacturer. Our client was having issues with fats, oils and greases within their wastewater, causing them to breach consent with their local water authority. Needing an effective solution that could be implemented quickly, they contacted the Watermark Projects team. The first port of call for our …

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2024 marked another successful year for The WA Cooke Group, with our 3 divisions delivering a wide range of engineering projects across the UK. As a group, we held a number of events including our annual summer bowls back in June, which saw staff across our 3 divisions and 2 sites come together for the …

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Watermark Projects were recently tasked with the design, manufacture, installation and commissioning of a bespoke Dissolved Air Flotation system for one of our clients within the food industry. The project had 3 key targets to fulfil the clients’ requirements: Efficient treatment capacity at flow rates of up to 50,000 litres per hour. Integration into existing …

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DESIGN Having identified high levels of Suspended Solids & COD present within their wastewater stream, a leading UK cosmetic manufacturer – already working with MSA Environmental consultancy (https://www.gomsa.co.uk/), approached Watermark Projects to provide a turn-key solution for their wastewater treatment. The initial site due diligence delivered by MSA identified that Dissolved Air Flotation would be …

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“Our waters are filled with sewage” “Those who made the mess should do their bit to clean it up” “That’s why we’re strengthening the powers of the water regulator and backing tough fines on water companies that have let sewage flood our rivers, lakes, and seas.” Strong words from the Prime Minister on Tuesday. It …

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The flagship product of the Watermark Projects division is our Dissolved Air Flotation unit. The unit comes equipped with a 15.6” touchscreen HMI. To ensure ease of access and operation of Watermark Projects DAF systems come with remote access capability. Using a unique IPN, this can be logged into from anywhere in the world. Not …

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Watermark Projects were recently tasked with the design, manufacture, installation and commissioning of a bespoke Dissolved Air Flotation system for one of our clients within the food industry. The project had 3 key targets to fulfil the clients’ requirements: Efficient treatment capacity at flow rates of up to 50,000 litres per hour. Integration into existing …

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For a previous client, we undertook a project to design and manufacture a customized dissolved air flotation (DAF) unit tailored to their specific needs, with the capacity to treat up to 75,000 litres per hour of wastewater. However, due to the urgency of the situation requiring immediate action, we devised an interim solution to address …

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From 11th December 2023, for those who pollute the environment, the initial £250,000 fine limit has been scrapped and is now unlimited. Since 2015 the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has issued over £147 million in wastewater fines for pollution incidents. On the 9th of April 2024, the Department for Environment, Food and …

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Watermark Projects provide our clients with a comprehensive wastewater treatment service from initial specification through to installation & ongoing support. Step 1 – Initial Site Visit To determine the complete requirement and discuss various treatment options with the customer we’ll always undertake an initial site visit. While on site we’ll also take a sample of …

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From https://www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-65626241.amp: The privately owned companies have apologised for the amount of contaminated water being discharged into rivers and seas, amid mounting public anger over the practice. Some campaigners have cautiously welcomed the move, but others say firms are shifting the cost on to billpayers. The industry paid out £1.4bn to shareholders in 2022. Musician …

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The WA Cooke Group has chosen to honour the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on Monday the 19th of September by closing for the day. Our thoughts at this time are with the royal family and those directly affected by the Queens’ passing. We will be continuing business as usual from Tuesday the 20th of September.

Another month signing off. Closing the summer, August has seen completed projects across the board.. Group side, we’re hiring for a Mechanical Fitter, Electrical/Installation/Service Engineer as well as Welder Fabricators. Interested? Click the link: https://www.wacooke.co.uk/careers/ Our Engineers division has seen a busy workshop this month with numerous completed jobs from various structural steelworks to municipal …

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Introduction The most popular meat in the UK. 95% of Brits add chicken to their shopping baskets amounting to 2.2 million chickens being eaten per day. At the route of supply lies the poultry processors who are responsible for packing supermarket shelves with a multitude of product options from Biryanis to Buttermilks. But there’s one …

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July is a wrap. We’ve completed a number of projects across our 3 divisions this month.. The Group has achieved the certification of ISO:14001 meaning we can now display that we manage our environmental impacts ensuring we operate responsibly. A huge milestone for the company. We have now achieved the full Integrated Management Systems, integrating …

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We are very proud to announce that we have been awarded the ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management certification. A huge achievement for the Group and a lot of hard work paid off. We now have: – ISO: 9001– ISO: 14001– ISO: 45001 Completing our Integrated Management Systems achievement. Thankyou to Mark Barker, our H&S consultant for helping us …

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May is Almost Complete… It’s been a great month for The WA Cooke Group as all 3 divisions saw projects completed. From the Group side we saw a brand new hire at our works in Manchester, Krystal Burke has joined us as an Office Administrator and will be helping our front of house team with …

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