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2024 – A Year In Review
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 …
Bespoke 50m³ DAF
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 …
DAF Project with Interim Solution
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 …
Pressure increase on water authorities?
“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 …
DAF Remote Access Function
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 …
Bespoke 50m³ DAF
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 …
Bespoke DAF Project – 75m3
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 …
Water Restoration Fund
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 …
Watermark Projects – Supporting Every Step
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 …
BBC News – “Sewage Spills: England’s water firms issue apology.”
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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WA Cooke Will Cease Operations for The Queen’s Funeral
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.
August Monthly Roundup
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 …
Reducing Poultry Processor’s Wastewater
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 …
July Monthly Roundup
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 …
ISO:14001 Certified
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 …
June Monthly Roundup
What a month! The WA Cooke Group has enjoyed a fruitful month full of completed projects, new hires and continued growth.. All 3 divisions got together for our annual bowls day which saw a full day of bowls, pizzas and the odd drink.. it was a fantastic day. Our Engineers division took on a new …
Working with the Dairy Industry to Reduce Wastewater Output
Introduction Dairy manufacturers are the companies responsible for packing our fridges with the dairy products we all use in every day life. Naturally, as consumers we only see the final product, that staple milk bottle. But there is so much more going on behind the white curtain. The dairy manufacturing process can be a messy …
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Hiring – Electrical/ Installation/ Service Engineer
The WA Cooke Group Watermark division is currently recruiting an electrical/installation/service engineer. Responsibilities include assembly, installation and servicing our products and parts we make in house. Mainly installing/servicing parts within the water and wastewater industry. How to Apply On our Website (please input ‘electrical engineer role’ under ‘subject’): https://www.watermarkprojects.co.uk/contact-us/ What we’re looking for Motivated Ability …
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May Monthly Roundup
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 …
Working with Bakeries to Reduce Their Wastewater Output
Introduction Today is #WorldBakingDay, so lets talk about wastewater within the bakery industry and how we can help reduce it… For modern bakeries, wastewater is a touchy subject. An unavoidable consequence for creating the confectionaries that we all love. Behind the counter, is an ongoing effort to reduce the wastewater created by the manufacturing process …
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