International Women in Engineering Day

Lintott Control Systems is delighted to support International Women in Engineering day, an awareness campaign founded by Women’s Engineering Society that highlights the role of women in the engineering industry and the career opportunities for women in this sector.

It is a fact that Industry is facing a skills crisis & more engineers & technicians are required to help stoke creativity & the economy. Lintott holds the view that it is vital for businesses, learning institutions & other partners to work collaboratively to inspire future generations to forge a career in a STEM-based (science, technology, engineering & mathematics) profession.

Today also marked our Business Assurance Officer, Deb Scott‘s first Site Audit since gaining her ECS & EUSR site certification. She visited Anglian Water’s Lower Links chemical dosing site. Deb has been with the company for almost 4 years, having completed her NEBOSH National General Certificate, she has now embarked on her NEBOSH Diploma!

2021 Scottish Water Chemical Dosing Award 🎉

Lintott Control Systems is delighted to advise that it has secured the Scottish Water Chemical Dosing Framework.  Lintott has been supplying Scottish Water with factory-built Chemical Dosing equipment since at least 2006.  This new framework extends such supply until 2027 & encompasses several of Lintott’s products & inhouse capabilities (namely Electrical Control Systems, Systems Integration & Chemical Dosing Systems). This personifies the adage & value of a ‘one-stop-shop’. Added to this, client benefits associated with factory built products (such as modular design & reduced construction works & time).

Lintott has one of the most extensive dosing product ranges available from one source, to view more, click here.  This is enhanced by a suite of digital tools, which reduce design time and optimise project delivery, and increasingly support products in the field via integrated asset management.

Want to know more?  Email media@lintottcs.co.uk.

xEnergy Power!

Another Eaton xEnergy switchboard despatched & being installed today by the team at Lintott Control Systems, an authorised Eaton Panel Builder.

The xEnergy switchboard was tailored to the client’s specification & supplied together with a standalone 200kVAr Power Factor Correction unit facilitating new agricultural plant for a local farming business.

Lintott is an authorised Distributor of Eaton’s xEnergy withdrawable low-voltage systems up to 6300A. Solutions stem the breadth of application requirements, including but not limited to power management, switching & control.

Some of the Features & Benefits that Eaton’s withdrawable low-voltage systems offer are; Power outgoers with circuit breakers up to 630A, Outgoers for motor starters up to 132kW, fixed starters up to 250kW, Drawers can be replaced under live-line working conditions, Internal separation up to form 4, Minimum down time.

Internal services include feasibility studies, site surveys, harmonic surveys, full project management, design, manufacture, test, commissioning & integrated aftercare.

For more information, please email media@lintottcs.co.uk.

Highly Commended!

2021 marks the 15^th year of the Water Industry Awards. Lintott’s Business Assurance Manager, Anna Hinson, was one of ten finalists in the “Woman of the Year” category.  The online celebration, which took place on 27^th May, showcased the very best achievements from across the UK Water Industry.  Against formidable talent, the judges awarded Anna the “Highly Commended” accolade. After her ‘feet had touched the ground’, Anna commented, “Huge congratulations to Jane Pilcher, winner of the overall award, as well as to fellow finalists. I felt honoured and in good company to be a finalist, but somewhat astounded to be highly commended”.

Lintott Managing Director, David Owen added, “this recognition is richly deserved, which reflects Anna’s journey, attributes and contribution. I look forward to seeing Anna’s journey progress”.

For more information about the awards, please click here.

Supporting Mental Health Awareness Week – ‘Nature’

Lintott is committed to promoting the awareness of Mental Health & supports Mental Health Awareness Week with its theme of ‘Nature’.  With 1 in 4 people experiencing a mental health problem of some kind each year in England, it is important to raise awareness and support those who need it.  Lintott boasts; 2 Mental Health First Aiders, 3 Mental Health Champions & 4 Workplace Health Champions, all of whom help support mental health awareness & its importance for a healthier, happier workforce.  This week, colleagues have been wearing green to help promote & support mental health awareness week.

In 2019 Lintott’s colleagues began work on an environmental & nature project; aptly titled “Barnabee Meadow” (reflecting Norfolk’s name for a ladybird, known as a “Bishy Barnabee”).  To date, this includes the planting of shrubs, grasses & alpines, a grassland, bug factory, an assortment of bird boxes, pond area, flowered wall trellis, a fenced-off walkway, strawberry planter, & an outside seating area.  As well as being a sanctuary which seeks to promote local wildlife, Barnabee Meadow provides a rest area for both colleagues & visitors.

Celebrating Outstanding Contribution

April saw four colleagues recognised for their outstanding contribution. Operations Director, Mark Davy, presented Deb Scott, Nadja Key, Steve Thorne, and David Scott with a personalised certificate of merit and a small gift of gratitude.

In a socially distanced presentation conducted outdoors, Mark outlined that Lintott is a true meritocracy and he summarised why each colleague deserved special acknowledgement and especial thanks. He outlined that people make an organisation ‘stand-out’ and ‘stand-proud’, and that Lintott has an ever-developing talent pool, who challenge and drive its continuous reinvention. Well done, Deb, Nadja, Steve and David!

Target: Continued Reduction in Operational Carbon

Lintott is steadfast in championing environmental best practice.  Developed over many years, Lintott has an integrated Business Quality Management System, certified to the International Environmental Standard, ISO 14001.  A programme of continuous improvement and stretching targets has enabled Lintott to reduce its operational carbon impact by 9% over each of the last seven years! This includes activities such as converting the fleet to hybrid vehicles as well as comprehensive and growing energy efficiency measures.

Specifically, these seek to reduce the demand for energy via improved schemes and best practice. But it doesn’t stop there! Lintott is also in the process of developing an onsite wildlife sanctuary – known as “Barnabee Meadow”.  This includes fresh plants, a large pond, bug factory, bird boxes, and an extensive garden area complete with picnic benches, which provides a rest and relaxation area for employees and visitors.

For more information, please email media@lintottcs.co.uk.

Another clean sweep: 100% Achilles UVDB Result

For the third consecutive year, & fifth in its history, Lintott is delighted to announce that it achieved 100% in each assessed criterion of the Achilles UVDB scheme. 

The scheme entails a rigorous external inspection of Lintott’s Management System, followed by an ‘onsite assessment’, examining quality, health & safety, environmental & CRS activities.  UVDB (Utilities Vendor Database) is the Utility Industry’s pre-qualification system, used by procuring organisations to monitor & maintain high standards. 

For Lintott’s valued clients, the result serves as peace of mind.  For Lintott, the framework and benchmark are fundamental facets of the Company’s integrated continuous improvement programme.

Anna Hinson: Woman of the Year Finalist – Water…

2021 marks the 15^th year of the Water Industry Awards. The annual event recognises and celebrates pioneering achievements across the UK’s Water & Wastewater sector.  Lintott Control Systems Limited is extremely proud to announce, during the week of International Women’s Day, Anna Hinson, Business Assurance Manager, has been shortlisted in the “Woman of the Year” category.

On receiving her news, Anna commented, “I am absolutely thrilled to be shortlisted, but I’m only doing my job and following what I believe. It’s a tremendous honour and I feel privileged to be amongst a cohort of inspiring women. I would like to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to my colleagues who have supported me throughout my career.  Good luck and best wishes to every finalist”.

Lintott Managing Director, David Owen, commented, “Nothing short of a beacon of inspiration, Anna absolutely deserves being shortlisted. Her qualities are rich and plentiful, and I have the utmost confidence that Anna will continually achieve. For me, what merits the highest commendation is her unremitting tenacity to learn and to deliver a positive impact.  This includes work within both the workplace and community regarding mental wellbeing. Good luck Anna!”

The good news does not stop there.  nmcn Plc, Lintott’s parent company is shortlisted as a finalist in 4 categories too:

• Net Zero Carbon Initiative of the Year
• Health and Safety Initiative of the Year
• Most Innovative Technology of the Year
• Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Improvement

For more information, please visit https://waterindustryawards.co.uk/2021-finalists/.

New Appointment: Engineering Manager

David joined Lintott in December 2020 as Engineering Manager, following a 15-year tenure at Tech Safe Systems, a leading supplier of hydraulic handling, lifting and access equipment for offshore and onshore, containerised control systems and electric winches.  David brings with him a vast away of experience servicing high profile industry sectors including oil & gas, nuclear, renewables and super yachts manufacturers.  David assumes overall responsibility and accountability of all engineering aspects throughout, and associated with the Company.  This incorporates products, solutions and technical activities, as well as people and budgetary management.

Whilst at Tech Safe, David redesigned a Remote Operated Vehicle Launch and Recovery System range to create a modular product structure, significantly reducing stock requirements, production costs and reducing lead times by 50%.

David is excited to join such an ambitious forward-thinking company and can’t wait to start working together with the team, driving the company through its Industry 4.0 automation and development plans.