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Hartlepool's C&A Pumps secures £70k worth of contracts

Hartlepool-based C & A Pumps and Engineering has secured in excess of £70k of contracts within the housing, construction, transport, marine engineering and nuclear sectors in recent weeks.

The most significant deal is an order to supply and install five new underground pumping stations at the Hitachi Rail plant, currently under construction in Newton Aycliffe.

Contracts have also been secured to pressure test filtration systems at Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station; to refurbish two pumping stations for housing provider Gentoo; and to supply a specialist submersible pump for the Metro line on behalf of Nexus.

In addition, C & A Pumps has been asked to install an effluent line to divert toxic water away from a landfill site in County Durham, and service the effluent systems of an offshore rig support vessel, currently docked in Sunderland.

The business, which only set up in 2012, employs 12 staff from its Hartlepool headquarters.

Alan Roberts, managing director of C & A Pumps, said: “We have quickly built a solid reputation based upon our specialisations and ability to get all manner of jobs completed on time and efficiently.

“It can be the case that we’re working on new filtration systems for the nuclear power station one day and then installing a new toilet in an office block the next day. When you are a small business such as ourselves, flexibility is so important and that has been key to our success.”

“It has really encouraged me to make significant in-roads into so many different sectors, particularly with the Hitachi development. Once we are in front of these huge businesses, we can prove how flexible the C & A team is and hopefully that will lead to long term, successful partnerships.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ellen Forster .