Archive for May, 2010

Charlie Leading the Fiat Abarth Trofeo Championship

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

Charlie Butler – Henderson is over the moon about his latest success in the Fiat Abarth Trofeo championships with 2 podium finishes at Caldwell Park this weekend.

“The team has worked really hard to get us into this position and I’m delighted with two  3rd   positions” says Charlie, who is hoping to continue this success during the 2010 season.

Posted by admin at 8:49am May 25th, 2010

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New temporary mortuary extends Hughes range of shelters

Friday, May 14th, 2010

Inner Cordon 2010 HART Conference Exhibition
10 – 11 June – BT Convention Centre, Liverpool
Hughes will be showing the latest version of its rapid deployment shelter on stand … at Inner Cordon 2010. The conference and exhibition will focus on the work of Hazardous Area Response Teams (HART) and their colleagues working inside the ‘warm zone’ or inner cordon at major incidents.

The versatile Hughes Articulated Rapid Deployment (HARD) shelter has been specifically developed for this type of ‘front-line’ role and the latest version, being demonstrated in Liverpool, provides temporary mortuary facilities.

It incorporates an insulated liner together with a portable air conditioning system to ensure that the temperature remains below 4°C, the specified maximum. As with all HARD shelters, it can be erected and fully operational in a matter of minutes and is available with a range of optional ancillary equipment including portable generators, lighting, heating and water pumps to ensure reliable operation in a variety of environments.

The shelter has a one-piece, rigid folding aluminium frame and is easily carried to the scene of an incident where it can be erected by two people in just two minutes. The same basic frame with integral cover can be adapted for different roles by simply changing the internal liner. This flexibility enables emergency services to optimize their investment and avoid having several shelters each dedicated to a specific duty.

Several HARD shelters can be connected together to provide extra space. In addition to a temporary mortuary, typical applications include a command and control centre, first aid shelter, operating theatre, casualty holding area and emergency washing or toilet facilities. Based on its experience designing military shelters, Hughes also offers a decontamination liner for the HARD shelter so that members of the emergency services and the public can wash off harmful substances. In addition to the standard range of liners, Hughes works with organisations to custom design liners for specific applications.

Posted by admin at 2:44pm May 14th, 2010

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Podium finish for Laverty!

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Buildbase Kawasaki scored their best points haul to date with an excellent weekends racing at Oulton Park.

After qualifying in a strong 8th position, John Laverty entered both races in a confident frame of mind.  Race 1 and John was up to 6th

in the opening laps and began a race long battle with Josh Brookes, Michael Laverty and Alistair Seeley.  On the last lap John came from 5th to record a remarkable British Superbike podium in 3rd place. With the heavens opening just minutes before the start of race 2, the team were pushed to prepare the bike for a wet race.  An excellent start from John saw him up to 3rd again before finally finishing in 5th place.

Oulton Park proved to be a fantastic weekend for both the team and John, who is now 6th overall in the championship standings and looks on to Cadwell with high hopes of repeating his success.

Adam Jenkinson bounced back from his crash at Thruxton with two fine results, consistently increasing his pace throughout the weekend.  Race 1 and a fantastic start saw Adam rocket to 10th on the first lap from 19th on the grid, crossing the line in 13th place.  Race 2 and again Adam flew off the start this time from 16th to 7th within the first two laps.  Unfortunately with the tyres starting to go off due to the track drying out following the rain Adam finished in a respectable 15th place.

Superstock
Barry Burrell and Lee Jackson both rode fine races to record 10th and 12th respectively in the Superstock 1000cc series. Barry starting from 22nd came through to 10th improving his qualifying time by 1.3 seconds. Lee qualified 13th but struggled at the start of the race.  Both riders will be aiming to qualify higher at Cadwell Park in order to push for the podium places.  Due to the bad weather delaying earlier races coupled with time restrictions at Oulton Park, the Superstock 600cc race was cancelled and subsequently Joel Morris did not race.

   

Posted by admin at 10:26am May 11th, 2010

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New role for the HARD shelter

Monday, May 10th, 2010

Hughes will be showing the latest version of the HARD shelter at Inner Cordon 2010. This conference and exhibition, to be held in Liverpool on 10 – 11 June, will focus on the work of Hazardous Area Response Teams (HART) and their colleagues working inside the ‘warm zone’ or inner cordon at major incidents.

The HARD shelter has been specifically developed for this type of ‘front-line’ application. It’s exceptionally versatile and the same basic covered frame can be adapted for different roles by simply changing the internal liner. This latest version, being demonstrated in Liverpool, provides a temporary mortuary for the reception and storage of fatalities. It adds to the growing range of standard liner options, extending the range of applications.

An insulated liner together with portable air conditioning system ensures that the temperature remains below 4°C, the maximum permitted for mortuary facilities. As with all HARD shelters, it can be erected and fully operational in a matter of minutes.

A wide range of emergency response personnel will be attending the event from the ambulance, fire and rescue services, to police, homeland security and emergency planning.

While we introduce them to the latest version of the HARD shelter, it’s also an opportunity to once again demonstrate the shelter’s versatility with applications for all those involved in responding to emergencies.

Posted by admin at 8:38am May 10th, 2010

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