Elicia enjoyed the excitement of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championships and the Hughes hospitality and last seen heading off to one of the pit lane parties.

Tony’s next outing will be racing at Le Mans for the annual Le Mans Classic in July.

“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.

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.

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.

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.

‘When we were due for our re-assessment, which takes place every three years, we decided to raise the bar and go for gold,’ says Managing Director Tony Hughes. After an initial meeting with the assessor, it was clear we already had almost everything in place to meet the qualification criteria. A brief update for all staff on the latest developments within the business was all that was required.’

Currently 30,000 companies are accredited to Investors in People. Since the introduction of the additional Gold, Silver and Bronze awards in May 2009, less than 1% of the companies that have been re-assessed have achieved Gold; Hughes Safety Showers is the first manufacturing company in the North West to achieve the Gold award.

Hughes Safety Showers now has a comprehensive listing on the Direct Industry website. Direct Industry acts as a giant permanent virtual exhibition for manufacturers worldwide, with over 5,000,000 visitors viewing its directory of products each month. It is also accessible in 5 different languages, making it perfect for Hughes Safety Showers to exhibit to its global customer base and improve on our global recognition.

Hughes’ upgrade in listing has meant we are the number 1 brand when “Safety Showers” is searched. We have seen a great amount of visits to our own website generated from Direct Industry and a number of leads. To see our exhibition on Direct Industry, click here