Firstport is the largest and most experienced property management company in the UK. HydroChute provides them with Refuse Chute Cleaning, Refuse Chute Fire Safety Inspections & Servicing, and Waste Separator Servicing. FirstPort (UK) is one of our many valued customers, and is a very happy customer too. Here’s what Juan Garcia – Development Manager for prestigious Thameside […]
At HydroChute, we are proud of what we do, and we go the extra mile to provide a premium service for our customers. This glowing reference comes from one very satisfied client operating in London’s private housing development sector: LB NAVANA – Property Lifecycle Services. Here’s what they had to say about working with us… “Entering into a […]
At HydroChute, we’re constantly developing new technology and systems to improve our processes and our products for our clients. Here are just two of the research and development projects we are currently working on at HydroChute HQ. Auto-lock Hoppers Research and Development work done by our fabrication team is big leap forward for our company. […]
We’re looking forward to catching up with friends and meeting new contacts at this year’s Fire Safety Event at the NEC, 30 April – 2 May 2024. The event is dedicated to supporting those of us in the fire safety industry, with CPD-accredited seminars and over 175 exhibitors gathering in Birmingham for 3 days this […]
A recently completed HydroChute project involved removing damaged bin chute hoppers in a residential building, and replacing them with new 4-hour fire rated hoppers. The existing hoppers failed the smoke test and were not compliant with fire safety regulations. Why choose HydroChute? Our hoppers have been furnace tested and have a 4-hour fire rating. They […]
The FRA identified serious risks at some high rise tower blocks in Walsall. The existing bin chute hoppers were over 50 years old and offered no protection from smoke egress in the event of a fire. Additionally, the hoppers had no self-closing mechanism, leaving residents at risk if the bin chute door was left open. […]
To ensure safe and standardised project outcomes we widened the scope of our electrical training to include design, manufacturing, installation, and inspection teams. Whilst all the topics covered were already understood by our electrically qualified engineers, creating a space where they could share that knowledge with others in the company has resulted in increased collaboration, […]
Major investment in QMS and CRM is our focus for 2024. QMS: ISO 90001 & ISO 140001 – We’re delighted to be working closely with compliance management specialists Alpha Swanson of York. Over several years, we’ve developed robust and effective internal systems. Bringing together all our business systems under the internationally recognised ISO QMS standard […]
It sounds like an unfair ‘shoot’-out between a defenceless bin and a trigger-happy gunman! At Hydrochute… Do we service and maintain bin SHOOTS? Nope. Do we manufacture and install bin SHOOTS? Nada. Do we clean bin SHOOTS? Negative. It always makes us smile when we receive enquiries for bin SHOOT works – the English language […]
Local authorities across the UK are debating this question. Why? • Bin rooms are being used by drug addicts • Chutes often get blocked and clogged • Chutes smell bad in hot weather Is there a better solution than shutting down the chutes? Yes, there is! • Invest in maintaining the chutes • Survey the […]
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