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Hosepipe bans being introduced to tackle the drought could end up saving some home owners money – if they use the water shortage to install a meter.

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http://thisismoney.co.uk/money/mortgageshome/article-2126498/Installing-water-meter-property-stop-cash-draining-away.html

16 April 2012
thisismoney.co.uk

There was a 4 inch cast iron mains pipe under the school which had a burst for over a month so urgent action was required to halt water wastage and prevent an excessive water bill. The team used our drill rig to install under the building.

The school found out about us via Sefton Council

Mole worked at many schools during the holidays to get services gas/water/electrics installed and area tidied ready for term time.

Jan 25 2012by Neil Hodgson, Heswall News

A WIRRAL couple’s energy-saving gadget is about to hit the big time, making the perfect gift for their wedding this Saturday.

David Furlong and Lisa Thomson run Mole Engineering in Upton and have worked for three years and invested £200,000 on their CombiSave device which saves water and fuel costs on combination boilers.

It can take up to a minute for a conventional combi-boiler to heat water, wasting water and gas.

But the CombiSave valve can slash waiting time and tests at the University of Salford’s ‘Energy House’ laboratory found that it can save 55,000 litres of water a year – worth £140 for anyone on a water meter – and cut gas bills by between £50 to £100 a year.

The couple say the device could also be popular with housing associations throughout the UK.

Mr Furlong said: “We’d heard from many, many people with combi-boilers of their frustration at the time it was taking for water to run hot.

“In addition to the sight of water being wasted, they were also concerned, for example, that children were even less likely to wash their hands in the bathroom if they had to wait so long for hot water.”

As part of the trials more than 200 CombiSave valves were fitted for customers who were offered a full refund and removal if they found they were not making savings – no-one took up the offer and they are all still in place.

Tests on CombiSave by the University of Salford will be showcased at this week’s Retrofit 2012 conference at Salford Quays which attracts academics, businesses and policy-makers from around the world.

Article found at: http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/local-wirral-news/west-wirral-news/tm_headline=wirral-couple-8217-s-bright-future-with-energy-saving-gadget%26method=full%26objectid=30189569%26siteid=80491-name_page.html

David Furlong set up Mole Engineering in 1990, bringing moling technology to the UK.  Since then Mole has specialised in commercial and domestic underground installations.  We are truly unique on the commercial side of this work as our drill rigs are designed for jobs that are too fiddly for the big drillers, and too ambitious for the small domestic firms.  At Mole Group we are happy to tackle solutions for tricky underground installations and our teams of operatives take pride in a tidy job.

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Objective: The main reason that Mole Engineering was brought in was that there was an impassable dense wooded area that ran down from the playing fields at 45 degrees to the burn at the bottom into which the 160mm drain needed to be run down at 2 metres depth.

Action: As all of our drill rigs are environmentally friendly (they don’t use bentonite lubrication) then our surface launch rig based at the bottom of the hill by the burn was the simple answer. There would be no contamination to the burn from our unique dry system reaming. The light summer nights allowed our team to work into the evenings, ensuring timely completion and cost reduction.

Result: Due to the successful drill up the hill we were requested to install the remaining 300metres of 160mm with a fall of only 1:120.

This was successfully carried out and we also then drilled for a new pipe across the main road into the site.

Aftermath: Quick set up, precision drilling and an analytical approach to the job requirements ensured all needs were met and led to further work for Mole.

Objective: To cut costs and improve accuracy by automating the camera/photo recording system.

Action: On analysing the client needs and job location the best course of action following quick set up was to carry out ten measured drill shots over the period of one week.

Result: Using our 6 tonne surface launch rig we were able to carry out the 10 crossings in three days. Due to the lightweight design of the rig and the environmental benefits of not requiring bentonite as this can break into the ground water and run into the river courses our engineers were able to carry out the contract in less than a week.

Aftermath: Satisfied customer, particularly given our ability to reduce the timescale. Al though the track was down to restricted use, we had watch out for John Bishop racing around getting some sneaky practice in before his win on top Gear in a star in a reasonably priced car!

Objective: To enable wind power.  To minimise disruption to surrounding roads/car parks – whatever.

Action: Having been told by another drill contractor on arriving on site, that they could not undertake this job, here at Mole we understood both the client’s frustration and the urgency required. The problem the others encountered was there was a gas main in close proximity and their rig being larger than ours meant having to thrust off the back pit wall risking damage to the gas main.

Our two pit launch drill rigs range from 1100mm-1760mm in length with the capability of pulling in 50metres of 225mm pipe. These anchor into the base of the pit, virtually eliminating risk of damage to the gas main.

Result: Given that this customer had been expecting work to start and had strict timeline due to the nature of the work Mole organised for the work to be carried out the next day, a Saturday, and completed on Sunday just three days after the enquiry.

Aftermath: Our clients were relieved to with the speed and professionalism shown towards their job requirements . They were able to continue their business as usual with least disruption.