Hello everyone. In this update, I want to share some details of recent mechanical installation works we have carried out at some of the new and existing buildings on site.

We tested the existing pipework in the main Northumbrian Water building before we connected new pipework into it. This work is complete. Our site teams have recently completed the installation of the dual containment pipework in this building.

Our site teams are replacing the sludge pumps and sludge pipework in the main Northumbrian Water building. This work is progressing well.

Our site team are connecting into the exiting sludge pipework at the sludge processing area in the north east quadrant of the site. This work is progressing well.

As part of the testing and commissioning process, we have introduced chemicals into the new tanks at the de-alk building located in the south west quadrant of the site.

Hello again. Our site teams have been working at a number of locations progressing the civils, mechanical, electrical and dosing works. In today's update, I want to share some details of the finishing works on site.

The filter tanks at the Rapid Gravity Filters building are complete. The structures are complete, the steelwork has been fitted and the beds are in place. Our commissioning teams have started the testing and commissioning works at these filters.

Our electricians are making good progress with the installation of internal and external lighting. This photograph shows the new lighting at the western boundary of Horsley water treatment works. 

We have installed a lot of specialist water treatment equipment on site. This photograph shows some of this specialist equipment that have been connected to the new treatment plant.

The below ground works are nearing completion and our site teams are progressing with the construction of the roads and hard landscaping. We have recently installed some of the road barriers that control traffic into the water treatment works. This photograph shows the sensor controlled barriers at the western entrance to the site.

Hello everyone. I today's update from the Hoesley Upgrade Project, I want to share the good progress we are making on the commissioning of the new plant and equipment.

Our managers have started training the Northumbrian Water Operation Teams on how to operate and maintain the new plant, equipment and processes. In this update, I will give you an insight into the type of work we are doing on site. Our commissioning teams are working at a number of locations and I will tell you about works at some of these locations. 

Our commissioning teams are working in the Actiflo building testing and commissioning the chemical dosing systems. We are making good progress.

Our teams are working in the new Rapid Gravity Filter building commissioning the backwash sequence. The aim of this is to maximise the efficiency of the backwash process.

We are working on the chlorinated and de-chlorinated booster sets. We are flushing and decontaminating the new apparatus before we start on the next phase of the commissioning works.

Our commissioning teams are also working in the newly constructed de-alk building. The commissioning works are progressing well. We are operating and maintaining the new plant and equipment before they become fully operational.

Hello. In this update, I want to share the good progress we have made at the Horsley site over the past couple of weeks. We have made good progress on a number of structures.

The installation of the control panels, emergency showers and the mechanical equipment at the chemical silos has progressed well. We have also installed the protective bollards in from of the chemical silos.

The installation of the power cables, chemical lines and specialist process equipment at the "head of the works" is progressing. The site teams are making good progress. 

We have started constructing some of the new raods inside the Northumbrian Water copmpund. This partially constructed road in locate to the south west on the new Rapid Gravity Structure. 

The construction of the new footpath and hard landscaping to the south of the chemical and actiflow buildings are progressing well. We have already started laying the hard landscaping. The site teams are making good progress on the civils. mechinal and electrical works.

Hello everyone. In this update, I want to tell you about some reinstatement work we did at the Croft's Lane play park. Our site teams worked with Northumbrian Water to "give something back" to the local community.

We worked with Horsley Parish Council and our neighbours. We removed the debris and soil from the north east quadrant of the play park.

We levelled the topsoil and seeded the area.

We replaced a section of timber post and rail fence after the reinstatement works were completed. 

Hello. In today's update, I want to share news of the good progress we have made over the recent weeks on the installation and termination of the electrical cables on the site. We have completed the installation of electrical, signal and telemetry cables at a number of the new structures on site. 

The cabling works at the chemical silos is progressing well

The electrical cabinets, switches and cabling at one of the new structures

Progress on the tanks on the east side of the new Rapid Gravity Filters is very good

The MEICA installation at the static mixer chamber is progressing well.

Hello everyone. Our site teams have installed numerous steelwork structures at the Horsley site. I want to share information and photos of some more platforms, structural steelwork and handrailing in this update. 

The access stairs and handrailing at the new pumping station is complete.

The platform in the north east quadrant of the site is complete. Our MEICA teams have installed new plant and equipment on the platform. We are testing and commissioning the new equipment. 

The new flow meter chamber handrailing and steps are complete. The new process plant, tanks, platform and access stairs are complete. The testing works are progressing well. 

The supporting steelwork and reinforced concrete plinths are complete. This steelwork is in the north east quadrant of the site near the existing buildings.

Hello again. The works at Horsley are progressing very well. Our teams are working on a number of fronts. In today's update, I want to share the good progress we have made with the installation of external structural steelwork and access steelwork.

This is the access, platform and handrailing at one of the North Road structures.

The access stairs are secured in place to provide access to the structures.

Supporting steelwork for protective screens around external tanks.

Supporting platform in the north east quadrant of the site.

Hello. In today's update I want to tell you about our community work at the Croft's Lane Play Park. We are "giving something back" to the community. We are carrying out some reinstatement works in the north east quadrant.

We started this morning. The works are expected to take three days.

The existing timber post and rail fence will remain in place.

The works are progressing well. The recent windy and dry weather has been very good for these groundworks.

Hello again. In today's update, I want to concentrate on one particular aspect of our works. That is checking the integrity of larger diameter underground pipes using CCTV surveys.

We used this piece of equipment to survey the inside of the new pipelines before we tested and commissioned them. It is a remote controlled CCTV unit.

The CCTV unit operator gets a real time view of the inside of the new pipes. The operator will check the integrity of the pipe and note anything of interest.

We checked all of our new pipes and all the pipes are ready for testing and commissioning. This is a major milestone in this project.

The testing of the pipes is progressing very well. We will be commissioning the pipes next. The site team has done very well to get the large diameter pipes ready to transport water.