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Apse. Programme. History Customer profile Tests Innovations Product support and build times. Bunce (Ashbury) Ltd. Formed 1896 by William John Bunce First steel snowplough to motorised vehicle 1920’s First snowblower 1940’s 1964 David Bunce secured Epoke Dealership Employees 27.
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Programme • History • Customer profile • Tests • Innovations • Product support and build times
Bunce (Ashbury) Ltd • Formed 1896 by William John Bunce • First steel snowplough to motorised vehicle 1920’s • First snowblower 1940’s • 1964 David Bunce secured Epoke Dealership • Employees 27
Epoke A/S 2011 • 250 employees at the factory in Vejen, Denmark • 15,000 m² production space in Denmark • More than 1000 bulk spreaders produced in year 2011 (2-9m3) • Epoke-group turnover £31 million in 2010/11 • Estimated turnover £35 million in 2011/2012 • Export share = 80% • ISO 9001:2000 certifiedsince 1993
Customer Profile • Argyle & Bute • Ceredigian • Hampshire • Lancashire • Lincolnshire • Monmouthshire • Northumberland • Orkney • Pembrokeshire • Southend • South Lanarkshire • Stoke • Suffolk Supplied over 1000 towed spreaders Northumberland example
CMC Consultancy • Introduction • Winter Maintenance Plan • Salt • Operations • Treated salt • Development Colin Charlton (Winter Maintenance Consultant)
Northumberland Inventory • 1940 sq mile • Population 307,186 • 5,200km road • 2,200km footway • 2,100 bridges • 35,000 street lights • 73,744 gullies • 225 cattle grids CMC Consultancy
Winter Maintenance • Complex, conditions constantly changing • Judged by ability to react • Credibility • Reputation • Core service CMC Consultancy
Plan • Precautionary treat 36% network • Strategic, 1080 miles • Prevent the formation of frost and Ice • Duty to remove snow CMC Consultancy
Winter Maintenance Plan • Maintain safe movement of traffic with minimum disruption • Treat network by 08:00 • Dedicated plant • Communication • Leaflets, web, radio CMC Consultancy
Budget 2006-07 • £2.4 million – split: • £1.0m plant • £0.6m salt • £0.4m labour • £0.2m accounts • £0.2m partners CMC Consultancy
Budget 2007-08 • £1.8 million – split: • £0.8m plant • £0.4m salt • £0.25m labour • £0.15m accounts • £0.2m partners CMC Consultancy
Plant • 30 front line gritters • 8 demounts • 2 trailers • 10 loaders • 2 blowers • 100 tractor ploughs CMC Consultancy
Plant CMC Consultancy
Salt Storage CMC Consultancy
Precautionary Treatment • Covered salt 10g per sq m • Outside 15g per sq m • Treated salt 10g per sq m CMC Consultancy
Widespread Ice and Snow • 30g per sq m down to 20g per sq m • De-bonding agent - brine at interface • Predict correct application time CMC Consultancy
EpoSat consists of... EpoSat software for installation on PC EpoSat hardware for installation on spreader EpoMaster III EpoSat board Active GPS antenna CMC Consultancy
What is EpoSat? Spreading OFF Spreading ON Spreading ON 10 g/m2 15 g/m2 6m spread width 9m spread width Symmetry right Symmetry left CMC Consultancy
Spreading without EpoSat CMC Consultancy
EpoSat Spreading CMC Consultancy
GPS Spreading • How many hands does a driver have? CMC Consultancy
Thank you and remember • Over salting is considered as negligent, as under salting • Right amount in • Right place at • Right time CMC Consultancy