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St Andrew’s School retires its old
Aylesbury float valve after 24 years
A primary school in Uxbridge has
retired its Aylesbury cold water
storage tank valve after 24 years
of service, so its successor can
now take the strain. The original
Aylesbury K-Type delayed-action
mechanical float valve had been in
constant daily use since the 1990s,
meeting all the water needs of the
school’s staff and 200+ children.
Spare parts were no longer readily
available to fit a valve of that
age, so manufacturers Keraflo
recommended that the best
solution was to upgrade the system
by fitting the modern version of the
Aylesbury K-Type valve.
The school’s water tank valve
was originally installed when the
London Borough of Hillingdon
carried out a project to upgrade all
water tanks across the Borough’s
school premises in 1994.
Many of those Hillingdon schools
have long since been refurbished
or replaced, but the valve at St
Andrew’s Church of England
Primary School has been “going
strong” and working every day to
ensure the water demands at the
site are met.
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MCS Corporate Strategies Ltd is a
very specialist company working
in Research and Development Tax
Credits, Land Remediation Tax
Relief and Patent Box claims.
Support for these activities is
growing rapidly as Government
policy actively encourages
companies to take up claims.
Main Tax relief schemes are:
• Land Remediation Tax
Relief
• Research and development
Tax Credits (available for all
companies)
• Patent Box (available for all
companies
The Single key criterion for
qualification is that you be
registered as a UK corporate
entity. Claims are retrospective
(two years) and intended to be
claimed year-on-year. SME’s and
large Companies qualify.
Manufacturing, engineering
and all disciplines, activities,
parts, products, prototypes; IT
software and first-of-class items
are examples of what is included
as items for research and
development.
The CIRD definition of R&D
is wide and inclusive of very
broad activities. MCS has a well
established claims experience.
The entire Process is undertaken
in-house, is confidential, involves
liaison with clients, their
accountants and, importantly,
HMRC. Clients are supported
throughout and as they expand
and enhance their activities.
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STRUCTURAL SOLUTION HELPS CUT COSTS
FOR MAJOR REFURBISHMENT PROJECT
A comprehensive survey and design
exercise by a leading structural
engineering practice has helped reduce
costs and transform a disused mill into
luxurious new residential accommodation.
Greater Manchester-based Rhodes &
Partners undertook the work on the Grade
II listed building, and devised a solution
which helped minimise the need for costly
temporary work by utilising as much of the
original structure as possible. of deflection, a significant amount of
temporary works appeared to be needed
for the restoration. However, Rhodes &
Partners were able to design a detailed
system of cross-bracing which stabilised
the building and enabled the refurbishment
to proceed without the need for temporary
works. This also allowed as much as
possible of the original structure to be
repaired rather than replaced, and proved
to be a very cost-effective solution.
With much of the building derelict, and
one area suffering from a high degree A river runs directly under the mill in a
series of channels, some of which had
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failed, and the potential for flooding was
a major consideration. The Rhodes &
Partners solution allowed the channels
to be reused and ensure a flow capacity
that is more than adequate, even in flood
conditions. This allowed the river to remain
undisturbed beneath the building.
The completed development now offers a
selection of luxury apartments.
www.rhodesandpartners.co.uk
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