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6NEWSnewsNilfisk-Advance helps sodexoget to ‘grits’ with cleaningNilfisk-Advance has customised oneof its RS 1300 road sweepers tomeet the specific needs of a Sodexocleaning contract at a luxury carproduction plant.The diesel-powered machine has been adapted toaccommodate a towable gritter, which can be fittedduring freezing weather conditions to keep thefactory’s internal roadways and car parks safe forthe high value vehicles and site employees. Inaddition to this periodic requirement, the RS 1300road sweeper is used on a daily basis by Sodexo forconventional outdoor sweeping throughout the carplant’s 64 acre site. Sodexo’s RS 1300 is alsoequipped with two standard accessories - a highpressure cleaner for washing barriers and signs, anda suction hose for clearing fallen leaves andSeddon’s newoffice fires Olympicstarting gunLeading national painting andmaintenance contractor Seddonhas reinforced its position in theSouth East with the opening of a newoffice in Essex.Located in Ilford, the new centre gives Seddon afirm foothold in the London area in the run up tothe 2012 Olympics and also provides a strategicfoothold into the capital.Almost 10 new jobs will be created at the site,which will be responsible for 70 operatives in total.It further boosts Seddon Painting’s growth in theregion, building on the success of the establishedoffices in Watford and Borough Green, Kent.Seddon Painting is now able to access all areasof London, through these three sites on the edgeof the city.The South East expansion also follows Seddon’srecent move into East Anglia, with the purchase ofCambridgeshire based decorators Cundy Anglia inOctober 2007.Seddon Painting now has more than 30 sitescovering much of England, Wales and Scotland.Neil Hand, joint managing director of SeddonPainting, said: “With the 2012 Olympic Gameslooming ever closer this is an exciting time for theSouth East of England.“The opening ofthe Ilford officeleaves Seddonwell placed tobenefit fromtheregenerationwork comingon stream asa result ofthe event.”Reader ReplyNo: 111025enabling easy access to litter in trees andlandscaped areas.Icy surfaces during the winter months are a potentialhazard for the luxury cars and all site based staff atthe manufacturing facility, says John Greenhalgh,Sodexo’s General Services Manager. The gritterattachment features an adjustable tow arm to suiteven the smallest turning circle, which suits the RS1300’s rear steering axle.Fast and highly mobile, the RS range of roadsweepers from Nilfisk-Advance is designed to tackleall kinds of outdoor cleaning demands in the privateand public sectors, from footpaths to car parks andcity streets. The top of the range Nilfisk RS 1300specified by Sodexo has a high capacity 1,300 litrehopper and combines a powerful 74hp diesel motorwith a compact design. Furthermore, it has theSpitfire, the leading voice and datasolution provider, has launchedDualStream SDSL to provide customerswith a resilient DSL broadbandconnection for applications whereconstant broadband connection isessential. Spitfire’s DualStream SDSLprovides customers with two separateDSL circuits routing via different pathsto the Internet.The primary circuit is provided by Spitfire’sLLUStream SDSL and the back up circuit is suppliedby Spitfire’s IPStream ADSL. Spitfire can supply thesame IP addresses to both the primary and thehighest-powered suction nozzle and strongestairflow in this market segment and can pick up allkinds of debris, including bottles and stones. Thanksto its special brush system the RS 1300 can sweeppaths that are narrower than the machine itself andit has a climbing ability of up to 24%.The customised RS 1300 being used by Sodexo atthe car production plant is part of a complete indoorand outdoor cleaning equipment package fromNilfisk-Advance, which also includes ride-onscrubber/dryers and high-speed burnishers.Reader Reply No: 111010Spitfire launches DualStreamSDSL for Internet resilienceVariants of two high efficiencycondensing units newly added toSearle’s comprehensive range give therefrigeration and air conditioningindustry a powerful choice for bothmedium and low temperatureapplications.The NXS and NXR models are streamlined inappearance, quiet running and compact in size.They are ideal for use in catering and food retailing– especially in preparation areas, cold rooms,convenience stores, garage forecourt shops andsupermarkets.There are 11 medium and nine low temperaturemodels in the Searle NXS range of scrollcondensing units, offering a duty range of 1.5kW to47kW and temperatures from –40 o C to –10 o C. Thesmallest single-fan unit runs at a quiet 27dB(A)when operating at minimum speed, while the largestback-up circuits so that in the event of the Primarycircuits failure the back-up IPStream ADSL circuitcan connect to the same IP range in about 90seconds. This means that an office and even remoteworkers are able to reconnect to the Internet withinminutes of Primary circuit failure.DualStream SDSL has been designed as a low costInternet back-up service with a one-time connectioncharge of £250. An entry level service costing £85 amonth for a Primary 2Mb LLUStream SDSL circuitwith 20:1 contention and 2Mb IPStream ADSL 20:1contention back-up circuit. Spitfire can also supplyDualStream SDSL with lower contention ratios forthe primary LLUStream SDSL circuit including 1:1.For Spitfire Susie Ward, Marketing and HR Director,says of DualStream SDSL, “We recognise that foran increasing number of our customers an Internetconnection is now critical to their business activityand a connection failure can mean lost salesrevenues. At the same time few customers canafford mission critical class redundancy protectionfor their Internet connection. DualStream SDSLprovides a resilient solution that is affordable andprovides reassurance”. Reader Reply No: 111016Searle’s new condensingunits ideal for food and retailtwo-fan unit reaches just 53dB(A) at top speed.Like other condensing units in the Searle range,NXS and NXR models are based on the latesttechnology to ensure maximum energy efficiency.Base models are offered with choices so thatcondenser and fanset options are closely matchedto user requirements and best suited to operatingconditions. All units are fully weatherproofed and invandal-proof cages, they are supplied pre-wired forquick installation. RR No: 111022