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The KEE Services Team receive a new tanker

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The KEE Services Team are now on the road serving their valued customers with the addition of their new tanker.

If you require KEE Services for any off-mains drainage enquiries, please contact the team on :  01296 634500
or email: sales@keeprocess.com

KEE Tankering leaflet


At KEE we are ‘open for business’

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The KEE Group provide solutions to the Wastewater Treatment Industry for all domestic, commercial and industrial applications.   CLICK HERE

  • KEE are committed to providing total customized solutions for the treatment of wastewater and have the most innovative systems to treat every situation.
  • KEE leads the country in the supply, maintenance and operation of wastewater treatment systems and can provide you with the best solution.
  • KEE systems are also available for hire.

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KEE Services comprises a complete range of options, from simple servicing and repairs through to full service, maintenance and plant operation, including:

  • On-Site Plant Operation
  • Facilities Management
  • Emergency Service
  • Planned Maintenance
  • Breakdowns
  • Equipment Refurbishment
  • Spares
  • BioGuard™ Grease Digester
  • Ancillary Products

Specialists in Domestic & Industrial Wastewater Treatment  CLICK HERE

KEE wastewater technology provide total solutions for the treatment of wastewater:

  • Process Engineering
  • Project Management and Turnkey Projects
  • Pumping Equipment
  • Dispersed Air Floatation (DAF)
  • Anaerobic treatment for industrial wastewater
  • Sequencing Batch Reactor
  • NuDisc™ and Packaged RBC Systems
  • Submerged Aerated Filters (SAF)
  • Oxidation Ditch
  • Installation and Commissioning
  • Nutrient Removal

For full information on our KEE services and process technology, visit our WEBSITE.

Spare a thought for your Sewage Treatment Plant this Christmas

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Spare a thought for your
Sewage Treatment Plant this Christmas
With the festive season upon us, guests arriving and the celebrations in full swing, please do keep in mind what you and any visitors are pouring or flushing down your drainage system into your Sewage Treatment Plant.

Do’s

  • Follow manufacturers’ recommended doses for your water type when using household cleaning products. Soft water requires far less detergent concentration than hard water.
  • Try to use cleaning products little and often so your treatment plant is not overloaded.
  • Use liquids (not powders) in washing machines and dishwashers. Powders re-coagulate into clumps and can cause blockages.
  • Try to spread your clothes washing throughout the week.
  • Stick to the same washing, dishwasher and other cleaning products as the bacteria will work more efficiently with products it is used to treating.
  • Think before you put anything down the sink, toilet or drains.
  • Desludge your plant when required. Click HERE to view our one page KEE EXPERT guide on proficient desludging and how regularly your unit should be desludged.
  • Ensure only toilet paper is flushed down the toilet and used in normal quantities.
  • Leave your plant switched on while you are away or on holiday. Switching off your plant can cause damage to the motor and moving parts as well as kill the biomass.
  • Compost all your organic food waste or use your local council bio-degradable waste recycling service (where applicable) to dispose of organic waste. Do not flush organic waste down the sink or drain.

Don’ts

  • Don’t put sanitary towels, tampons, cotton wool or cotton wool buds, incontinence pads or any baby, cleaning or facial wipes down the toilet.
  • Don’t flush rubber products or other non-biodegradable products down the toilet.
  • Don’t pour fat, grease or cooking oil down the sink or drains. Fats suffocate the bacteria and inhibit the biological process. Everyday products such as milk, wine or beer increase the organic load and should also not be disposed of through the wastewater system.
  • Don’t use neat disinfectant or bleach. KEE recommends that these products are only used at the minimum concentration possible, as they can restrict the biomass growth within the plant.
  • Don’t tip medicine, mouth wash or any chemicals such as photographic fluid or garden products (e.g. Insecticides, weed killers and fungicides) down the drains as they will damage the biological treatment process.
  • Don’t pour DIY products (e.g. paint, thinners, turpentine and white spirit etc.) or car fluids such as engine oil, anti-freeze, brake fluid etc. down the drains.
  • Don’t allow rainwater, groundwater or large volumes of water (such as those from a swimming pool or Jacuzzi) into the plant. Chlorine kills the bacteria and the excessive water will increase the flow rate through the plant, not allowing sufficient treatment time.
  • Don’t fit a waste disposal unit under your kitchen sink. Disposing of organic matter through the treatment system increases the organic load, creating bacterial overgrowth which will inhibit the treatment process. Only use a waste disposal unit if your plant is specifically designed to accept higher organic loads.

 

Click the image to download the leaflet.

For more information visit our website or call
KEE Services on:
01296 634500

Local Service & Maintenance of Wastewater Treatment systems available Nationwide

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KEE Services welcomed the arrival of a new fleet of vans last month, so our Engineers are ready to start this New Year with extra zest!

The unrivalled knowledge, sound mechanical, electrical and process experience plus invaluable application knowledge enables our engineers to identify problems with equipment early on and recommend the best solution. They have been involved in long-term care of over 8000 installations, maintaining all types and makes of wastewater treatment equipment.

KEE Services have over 60 years of knowledge and expertise in servicing wastewater installations and can tailor the service we provide to meet your requirements.

Our nationwide team of directly employed Engineers operate on a local and regional basis ensuring they have all the understanding of the local area conditions and legislation.

To book a service visit or for more information please contact us at http://www.keeservices.com/book-a-service.html

Call +44 (0) 1296 634 500 or visit our KEE Services website.

Congratulations to Adrian, Antonio & Luis who successfully completed their Slinger / Banksman course at KEE Group Head Office on the 29th of June 2018.

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It is imperative that a qualified ‘Slinger Banksman’ is in charge to direct and oversee the operations.

Adrian, Antonio and Luis in the yard, completing their training.

Adrian, Antonio and Luis in the yard, completing their training.

 

When KEE require the help of an external company to lift our bigger units on to the back of low loaders ,a 40 tonne or 50 tonne crane is required. When this takes place, the Slinger Banksman has to ensure that the lifting plan for the unit is carried out as specified. Any error in the lifting process can cause uneven pressure loads on to parts of the equipment so it is imperative that a qualified ‘Slinger Banksman’ is in charge to direct and oversee the operation. The Slinger Banksman guides the Crane Operator to where they need to be positioned whilst ensuring no other people come into the lifting area when a lift is taking place. Each lift involves positioning the lifting slings in the correct place and being in constant contact with the Crane Operator to ensure the lift is safe to complete.

We all at KEE look forward to seeing Adrian, Antonio and Luis out in the yard putting their training in to practice!

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KEE’s Commitment to Environmentally Sustainable Procurement and Fair Trade

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One of KEE’s core company values focuses around Environmental Sustainability. As a business, we recognise our obligations to consider the environmental impact the materials we source and the products we produce have on the environment and, we aim to reduce the impacts & ensure environmental sustainability.

Fairtrade is about better prices, decent working conditions and fair terms of trade. It’s about supporting the development of thriving communities so that they have more control over their futures and protecting the environment in which they live and work.

KEE Process Ltd & KEE Services Ltd aim to ensure that we will play our part in reducing risks:

  • Use fewer resources and less energy through continuous improvement and the use of innovative solutions.
  • Procure all timber and timber products from legal and sustainable sources, and procure with a preference other construction materials from recognised responsible sourcing schemes.
  • Specify and procure materials and products that strike a responsible balance between social, economic and environmental factors and generate benefits to society and the economy.
  • Use resource-efficient products and give due consideration to end-of-life uses.
  • Influence, specify and source increasing amounts of materials which can be reused, and consider future deconstruction and recovery of resources to embrace the circular economy to leave a sustainable legacy across the built environment.
  • Where possible, provide opportunities for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) increase the use of social enterprises, support local employment, diversity and training and work collaboratively with the voluntary sector, especially those near to our offices and operations.
  • Ensure that fair contract prices and terms are applied and respected, and that ethical, human rights and labour standards are met, in line with the United Nations Global Compact principles.
  • Source goods, works and services that embody our environmental policy, health & safety policy and support the delivery of our Sustainable Development Strategy.

We believe our commitment to these values is one of a number of ways in which KEE, everyone within the company, and all our customers can demonstrate social, environmental and economic responsibility. Our business like all others changes and evolves over time, but our core values remain the same.

For more information, please call 01296 634500 or visit our website.

 

 

 

 

Looking after your Sewage Treatment Plant this Christmas

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With the festive season upon us, guests arriving and the celebrations in full swing, please do keep in mind what you and any visitors are pouring or flushing down your drainage system into your Sewage Treatment Plant

Do’s

  • Follow manufacturers’ recommended doses for your water type when using household cleaning products. Soft water requires far less detergent concentration than hard water.
  • Try to use cleaning products little and often so your treatment plant is not overloaded.
  • Use liquids (not powders) in washing machines and dishwashers. Powders re-coagulate into clumps and can cause blockages.
  • Try to spread your clothes washing throughout the week.
  • Stick to the same washing, dishwasher and other cleaning products as the bacteria will work more efficiently with products it is used to treating.
  • Think before you put anything down the sink, toilet or drains.
  • Desludge your plant when required.

Click HERE to view our one-page KEE EXPERT guide on proficient desludging and how regularly your unit should be desludged.

  • Ensure only toilet paper is flushed down the toilet and used in normal quantities.
  • Leave your plant switched on while you are away or on holiday. Switching off your plant can cause damage to the motor and moving parts as well as kill the biomass.
  • Compost all your organic food waste or use your local council bio–degradable waste recycling service (where applicable) to dispose of organic waste. Do not flush organic waste down the sink or drain.

Don’ts

  • Don’t put sanitary towels, tampons, cotton wool or cotton wool buds, incontinence pads or any baby, cleaning or facial wipes down the toilet.
  • Don’t flush rubber products or other non-biodegradable products down the toilet.
  • Don’t pour fat, grease or cooking oil down the sink or drains. Fats suffocate the bacteria and inhibit the biological process. Everyday products such as milk, wine or beer increase the organic load and should also not be disposed of through the wastewater system.
  • Don’t use neat disinfectant or bleach. KEE recommends that these products are only used at the minimum concentration possible, as they can restrict the biomass growth within the plant.
  • Don’t tip medicine, mouth wash or any chemicals such as photographic fluid or garden products (e.g. Insecticides, weed killers and fungicides) down the drains as they will damage the biological treatment process.
  • Don’t pour DIY products (e.g. paint, thinners, turpentine and white spirit etc.) or car fluids such as engine oil, anti-freeze, brake fluid etc. down the drains.
  • Don’t allow rainwater, groundwater or large volumes of water (such as those from a swimming pool or Jacuzzi) into the plant. Chlorine kills the bacteria and the excessive water will increase the flow rate through the plant, not allowing sufficient treatment time.
  • Don’t fit a waste disposal unit under your kitchen sink. Disposing of organic matter through the treatment system increases the organic load, creating bacterial overgrowth which will inhibit the treatment process. Only use a waste disposal unit if your plant is specifically designed to accept higher organic loads.

For more information or to arrange a tankering visit, please call our KEE Services team on 01296 634500 or visit our KEE Services website.

Dŵr Cymru commission KEE Group to refurbish and replace a non performing RBC in small Welsh Village

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A very old unreliable non performing RBC unit is refurbished by KEE

KEE were commissioned to design, build, supply and carry out all civil work, to refurbish and update a very old unit which was unreliable and not performing in a very small Welsh Village.

Within the brief, KEE had to strip all the internals and fit a new unit into the existing steel tank on site, as there was no room for digging a bigger excavation.

Before - Existing unit in need of refurbishment

Before – Existing non performing unit in need of complete refurbishment.

After: New refurbished RBC unit by KEE.

After: New refurbished RBC unit designed, manufactured, supplied and installed by KEE.

For more information on KEE Refurbishment and Updates or details on any other KEE wastewater treatment equipment and systems, please refer to our website at keegroup.com or call us on 01296 634500.

 

 

KEE Expert – Tankering and De-sludging Process Explained

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To keep your wastewater treatment system in good order and operating efficiently, it is important to remove the accumulated ‘sludge’ from the plant on a periodical basis.

So how regularly does your plant require de-sludging?

There are two factors that require consideration before answering this question.

  • The size of your plant and the number of people it serves
  • How thoroughly the ‘de-sludging’ process is undertaken

Generally speaking a plant servicing a single house will require de-sludging once a year.
For larger units, the de-sludging schedule will depend on the inlet flow rate and the type of wastewater being treated. Your local KEE Engineer or our Customer Service Team will be able to advise you in this instance.

If your plant is not de-sludged properly when required, the silt and sediment in the bottom of the Primary Settlement Tank (PST), Final Settlement Tank (FST) and the floating crust on the top of these tanks will build up over time and cause performance issues and possible odours. Additionally incorrect de-sludging can damage the internal Baffles and Drive components resulting in expensive and unnecessary repairs.

De-sludging Process

  1. Break up the surface crust floating in Primary Settlement Tank (figure 1 and 2)  and remove the floating crust solids with the suction hose.
  2. Skim off and remove the crust floating in the FST (figure 3).
  3. Put the hose back into the Primary Settlement Tank and push it right down to the bottom of the tank. Frequently move the hose along the length of the tank to ensure all the settlement sludge is removed.

We recommend your plant is de-sludged approximately 7-10 days before your KEE Engineer is scheduled to complete a routine Maintenance Service. 

For more information or to arrange a tankering visit, please call our KEE Services team on 01296 634500 or visit our KEE Services website.

WHY CHOOSE KEE?

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KEE was formed as a family run business back in 1955. Although the industry has changed significantly since then, KEE’s ‘family’ company culture continues to focus on ethical business values and an integrity and commitment to delivering high quality products and services to its customers.

KEE’s specialist knowledge and expertise is derived from over 60 years’ experience in the development, design, manufacture, installation, servicing, maintenance, refurbishment and operation of wastewater treatment systems and equipment.

Many of our customers today have been working with KEE for over 30 years which is a testament to the trust, loyalty and value our customers have in us as a supplier.

Operation, Service & Maintenance of Wastewater Equipment

  • KEE Engineers have decades of experience in maintaining of all types of sewage treatment equipment and pumping stations, providing peace of mind that your equipment is in safe hands.
  • KEE operate to the highest standards of practice. We are BSI ISO 9001 Quality Management accredited in the commissioning, servicing, maintaining and operating of domestic and industrial wastewater treatment systems. Our Service Technicians are DBS checked and British Water accredited.
  • KEE believes in creating the very best products to protect the environment. Our KEE designers undertake on-going research and development to continue delivering process and cost efficiencies using the very latest advancements in design technology. For example, this year we launched a new Tertiary Filter and UV light disinfection system for the KEE NuDisc-R® which offers superior wastewater quality discharge.
  • KEE Engineers only fit genuine KEE approved parts, selected for their quality, durability and value for money.
  • KEE’s annual ‘Maintenance Service’ includes a comprehensive 127 point checklist report, providing a full analysis of the electrical, mechanical and operational condition and performance of your plant.
  • KEE’s Service Managers and Engineers offer professional advice on looking after your plant, controlling maintenance costs and avoiding expensive damage to your equipment.
  • KEE design and undertake bespoke and standard plant refurbishments and upgrades, meeting the changing needs of our customers and the environment.

An ‘End-to-End’ Service Solution

KEE Services offer a range of maintenance, operation and breakdown services for all types of treatment plant and pumping equipment, from all manufacturers.

  • Annual Plant Electrical & Mechanical Service and Maintenance Assessment
  • Sewage and Wastewater Plant Management and Operation
  • Planned Preventative Maintenance
  • Nationwide 24hr Emergency Call-Out
  • Plant and Equipment Breakdown Repair
  • UKAS Accredited Laboratory Effluent & Water Sampling
  • Tankering and Jetting Advice, Scheduling and Operational ‘Supervision’ Service
  • New Plant Supply, Installation and Commissioning
  • Forecourt Services
  • KEE Approved Spares and Replacement Parts
  • Commercial and Domestic Sewage Systems
  • Grease Management via Dosing/Physical Removal
  • Domestic and Industrial Plant Hire and Rental

KEE know that professional maintenance will extend the life of your plant and minimise the risk of serious damage and breach of environmental consents.

Our nationwide team of directly employed regionally based KEE engineers are trusted by over 6,000 customers.

So . . .  whether you have a single, or multi-site operation across the UK, KEE can design and deliver a tailored service solution to meet your requirements and liaise with the Environment Agency on your behalf if required.

For more information, please call Julie or Natasha on
01296 634500 or email us at sales@keeservices.com