MGS is delighted to have joined forces with its Carbon Partner Auditel to deliver the objective of becoming Carbon Neutral while on their longer-term journey to reaching Net Zero.
Managing Director of MGS Anthony Stupak is passionate about the preservation of our environment, and finding ways to reduce the impact that our products have on the planet. Anthony comments, “Much of our business centres around oil-based plastics, which are essential for durability, however we are investing in researching suitable alternatives. This would be a huge step forward for us and our industry as a whole”.
With the help of the Auditel team led by Julie Adams, the next step is to measure the carbon footprint of MGS and its products, giving a solid foundation to build from and improve on. This will help MGS identify the next initiatives towards the goal of achieving net zero.
MGS had 600 solar panels installed in 2015 to reduce electricity consumption and improve the company’s CO2 footprint. There are plans to extend this further to offset the extra energy needed for new machinery in the coming years.
MGS has also almost fully transitioned to LED lighting and reduced paper usage; EV charging points have been installed at two of sites, and electric vehicles have been added to the company fleet.
“We are excited to be on this new journey with Auditel to continue reducing our CO2 footprint,” added Anthony.
The 43rd annual IAH Irish Group groundwater conference: “Groundwater & Planning”, was held in the Tullamore Court Hotel on April 18th and 19th, 2023.
MGS was proud to continue its support together with Aquaread as sponsors of this event where its LeveLine range of products was showcased.
LeveLine loggers record highly accurate water levels and temperature measurements in groundwater and surface water applications and are a vital tool for all Hydrology studies.
The LeveLink windows PC software comes with every LeveLine PC-KIT. The software enables you to set up your logging schedule, manage barometric and water level data separately, and handle various data compensation options.
Data can be exported into Excel for detailed graph manipulation and it can be exported as a Google file for use in Google Earth if GPS data is available.
MGS has been appointed the exclusive distributor for the UK & Ireland for Aquaread’s LeveLine groundwater monitoring product range. In addition we now also offer Aquaread’s full range of products for water quality monitoring.
Aquaread are a multi-award winning, privately owned, British design and manufacturing company with a head office and manufacturing in Broadstairs, UK.
The LeveLine is a 100% UK manufactured product and records highly accurate water level and temperature measurements in groundwater and surface water applications. Housed inside an all titanium body is a ceramic level sensor, temperature sensor, 10-year lithium battery and a versatile datalogger with capacity for 500,000 data points.
The LeveLine together with the conductivity sensor is adapted from the long established Aquaprobe range and records measurements of conductivity and salinity with an impressive 0-200,000 us/cm range or 0-70 PSU for Salinity.
“We are very excited in this new range of products which has major technical benefits over our previous supplier as we can now offer 5 years warranty, a product with Titanium construction as standard and with a significantly larger memory plus easy to use deploy tools and data visualisation. In addition it is very competitivelypriced” said Richard Houghton the Product Manager for the LeveLine Range.
Our Northern office, has now moved into larger premises in Washington.
Our new address is:
Unit 22 Bentall Business Park
Washington
NE37 3JD
Contact numbers and opening hours remain unchanged.
Pagani Geotechical make a Shelby sampler which is class 1 for taking undisturbed soil samples. Available in 88.9mm or 100mm diameter, it comes with a unique pushing cone for selective drive sampling and reducing overdrive.
The sampler and stainless-steel sample tubes are available from MGS contact Chris White at chris.white@mgs.co.uk or on 07989 269155.