First quarter started off well with consultancy and planning works in Barbados, St.Lucia and Jamaica and A large order for asbestos surveys on multiple sites, covering Scotland in the North and Devon and Cornwall in the far South. The second quarter gave respite with refurbishment orders from a large client. The third quarter was disappointingly slow. The final quarter is packed with orders from our main client for refurbishments, two new clients orders secured, and a trip out to the Caribbean to finalise earlier planning works. All in all a promising picture in such difficult times for the UK SMEs.

 

13 October 2011 FM World article. People in a small town near Manila in the Philippines are using a locally made sustainable light source for their homes, 'solar bottles' which emit around 55 watts of light. An ordinary plastic bottle is filled with water and a capful or two of bleach. A malleable metal sheet, about a foot square, has a hole cut in the centre where the plastic water bottle is tightly fitted. A little grouting goes around the contact area of the bottle and sheeting to keep out rain. The bottle is then inserted through the metal corrugated roof. The bottle hangs about two-thirds into the room below. Sunlight filters through the externally exposed part of the bottle and is diffused through the water, making bright light in the room. Around 1,000 bottles have been installed to allow for a 'new living standard' in previously dark rooms, where the occupiers either had no electricity or could not afford to use it if they were hooked up. The solar lights have the added environmentally friendly aspect of recycling discarded plastic bottles.

 

Following on from his success at the North East Koi Show in Gateshead, Paul's recent achievements are Grand Chmpion and Mature Champion at the South East in Swanley, Kent. We are currently looking into the possibility that this has never been done before. What a champ.