On site According to Kevin, Pirtek is fully equipped and has a permanent staff presence at Banks’ Shotton mine. “We have what is equivalent to one of our depots, allowing us to work within the 0.2mm standard and we’ve got about £30,000 of stock on site. “We upped the stock on the real fast moving stuff. We carry 20 metre coils of hoses of every size at Banks’ site, so we should never be caught out unless there are multiple unplanned jobs in one day. The object of the system is obviously to reduce these – something we’ve been very successful in doing.” With Pirtek’s engineers permanently stationed at the Shotton mine, the working relationship is very close, says Robbie. “Pirtek’s guy on site is considered a member of Banks’ team. We don’t treat him any differently. He’s one of the guys.”
Environment “On components worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, if you don’t change the hydraulic hose, that hose could burst and then run the machine dry,” says Robbie. “On something like a 500 tonne RH200 excavator, you could lose thousands of litres of oil if a hose fails.” This ties in with Banks’ commitment to the environment,as Robbie goes on to explain. “We recognise the impact on the environment if a hose bursts so we work proactively to avoid that. We have a very clear, auditable route for hose disposals – any hose that comes off gets into a waste management system run by Pirtek. Everything coming off site is tracked and traceable.” Giving Pirtek’s point of view, Kevin says, “We are registered with the Environment Agency for disposal. We dispose of all
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