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DES Confirms New Senior Estimator

DES has appointed Sean Smith as its new Senior Estimator. The 41-year old previously worked in estimating management positions with Hills Electrical and Fairbrothers.

Billy Dugdale, Managing Director, said he was “delighted” at Sean’s appointment. “He has twenty five years of experience working within the electrical contracting sector. We have been impressed by the impact he has made since joining us. Employing Sean is, I believe, one of DES’s most significant appointments to date. Sean is already proving to be a valuable asset to the team and we wish him good luck in his new role”.

"DES Secure High Profile Project at Playboy Casino, Mayfair London"
"London Clubs International and Playboy Enterprises Inc. announced plans to open a new Playboy branded club .................."

DES recently commenced a full electrical installation at the high profile Playboy Casino in Mayfair London, providing all disciplines including Power, Distribution, Lighting, Design, Security and Fire Alarm services and Fixed Wire Testing.

Playboy Enterprises Inc. announced plans to open a new Playboy branded club and casino in London in early 2011. The planned venture is located in the exclusive Mayfair neighbourhood of the capital and features a restaurant, lounge, table games area and high-limit private casino gaming rooms. It's not the first time Playboy have set up such a casino in the UK, having operated and managed venues in London, Manchester and Portsmouth in the 60s.

The iconic brand currently owns only one club and casino, situated in Las Vegas, and the new Mayfair premises will certainly have a touch of the Las Vegas glamour to it. With private gaming rooms and casino table games such as roulette, blackjack and poker, as well as the lounge and restaurant, the club will certainly attract high rollers and casino fans.

DES announce strategic partnership

DES Electrical Contractors UK Ltd, has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with CMB Fylde Engineering Ltd (CMB), to deliver combined electrical building services and mechanical solutions. The alliance will see the two local companies collaborating on a number of construction projects within the Fylde and North West region.

Keith Lodge, Managing Director of CMB stated that “we realise there is the potential to grow a substantial project portfolio by entering into a partnership with each other. We are in discussions with several construction companies for project work and will structure the partnership arrangement on a project-specific basis. The alliance will hopefully place us in a position of strength for future construction projects within the Blackpool area”.

In terms of the overarching agreement, CMB Fylde Engineering and DES will work together to execute projects especially within the educational sector, offering clients a full service, single point of contact and enhanced co-ordination in planning for the main contractor.

“Both companies are passionate about providing long-term employment opportunities to the community of Blackpool and we see this as an opportunity to create new jobs and apprenticeships. This will further promote our reputation as a key employer of local people” says Bill Dugdale, Managing Director, DES.

Appointment of new CAD Assistant

DES today announced the appointment of Kyle Texel as CAD design assistant. Kyle has recently qualified in CAD Design from Blackpool and Fylde College.
“We are extremely pleased to welcome Kyle into the team. It is part of our commitment to support Blackpool and Fylde College and provide opportunities for young people from the local community” says Bill Dugdale, Managing Director, DES.

DES Wins Low Carbon Competition.

DES Electrical contractors UK Ltd has won an award after submitting an entry into Northamptonshire County Council’s ‘Low Carbon Business Competition’.

DES in partnership with Impact Energy Saving Solutions and Johnson Construction devised an innovative lighting efficiency scheme for council owned property Knuston Hall to reduce their energy consumption, decrease utility costs and reduce their carbon emissions. The purpose of this competition was to actively encourage companies to identify specific opportunities for energy and carbon savings in the council’s properties, to ‘sell the benefits’ of their proposals to the site/budget manager and be rewarded with a contract to undertake the works.

The winning schemes will produce the following savings:
- Predicted annual savings £54,800
- Average payback 2.4 years
- Lifetime savings (at 2010 prices) £859,000
- Predicted annual carbon savings 394 Tonnes CO2
- Lifetime carbon savings 5,900 Tonnes CO2

Cllr Ben Smith, County Council Cabinet Member for Environment and Growth, said, “We are looking to save energy and money, so as the result of these contracts, energy costs, and council expenditure on running costs should decrease. The competition will also give us the opportunity to forge closer relationships with local business, supporting our valuable traders."

Working in the community

DES is pleased to be working with Progress Recruitment a local service provider funded in part by Blackpool Council. Progress delivers effective employment support services enabling disabled people and their employers to benefit from working together.

DES will assist Progress by providing work experience opportunities for young people from within the Blackpool Community.

Progress is a not for profit Limited Company with Charitable status and almost 20 years experience of supporting disabled people into sustainable paid employment.
Clients are supported to achieve the right job for them and the employer gets the right person for the job.