Chris Appleton |
Position:
| Engineer
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| Location:
| Bournemouth
| Date of Birth:
| 2nd April 1976
| Education:
| - George Ward Technical College, 'A'-Level Design and Technology and English + 9 GCSEs
- Chippenham Technical College, Advanced GNVQ Art and Design
- Bournemouth University, BSc (Hons) Product Design Visualisation
- Institute of Corrosion, Paint Inspector (Level1)
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| Recent Training and CPD:
| - GradIED and Associate Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
- Mechanical Desktop - 3-day part and assembly modelling fundamentals.
- Basic First Aid - 1 day St John's ambulance course.
- Electrical Regulations - 1 day basic electrical regulations in the workplace
- Steel Construction - Series of lectures by the steel construction institute/Corus.
- Confined Space training - 2 day training course - theoretical and practical.
- Managing multiple projects, objectives and deadlines - 1 day course.
- Microsoft Excel - 1 day course.
- Microsoft Project - 1 day course.
- CCNSG Nationally Accredited Safety Passport - Supervisor Level - 3 day course.
- Confined space training refresher course - 1 day course.
- PUWER regulations - 1 day course
- Solidworks - 3 day essentials course
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| Career History:
| - 18 month industrial placement at Westinghouse brakes and signals Ltd.
- Eight years at Kenneth Grubb Associates Limited
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| Relevant Project Experience - Kenneth Grubb Associates Ltd
Stonebyres and Bonnington Surge Tank Gates
Retained by Enterprise Engineering Services Ltd, on behalf of Scottish Power, to undertake a condition survey of two sets of two surge tank gates at two hydroelectric stations in Lanarkshire, Scotland. This lead to the design of four new vertical lift gates and corresponding installation and operation manuals.
Milford Haven Dry Dock Caisson Gate
Retained by Milford Haven Ship Repairers Ltd. to undertake a condition survey of a caisson gate previously scrapped by the M.O.D, leading to full manufacturing drawings to modify the gate to fit the existing dry dock at Milford Haven, Wales.
Leigh Barrier Radial Gates
Retained by the Environment Agency through Babtie Brown and Root to undertake a condition survey of the Leigh Barrier radial gate sluices and associated control systems. The barrier is an impoundment structure which is used to protect Tonbridge from flooding. The study includes for recommendations as to the up-rating of the equipment.
Further work has lead to the design of a complete set of stoplogs and associated equipment to aid the refurbishment of the existing gates.
Grangemouth Mitre Gates
Retained by Forth Ports Ltd. to undertake a condition survey of two pairs of mitre gates within Grangemouth Dock, Scotland, leading to the development of an M & E specification for refurbishment works.
Essex Pumping Stations
Retained by the Environment Agency to undertake a condition survey of seven pumping stations around Essex.
o Battlesbridge Station
o Beckney Station
o Bridgewick Station
o Chadwell Marsh Station
o Marsh House Station
o Mell House Station
o Pitsea Station
Each station and all of the equipment at each station was surveyed and a complete refurbishment program report was produced.
Burry Port Harbour
Retained by Taylor and Sons Ltd to design a Tilting Impounding gate at Burry Port South Wales. The gate is latched in the raised position and subject to high impact and reverse loading.
Jersey Airport
Retained by Jersey airport to lead and document a HAZOP meeting regarding the Fire Training Ground at the airport.
River Irwell
Retained by Taylor and Sons Ltd to design a vertical lift gate on the river Irwell in Manchester as part of a flood defence scheme.
Tilbury Barrier
Retained by the Environment Agency to undertake a condition survey of the Tilbury barrier on the Thames. This provided quantitive information for inclusion within a condition report detailing corrosion protection requirements for a further twenty years life.
Royal Phuket Marina
Retained by the Royal Phuket Marina Company to design a pair of sector gates for a new development in Phuket, Thailand. As well as the gates, the contract includes the design of gate controls, walkways and stoplogs.
A14 Sluice and Burford Sluice
Retained by the Environment Agency to undertake a condition survey of the A14 sluice and the Burford sluice on the River Gipping. A condition survey report was produced stating any health and safety concerns and corrosion protection requirements for a further twenty years life.
Peel Harbour
Retained by the department of transport for the Isle of Mann to design a Tilting Impounding gate and a swing bridge at Peel harbour on the Isle of Mann.
Essex and Suffolk Sluices
Retained by the Environment Agency to undertake a condition survey of eight sluice structures around Essex.
o Mardyke Sluice
o Stone House Sluice
o Scar House Sluice
o Martlesham Sluice
o Kirton Sluice
o Earsham Sluice
o Bourne Sluice
o Snape Sluice
The equipment surveyed ranged from small flap valves, radial gates, penstocks, vertical lift gates, large counterbalanced flap valves and mitre gates. All of the equipment at each site was surveyed and a complete refurbishment program report was produced for each site.
Esso Refinery Intake Tubes
Retained by the Esso refinery in Southampton to undertake the design of two large GRP intake tubes to supply water to the fire station on site.
Essex and Suffolk Sluices
Retained by the Environment Agency to undertake a condition survey of nine sluice structures around Essex.
o Botney Sluice
o Nayland Sluice
o Oakley Sluice
o Homersfield Sluice
o Hocking Sluice
o Bures Sluice
o Cornard Mill
o Flatford Mill
o Dedham Mill
The equipment surveyed ranged from small flap valves, radial gates, penstocks and vertical lift gates. All of the equipment at each site was surveyed and a complete refurbishment program report was produced for each site.
Mardyke Sluice
Retained by the Environment Agency to supervise installation of a timber mitre gate, steel vertical lift gate and various bridges, stairways and gate operating equipment.
Tewkes Creek
Retained by the Environment Agency to undertake a condition survey of four sites at Tewkes Creek on Canvey Island.
o Tewkes Creek
o Evacuation Sluice
o 60 Acre Sluice
o Hilton Pumping Station
The equipment surveyed included large and small flap valves and penstocks. All of the equipment at each site was surveyed and a complete refurbishment program report was produced for each site.
Cattawade
Retained by the Environment Agency to undertake a condition survey of four sites at Cattawade in Essex/Suffolk.
o Cattawade Barrage
o North Sluice
o 56 Gate Sluice
o Judas Gap
The equipment surveyed included large and small flap valves, tilting gates, radial gates, a timber mitre gate, vertical lift gates and penstocks. All of the equipment at each site was surveyed and a complete refurbishment program report was produced for each site.
The equipment surveyed included large and small flap valves, tilting gates, radial gates, a timber mitre gate, vertical lift gates and penstocks. All of the equipment at each site was surveyed and a complete refurbishment program report was produced for each site.
Essex Mills
Retained by the Environment Agency to undertake surveys of nineteen sites around Essex.
o Abbey Mill Cobbolds Mill
o Alderford Mill Flatford Mill
o Blackwater Mill Henny Mill
o Blue Mill Layham Mill
o Bocking Mill Pentlow Mill
o Boreley Mill Stistead Mill
o Brundon Mill Stoke-by-Clare Mill
o Bulford Mill Sudbury Croft Mill
o Chalkney Mill Wickham's Bishop Mill
o Clare Mill
Each site consisted of a set of sluice gates (ranging from one to six) and lifting equipment which no longer met the latest health and safety requirements. Each site was surveyed, a new design was produced and the equipment has already been installed on a number of the sites.
Flatford Mill
Retained by the Environment Agency, following a previous site survey, to supervise the installation of a steel tilting gate. The gate operating equipment and various on site health and safety issues.
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