Rotec Hydraulics receives ‘Lifetime Supporter Award’ from the British Fluid Power Association (BFPA)

Last month, Rotec Hydraulics proudly welcomed the British Fluid Power Association (BFPA) to their headquarters in Taunton, Somerset to be presented with a BFPA award.
The esteemed Lifetime Supporter Award by the BFPA recognises our commitment, dedication and support to the British fluid power industry. The award also celebrates Rotec’s special and longstanding relationship with the BFPA.
Rotec Hydraulics was a founding member and key player in the development of the BFPA, which is now in its 65th year. As a founding member, we played a pivitol role in setting up the UK’s only trade body for the Hydraulic and Pneumatic industries.
Rotec’s Managing Director, Paul Prouse, comments,

“Rotec Hydraulics was one of the founding members of the BFPA 65 years ago, and it is a privilege to continue our involvement. The BFPA plays a crucial role within the industry for standards, legislation and training and we are proud to continue to support and work closely with the BFPA.”

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Rotec achieves 39% carbon reduction

Rotec Hydraulics Ltd are delighted to report a 39% reduction in CO2e emissions during 2023, compared with the previous year.

To achieve this, we have implemented changes such as installing LED lighting, investing in EV vehicles where possible and by sourcing biofuels instead of oil to reduce fossil fuel consumption on-site. Further, we have reduced our gas usage and sourced alternative heating suppliers, reducing its carbon footprint affects to 0 kgs CO2e.

The biggest independently recorded reduction is that of our business, car and van miles – which has had a significant impact on our carbon footprint and is helping us to achieve our Net Zero ambition.

Rotec’s next steps include investing in renewable technologies, such as Solar PV & Battery Storage, creating staff awareness sessions and employee incentives for green travel/zero carbon miles, in addition to procuring a 100% renewable energy provider.

Sustainability is embedded within our company strategy and engrained into our daily business due to us having the necessary management frameworks, processes and systems in place. This includes our ISO 14001 certification – an internationally recognised standard that relates to a stringent and specific set of requirements all linked to systems of environmental management.

For more information of Rotec’s Environmental Sustainability policies, updates and aims please visit https://www.rotec.net/about/environmental-sustainability/. 

Inspiring future engineers

During June, we welcomed two Year 10 students from The Castle School, Taunton for a week’s work experience. 

Mason and Charlie, who have recently completed their first year of GCSEs, are both interested in exploring a career in mechanical engineering. Mason commented,

“I’m interested in mechanical engineering because I think I would like an active hands-on job. When I finish school, I want to study Mechnical Engineering at college.”

Both students spent two days with our mechanical engineering team, one day with our technical design and electrical teams respectively, followed by a day split between our warehouse and hose bay. Charlie said,

“My highlight of the week was seeing how the team repair hydraulic cylinders and carry out pressure testing.”

Beverly Chalmers, HR Administrator at Rotec says,

“We were delighted to be able to welcome Mason and Charlie from The Castle School for their Year 10 work experience placement. As a business, we place great importance on inspiring the next generation of engineers by providing valuable, insightful opportunities for students.”

Rotec welcomes work experience student

This week, we were pleased to support local secondary school, Monkton Wood Academy in Taunton, Somerset, by providing a work experience placement for one of their pupils.

Den joined our Taunton Service Centre for a week, to experience first-hand how Rotec operates. Under the direction of Charlie Lewis, Rotec’s Warehouse Supervisor, Den spent time working in the warehouse and goods in department, before being welcomed into our electrical bay, workshops and technical design department.

“My highlight of the week was how welcoming and friendly everyone is at Rotec. I enjoyed my experience within the electrical bay and design office the most,” comments Den.

His first time experiencing a real-world workplace, Den chose to accept the placement at Rotec so that he could gain an insight into electrical and design engineering, alongside experiencing what it is like to work in a business. Den is planning on continuing with either electrical or design engineering after secondary school, with an ambition to become a qualified commercial pilot in the future.

Den ended his week work experience in Rotec’s Technical Design office. Using SolidWorks design programme and the company’s 3D printer, Den designed and printed his own keyring as a memento of his time at Rotec.

Beverly Chalmers, HR Administrator at Rotec says,

“We were delighted to be able to welcome Den to Rotec for his work experience placement.

“We always aim to provide valuable, insightful opportunities for schools and to help inspire the next generation of engineers.”

Rotec Hydraulics renew SafeContractor Accreditation

Rotec Hydraulics has recently achieved renewing Alcumus SafeContractor accreditation. As the UK’s leading health and safety accreditation, this demonstrates the company’s ongoing commitment to health and safety excellence in the workplace. 

SafeContractor is a third party accreditation scheme which thoroughly assesses the health and safety procedures, policies and qualifications of contractors.

Every year Alcumus assesses more than 33,000 contractors, ensuring compliance with legislation and that all accredited contractors have adequate insurance, high standards and robust health and safety procedures.

Rotec’s Quality Systems Manager, Josie Chamberlain, commented,

“At Rotec, we understand the importance of continually demonstrating our health and safety competency to new and existing clients.

 

“As SafeContractor accredited, our customers can be reassured that we have rigorous health and safety standards and procedures, and that our operations will always be undertaken in the safest and most complaint manner possible.”

Rotec named triple finalists at Somerset Business Awards 2024

Rotec Hydraulics Ltd has been revealed as a triple finalist at the 2024 Somerset Business Awards.

The awards, run annually by the Somerset Chamber of Commerce, is hotly contested and following a rigorous judging process, only the most outstanding businesses that Somerset has to offer have been named finalists. 

Rotec’s business ethos to put the customer first, alongside their impressive added value service offer has earned them a place at the grand final in the ‘Service Excellence’ award category.

Named finalist in the new ‘Manufacturing and Engineering’ category at this years’ awards is testament to Rotec’s innovative development of several new products and service capabilities, alongside their consistently outstanding customer feedback results. Rotec is proud to have a team with diverse skill sets and capabilities including specialist design engineers, allowing them to be able to deliver on challenging projects throughout the UK.

Rotec has once again been named finalist for ‘Large Business of the Year’, which focuses on celebrating a business which continues to thrive and grow successfully, without compromising on customer service and quality.

Somerset Chamber Executive Director, Emma Rawlings, said,

“Despite some really challenging trading conditions, it’s been incredibly encouraging to see so many fantastic applications from business and charities from across the county – they are doing some great work and we are honoured to be able to highlight that through these awards.

 

“The finalists have come from across the county, representing a wide range of sectors and industries and we are looking forward to celebrating their achievements at the final on March 22.”

Paul Prouse, Managing Director of Rotec Hydraulics, commented,

“We’re delighted to be announcing Rotec has been named a triple finalist at the 2024 Somerset Business Awards. We have been named among the most innovative and forward-thinking businesses operating in the county.

 

“Being named finalist in three categories, in what is our 45th year of trading, is a fantastic achievement and testament to our dedicated and diverse team who continue year on year to provide solutions and outstanding products and services to our customers.”

This year is the 19th anniversary of the awards with the grand final taking place at the Winter Gardens Pavilion, in Weston-super-Mare, on 22nd March, hosted by Global broadcast journalist Cormac MacMahon. To find out more, click here.

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