All our members are established specialists within their fields, and have the experience and commercial standing to provide quality, cost-effective solutions for all aspects of mechanisation for bulk materials handling and storage, conveyors, dust collection and control, instrumentation, mixers, big bag handling, sampling systems, sieves, valves and weighing systems and equipment.
With the lockdown starting to be released in the UK, Europe and the wider world companies are starting to get back to working productively. However, things are looking different going forward. With a vaccine that may be six to eighteen months away or not at all if you read some scientific journals new ways of working are needed to ensure that we continue to be profitable going forward.
With more and more of us working from home new ways are required
to hold meetings and events remotely, following many meetings using
different video platforms SHAPA settled on Zoom to hold its council,
marketing and technical meetings which have proved to be a great success
with positive interaction from all those involved. However our greatest
success to date has been to hold our Annual General Meeting and awards
presentation on line using the Zoom platform. We were originally due to
hold the event at the Brooklands Museum in Weybridge but this was closed
due to the Covid-19 lockdown advice and we have rebooked the Museum for
next years event. The AGM and awards presentation was well attended with
over 50 remote locations logging into the meeting from all corners of
the UK and Ireland. Despite some initial concerns over the formal
proceedings around voting, this was as exactly the same as if the
meeting was taking place in person, the meeting attendees were able to
propose and second motions and voting was undertaken using the
interactions in Zoom.
Based on our experience, if more and more of us do start to work
from home permanently most tasks will be able to be carried out remotely
using video platforms, there will always be a need to visit client
sites, to review equipment and proposals there by ensuring that the
equipment installed fully meets the needs of the process, a quick look
at the total cost of ownership document on the SHAPA website will point
you in the right direction when looking for a well-designed and
functional plant.
This year SHAPA Solids Handling Industry awards are now in their
fifth year and the quality of the nominations were outstanding. This
year’s categories included innovation, export, newcomer and company of
the year. The awards ceremony was held on the zoom platform in April and
we are pleased to congratulate all this year’s nominees and the winners
of all of the awards. We look forward to next year’s awards where once
again we can celebrate the successes of our industry.
Companies, Consultants, Project Managers and all those involved
with new solids handling projects or updating existing process plant
should head for the Equipment Finder on the SHAPA website – just a click
or two away and also take time to download the total Cost of Ownership
document ensuring the newly installed equipment meets the needs and long
term financial requirements of the project. Alternatively email your
enquiry direct to info@shapa.co.uk or make contact by phone on 01904
373040.
Visit www.shapa.co.uk or email info@shapa.co.uk to discover more benefits of membership or to find technical partners for your next project.
