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QUEEN’S AWARD MAGAZINE
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Company Description in the ‘List of Winners’ preceeding the section, for checking:
Manvers Egnineering Ltd
Manufacturer of Plant Nappy, a ground-breaking oil/spill containment product
Manvers Engineering Ltd
MANVERS ENGINEERING LTD is proud to have received a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the category of Innovation for its uniquely ground- breaking product: Plant Nappy.
Manvers Engineering Ltd is a family run company that was established in the 1990s (creating separation equipment for the tunnelling industries), but it wasn’t until 2008 that development commenced of what is now the market-leading product, Plant Nappy. Derived following feedback from exacerbated environmental managers about the lack of adequate oil/spill containment on sites, the thinking around creating a viable long-term solution ignited the creativity of the managing director, Colin Ibbotson. Not content with solely achieving this solution, he was eager to take it one step further by developing a product that would not only retain the contaminant but also allow rain water to be filtered out contaminante- free, allowing it to safely pass back into the environment. This meant for the first time, a product would be able to deal with oil spillage from various machinery/equipment, outside, on uneven terrain and even during rainy weather without the performance being compromised.
Smart thinking in spill containment
The main goal of the Plant Nappy was to offer a user-friendly solution for spill containment that would replace traditional products, such as drip
Manvers Engineering Ltd is proud to be among those given this rare and prestigious accolade.
trays. The journey to achieve a viable product wasn’t without its difficulties and many hours were spent testing raw materials and trialling manufacturing processes to perfect the concept.
The final construction is unique, demonstrated by its dual-purpose technology allowing the
adsorption of oil/fuel while filtering out clean rainwater. The
Plant Nappy can be made in almost
any size and is UV and temperature resistant, fire
retardant, high strength yet lightweight, flexible
and crush resistant. This means that
getting it under any type of machinery is
easy.
Getting the Plant Nappy under any type of machinery is easy.
It is such a great honour
to receive this prestigious award recognising our innovation in the field of environmental protection. This award underpins our dedication to research
and development in
spill control
Colin Ibbotson – Managing Director and inventor
It can either be placed under by hand (if you know where the machine may leak oil from) or the machine/equipment could be driven or rolled onto the Plant Nappy whereby the entire machine would then be guarded against spillage. This is great for large equipment on construction sites, such as generators. It can be used outdoors in all weather conditions and on any terrain, meaning
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