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Flegg Projects and Installation Services, one of the UK’s leading machinery installation and relocation contractors has created five new jobs at a new depot in the North East of England. The 5,500 sq.ft unit in Washington (Tyne and Wear) opened in April 2016.

Buckinghamshire based Flegg Projects is setting up the new facility in response to demand for its services across the UK, particularly in the new machinery installation and mechanical engineering support sectors.

Managing Director Jayson Flegg said “The new depot gives us the opportunity to provide a more competitive offering to clients based in the North, as well as transport-orientated jobs going to that area of the UK, this is the logical next step to support our incredibly loyal customer base”.

Commenting on the opening of the new depot, Commercial Director Mark Marshall added; “The North East has a long and established history in manufacturing and is the home for a number of leading companies, we recognise that the continued investment in the region will present the opportunity to grow our existing portfolio of clients”.

Flegg Projects pride itself on its high-level of customer services and ability to create bespoke and cost effective solutions utilising a highly experienced team of project managers, skilled engineers and operatives who are all subject to continuous industry specific training. They are supported by a comprehensive fleet of lorries, trailers, versa-lifts, forklifts, hydraulic jacking systems and general ground moving tackle to assist with a range of lifting and handling requirements.

For more information call our Aylesbury Office on 01296 630234 or our new Washington Office on 0191 260 0661.

Jayson Flegg recently heard about a local young girl who has suffered the most horrendous start in life due to epilepsy and with the permission of her family, wanted to share her story.

Sienna was born in 2006 – seemingly healthy with no issues, when suddenly at 3 months old her family noticed she was ‘jerking’ a lot and not responding to them in any way. Her health then rapidly declined. After a series of tests at Bucks Royal Free Hospital it was discovered that the jerks were actually epileptic fits and she was having over 300 fits per day. She was diagnosed with West Syndrome and referred to Great Ormond Street Hospital. Due to the activity on her young brain it left no time to develop, to learn, or grow, instead she regressed back to being a new born baby and became blind due to the amount of seizures.

Sienna was prescribed many drugs and the family researched alternative remedies for her seizures such as a diet called Ketogenic diet, a very strict diet cutting out all carbohydrates. At this time Sienna was fed via a tube directly into her stomach and after 9 months her seizures were reduced from 300 per day to 3 per week. Her family were delighted and Sienna started to develop to a point where her medication was reduced and they had their baby back!

Today, Sienna’s condition is manageable with the help of some medication and supportive devices, although she cannot speak, walk or do any of the usual things most 8 year old’s can do. Despite all this, she is a very brave and happy young girl.

She enjoys swimming and music but most of all loves being out and about! Her current NHS wheelchair restricts her from going out to woodlands or beaches and she has never been out in the snow. Her family have found a specialist chair with a padded system which will enable her to go anywhere, be more comfortable and support her spine. Unfortunately, these chairs costs £6,300 and aren’t available on the NHS.

After learning about this tragic story, Jayson offered to provide £1,500 towards the cost of the chair for Sienna. Supporting epilepsy charitable causes is very close to his heart due to the sudden and tragic loss of his brother, Ben, due to the condition.

Her mum was extremely grateful for our support, “The general public have been overwhelmingly generous! And I have been brought to tears on a number of occasions! Your donation will help us buy her new chair! Sienna will most likely always have seizures, may never walk but she will always know how amazing humans really can be! Epilepsy is not known well by most and takes so many different forms and levels. We will always fight for a cure, and will be doing lots of charity events to help in the future. Thank you.”

In addition to our donation, Jayson and the team at Flegg’s will be taking part in charity runs and activities, such as tough mudder, specifically to raise more for Sienna and her family.

Please share this story with people you know and encourage others to support the Epilepsy Society in any way possible. If you would like to hear more about Sienna’s fundraising campaign, please contact us on 01296 630234.

We are pleased to announce the arrival of a new 25/35 Electric Versalift.

This counterbalance forklift features a hydraulic extendable frame to allow access into hard to reach areas. The truck is fitted with long forks as a standard and is also available with a hydraulic boom that can lift loads at a 7-metre radius. The truck can be fully operated by a wireless remote control; increasing the visibility of the lifting and moving of machinery by our operators.

“We are very aware that some factories prefer electric powered forklifts, which steered our decision to invest in an electric powered Versalift”, comments Mark Marshall, Commercial Director.
The truck is one of the first electric powered models to arrive in the UK and is a welcome addition to the Flegg fleet of industrial heavy forklift trucks.

“We already have years of experience in operating our Palfinger Crayler forklifts via remote control, so I’m really looking forward to seeing our new Versalift in action. I’m proud that we are able to offer our customers with a greener and alternative method for handling their machine moves and factory installations – especially those with a restricted access”, says Jayson Flegg, Managing Director.

This investment is just one part of an extensive fleet expansion programme throughout 2014 and 2015.

For more information on our fleet or if you need a quote for your machinery relocation or factory installation – call Mark now on 01296 630234.

We are pleased to show off our brand new Hoist 40/60 – the first in the UK. The concept is exactly the same as the widely known Versalift.

The truck features a counterbalance which can be extended via a hydraulic ram. With the counterbalance retracted the truck has a lift capacity of 18 tonnes and can lift 27 tonnes when extended fully. The truck can be supplied with forks or and extending jib. It’s good for the environment too as it’s powered by an LPG engine.

This is a sizeable investment for Fleggs and a valuable addition to our range of cranes, lift trucks and machinery moving and lifting fleet of vehicles. At Fleggs, we are committed to providing solutions to our customers need with the best equipment for the job in hand; be it for single machine lift and installation to an entire factory relocation.

To find out more about our new hoist and it’s capabilities, contact Mark Marshall on 01296 630234.

At Flegg, we understand the value of formal training to develop the skills and capabilities of all our operators.

Over the past 3 months, our team of forklift drivers, transportation crew and machinery installation engineers have completed the following programme of training courses.

• Asbestos Awareness
• Operation and used of compact crane
• Lifting tackle inspectors thorough examination
• NPORS Appointed person Lifting Operations (BS7121)
• NPORS Industrial counterbalance forklift truck
• NPORS Lorry Loader (vehicle mounted crane)

This investment in our people means we can continue to expand and develop the range of project management, lifting and specialist machine installations for our customers. For more information on our skills and capabilities, call Mark Marshall on 01296 630234.

We have donated £500 to the Epilepsy Society; as an alternative to printing and sending our customers Christmas cards last year. This charity is close to our hearts as we tragically lost our dear family member, Ben Flegg, to this condition.

We’d like to thank our customers for their support in this donation and we gratefully received the following letter from the charity.

“On behalf of Epilepsy Society, please pass on our sincere thanks to everyone who has contributed to the generous donation in memory of Ben Flegg. We deeply regret the circumstances, however we are most grateful for this gift and it will enable us to continue helping others who are struggling with their epilepsy.” Laura Larrett, Donor Support Manager