Checkmate Seaenergy Ltd
The Story So Far..... Newsletter October 2009
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Click here for further information Checkmate Safety weigh in with their new ecoAnchor
Click here for further information Checkmate Safety Launch the Ultimate Fall Arrest Block
HRH The Duke of York to Visit Checkmate Flexible Engineering
Checkmate Group has received a second Queen’s Award which was presented by His Royal Highness The Duke of York on Tuesday 21st April 2009 The Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2008 for pneumatic dunnage to restrain marine cargoes. Click here for further information Anaconda wave energy converter in final testing at UK’s biggest ship tank The UK’s dependence on energy from non-renewable sources is being challenged by a new wave energy converter called Anaconda that mimics the action of a sea snake. Now in final proof of concept testing Anaconda is producing energy data at an estimated cost that is excitingly low and as such may offer a serious and cost effective alternative in the delivery of future clean energy supplies. Click here for further information HRH The Duke of York to Visit Checkmate Flexible Engineering
Checkmate Group has received a second Queen’s Award which was presented by His Royal Highness The Duke of York on Tuesday 21st April 2009 The Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2008 for pneumatic dunnage to restrain marine cargoes. Click here for further information Anaconda wave energy converter in final testing at UK’s biggest ship tank The UK’s dependence on energy from non-renewable sources is being challenged by a new wave energy converter called Anaconda that mimics the action of a sea snake. Now in final proof of concept testing Anaconda is producing energy data at an estimated cost that is excitingly low and as such may offer a serious and cost effective alternative in the delivery of future clean energy supplies. Click here for further information HRH The Duke of York to Visit Checkmate Flexible Engineering The Checkmate Group are delighted to welcome HRH The Duke of York to their factory in Melksham on 21st April 2009, where he will be given a guided tour of the factory and present the Queen’s Award for Innovation to Richard Berry... Click here for further information Checkmate Sea Energy are hosting and Invitational Openday on May 5th Checkmate’s pioneering Anaconda Wave Energy Converter which is being developed as a new source of renewable energy will be on display to potential investors for one day in May... Click here for further information ANACONDA GREEN MACHINE DEVELOPMENT POWERS AHEAD Recent experiments conducted jointly by Checkmate Seaenergy and Southampton University as part of the latter’s EPSRC research study have contributed not only to the understanding of bulge wave science but also refining the cost of electricity which Anaconda will produce. The world's first bulge wave test facility has been commissioned at Checkmate's Avon Fabrications factory in Melksham. Results are very encouraging. Enter the Dragon Checkmate’s first joint venture outside the UK has opened its doors for business. A new multi million dollar purpose built facility in Bac Giang province, North of the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, has been built to manufacture web slings. Click here for further information July 2008 Avon Fabrications' Richard Berry met HM the Queen at a reception on 14th July for recipients of the the Queen's Award's for Industry. Richard is leading hand at Avon and the longest serving member of staff with 45 years of service. Checkmate appoint non-executive director Des started his career in mechanical engineering in the steel making and mining industries before taking up the challenges of the UK ports sector, most recently as Managing Director of Medway Ports and a director of Peel Ports. His experience will benefit all parts of the business but in particular Checkmate Seaenergy. Des lives in Kent wit his wife and two daughters. April 2008 Kent and Wiltshire based manufacturer The Checkmate Group has been honoured with a prestigious Queens Award for Innovation, four years after receiving their first award, for export achievement. April 2008 Market leader in fall arrest height safety equipment, Checkmate Safety is expanding its sales management team in response to high product demand. April 2008 New Wave Energy Converter Joins the Quest for Renewable Energy A new invention, which to the untrained eye resembles an underwater windsock, could be at the forefront of technology to develop renewable energy and combat climate change. Click here for further information November 2007 Checkmate sign deal with C2 Vertical Safety
The company, which was founded in 2000 by a team of climbing enthusiasts, specialises in providing quality equipment and advice for height safety in two main areas – professional and sport. Click
here for further information September 2007 Checkmate Endorse the Benefits of their Queen's Award Stephen Brice, Secretary to the Queen's Awards Office, visited Checkmate's offices in Sheerness on 10th September, to see for himself how winning the award for International Trade (in 2004) has helped the business develop. Click here for further information September 2007 Checkmate Open New Research and Test Facility A new world class research and test facility for height safety and textile lifting equipment has been opened by the Checkmate Group at their headquarters in Kent. Click here for further information 2nd August 2007 Checkmate Safety Win Maritime Coastguard Agency Contract
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