PSSA Newsletter - January 2016

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PSSA Member News
ThamesWater extends Zaun contract
The UK’s largest water and waste company
has renewed the appointment of security and
perimeter fencing systems manufacturer Zaun
to a multi million pound framework agreement
for a further year to May 2017.
Thames Water Utilities retains the option
to extend for a further two years to 2019 and
the end of the current Asset Management
Programme, AMP6.
Thames Water originally chose PSSA member
Zaun as one of four appointed contractors for
their framework agreement for the supply and
installation of security fencing & gates, and one
of three for their ongoing maintenance.
It hoped to save almost £500,000 with the
framework agreement, as well as the benefits
of dedicated account management, certified
and experienced perimeter protection
designers, engineers and technicians, access
to new and innovative products and robust
management reporting linked to an exacting
service level agreement.
Thames Water manages more than 4500
sites, the majority of them unmanned, that
require security to protect the water supply to
over 14 million people.
Accidental pollution, the safety hazard
of sewage, the potential for theft and even
mindless vandalism all mean site safety and
security is paramount.
Zaun first proved its reputation with
Thames Water during its multi-billion pound
London Tideway improvements to create a
cleaner healthier River Thames.
This entailed work on sites of Critical
National Infratructure (CNI) near to the
London 2012 Olympic Park at Stratford where
Zaun also provided security fencing.
For AMP6, Thames Water set about a
“complete transformation” of the way it delivers
capital investment through a ‘super alliance’
including MWH Global as programme manager
that expects to carry out between £2bn and
£3bn of work, with £200m alone for security,
bringing its estate up to Defra standards and
fully prepared for any security eventuality.
Thames Water has since turned often to
Zaun to deliver full turnkey security solutions of
integrated perimeter fencing, CCTV and access
control systems.
Zaun has installed its most intruder-
resistant product, ArmaWeave, around secure
compounds.
Zaun head of sales Chris Plimley said:
“We’re delighted to have our relationship
with Thames Water extended for another year
and look forward to continue to help them
upgrade their estate and its security with the
very best integrated perimeter protection
systems on the market.” 
BSI confident of continuing
role in European Standards
The development of accepted UK,
European and worldwide standards
underpin the PSSA’s philosophy. The
BSI issued a message of assurance to
those currently engaged in standards
making. In their letter they stated; “The
result of the Referendum has triggered a
process for the UK government, but for
the foreseeable future we see no change
to BSI’s status and obligations as a full
member of CEN and CENELEC. We are
confident that a UK exit from the EU will
not affect BSI’s membership of ISO and IEC.
It is business as usual for BSI, including all
aspects of our standards making, policy
and strategy work.
UK participation in the development
and maintenance of voluntary industry
standards by CEN and CENELEC for use
across the European single market is an
essential element of the UK’s relationship
with our European partners. The CEN and
CENELEC single standard model, with
identical adoption of European standards
across 33 countries and the withdrawal of
conflicting national standards, facilitates
market access and simplifies the market
structure across Europe.
BSI’s ambition is that the UK should
continue to participate in the European
Standardization System as a full member
of CEN, CENELEC and ETSI. We consider
that this is a likely outcome of the
forthcoming negotiations between the UK
and the EU”.
Fair payment
charter – your
input required
A key principle of the Construction
Leadership Council is support for the
Construction Supply Chain Fair Payment
Charter. The Charter preamble states,“The
ambition is that construction industry’s
standard payment terms are 30 days and
that retentions are no longer withheld. Fair
and transparent payment practices are
essential to the achievement of successful
integrated working on construction
projects. This Charter applies to all parties
to construction contracts with the aim
of helping to create a more collaborative
culture and ensure a strong, resilient and
sustainable supply chain. This Charter
builds on and complements existing
legislation and policy…“. The PSSA would
like to know if you have issues with terms
more stringent than the Charter in your
dealings in the High Security Products
Sector – email