SES to appointed to IAAPS services

An engineering specialist company named SES Engineering Services, has been appointed by the University of Bath to deliver mechanical, engineering, and plumbing services to their Institute for Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (IAAPS) as part of a £12.5M contract.

To be specific, SES will be utilising their services on the University of Bath’s new £70M IAAPS which will cover an area of 11,300sq m over two storeys and will be located at the Bristol and Bath Science Park on the outskirts of Bristol, Somerset.

Work commenced on the construction of the SES in October 2019 by the appointed main contractor Rydon Construction with completion of the new facility not scheduled until August 2020, though the building will not be open to University of Bath students until early 2021.

Furthermore, the facility will contain 17 pieces of specialist equipment for the testing of vehicle propulsion systems and will be the site of world-leading technological innovations such as the creation of ultra-low emission vehicles.

The SES Business Director for the Midlands and the South West, Steve Tovey stated: “This latest contract win continues to demonstrate our prowess when it comes to delivering high-tech projects.

“Our technical expertise, experience in automotive research establishments, digital engineering capability, off site capability and ability to deliver BIM Level Two projects were all critical in helping us secure the contract.

“IAAPS will be the catalyst to develop future generations of ultra-low emission vehicles and we look forward to applying our technical authority in delivering this landmark facility safely and on time.”

Other notable projects which SES has had a hand in over recent times in the Midlands and the South West include the Avonmouth Resource Recovery Centre and the EON combined heat and power (CHP) project in Rugby, Warwickshire.

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