Priti visits industry leading Essex business
Witham MP Priti Patel has met with Jim Irvine, Operations & Development Director of the TCP Group, and visited their Maldon headquarters to celebrate their 35th year in business. TCP have also reached the landmarked of now holding 500 hydrogen-powered lighting towers in their fleet, which is believed to be the biggest fleet of hydrogen equipment anywhere outside of China. TCP provide lighting columns and other equipment used on development and construction sites across the country. Priti was pleased to tour the facility and meet local employees who contribute to this exciting enterprise that has been transitioning its equipment away from diesel and towards hydrogen fuel powered technology.
After her visit Priti said: “I would like to thank Jim and the team at the TCP Group for inviting me to be a part of their 35th anniversary celebrations. It was a great opportunity to see the amazing work of this world leading and innovative business. The advancement of hydrogen power is helping to support a cleaner energy system, promoting new ways of producing energy and helping businesses and individuals to transition from fossil fuels. I have always believed the way we protect our environment is through advancements in technology not taxes and TCP show how this can be done. I wish them well for the future and encourage the construction industry to use their products.”
“We are delighted to host Priti Patel MP at the TCP Group headquarters in Maldon, Essex, as the company marks its 35th year in business. When TCP Group was formed back in 1989, we had a fleet of diesel mobile lighting towers available to hire. As a company faithful to recycling where possible, we have remanufactured hundreds of our diesel-powered lighting towers to use hydrogen fuel-cells and gas cylinders. Our added value is to provide a fully managed gas service. We have just hit the milestone of having 500 hydrogen fuel-cell mobile lighting towers to hire. The TCP Ecolite TH200 (is an increasingly popular choice where temporary lighting is required and as companies look for clean energy solutions to reduce carbon emissions. We have an ever-growing demand for this particular lighting tower. With large infrastructure projects moving forward, such as Sizewell C and the Lower Thames Crossing, this temporary lighting solution is the No.1 choice, as they are silent running, no spill risk and zero emission at point of use,” said Jim Irvine, Operations and Development Director, TCP Group.