Bretby Gammatech approved as PICS contractor

Monitoring equipment manufacturer to work closely with suppliers in mining and waste-management sectors

BRETBY Gammatech, suppliers of coal quality monitoring equipment, have been approved as a PICS contractor, which will further enhance their relationship with suppliers in the mining and waste-management industries. 

PICS help businesses to reduce levels of risk and improve safety management, providing a simple method of pre-qualification for large mining companies across the UK, Western Europe, the Middle East and Africa. UK Coal, for example, work closely with PICS to support their contractor and supplier management programme.

Recent membership of PICS demonstrates that Bretby Gammatech are a company committed to the highest standards in terms of compliance, processes, employees and insurance, providing further reassurance to major clients in the mining and waste management industries.

Gary Wain (pictured), general manager of Bretby Gammatech, said: ‘We are delighted to have been approved by PICS and see it as an important step forward in securing further opportunities for our products internationally within the mining and waste management sectors. This approval reinforces our position in the market and clearly demonstrates to major companies that Bretby Gammatech are committed to the highest quality standards.’

Bretby Gammatech are said to be a pioneer of Natural Gamma technology which measures the ash content of conveyed coal, through products such as the Ash Eye, Heat Eye, Lab Ash and Ash Probe.  Complementing these ash monitoring products is Gamma Eye for quick and easy assessment of gamma contaminated material on site, without the need for radioactive measures.