August 2015 Awarded contract by Guernsey Electricity to inspect and report on the condition the chimneys and ducting serving C and D station.
July 2015 First draft of the Code of Practice for the Inspection of Steel Chimneys distributed for comment.
July 2015 Skyriders Rope Access Pty of South Africa are advised on the possible reasons for some of the holding down bolt nuts shearing off on a 70m high chimney and what they should pay particular regard to when inspecting the chimney.
July 2015 Michael attends a training course as the first step in acquiring an NVQ as an Assessor of Steeplejacks.
July 2015 Michael attends the ATLAS council meeting in Nottingham.
June 2015 Somisy award contract to oversee the annual inspection of the 76m chimney at the Syama Gold Mine and in addition supply all necessary materials for modifications and remedial works following the 2014 inspection.
May 2015 Michael attends the 83rd CICIND conference in Boston USA.
February 2015 ATLAS award a contract to prepare a Code of Practice for the Inspection of Steel Chimneys.
February 2015 Michael attends the ATLAS council meeting in Nottingham.
November 2014 Michael attends the ATLAS Presidents Dinner and council meeting at Breadsall Manor, Morley, Derbyshire.
October 2014 BSC sponsor 12no school desks for a local school as part of the outreach work undertaken by Somisy in the vicinity of the Syama Gold Mine.
October 2014 BSC sponsor the 2nd Mali Open Golf Tournament at the newly extended Syama golf course.
October 2014 Michael oversees the inspection of the 76m high chimney serving the ore roaster at Syama Gold Mine and signs of the report produced.
September 2014 Order placed by Somisy for preparation of a schedule and overseeing the annual inspection of the 76m high chimney serving the ore roaster at the Syama Gold Mine, Mali, West Africa which BSC had supplied and erected in 2013.
July 2014 Contract for Horizon SC to undertake structural calculations and produce a report to consider if refurbishment of a steel chimney was a viable option.
June 2014 Supply Horizon SC with drawings of an original F E Beaumont chimney and prepare an outline design for replacement liner guides.
November 2013 Michael attends the ATLAS Presidents Dinner and council meeting at the Shendish Manor, Hemel Hempstead.
November 2013 Act as agent for Horizon SC whilst they tender for the demolition of the concrete chimney at the Bellozanne Incinerator Jersey.
October 2013 - awarded a design contract by James Engineering for a 17m multiflue chimney in Aberdeenshire.
October 2013 - Michael gives a paper on the Mali contract at the CICND autumn conference held in Paris.
August 2013 – Project in Mali is completed on the 6th of August and the roaster is back online.
July 2013 – BSC presents 10no solar powered calculators to the schools in the Syama / Fourou area as part of the company’s decision to support the outreach work undertaken by the Syama Gold Mine.
July 2013 – BSC sponsor the 1st Mali Open Golf Tournament at the Syama golf course.
July 2013 – Erection of the 76m chimney in Mali commences.
June 2013 – Erection supervisors travel to Mali and watch the old chimney demolished by felling.
June 2013 – BSC advise Henderson Green on the condition of the 3no chimneys at Guernsey Grammar School which had originally been designed, manufactured and erected by FEB in the 1980’s.
June 2013 – BSC awarded contract for advice and pressure calculations relating to the flue runs for the replacement boilers at the PEH, Guernsey.
June 2013 – Michael attends the annual ATLAS convention in Rome.
May 2013 – Chimney arrives on site at the Syama gold mine Mali.
March 2013 – Henderson Green contact BSC with regard to a project at the Princess Elizabeth Hospital, Guernsey. Contract awarded by HSSD States of Guernsey for the inspection of all Guernsey hospital chimneys.
March 2013 – Chimney for Mali shipped from the UK.
December 2012 – First container of erection equipment shipped to Mali.
October 2012 – BSC awarded a contract by Western Air Ducts for advice and design calculations for a small chimney at the Magnox nuclear site Berkley, Gloucestershire.
September 2012 – BSC buys back the shares held by BTS and agrees to buy a 20% share in BTS.
September 2012 – Michael returns to Mali and supervises others in demolishing the chimney down to the 60m level and the installation of a 10m new section which had been manufactured locally. This to allow the plant to keep running until the replacement chimney could be erected.
August 2013 – BSC awarded contract to supply original drawings and advise James Engineering with regard to the extension of 4no chimneys at the top of Guys Hospital, London. 2no of the chimneys had been originally designed, manufactured and erected by FEB.
July 2012 – BSC awards contracts with regard to the Mali project to John Turner (Consulting) Ltd for the design to the CICIND steel chimney code and James Engineering for manufacture. Michael is fully involved in overseeing all aspects of the work as there are limitations to site lifting capabilities as only a 300T telescopic crane is available.
July 2012 – Whilst in Mali contract agreed in principal for the design, manufacture and supervision of erection for a 76m high self-supporting replacement chimney capable of extension to 100m if guys are fitted.
July 2012 – Michael attends site in Mali to inspect the chimney and finds that the top 22m had collapsed on February 14th. Client had not informed him as they were worried that he would not attend site; that it was a UN declared war zone was apparently irrelevant.
July 2012 – Société des Mines de Syama (SOMISY) SA, Mali, West Africa award contract for the inspection of a 100m guyed chimney serving an ore roaster. Contract award had been delayed due to a coup in the March.
May 2012 – BSC awarded a contract by Horizon SC to advise them on the replacement of 2no old F E Beaumont vertical flues at the University of Bath.
May 2012 – BSC provides copies of an old F E Beaumont chimney in order that they might demolish it in a safe and competent manner.
March 2012 – BSC reach an agreement with First Power Lightning and Surge Protection to act as their agent in the Channel Islands.
January 2012- Beaumont Specialist Contracting is formed by Michael Beaumont with 20% of the shares held by Beaumont Technical Services.
