Business and Industry Today Issue 368

New modular retractable barrier system launched by Seton

A new retractable barrier system, named EasyExtend, has been launched into the market, offering unique features and benefits for use in industrial and outdoor spaces.

Developed by the health and safety solutions provider Seton, the new and rugged unit is designed to cordon off areas in warehouses, factories, distribution centres and construction sites.

It can span 10 metres – further than most other retractable barriers on the market – meaning a more efficient use of resources. It can be used with standard traffic cones, with its dedicated post and base system, or can be fixed directly onto walls or other surfaces.

The EasyExtend also uniquely stores all the components of the barrier inside the base, making it ideal for rapid and easy setup in the event of a hazard, as well as being possible to store in stacks with little space.

The barrier can be used in three different ways. The modular post and base system gives the choice of using single or duallevel tapes, allowing the user to create a more imposing boundary if they choose to.

Burg-Wächter renews its Secure Communities Scheme

Once erected, the base portion features an integrated weight for stability. For extra sturdiness in harsh weather or on uneven surfaces, the user can then fill the base with an extra 12 litres of water or sand.

An adapter can also fix the tape cassette, or clip tape ends, to the top of any standard traffic cone. This lets cones be used in place of posts, if needed, such as around large vehicles.

The same barrier can cordon between fixed objects or walls, rather than needing the posts. Special EasyExtend brackets hold the tape cassette, while a separate receiver clip holds the tape end. Both can be fixed permanently or magnetically to walls, racking, store checkouts or even vans.

For more details about the Seton EasyExtend retractable barrier, visit: www.seton.co.uk/easyextend

Security specialist Burg-Wächter UK is re-launching its ‘Secure Communities Scheme’, which gives regional community leaders and volunteers the chance to win a security kit worth up to £200 for their organisation. Any regional initiative that is run by or supports the local community can apply.

Burg-Wächter launched the scheme in recognition of the fact that people around the country who are doing their bit for their community should not have to worry about the security of their premises, equipment or storage areas. The company’s Secure Communities Scheme is its way of saying thank you to community leaders for supporting people in their area.

The type of project or organisation that the scheme is open to is very wide-ranging. It could be a scouts group, a local sports group like a cycling or football club, a school afterhours club, a hospital or healthcare

community programme, a provider of events for children or OAPs, a facilitator of village activity, or a town/ village charity. As long as the initiative is run by or supports the local community, and it has a specific security need Burg-Wächter would like to hear about it. Successful applicants will each receive a tailored security kit to help secure property, premises, equipment or storage areas to the value of £150£200 at retail price.

The Secure Communities Scheme is an ongoing initiative, which has already helped 97 regional causes through the provision of over 2,000 pieces of security equipment.

For further details of the scheme and rules of entry, head to: www.burg.biz/uk/community/

For information on Burg-Wächter’s range of home security products, visit: www.burg.biz/uk or call 01274 395333.

Thermal Inkjet: The low-maintenance, high

resolution printing solution

Thermal inkjet (TIJ) printers are the perfect solution for those looking to dispense with the high maintenance demands of continuous inkjet printers. Offering a high-resolution mark suitable for the fine detail of barcodes and logos as well as the variable data of date, time and batch codes, TIJ printers offer a low maintenance printing option by having a printhead integrated into every ink cartridge. Any problems with the printhead can be solved by replacing the cartridge rather than calling out a specialist service engineer.

T-Mark, a subsidiary of Timbermark ID Systems, is a core distributor of TIJ printers from Chinese supplier, Sojet, and offers a range of low-cost, highresolution printers with from one to six printheads.

The Elfin E1S printer is the smallest in

the range, which uses a single remote printhead and is programmed via a touch-screen controller. It can be used to customise pre-printed labels with variable data. Using either solvent or aqueous-based inks, it can print date and batch code information onto metal, plastic and glass as well as wood and cardboard.

All the TIJ printers are available to purchase direct from the company’s e-commerce site at: www.t-mark.eu Timbermark also has a new distribution centre in Belgium so can supply landed, duty-paid stock from its UK or EU bases.

Leading edge technology for vehicle protection from mines and IEDs

In this issue of Business and Industry Today, we are pleased to announce Advanced Blast & Ballistic Systems as our Mine Blast Technology Company of the Month.

ABBS is a world-leading company that produces novel, patented solutions to protect occupants of armoured vehicles from mine and IED blasts. What’s so unique about the ABBS protection systems is that it includes two active systems designed to counteract the threats to the occupants. These systems are Vehicle Global Acceleration Mitigation (VGAM™), a Vehicle Active Floor System (VAFS ), and a passive Composite Reinforced Belly Plate (CRBP).

ABBS originated from a single observation by Roger Sloman of a mine blast test on an armoured vehicle in 2008. The high-speed video showed that the vehicle did not move immediately when the mine exploded, it took 10ms for the lifting forces to overcome gravity and overturn the vehicle. Roger saw that this 10ms

delay was a time window of opportunity to stop the vehicle from being blown into the air.

Therefore, in December 2008 Roger defined the VGAM patent application, using rocket motors to push down on top of the vehicle, and in 2013 identified the concept of turning the rocket motors upside down and making them the skids of helicopters to stop them crashing. However, the development of eVTOL in 2016 then became another risk to the people in the vehicle and to the property over which they fly.

The initial development of the powerful, fast-acting Linear Rocket Motors for the armoured vehicle VGAM™ system translated easily to the eVTOL crash prevention system, resulting in two concurrent, huge market opportunities. The key aspect for both markets is that there is a severe risk to life for the occupants of the vehicles, and the drones and eVTOLs are clearly also a risk. Both the armoured vehicle VGAM™ technology and the eVTOL Safety System are highly sophisticated technology that are right for the job.

Let’s dive deeper into how ABBS’ protective systems

Aerospace Technology Company of the Month

provide safe solutions. The eVTOL and cargo drone system has three major elements, a Look-Down video/ AI system to continuously identify emergency landing sites under the aircraft, a parachute to control the landing speed, and for heavier aircraft a retrorocket addition similar to that used by the Russians to drop tanks with crew inside, as illustrated. Emergency landings may be caused by bird strikes, battery fires, and interference with, or failure of control or GPS navigation systems, so for operation over an urban environment the ability to instantly identify where to land will be critical for certification to operate.

For the armoured vehicles the VGAM™ system reacts within 4ms to provide massive downforce to the protected vehicle to keep it on the ground to prevent potentially fatal spinal compression injuries to the crew. The LRMs can be fired selectively, and the effective weight of the vehicle can be increased up to 1,000 tonnes.

Initially, the shockwave from an under-belly mine or IED blast can fracture legs and cause loose items on the floor to be accelerated rapidly into the cabin space, presenting a secondary threat. The ABBS

VAFS™ system uses energetic effectors connected to the floor which rapidly pull it down so any objects and the occupants’ feet are not in contact with the floor, preventing leg injuries and the secondary flying object threat.

Thirdly, the Carbon Fibre Reinforced Belly Plate design can be up to 30% lighter than a standard armoured steel belly plate for the same peak deformation level.

The extent of R&D that has gone into creating this technology is mind blowing. Roger has created a world first innovative solution that has the potential to save many lives, and there is now strong interest from both the US Army and a major European defence company. It’s clever, it’s powerful, and it works.

ABBS is currently raising funding to complete development of both the armoured vehicle and the eVTOL survivability solutions, see: www.crowdcube.com/companies/ advanced-blast-ballistic-systems-ltd/pitches/lz9Qgq

M 07989 381057

info@advanced-blast.com

www.advanced-blast.com

Industry leaders in aerospace technology solutions

In this issue of Business and Industry Today, we are proud to announce that we have selected Callen-Lenz Group as our Aerospace Technology Company of the Month.

The company was formed in September 2007 by Jonathan Webber (CEO) and Adrian Eves (Technical Director and Head of Flight Ops) and SkyCircuits, a wholly owned subsidiary of Callen-Lenz was purchased in 2013.

Since its inception, Callen-Lenz Group has established itself as a UK market leader for innovative technology solutions and complementary technical consultancy, for manned and unmanned aviation. Harnessing the latest, state-of-the-art technologies enables the company to create ground-breaking technological aerospace solutions and has positioned the company as a specialist in aerospace technology, for operators of unmanned systems requiring high levels of

functionality, availability and safety. Its services include bespoke aircraft, rapid prototyping, upgrades, software, avionics and technical services.

From its location based near Salisbury UK, the company houses the majority of its staff and its engineering and manufacturing capabilities as well as two test flight sites. Callen-Lenz Group also maintains a small office in Central Bristol, where a number of High Integrity Software Engineers are based.

Callen-Lenz Group’s experience spans both the public and private sector, the civil and military domain. Its aviation knowledge, leadership of collaborative multinational R&D and practical delivery in the Unmanned field allows the group to provide up to date, focussed advice and support to customers and partners. The ability to draw experience from the operation of a wide range of aircraft be it rotary or fixed wing enables it to define, develop and deliver technical solutions and services for its client. CallenLenz Group boasts rapid capabilities and bespoke services and products, that can be adapted to customer requirements at short notice.

Some of its solutions include the provision of unmanned test platforms at a dedicated UAS flight test site, placing specialist Flight Test Personnel in key strategic roles in OEMs and advice to Industry and Government on UAS utilisation and regulatory approval.

One of its latest innovations is the KOIOS UAV (drone). A revolutionary drone with a wingspan of 4 m, the KOIOS UAV’s applications include tactical ISR, infrastructure and pipeline monitoring, installation security, disaster response, wildfire management and support to search and rescue operations. In addition, its mission payloads include: a EO/IR sensor, radio rebroadcaster, multispectral camera.

In recent developments, Callen-Lenz Group has gained some impressive advancements including the appointment of Victor Chavez, ex-CEO of Thales appointed as Non-Executive Director and also raising £4.5m in investments in 2021.

Looking towards the future, we caught up with Piers Hankinson, Business Development Manager about the company’s aims going forward. He stated that, “We have become more defence focused recently and this is something we are looking to balance with commercial opportunities as well.”

Piers continued, “We aim to achieve rapid growth in order to meet increasing cross-sector demand for our services and products, including infrastructure expansion and additional staff. Our core staff has already increased from some 50 to over 80 in the last six months and we are actively recruiting. We will also see expansion into overseas markets, with a focus on Australasia, Middle East and North America.”

Contact: Piers Hankinson

T +44 (0)1722 744946

enquiries@callenlenz.com

www.callenlenz.com

Heating up 2022 and beyond

In this issue of Business and Industry Today, we are proud to announce that we have selected the Electric Heating Company as our Electric Heating Products Company of the Year.

The Electric Heating Company (EHC) is an industry leading supplier of electric heating and hot water products in the UK. Since the company’s inception in 2005, EHC has expanded significantly and has developed and built upon its product knowledge, enabling the company with the ability to accommodate almost any Central Heating and Hot Water requirement. Maintaining its position at the forefront of the industry has been achieved through EHC’s extensive product knowledge and support, offering an unrivalled skillset for the heating and hot water industry.

In terms of its range, EHC offers a full range of quality electric heating products including Electric Boilers, Electric Radiators and Unvented Stainless Steel Hot Water Cylinders. Designed with meticulous attention to detail, EHC’s products have been specifically developed with both the installer and homeowner in mind and as such, all the controls used for its products are contemporary and user friendly. In fact, the entire range of Electric Radiators are Wi-Fi ready and can be operated remotely using its free Smart App.

From the first initial enquiry to receiving a completed order, EHC ensures that customer satisfaction is at the heart of its operations, and the company has gained a strong reputation for its customer focus, always putting the needs of the customer first. In recent developments, as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic and new legislation restricting

gas boilers being sold in new build properties from 2025, EHC has purposely reviewed all of its market activities.

“Our marketing function was completely overhauled which resulted in increased digital marketing and online presence. We have seen a number of new customers attracted to our electric boiler offering which now also includes the Mercury Combi Electric Boiler.

“We are delighted with our results over the last two years across all our product ranges and despite aggressive sales forecast, we completed 2020/21 with a 19% growth rate against the corresponding forecast,” stated Bill Walters, Managing Director.

EHC has showcased its strength & seen impressive growth during unprecedented times. Some of the most popular items throughout the pandemic have been EHC’s Comet Electric Boiler and Slim Jim Electric Boiler cylinder packs. Bill expanded, “They have been extremely popular as we offer a one stop shop, which includes the required system controls. We have also witnessed an increase in demand for our combination boilers such as the Astro and Mercury Electric Boilers. Additionally, our Solaris

and Edge Heaters have been successfully specified within many new build development projects.”

Due to increases in its general activity, the company has responded to this new demand and increased its staffing levels across various departments of the business. EHC has also increased its focus on its marketing activities, consolidating the department with additional skills and experience.

A noteworthy flagship service for the company, EHC is offering a Total Care package, which is designed to support social landlord tenants. The package has proven to be a crucial, for any social housing projects that EHC has been involved with. “With the increased focus on energy reduction we have been successful in supporting tenants when they transition from aged storage heating products to our modern generation electric heating solutions,” said Bill.

EHC also operates an AHC Accredited Heating Installers program throughout the UK and with the swing towards electric heating products between now and 2025, EHC plans to develop initiatives designed to increase its coverage of the AHC scheme and to support gas engineers considering retraining and installing electric alternatives. The company’s plans will also include webinar training and access to EHC’s full suite of technical product videos.

Indeed, the future looks bright for EHC, and the company has showcased its wealth of industry leading expertise throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. A worthy recipient of our Company of the Year Award, EHC continues to

innovate and exceed industry expectations through its range of products and customer focused services and we look forward to seeing EHC’s future plans, come to fruition.

Bill added, “At EHC we have always endeavoured to promote electric heating solutions and create awareness for this growing market and as such, we are delighted to be recognised with this award. Our dedicated staff endeavour to provide accurate and meaningful advice with the many enquiries we receive on a daily basis. Their hard work throughout the pandemic allowed us to provide a continuity of business to our customers and installers during uncertain times.”

If you would like to find out any more information, please see the details below.

T 01698 820533

info@electric-heatingcompany.co.uk

www.electric-heatingcompany.co.uk

Farm Business Innovation 2021 Review Part 3 – Top Exhibitors

Inspiring rural entrepreneurs

Farm Business Innovation 2021, held at Birmingham’s NEC from 10-11 November, brought visitors an incredible two days full of unmissable insights into the latest revolutionary products transforming the industry.

Farm Business Innovation is Europe’s largest event for farmers, country house estates, and landowners who are forwardthinking and looking to diversify into the leisure, hospitality and tourism industries. Co-located with 5 other shows, the show had everything visitors needed to generate more income from their land.

66% of all farm businesses in England also run other enterprises – such as farm shops, wedding venues and

B&Bs – generating an income of £680 million in 2017-18, to the UK economy. The event was specifically designed to enable visitors to meet the faces of the industry, with 1,000 leading exhibitors ensuring visitors were able to try, touch and test all of the latest products, solutions, and systems from across the globe that are driving innovation. Plus an incredible line-up of speakers allowed visitors to choose from over 500 seminars, where key individuals and experts in their field shared their insights

E-Movement

and expertise, and divulged their own secrets to success, enabling visitors to return to their own business armed with ambition and brimming with ideas and inspiration.

Farm Business Innovation 2022 returns to Birmingham’s NEC from 2-3 November this year. This is our third pick of the best exhibitors from last year’s event. Details can be found on this page and the next three.

www.farmbusinessshow.co.uk

Roger Parry and Partners

Roger Parry and Partners thoroughly enjoyed exhibiting at the Farm Business Innovation show, seeing so many existing clients, and openings which we have since commenced worked with. A brilliant idea to merge all the companies offering a range of services to clients in the ever-changing environment of the agricultural industry. Diversification is becoming more of a priority, as a company, we have the necessary measures to support our clients, whether it be in planning, grants, general professional advice as well as continued work with Carbon.

Having five offices over the Midlands and Mid-Wales, this gives us a wide breadth of knowledge enabling us to offer clients the best professional service and advice. With the current changes to the agricultural industry, and with DEFRA releasing the ATP over the next 5 years. This has seen greater focus on the next steps in which farmers, contractors and landowners can access to support their agricultural practices. Specifically, relating to the delinked payments, lump sum exit scheme, new entrant

Event in a Tent

From private events to corporate shows and gatherings, Event in a Tent will suit your needs.

With a wealth of experience, and one of the original suppliers of Tipi tents and Geo-domes in the United Kingdom as well as being the sole supplier of the unique Quadrosphere, we really do have the know-how.

All our structures are of the highest quality, with beautiful textured canvas and sustainably sourced timber frames.

We have been in this business for over ten years providing our services across the UK, Europe and now expanded across to USA therefore have had the privilege of being a trusted supplier for major companies and festivals such as Glastonbury Festival, Country Living, Landrover, BBC and many more! We are proud to have a passionate team on board who will support you through every phase of the process from initial enquiry to the build itself.

All our tents are also available to purchase via our sistercompany TentHub Ltd and be built by us in a permanent location, or we can offer a structural management service and maintain your tent for you. The possibilities are endless, so you can be sure to have a beautiful event in the great outdoors!

T 01978 661449 info@event-in-a-tent.co.uk www.event-in-a-tent.co.uk

support scheme, as well as the ELM’s schemes and the SFI’s, which we are increasingly finding that the need for us to be on farm with clients is reducing and more work can be done virtually.

For more information, please call 01691 655334.

E-Movement is one of the very first e-bikes brand in the United Kingdom, launched in 2019 after deep-rooted foundational research and detailed knowledge of fulfilment of the consumer market gaps. We promise to serve on the basis of providing people with innovative and quick transport methods, with optimum affordability, guarantee and after sale repair services as well. Our ‘Carbon-smart’ E-bikes are emerging as an eco-friendly lifestyle which is helping the UK and its residents to cut down CO2 emissions.

Currently, E-Movement has a diverse inventory of electronic sporting vehicles and their accessories. The company has introduced efficiently designed models of e-bikes, such as The Panther v4, The Thunder v4, and The Thor, along with dualsuspension electric scooters and body-sensor enabled electric skateboards, having accessories to go with each, such as helmet, gloves, batteries, pedal locks, and more.

For repair services, we consist of a team of professionals that are extremely trained and qualified to work with e-bikes, knowing all the uses,

advantages, and quality grades of electric bikes. The team had always imagined – and worked to realise that imagination – e-bikes to be more common with time, because they are great alternative to pollutiontriggering vehicles.

Contact

T 01483 363063 move@emovement.co.uk

Quality British furniture

Charterbrae has been manufacturing quality British furniture into a wide range of sectors for over 50 years. We are highly skilled and specialised UK manufacturers of metal furniture for the contract furniture market.

We are continually developing and improving our production processes, investing in new machinery and researching the market for new and innovative design ideas keeping up to date with the new furniture market trends. For many of our customers we are the go-to for furniture supply and design ideas. Our product range is vastly diverse and includes a wide range of products from beds (all sizes), dining tables, coffee tables, bedside tables, table and bench sets to name a few.

Through skilled engineering, our team can take a product concept or an idea from a client and turn this into fully specified CAD drawings ready for manufacture. With our help you can design your

own furniture to suit your needs, from shape and dimensions through to paint colour and finish.

For more information, please visit: www.cbbeds.co.uk or call us: T 0121 520 5353 sales@cbbeds.co.uk

For more than 50 years Charterbrae has been manufacturing on-trend fashionable furniture.

Specialists in furniture manufacture

Charterbrae has a well renowned reputation for quality products, expert knowledge backed by an unrivalled service. Product type, finish and quantity can be tailored to your specific project.

For more info, visit: www.cbbeds.co.uk/catalogue

Or call us on 0121 520 5353

Expand your playscape with Tayplay TRAIL

Tayplay is part of the Playpower family and over the past 25 years has become the UK's number one supplier of playground rope equipment, manufacturing thousands of nets, which are shipped around the world each year.

Tayplay’s technical and design team are available to advise landscape architects and community group workers on how to design and manufacture their own playground rope equipment, and seek only the best materials with colour, durability and safety as their key elements.

The Tayplay TRAIL products help to develop and encourage cognitive climbing and balance training for children. Tayplay TRAIL is new to 2022 and includes a large number of different playground equipment that offer different challenges for children of all ages and abilities. You can either choose from one of the standard configurations that suit all sizes and budgets, or Tayplay TRAIL offers you the chance to create your own bespoke trail layout to any configuration you require.

Time to power up: New range of lithium-powered utility vehicles

The globe is focused on reducing fuel consumption and electric transportation is the next step, which makes the arrival of the award-winning brand, STAR EV, in the UK timely.

Bringing the ideal combination of on-board charging, a good mileage per charge and an extensive warranty –up to six years on the lithium batteries – from STAR EV is UK distributor Reesink e-Vehicles. The range features 28 electric passenger buggies and small, medium and large capacity electric UTVs and people carriers for up to 23 people.

The range includes over 20 different products that come arranged as a combined set of Island Clusters, or as individual products that include Stepping Stones, Castle Play, Rope Crossings and Rope Bridges.

For more information, see below.

T 01738 449084

info@tayplay.com

sales@tayplay.com www.tayplay.com

Geodesic domes design and construction

Geodesic domes are inspired by nature and make ideal greenhouses, shelters, workshops, camping/ glamping pods and much more. Handmade and British built, Snowdon Domes build geodesic domes in a number of different sizes from 2.5m to 8m, and also offer a service of built-to-measure, to suit every requirement.

The construction materials used for the frame of the domes are treated and of graded timber to ensure the longevity of the structure. Furthermore, they are also designed in such a way that if any part of the dome should need repair, then each individual triangle can be unscrewed, removed, maintained and replaced with ease.

The domes can be provided as a bare model, to allow complete customisation, or can be sold with various types of covering such as a simple cover of high-grade clear polythene, which is ideal for greenhouses or sun rooms, or with a solid material which is more suited towards camping pods. Decking is also available if needed.

Snowdon Domes also offers a unique 3D design service, where a 3D model of your dome is built for you to enable complete visualisation of the final product before it’s been built. Whether you want a different finish to your dome, multiple domes joined together, or even a custom interior design, Snowdon Domes has the capabilities to do this for you.

M 07551 387550

snowdondomes@gmail.com

www.snowdondomes.com

Perfect for landowners, campsite and holiday parks, landscapers, leisure parks, hotels and country estates and rural business owners, there’s so much choice within the range, alongside the option to configure vehicles to the exact requirements for the job.

Wherever you are and whatever sector you’re in, the ability to work more quietly, earlier and for longer will be an advantage and these machines are whisper-quiet for the ultimate in all-day productivity.

Whenever there’s the need to move anything, product

or person, from A to B in the efficient and green way, the range from STAR EV is it. Come see us at the Holiday Park Innovation Show.

Contact T 01480 226800 www.reesink-evehicles.co.uk

AJ Lakes Consultancy and Training Academy

Are you wanting to add 6 figures onto your business in 6 months or less? Maybe you are looking to diversify into hospitality and tourism and need help, support and a clear strategy and roadmap to success in your business?

Multi-award winning, results focused, business hospitality consultant, coach and trainer Alison MageeBarker, is the North's answer to the Hotel Inspector, bringing you the magic of business success with clarity, focus, vision and drive. Alison is well known for adding 6 figures onto her 1:1 clients’ businesses in less than 6 months with her 6 star steps to hospitality business success programme.

Working with a range or large and small organisations throughout the UK, bringing a wealth of knowledge and over 30 years’ experience in the hospitality industry to make game changer results by enhancing revenue, budgeting and forecasting, profit, operating standards, efficiency, sales and marketing exposure or creating a solid foundation in your business.

1:1 coaching, highly recommended online programmes

plus online mini courses, workshops, mentoring programme with group peer to peer experience, all with easy to implement tools, tips and techniques to bring out the best in you, your team, your business and your life, along with innovating new exciting opportunities to help you to continue to grow and develop.

Contact Alison

Managing Director M 07947 741528 alison@ajlakes.com www.ajlakes.com

Magee-Barker FIH,

New doughnut range: Donut Worry Be Happy

Whether consumers are looking to grab and go doughnuts to eat later as a dessert or indulge on a morning or afternoon stroll as part of any leisure break, La Lorraine Bakery Group’s new doughnut range

Donut Worry Be Happy (DWBH) gives caterers the opportunity to truly entice consumers and make a healthy profit by triggering those consumer impulse buys.

With an ethos true to its name, the Donut Worry Be Happy range has been launched to cheer up the nation and bring a smile as a delicious and authentic alternative to some of the more expensive doughnut brands. The doughnuts are light and fluffy with a choice of premium fillings, toppings and flavour combinations – all with unique personalities and funky individual names.

From Ruffallo Cream, with its fresh coconut-glaze and filled with a fresh Raffaello-style cream, to Belgiyum and its real Belgian chocolate filling, there are a wide range of doughnuts to suit every desire.

Donut Worry Be Happy had one of the most popular exhibition stands at the Leisure F&B Expo 2021 at the NEC and the DWBH team plan to attend again in 2022 to spread the doughnut happiness to key leisure destinations across the UK & Ireland.

To find out more: DWBHUK@llbg.com

Twitter & Instagram: @DWBH_UK

Farm Business Innovation 2021 Review

Dudley Peverill Associates

UK agriculture is changing. Rural businesses are having to adapt quicker than ever before, due to the loss of the Basic Payment Scheme, Brexit, increasingly volatile markets and social demographics. Farm financial margins are being squeezed further, with a fairly bleak outlook in some cases, leaving some farming businesses wondering how they will support the family and stay afloat. The very nature of farming reduces the ability to dedicate time and resources to creating new income streams, now vital to rural businesses.

Due to the seasonality, workload and time pressured nature of agriculture, it can be excruciatingly difficult for a rural business manager or owner to find adequate time and resource to complete a project. Often things are started and progressing well, only to be placed on hold due to existing workloads. This often leads to delays in project delivery, additional expenditure and poor performance. This becomes exponential when a diversification project is itself complex and has time constraints (planning applications, etc).

Dudley Peverill Associates is on hand to provide the complete diversification project solution. From estate strategy, evaluation of resources, selection of appropriate enterprises to the instruction of professionals and final implementation, we are here to help. Rural family businesses can focus on their passion, farming, secure in the knowledge that

Online Systems

We started trading in Carlisle in 1992 with only two members of staff; today we have a team of over 50 people. No matter how much we grow, our personal, friendly approach will always remain at the heart of what we do, which is why we’ve retained so many of the customers who’ve been with us from the very beginning.

Here at Online Systems we work with our Partner Freshwave to deliver Private Mobile Networks to Holiday Parks. Some of the benefits include:

● FAST – uninterrupted high-speed downloads and streaming

● SECURE – connectivity your customers can trust

● SIMPLE – quick and easy to deploy with minimal disruption

● 4G/5G data speeds in every holiday home in the park (supporting unlimited compatible devices)

● Via SIM-based access (improving network security)

● Each access point provide greater coverage (site

ParcVu

ParcVu is the UK’s most trusted park management software. For over 35 years we have been successfully helping parks manage their business, grow their revenue, and improve guest satisfaction. Our very first client is still a client to this day. Together with our world class developers, our software was created by holiday park operators and has been developed from client feedback. Our team is a good mix of developers and handpicked ex-park personnel, many of whom were clients before joining us.

We also realise changing platforms can be daunting. Our data take on process has been refined over decades. Together, we build your ParcVu within the platform using data extraction scripts which make the whole process seamless and with no disruption to the business. Our experienced onboarding team work alongside you to allow you to continue using your current platform until we switch you on.

We have a simple per pitch and zero commission making it affordable and increase revenue by more than the annual fee.

If your park could benefit from an all-inclusive intuitive, easy to use platform to grow bookings, grow sales, increase revenue, and at the same time make life a little smoother for your guests, owners, and staff members, why not give us a call.

Contact: Andy Cressey, Director

T 01244 661777

M 07867 498588

andrew.cressey@parcvu.com

www.parcvu.com

Exhibitors

MPC Services

The MPCS team aims to help customers with sewerage, septic tank, pump stations and drainage systems to ensure compliance and overall efficiency of off mains treatment systems.

With nationwide coverage and covering both residential and commercial sites, the experienced specialist team provides manufacturer independent guidance, competitive options for consideration right through to project delivery and ongoing support as required.

their diversification aspirations will be managed in the background, ensuring targets are met by our friendly, compassionate and diligent team. We want rural family businesses to thrive. Optimum utilisation of assets both within and outside of agriculture is paramount to reducing risk and supporting the primary business through times of adversity. Diversification will help to enable rural families to continue what they have loved doing for generations, enjoying their farm.

T 01296 612448

am@dudleypeverill.co.uk www.dudleypeverill.co.uk

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wide connectivity achieved with minimal access points)

● Minimal cabling needed to get the same coverage as WiFi (causing minimal site disruption during installation)

It works because outdoor small cell technology brings 4G/5G data speeds to each lodge within the resort via a small antenna on each lodge. A simbased access point inside then distributes the signal via WiFi.

As well as Private Mobile Networks, we also offer and deliver IT Solutions, Business Mobiles, Telecoms and Connectivity for all types of businesses. More information at: www.online-systems.co.uk or email us at: sales@online-systems.co.uk

Among the latest developments include the introduction to the UK market of the highly energy efficient FujiMAC air compressor. This air blower for aeration-based treatment systems is proving highly popular as it is compatible with new and old sewage systems, providing an easy upgrade to energy efficiency typically saving customers 20% to 50% on their electricity bills as well as being incredibly quiet.

The MPCS team offer packaged sewage treatment solutions and pumping stations from the leading brands, including Marsh, Klargester, Tricel, KEE, FujiClean and EWWS, and assist with determining

what would be right for each site-specific scenario. With refreshed regulations coming into force since 2020, there has never been a better time to review off mains sewage treatment on a site ensuring compliant sewage treatment and effluent discharge.

For more information about the MPCS off mains drains surveying, remedial work and project delivery for your specific off mains drains requirements, please email: enquiries@mpcservices.co.uk or call 01773 767612 or visit: www.offmainsdrains.co.uk

If you can dream it, we’ll create it!

We have been designing, manufacturing & fitting Inspirational bespoke playgrounds for almost 30 years for schools, parks, stately homes, attractions, museums, councils, etc. We manufacture our playground equipment to an extremely high standard where imagination is brought to life with quirky and fun ideas. All our equipment is designed for outdoor learning and also to support physical & emotional development in children. Furthermore, we are competitively priced.

We manufacture bespoke playground equipment because we believe that creativity is the most important factor in realising a playground's full potential. So while other companies can take playground equipment ‘off the shelf’, we take pride in designing the most whimsical and unique playground designs and equipment.

In fact, it's how some of our most creative ideas emerge, such as the ‘Alice in Wonderland’ themed play area at Rockcliffe Hall Hotel, inspired by Lewis Carroll. The zip cableway at the heritage playground at the CoalMining Museum is another outstanding bespoke piece.

Get in touch with us for a free site visit, design and quotation: T 01347 878747 info@imageplaygrounds.com www.imageplaygrounds.com

We are a family-run, close-knit team with one main interest at heart; creating fun, fabulous memories for children.

Our teams have developed the best quality playgrounds for over 25 years and counting!

Our mission is to turn any play space into a thrilling outdoor adventure.

01347 878747

info@imageplaygrounds.com

www.imageplaygrounds.com

Farm Business Innovation 2021 Review Part 3 – Top Exhibitors

Leisure Marketing People

Leisure Marketing People are a team of professionals with a wealth of expertise in the Holiday Parks and Leisure Industry.

This extensive knowledge has led to a proven track record of success by delivering real results to clients which aid and elevates their online presence. With their core values of being open, transparent, and proud to be a little bit different, the team brings a refreshing and modern approach to an established industry.

Leisure Marketing People offer effective marketing solutions that cover various branding, social media management, lead generation,

copywriting & SEO, web development, and reporting services.

These services can be tailored to each client's needs to help them navigate a constantly adapting digital world and teach companies the skills to handle their day-to-day marketing activities, ultimately saving them time and money.

Current clients involve an award winning holiday park, interior dressing service for leisure accommodation & leading luxury lodge manufacturers.

T 01964 632040 info@leisuremarketingpeople.com www.leisuremarketingpeople.com

Discover your love for Disc Golf!

Disc Golf is the fastest growing sport in the world. Already seeing impressive growth up to 2019 it exploded during the pandemic as a naturally socially distanced outdoor sport appealing to all demographics and especially family groups looking for outdoor fun.

Appealing to landowners looking for an additional activity on site, it’s a low cost to get started and with limited maintenance costs it drives a varied footfall to sites from Activity Centres to Forestry England and National Trust properties. Disc Golf can and does fit anywhere.

Disc Golf UK’s Co-owner, Richard Hatton, stumbled across the sport in 2007 and was immediately hooked. Within a year he became the Secretary of the British Disc Golf Association and later the UK’s Co-ordinator for the international Professional Disc Golf Association.

Frustrated by the slow growth in the UK compared to the US and Northern Europe he set up Disc Golf UK in 2015 to drive new course installations and raise the profile of the sport in

Smeetz

Ticketing and dynamic pricing is the future of a unified, data-driven and dynamic pricing-oriented commerce for attractions and cultural venues. We help our customers:

● get more early bookings by creating incentives for their visitors with dynamic pricing, ● improve their customers’ journey by spreading visitors’ attendance, and

● increase their sales revenue by cross-selling offers on multiple channels.

On top of our back-office suite offering all the basics of ticketing from online bookings to sales at-the-door, we offer sales optimisation powered by artificial intelligence and omni-channel reach to easily

the country. With a company focus of giving back to the community, the sport has grown exponentially here since.

In 2018, to keep up with demand, Disc Golf UK started producing their own discs at a factory near Chesterfield. In 2019 Disc Golf Distribution Ltd was formed as a joint venture with the Disc manufacturer.

They now produce all their own course elements lowering the cost to landowners while helping to support them with their courses. As a result Disc Golf Distribution has seen impressive growth and now has worldwide interest, selling under the Launch Disc Golf and Disc Golf UK brands in over 30 countries.

Contact

T +44 (0)1246 866800 www.discgolfuk.uk

distribute products on various channels. We are not only a software offering tons of cool features, we also have a whole team to support our customers, help them grow and ensure their success. Feel free to reach out if you’d like to know more about how we could collaborate!

Contact: Gordon Tole-Moir, UK Country Manager M +44 (0)7400 818530 sales@smeetz.com www.smeetz.com

Kingston Park and Leisure Homes

Kingston Park and Leisure Homes are setting the benchmark for quality and service in the park and leisure homes sector. Using our modular architectural and engineering experience, we have designed and developed a generation of holiday lodges and park homes that won’t be beaten on quality, value for money and service.

We’ve taken this precision engineering experience, high profile project management and architectural skills along with our personal experience of the leisure industry to deliver a new generation of leisure homes that are making a splash in the market. Our focus is solely on creating the best quality park and leisure homes.

Using our propriety construction methods, we deliver the highest build quality available in the park and leisure homes market. We focus on doing the simple things to the highest standards which results in a palpable sense of quality as you walk through the door of a Kingston Lodge or Home.

At Kingston Park and Leisure Homes, we pride ourselves

on providing a personal service at every step of the journey. Clients are welcome to visit our factory so they can see how we use our unique construction methods to create our new generation of lodges and multi storey modular buildings.

Contact: Steve Taylor, Sales Director M 07394 567979 steve@kingstonplh.com

Konshush

Design: Destination Dining Pods

Konshush Design describes its approach to design as being environmentally considerate, the space and the environment it sits within, considering ‘inside and out’. We strive to improve and develop space being more conscious to the users senses, to consider comfort through space; lighting; temperature; acoustics and aesthetically, understanding implications design can have not only on the environment but on its users, the Pods were developed with this in mind.

We launched a half ‘Pod’ at Farm Exhibition Nov 2021 – the aim being to provide an alternative way to build revenue, while considering the environment, for the Farming and Leisure Industry. The Half Pod was an opportunity to take a little time out from the hustle and bustle of the show, with acoustic panelling creating a relaxing space.

The options are Half Pod, Pod, Group of Pods; as well as a full service; Destination Dining, that can be situated independently of your Hotel, Pub or on an unused field, considering sustainable options available for off grid supply which can be retained after the event.

The Pods have their own lighting to allow it to be used day & night, a window is installed in the door to allow staff to

Discover your love of glamping with Glamping Innovations

Glamping Innovations was established in June 2020, by Sara Gladstone. Driven by Sara’s own love and passion for glamping, Sara created the company to supply unique, innovative, comfort inspired, sustainable and experience-led products, sold exclusively by Glamping Innovations and distributed across the whole of the UK.

be able to view the customers and not disturb them. The Interior consists of elements that can be customised to match your site, such as removable acoustic panels which can be branded. It’s all about the experience, by adding special touches; a speaker where customers can play their own music, a bell to call the staff; a heater/cooler, all customisable.

Contact: Michele

T 01792 460628 M 07758 510858 michele@konshushdesign.com www.konshushdesign.com

One of the main goals for the company is staying up to date with the latest trends, offering creative designs and the most extravagant glamping products. Glamping Innovations understands the needs for each site, to create unique experiences and differentiate their offering to add value. As such, Glamping Innovations offers a range of beautiful, diverse, breath taking glamping products including safari tents and lodges, arcades, anthropods, glamtainers, omnipods, panorama domes and panoramic saunas. Each product offers a feeling of indulgence, and provides a ‘once in a lifetime’, unforgettable experience.

Getting back to nature and exploring the natural, beautiful and tranquil offerings of the great outdoors

is a therapeutic, revitalising experience, and Glamping Innovations’ range of products, offer a truly luxurious, unique escape to allow glampers to enjoy their leisure time, in comfort and style.

Contact

T 03333 447566

www.glampinginnovations.co.uk

At JLC Group we have an electric vehicle for every environment

Our work includes:

● Residential Development (New Build & Conversions)

● Strategic Local Plan Representation

● Business Growth/Diversification Advisory Work

Edwardson Associates is a niche planning consultancy.

We operate from the Wash to the Borders, and beyond.

We are proud to offer a top class advisory service with outstanding success rates. Our team of Qualified Chartered Surveyors, Town Planners and Architects advise cohesively on business matters; specifically planning and feasibility.

We achieve maximum added value and income generators for our client base. The bulk of our work centres on identifying and releasing value. We are often challenged with contentious cases and find solutions.

Contact T 01377 249720

F 01377 259052

info@edwardsonassociates.com www.edwardsonassociates.com

● Tourism & Leisure sector – in depth involvement on a national basis: National Associate Members of the BH & HPA

● Farm and Estate Diversification: identifying and releasing exploitation potential.

● Removal of Agricultural Ties and other similar restrictions

● Commercial Building proposals

● Residential, Static, Touring Caravan, Glamping Developments, including site design/layouts

● Site Licensing

● Feasibility Appraisals

● Confidential research: planning history and potential, prior to purchase/sale

● Conservation Areas, Listed Buildings, AONBs, Green Belts. Open Countryside, Management Dwellings

● Redundant Building Conversions

● Commercial/Industrial applications

THE NOSMOKE is inspired by the automotive design of the 1960s, with its vintage look and simplistic design, top speed of 44mph and range of up to 74 miles on a charge. It is a cost-effective and fun, silent running option for holiday resorts and rentals. The MEV City Cargo, car and Pick-Up are JLC’s new 100% electric compact urban commuter vehicles that bring all the benefits of EVs with a baseline budget price tag. Designed to give the user rear space and easy access to small parking spaces, it enhances daily duties in restricted zones, it has a top speed of 50mph and a range of 90 miles.

The ORCA is new to the UK and a zero-emission solution for tradespeople and multiple commercial environments, with a top speed of 50mph and a range of up to 108 miles. This 30kWh van has a charge time of five hours and a self-diagnostic system on the LCD screen. Its payload is 1,000kg.

The Eco Van is a highly practical, fully electric van. It is perfect for city couriers and local delivery services. To fit the brief of last-mile delivery, it has a turning radius of just 4,000mm, with a top speed of 50mph and a range

from 65 to 125 miles, it can carry a payload of 500kg with a charge time of 6 to 10 hours.

Contact us today to find out how you can go electric on your farm, holiday park or resort!

Contact

T 0800 170 1515 sales@jlc-group.co.uk www.jlc-group.co.uk

Innovative and intelligent self-service solutions

In this issue of Business and Industry Today, we are pleased to announce LapSafe® as our Self-Service Solutions Company of the Month.

Established in 2000, LapSafe® is the industry’s leading expert in managing mobile computing, powering smart technologies and providing smart self-service locker solutions. The company’s main aim is to provide safe power management solutions that allow charging, synching and data transfer for laptops, tablets and other such devices in volume.

LapSafe® is well known within the education sector and is marked as the original innovator of both its laptop storage and charging trolley that was first launched over twenty years ago, and its flagship Mentor™ trolley which is still being sold today.

LapSafe® has a huge presence across the UK with over 70% of UK universities now having installed the Diplomat™ Self-Service Lockers.

Soon to come in 2022, LapSafe® is due to launch Sovran , its new Self-Service Locker range. We spoke to Denise Crouch, Head of Sales & Marketing about the new range. “Sovran™, is probably the most powerful, sophisticated, and innovative locker solution to date. The new locker range will offer a host of services and integrations when coupled with our NEW ‘ONARKEN ’ software that combines all of our software services in one centrally

managed suite of applications. This intuitive and straightforward self-check application installed in a terminal allows quick and easy access to the services users’ needs such as borrow, return, dropoff and collect.”

Furthermore, to sit alongside the LapSafe® locker range or to work standalone, off the back of the COVID-19 pandemic, the company is also bringing to market its new Diplomat UV-C Station which sanitises a laptop or similar devices in just 15 seconds. Used to stop the spread of bacteria and viruses on devices, the Diplomat™ UV-C Station is a touch-free machine, that sanitises all areas of the laptop at once using a semi-automated solution. It is a standalone station that uses smart technology to sense when a device is placed in or taken out. Requiring only a single standard power socket, the machine incorporates fail-safe and safety protection with step-by-step instruction on an LCD screen.

Showcasing its versatility and flexibility within the industry, during COVID19 LapSafe® were able to transition its capabilities and expertise to helping the London Ambulance

Enhancement of the All-Stainless range from SWEP with B222 largesize model

SWEP, world-leading supplier of brazed plate heat exchangers (BPHEs), is once again expanding its AllStainless range for the most demanding applications, introducing the B222 large-size model.

All-Stainless is a range of durable, compact, and efficient BPHEs for the most demanding applications that often use aggressive media such as ammonia, deionised water system, or fluids with high sulphur content, all of which can be corrosive to copper.

All-Stainless is therefore highly suitable for a wide range of industrial applications with high demands on corrosion resistance, low tolerance for contamination and/or high operating temperatures.

During the fall of 2021, the B221 was added as the first large size model to enhance a strong and diversified portfolio of existing small and medium size models. Introducing the B222 as the latest largesize addition, complements this highly robust and efficient range now with a total of six All-Stainless products to suit a wide range of needs for the

most demanding applications.

Whereas the signature features of the B221 was high efficiency and high-pressure approvals, the B222 complements its sibling large-size model with bigger ports and a higher fluid capacity.

Frida Cullin Persson, Segment Manager with SWEP, explains, “All-Stainless is the natural choice for all those demanding applications when copper needs to avoided. The range combines robustness and durability with high heat transfer efficiency offered in a small construction. With the two recent largesize additions of B221 and B222, each with unique features, we offer the market the most diversified and strong All-Stainless range of compact and efficient heat exchangers.”

Learn more about the All-Stainless range from SWEP: www.swep.net/campaigns/all-stainless

Contact: Frida Cullin Persson, Product & Segment Manager, SWEP

T +46 418 400 796 frida.cullinpersson@swep.net

Service with self-service lockers that loaned out tablets to frontline workers at the beginning of their shifts. “The self-service loan lockers sped up the access of devices for frontline personnel whilst keeping track on the assets. The brief stated that the equipment needed had to be ready to go, fully charged if required and easy for staff to ‘check-out’ devices and be on their way. Our loan lockers can be accessed 24 x 7 without staff interaction and the need to access IT equipment without staff interaction was highlighted throughout this experience so we were proud to play our part in helping stop the spread of viruses,” said Denise.

LapSafe® has a large range of products including Self-Service equipment, Diplomat Lockers, Diplomat™ UV-C, Flex – its personal storage and charging lockers, ClassBuddy™ – its cost-effective storage and charging range, and Mentor™ – its intelligent storage and charge range. All products are manufactured in the UK and sold by over 300 business partners locally and across the UK, Europe, Middle East, Australia and USA. They are fully and

independently tested to meet or exceed required British Safety Standards and HSE guidelines and covered by an extensive lifetime warranty.

After already achieving so much, we asked Denise what the company had planned for the future, she answered. “Our in-depth knowledge of the education and commercial sectors, coupled with extensive in-house IT skills, gives us an edge over the competition. We plan to continue designing and developing our range to stay abreast of the fast pace of change within the world of technology.”

T 01787 226166

sales@lapsafe.com

www.lapsafe.com

European Springs & Pressings Ltd

European Springs and Pressings Ltd offer a full design and manufacturing service for bespoke and standard metal Pressings, Wireforms, Coil and Gas Springs with Prototyping and full Tool Room support. With two UK manufacturing sites, a standard product range of 12,000+ items and a dynamic balance of cutting-edge facilities, experienced engineers and thoughtful customer service, it is with good reason that we are numbered among Europe’s leading spring and metal component suppliers.

Our clients work across the Aerospace, Automotive, Defence, Domestic Appliance, Electronics, Hydraulics, Lighting, Medical, Nuclear, Pharmaceutical, Scientific and Telecommunication industries, so we’re used to delivering a wide array of bespoke products that meet complex client-specific requirements.

A bespoke manufacturing process and in-house design service – complete with CAD/CAM software and systems – means we can help you realise a range of prototype ideas which can be individually cut using precision lasers for R&D testing or put into full production. Our fully equipped tool room is available to design and build any

production tooling needed, assuring you of competitive pricing and consistent quality supply.

Whether you need a conventional compression, tension, die, disc or torsion spring, or want the most obscure spring clip or wire form imaginable, we are able to produce exactly what you’re looking for.

T +44 (0)208 663 1800

info.bec@europeansprings.com

Trico’s innovation in the handling, storage & dispensing of lubricants

Trico’s new Spectrum Bulk Oil Storage System, the easy way to identify, store, dispense and transfer lubricants.

Trico, experts in lubrication management with over 100 years of experience, have built a total package to provide its customers with complete control over their lubrication needs. Front and centre of this package is the new Spectrum Bulk Oil Storage and Dispensing System.

The Spectrum facilitates best practice in lubricant storage. Its mobility allows you dispense

lubricants close to point of use, thereby increasing efficiency and its compact footprint assists in space saving. Its colour coding system prevents cross contamination and its integral oil usage monitoring systems prevent unforeseen shortages.

Key features:

● 65 gallon tanks

● Modular, expandable system

● Colour coded identifiers

● Self-closing brass dispensing valves

● Robust heavy gauge racking

A strong range of now six products in the AllStainless portfolio from SWEP to fill the need for the most demanding applications with high demands on corrosion resistance and where copper contamination or copper corrosion must be avoided

The B222 large-size, highcapacity model is the most recent addition to the AllStainless range; the B222 complements its sibling large-size model with bigger ports and a higher fluid capacity

Digital Edge Subsea

Digital Edge Subsea supplies the oil and gas industry with its digital video recording system.

The company, established more than 10 years ago, has nurtured strong customer relationships that has allowed for honest customer feedback, and this has been incorporated into the development of the Version 5 Edge DVR.

Conversations continue and now Digital Edge are pleased to be able to offer further software that will help their customers to serve their clients better.

Data Archive App

Digital Edge will soon release a data storage and back-up solution that uses an integral app within Edge architecture, to avoid needing a 3rd party app. Edge Archive handles the transfer

of data from the internal DVR drives to Client storage, either on a NAS, a Raid, or a phased delivery to multiple external hard drives.

Being a Native app, the data transfer ensures that the quality of Live recordings are not impacted by a 3rd party program trying to access the same file that the DVR app is currently using. Ensuring recorded data integrity and quality is of the highest importance.

Archive can act as a Simple data mirror of the correct internal drive data folders, or can be used to create multiple simultaneous backups of Client Deliverables. This can be done in continuous backup or a phased approach, ie. after each dive.

For more information or a demonstration of the system, contact: info@digitaledgesubsea.com or visit: www.digitaledgesubsea.com

Flexible Machining Systems Ltd

Based in West Sussex, Flexible Machining Systems has been supplying multiple industrial sectors with precision engineering services for nearly 40 years. We meet the highest standards for all the components and systems we produce, as demonstrated by our AS9100D and BS EN ISO9001 certifications, delivering on time to your exact specifications.

We’re proud of our heritage that stretches back to our foundation in 1982. In recent years, we have invested in people, processes and new capital investments to meet the latest requirements and standards of every industry we supply.

We’re particularly proud of purchasing that latest 5 Axis automated CNC Machines and we have expanded FMS premises to house the operations of our sister company Horsham Sheet Metal, which was fully integrated into FMS during 2021. Being co-located on one site is clearly beneficial for all projects that use our combined services and we are extremely excited about the prospects this affords us and our customers going forward.

Industrial Remote visual inspection and foreign object retrieval experts

Jackson Electronics undertook its first Remote Visual Inspection (RVI) in 1965 at High Marnham Power Station and has since, completed thousands of inspection and foreign material/debris retrieval assignments for the Power Industry, Chemical Industry, Oil Refineries and other industrial plant.

The company maintains over 50 years of experience in identifying defects that may affect the reliability of the plant and through this experience, the company has developed the skills and expertise, to enable them to retrieve foreign material even from the most difficult places.

Many of our engineers and management team have a strong background in Lean and Six Sigma, so we are always driving a continuous improvement culture. Lean tools such as 5S, TPM, Setup Reduction, Root Cause Analysis and Process Management are frequently used to improve our performance.

We understand that performance and quality are critical for the sectors we supply and that is central to every order we work on. Please get in touch to discuss how we can fulfil your precision engineering, fabrication or project requirements, whatever your industry or timescales.

T +44 (0)1403 270466 sales@flexiblemachining.com www.flexiblemachining.com

With a commitment to constant development, Jackson Electronics is continuously developing its RVI techniques and has recently upgraded its Boroscopes/Video Probes to the latest HD version with 3D phase measurement capabilities. In addition, Jackson Electronic has intrinsically safe cameras for inspections within Zone 0 hazardous environments. We have also upgraded our standard inspection equipment to Full HD using an in-house designed and built bespoke viewing box and recently launched a drone inspection service. Excelling in incorporating the latest technologies, the company also boasts specialist cameras for inspecting all types of pipework, turbines, vessels, boilers, etc, and plants.

T +44 (0)1636 705718

sales@jacksonelectronics.co.uk

www.jacksonelectronics.co.uk

Specialised lubrication equipment

Adams Lubetech UK is a part of the Lion Group of companies including Antwert Lion Oil Works NV, Codaitec France and Techno Trans Vertriebs Germany.

The businesses can offer standard and bespoke lubrication systems from design to assembly and installation support, along with a full range of lubrication equipment and components. We provide equipment solutions to support customers with their plant maintenance lubrication strategies, ie. delivering metered quantities of lubricant, at the right time, to their plant reducing consumption, minimising friction and wear that so often leads to premature failure.

Major process industries need to ensure they have near continuously operational equipment to maximise daily output. Avoiding and reducing downtime is a key factor in achieving this goal. Managing the lubrication of critical equipment is essential for asset availability and reliability.

Our systems, equipment and components are in use in virtually all types of significant production equipment including, high pressure compressors, pumps, conveyors, processing equipment, casting, presses, metal cutting and forming machines. Lubrication equipment solutions are supplied to many industries using that equipment, including harsh, corrosive or even hazardous environments, such as chemical plants, food factories, water processing, paper manufacturing industries, materials production, automotive assembly, mining and minerals, etc.

T +44 (0)24 7646 7941

info@adamslube.com

www.adamslube.com

Lechler: Spray and atomisation

You can trust NetterVibration to find the right solution for you

For more than 140 years, Lechler has acquired in-depth knowledge of spray and atomisation processes in a wide range of different applications.

The company has a workforce of around 700 employees and is the market leader in Europe.

Lechler precision nozzles have also provided valuable service in the chemical and petrochemical industries for many years. Thanks to its process engineering knowledge, the Metzingen-based company is more than just a service provider.

In addition to precision nozzles, Lechler also offers customer-specific injection systems for individual process applications. With a wide set of scientifically based processes, simulation and design tools and its own state-of-the art development and technology centre, the nozzle specialist also acts as a consultant, partner and innovator.

Solutions from Lechler have demonstrably contributed to efficiency optimisation in many projects and can withstand the highest process demands such as extreme heat, high pressure and corrosive media.

T 0114 249 2020

www.lechler.com/de-en

Introducing Zip Core Packaging software

Serving the industry with vibration, NetterVibration holds a leading position in the field of vibration technology. Its productive, intelligent solutions and technical expertise alongside its ‘Made in Germany’ quality are what forms the basis of the company’s success.

Vibrators from NetterVibration are applied in numerous industrial sectors such as Chemical, Food, Construction, and Mechanical Engineering. Its extensive portfolio of products includes Pneumatic Vibrators, Special Vibrators, Feeders, Electric

Vibrators, Vibrating Tables, Hydraulic Vibrators, Vibrating Machinery, and accessories. Offering efficient and reliable solutions, NetterVibration’s services include conveying, dosing, separating, releasing, compacting, sorting and sieving of bulk materials such as powders, pellets or granulate materials.

NetterVibration develops customised solutions for all specific applications in close collaboration with its customers. A previous product made unique to

customer specifications was an extremely low-built drive unit LineDrive for conveyor/dosing channels or roller vibrators for extremely high temperature (500°C).

For more information, see below where an experienced sales representative and application engineer will gladly advise you on-site.

T 01543 278981

info@NetterVibration.co.uk

www.nettervibration.com/en/

The team at Vivid has been hard at work to make this happen and we're thrilled to be bringing this development to our customers.

Zip Core Packaging Suite is a CAD/CAM packaging software that has been created to optimise every aspect of packaging design from start to finish.

Sales and Product Manager, Lewis Evans, said that Vivid is very excited to be launching its new Zip Core Packaging Software.

“Our software will provide businesses with a wide range of tools that speed up and automate the everyday jobs of packaging designers, graphic designers and salespeople involved in the creation and production of packaging. This will result in jobs being produced at a much faster rate. There are endless packaging templates to choose from within our library of designs, giving the customer the opportunity to create an infinite choice of projects with absolute simplicity,” Evans explained. “There are two bundles to choose from; Zip Core Design and Zip Core Design Pro. Compatible with both desktop and Cloud solutions and integrated with Adobe® Illustrator® “Meaning you can apply graphics to your packaging designs while being able to view a 3D model of the structure before production. Saving you both time and money,” Evans added.

Zip Core Packaging Software has been developed by Vivid to enhance the use of its VeloBlade Volta and VeloBlade Nexus range of digital die-cutting systems.

For further information about Zip Core Packaging Suite, please visit: www.vivid-online.com

We provide focused solutions to a range of Source Emissions, Air Quality and Quality Assurance issues.

The Principle Consultant, Dr Roger Brown, has been involved with Environmental Affairs for over 25 years.

He has pioneered the use of technology to show compliance with environmental legislation, and has been responsible for environmental projects and the establishment of environmental businesses in the UK.

+44 (0)1633 431513 +44 (0)7799 623891 rs.brown @oakwood-environmental.co.uk www.oakwood-environmental.co.uk

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Tel: 0121 550

Assent enables sustainability reporting for manufacturers, rebrands to expand into ESG

Assent Inc. (Assent), formerly Assent Compliance Inc., has launched its new brand as the latest sign of the firm’s significant growth as a leader in delivering comprehensive supply chain sustainability management solutions to manufacturers.

Led by Andrew Waitman, CEO, Assent, the Ottawa, Canada-based supply chain sustainability management company is specifically focused on complex manufacturers in the industrial equipment, electronics, medical device, aerospace/ defence and automotive industries, whose products have a long design cycle and shelf life. Assent has evolved as a leader in supply chain sustainability management, helping

complex manufacturers see deeper into their supply chains, be smarter with powerful data, and grow better to seize market opportunities.

Assent’s current customer base includes household names such as GE Appliances, Bombardier, Cook Medical and Polaris. Complex manufacturers use Assent’s

Smarti Environmental

Leading waterless urinal provider, Smarti Environmental, is urging the facilities management sector to play its part in the battle against needless water wastage.

The business is encouraging organisations to review their use of flushing urinals amid the UK’s growing water crisis. Its research shows that there are currently around 3.5 million water-supplied urinals in the UK, collectively wasting 217 billion litres of water each year.

To encourage the move to flushless urinals, Smarti Environmental is offering facilities management organisations with 100 or more urinals a free trial for 3 months, including free installation of its retro-fit valves. Smaller businesses can also benefit from

savings of more than 50% compared to the cost of running flushing urinals.  Smarti Environmental is also offering to replace blocked pipework – the result of the chemical reaction between urine and water in flushing urinals.

Smarti Environmental’s Kimberley Hill commented, “Businesses can play a key part in reducing water waste, and one of the simplest steps is switching to waterless urinals. This saves 100,000 litres of water per urinal, per year, cuts related costs by over 50%, and CO2 by 105kg per urinal.”

Supply Chain Sustainability Platform to capture, report on and manage supply chain compliance and sustainability performance through supplier declarations. Assent’s SaaS technology platform and its regulatory team of subject matter experts help keep customers ahead of compliance and regulatory changes across the globe.

The company is expanding its strategic focus to build upon its compliance expertise with additional sustainability and ESG solutions to help its customers address ever-evolving marketplace needs.

Assent@padillaco.com

www.assent.com/company/contact-us/

UK’S NUMBER ONE CHOICE FOR COMPLIANT GAS CYLINDER

SafetyCulture

t UK retailers facing sustainability pressures to get free access to digital tools in new initiative from SafetyCulture

t New Retail Sustainability Initiative grants UK retailers free access to digital operations platform iAuditor

t Dedicated sustainability checks and resources will support organisations looking to move to greener ways of doing business

The retail sector, which continues to feel the economic fallout of the pandemic, is now battling increasing pressures to reduce waste, emissions, and its global environmental impact – against the backdrop of soaring global energy prices.

To tackle this issue, operations platform SafetyCulture is offering UK retailers free access to its iAuditor app to kick off its new Retail Sustainability Initiative. The technology will be free for teams of up to 10 users, giving them access to ready-to-use digital audit templates on sustainability and issues reporting, as well as thousands of additional templates on brand standards, loss prevention, store inspections, & more.

Nicky Chenery, General Manager EMEA at SafetyCulture, said, “We’ve seen first-hand the challenges faced by the sector, working with brands including American Golf, Decathlon and Pets at Home. Offering our platform free for UK retailers of all sizes alongside dedicated sustainability and retail operational checklists can help those at the start of their journey.”

Learn more about the initiative:  www.safetyculture. com/retail-sustainability-initiative

Recycling & Water Management

Recycling Machinery UK

TANA

Blaxtair is the solution for safety on recycling sites

After several years of partnership with Arcure, the recycling leaders in Europe and the USA (Suez, Veolia, Paprec…) have just surpassed the 1,500 Blaxtair systems installed on recycling sites in France for the protection of pedestrians around handling machines (loaders, excavators and forklifts). This makes it one of the largest Blaxtair fleets out of more than 12,000 units in operation worldwide. Franck Gayraud, CEO of Arcure explained, “Using Artificial Intelligence, Blaxtair is the only smart 3D camera able

Water Management

TANA Recycling Machinery UK has a mission to provide customers with simply more money on the bottom-line with cutting-edge technology in solid waste management. All TANA products aim to provide maximum efficiency and profit to make waste management businesses thrive. TANA machines are designed with skill and experience using the best components available. All products are manufactured from the TANA headquarters in Finland.

When using the right machine, waste can be transformed into valuable raw materials. Reducing, re-using and recovering waste to manage waste sustainably can be done profitably. Efficiently recycling waste by conventional means is notoriously difficult, and in most cases only a certain percentage of the waste ends up recycled. But what if there was an easier way that recycled waste from a variety of materials?

We are lucky enough to have the most versatile machine on the market, the TANA Shark Shredder. General waste, mattresses, tyres, wood, plastic, C&I, C&D the Shark can handle them all and more. Pair that with excellence in service and you have a winning formula.

There are many applications to which the TANA Shark shredder can be used. It can shred all kinds of end-of-life tyres. These could come from cars, trucks, aircrafts, and heavy-duty vehicles and can be difficult to recycle. The TANA Shark uses high-torque shredders to make it possible to shred tyres to an 80mm particle size in just one pass and separates most of the metal wires directly from the shredded material flow on the conveyor.

The steel wiring is removed in the shredding process by an over-band magnet in the unloading conveyor. Once separated, shredded tyres and metals can be sold and reused in many ways.

In support of the TANA shredders range, TANA ProTrack® offers the possibility to significantly improve the engagement of personnel to a company and their work. TANA ProTrack® allows users to track their operations in real time enabling them to see the numbers and understand the waypoints that in turn will increase work efficiency.

Customers of TANA Recycling Machinery UK operate in a variety of areas amongst the waste management industry. The team at TANA Recycling Machinery UK’s job is to help customers do their jobs as easily, costeffectively, and eco-friendly as possible. Their efforts and proficiency in achieving that goal has been recognised recently as they received the honour of accepting the Sales Team of the Year Award within the business.

Find out more at: www.tanauk.com

to distinguish a person from another obstacle in real time and alert the operator to the danger, without unnecessary alarms. Blaxtair enhances people safety, working conditions and productivity.” To make full use of the data collected by Blaxtair, some of the waste management companies have also been deploying the Blaxtair Connect connected solution, which provides information on machine use and the mapping of hot spots on sites. Thanks to this data, Occupational Health and Safety Managers can act proactively on a daily

basis on the risks of machine/pedestrian collisions and thus drastically reduce them. Since the adoption of Blaxtair by the French national leaders in the recycling industry, several German and American companies have followed suit, making Blaxtair the reference solution in the recycling market, which represents some 80,000 machines to be equipped in Europe and North America.

Contact: Aurélie NOEL, Marketing Manager

T +33 (0)6 69 12 20 14

www.arcure.net

www.blaxtair.com

EMEX: Reduce your energy use

Energy is a cost to most organisations that has grown as a proportion of overall expenditure in recent years. And yet, there is considerable potential within most organisations to make large energy cost and carbon emission savings through the installation of energy efficiency measures.

EMEX, held at London’s ExCeL from 24-25 November 2021, connects all industrial and commercial energy consumers with leading experts, policy makers and suppliers. EMEX is more than just an event. It’s a platform where practitioners and experts from various backgrounds and sectors are coming together to share their knowledge and experiences from successful implementations of energy efficiency strategies.

Whatever the size of your business there is an opportunity to find more efficiency in your energy use. Applying silo thinking to energy management rarely delivers the maximum savings possible. A far more effective approach is to focus on the whole operation and identify the interdependencies between each function.

With this broader view, it is possible to develop and implement solutions that deliver greater cost reductions by increasing energy efficiency across multiple facilities, reducing maintenance costs, reducing water consumption, decreasing production downtime, removing supply chain costs, delivering a return on investment, increasing business assets value and enhancing workplace productivity.

IC Synergy

IC Synergy is a leading energy management company saving clients money. We provide specialist services to businesses to help identify and reduce energy usage, energy costs, and comply with government legislation.

With an excellent range of energy services, icSynergy’s standout service is the energy management system. This SaaS platform enables businesses to monitor and measure their energy usage across the entire business at one or multiple sites.

This year’s EMEX takes place from 23-24 November 2022 at ExCeL, London. This is our pick of the best exhibitors from last year’s show, listed here in alphabetical order: Aceleron, B2B Energy & IC Synergy. Further details can be found on this page.

Contact www.emexlondon.com

The system provides energy, water, GHG, waste and project management modules as well as environmental reporting that complies with ISO 50001 requirements.  The flexible software system and simple financial model, with its pay per point means you are in control of your costs at all times.

Businesses can measure at a top level by monitoring at the main incoming utility meter/s, and in a lot more detail by monitoring disparate distribution points around your premises or even at each appliance.

IC Synergy provides a one stop shop for all of your energy management requirements. Whether this is a need for an energy audit, consultancy on part of a project, an energy management system, or a full energy reduction project, icSynergy will facilitate and support your business through the journey.

www.icsynergy.co.uk

There are not enough ‘Energy Experts’

Ihave always known that there are not enough energy consultants in the UK. If the government announced tomorrow that we were to reduce our emissions immediately and all businesses had to appoint an expert, it simply wouldn’t happen.

It is not just the volume of experts, but the quality of the expert.

The world needs experts who have a clear understanding of all energy services with the experts needing to understand data, procurement, and energy management.

The key area however, is to deliver implementation which is one thing we all really have to embrace. If we do not embrace implementation, then the whole process will collapse and it all becomes a waste of time.

The Essential

Circular economy batteries set to change the way we view energy storage

Award-winning

clean technology company Aceleron has designed and built the world’s most sustainable, low-waste Lithium-ion battery products available.  Anticipating a future with tonnes of unnecessary battery waste, co-founders Dr Amrit Chandan and Carlton Cummins designed and built the Essential, with the aim of stopping the world from seeing battery products as disposable items.

Using a patented compression technology method, each individual part of the battery can be accessed either for repair, upgrade or replacement, with replaced parts being easily recycled or repurposed. The Essential offers up to four times the cycle life and three times more continuous power than a lead-acid battery and can provide uninterrupted, reliable power at several different voltages.

Using the same technology, Aceleron has also launched a compact circular economy Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) called Offgen. Created for off-grid or grid-tied residential and light commercial use, it is designed to work with solar PV systems and has several benefits including easy installation, flexibility and the ability to be upgraded, which significantly improves the return on investment whilst also reducing battery waste. Operating at optimal performance at all times, Aceleron products have an endless lifespan which is kinder to the planet, keeps long-term costs down and contributes to the circular economy.

T +44 (0)121 201 2933 sales@aceleronenergy.com www.aceleronenergy.com/en/offgen

I have an energy management process that follows the Review, Realign, Reduce and Report procedure. It is becoming a ‘language’ that I teach my students around the world that delivers an 11 Week Energy Program.

The whole combined package of principles and process, all form part of the ‘ART’ of energy management, as it is an art. In organisations, it brings Awareness, Reward and Training. It takes organisations from ‘plan to implementation’.

“We all speak different languages, but we all speak the same language of reducing emissions.”

Contact: Paul Webb, MEI Chartered Energy Manager, Director, B2B Energy Ltd sales@b2benergy.co.uk www.b2benergy.co.uk

We support businesses to take control of their energy usage and reduce their energy spend.

We provide advice and support on ESOS and SECR .

Environmental Testing & Monitoring

Honeywell Transmission Risk Air Monitor

Honeywell is introducing a new, costeffective monitor for use in schools, restaurants, offices, homes, and all other occupied spaces. The device alerts users when conditions are present that may increase the risk of exposure to airborne viral transmission in an indoor area.

The Honeywell Transmission Risk Air Monitor is an easy-to-deploy, portable device that measures carbon dioxide and features a proprietary risk alerting system based on different activity levels within a room. This allows end users to proactively improve indoor ventilation, which according to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, can help reduce the spread of certain diseases and decrease the risk of exposure among building occupants.

Research conducted by scientists at the University of Colorado has shown that realtime monitoring of indoor ambient air can be an indicator of increased risk of airborne viral transmission, utilising different levels of riskbased factors such as CO2 concentration levels and the type of human activity in the area.

Using this guidance and Honeywell algorithms, Honeywell identified air quality conditions that are driven by common activities and variables such as average room size, number of people present, breathing rate, and duration. The device comes with three pre-programmed indoor activity settings: low activity (movie theatres, libraries, and classrooms), medium activity (restaurants, offices, small clinics), and high activity (gyms, indoor arenas, recreation centres) and is recommended for coverage of 800-1,000 square feet.

For each setting, the monitor provides indications using a traffic light pattern (green, yellow, or red) and a sound alarm so users can be aware of conditions that may increase the risk of airborne transmission based on detectable CO2 levels. www.solentgasconsultants.com

Glamping attracting older and greener consumers

As the glamping market matures and the demographic widens beyond the core millennial sector, so does the demand for more up market, sustainable, accommodation.

“Consumers are looking are looking for more innovation, luxury, and all year around usability,” says Rik Currie, CEO of Anthropods, the Yorkshire-based design and build pod manufacturer. “They also want to know what is going into

their pods and where the materials are sourced,” he continued.

Anthropods has made a play of its green credentials since launching in 2018. All timber comes from renewable forestry sources and the pod’s insulation is made from recycled plastics. “We are constantly evaluating our suppliers and looking for ways to reduce carbon impact; for example, we are starting to use ground screws to secure the pod legs,

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instead of concrete pads,” said Currie.

There is an increased demand for offgrid Anthropods, using solar power for lighting and a new waterless toilet. Prices range from £23k-£56k. They offer a Planning Service for £500.00 returnable if you purchase. Finance also available.

More details at: www.anthropods.co.uk or email: simon@anthropods.co.uk

T 01423 869867

Waste Transformation Company of the Month

Next level innovation in waste transformation, material recovery and carbon sequestration

electrical generation, waste preparation and material recovery. The process can be operated between 600°C & 900°C depending on the Feedstock. This adds another layer of flexibility as the temperature can be adjusted to allow customers to run different waste streams at different times.

The key to the solution is that it empowers the customer with the control of their own waste streams by ensuring disposal method & cost, adding circularity, and freezing energy costs up to 2MWth.

PyroCore has consolidated its offices, commissioning and demonstration facilities to one location. The headquarters is home to a team of 25, including 17 engineers, who are focused on providing solutions for a better, cleaner future. This consolidation allows for a true end to end experience for visiting prospects and has created unity in the purpose of Pyrocore and its sustainable journey.

In this issue of Sustainability Today, we are pleased to announce PyroCore as our Waste Transformation Company of the Month.

In 2018, 3TFinance took over an existing pyrolysis technology and created PyroCore. Since 2018, 3T have invested over £25 million into the continuation and further development of this technology. This has led to the delivery and commissioning of four units onboard Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers and a commercial demonstration and research facility with a capacity to process throughputs from 5kg/h

up to 500kg/h. The three units are used to conduct detailed trials of their prospect’s waste, demonstrate the processing of similar wastes, and conduct research on other troublesome waste streams. Through testing, Pyrocore provides accurate real-world data on efficiency, energy outputs, and material recovery. This enables them to work with industry to improve circularity, carbon capture, and Corporate Social Responsibility.

For example, they successfully recovered glass & carbon fibres from wind turbine blades and aluminium from aluminium plastic blends such as crisp packets and coffee cups. The recovered materials are then further treated to increase their value and application possibilities.

At the core of the Pyrocore solution is the Phoenix. The Phoenix is a continuous and selfsustaining commercial unit that processes 500kg of waste an hour. The system has a modular design allowing it to be used for a variety of applications, offer a range of benefits, and ultimately make the technology future proof and flexible. These additional modules include

Alexander Van Heuverswyn, the commercial director of PyroCore, would like to add that it is not only material recovery that separates PyroCore’s technology from conventional thermal waste treatment as the Phoenix also captures 40 to 50% of the carbon in the char as opposed to being released. Moreover, he stressed that Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) is an integral part of the industry’s move towards net-zero. Adding that, the Phoenix has the capability to trap carbon in solid form and produce biochars for use in agricultural remediation.

Based in their new Avonmouth headquarters,

Demonstrating and supporting a circular economy, we spoke to Alexander Van Heuverswyn, about the benefits PyroCore delivers to its customers. He answered, “Besides our elaborated waste testing capabilities, which make us unique, the fact we propose a flexible solution to a specific waste problem is what differentiates us from the rest. A solution which focuses on increasing the circularity and reaching the netzero carbon commitments of the customer.” These benefits are a great way to increase income whilst enabling companies to save time and money and improve their overall brand values.

Contact

T 01275 740280

info@pyrocore.com

www.pyrocore.com

Environmental Testing

Indoor Air Quality Solutions Company of the Month

A market leader in HVACR

In this issue of Sustainability Today, we are proud to announce that we have selected Sauermann UK as our Indoor Air Quality Solutions Company of the Month.

Sauermann UK is part of Sauermann Group, which specialises in the design, manufacture and sale of products and services for the industrial and HVACR markets. Sauermann Group covers the whole HVACR market for measurements and even with condensate pumps for air conditioning, refrigeration, and heating. The Sauermann Group develops and manufactures indoor air quality (IAQ) monitoring tools and condensate removal solutions for HVACR professionals, specifically the group is focussed on the detection, measurement and control of indoor air quality.

The group maintains two side of the business, operating two main brands: Sauermann and Kimo. Sauermann Group was founded in 1976 in Chevry, France. Since its inception, Sauermann moved into the international condensate detection and removal pumps market. The company later expanded and became a group, which further expanded its business to include air quality measurement instruments and acquiring a number of other brands: Kimo (France), E Instruments (United States) and Megatech (Chinese distributor). Sauermann UK was established in October 2004 by Ernest Bate the Managing Director and KIMO was founded in 1979 in Montpon, France.

Sauermann UK manufactures condensate pump solutions using its own piston technology for the HVACR industry. Utilising its patented pump technology, results in higher efficiency, longer life, and reliability for HVACR systems. In HVACR systems, condensate water is collected, and a removal solution is necessary to dispose of condensate by-product.

Sauermann UK has built a strong reputation for its innovative product calibration and design, with 20 patents to its name. The company utilises the expertise produced by its R&D teams and several metrology laboratories ISO/IEC 17025 accredited. Additionally, Sauermann UK also sells its own products, and is committed to customer service, providing on-site and after-sales services in accordance with market demand.

A few noteworthy feats within Sauermann UK’s range include the Delta Pack and new combustion gas analysers (Si-CA 030/130/230).

The Sauermann Delta Pack is one of the company’s most popular products. The Delta Pack is designed for wall-mounted air conditioning units, in areas where a visible condensate pump may not complement a rooms aesthetics.

The updated Delta Pack design was designed to provide easy installation and maintenance, and benefits from the Si-10 UNIVERS’L pump, which incorporates Sauermann UK’s patented piston technology which can pump up to 20 litres per hour. The design features a new quick fit and release corner piece, which opens with a finger push and requires no tools. The improved design uses a compact elbow and trunking design that can be easily opened for maintenance and also boasts an improved internal space design, with increased space for pipework. With an eye for detail, the company offers the Delta Pack in two colours: Brilliant white (RAL 9003) and off white (RAL 9001).

In addition, the Delta Pack elbow includes ‘High Energy Absorbing Foam’ which produces a quiet

solution by absorbing vibration and sound. The anti-vibration and condensate insulation is also included on discharge line. The company prides itself on listening and understanding the needs of the industry and after reviewing feedback from HVACR engineers, Sauermann UK’s combustion experts have developed devices that improve productivity and efficiency.

Another innovative product is the DBM 620 Air Flow Meter, the latest iteration of its air flow meter line. Featuring a new updated design, the DBM 620 provides a dynamic indoor air quality solution for market sectors such as industrial facilities, office areas, laboratories and cleanrooms.

“The DBM 620 allows users to calculate the Air Changes Rate on our mobile app. The purpose of this product has become more prevalent due to Covid and there being new CO2 concentration rate recommendations in buildings,” said Karis Gorst, Communications Officer.

The cost-saving Air Changes per Hour (ACPH) metric is an innovation and first of its kind to be included in a balometer. The DBM 620 incorporates several new features, specifically designed to improve the unit’s accuracy and its overall utility in both normal and hazardous conditions.

Firstly, the all-new DBM 620 has been reengineered, making it far more efficient for installation and take down. Incorporated in its design, the DBM 620 uses a patented lighter and foldable frame, using lighter weighted, more durable carbon fibre rods. This in turn, creates a far more compact design, resulting in less space being taken up in a work vehicle. Another benefit

is DBM 620’s extendable tripod, which provides a far more efficient process for most applications, as a technician will not need to use a ladder to record readings from most ceiling vents. Not only does this help technicians work faster, but it also reduces risk and increases safety.

In addition to is lighter weight and a compact design, the new DBM 620 balometer is an innovative solution for field technicians, providing unmatched versatility. Versatility is achieved through a multitude of features including the ability to switch between one of five different hood options to find the perfect fit for gathering sample data, a Pitot tube which enables it to function as an autonomous micromanometer, and for vents too large for the hood options, the DBM 620 can uses the included grid system on its own, freeing up even more space in a work vehicle.

Furthermore, the DBM 620 is highly intuitive and is a fully ‘Smart’ device, which enables it to provide remote display capabilities, accessible to the user via their smartphone. This makes collecting data more efficient and straightforward, and the instrument is even equipped with a holder for a smartphone, to hold the phone for users when taking measurements. Using the SmartKap app allows users the ability to calculate Air Change Rate (ACR) automatically from the measurements taken. A very important measurement to take since the development of COVID-19.

The DBM 620 has been designed by Sauermann UK’s engineers, based on an extensive review of the competitive landscape and solicitation of feedback from installers. Through this data, expertise and experience, in combination with Kimo Instruments’ years of R&D experience in product development, has led to creating

a standout product, with industry leading capabilities.

In 2015 the Sauermann Group acquired an instrumentation manufacturer KIMO. KIMO offers a wide range of measuring and control solutions for HVACR technician and industrial applications. “Our instruments specialise in measuring air parameters and indoor air quality (IAQ), designed to monitor buildings’ aeraulic systems, cold chain protection and thermal machines’ combustion efficiency. We design and manufacture our own instruments by our own R&D department and own factories. We also do services as metrology experts with certified ISO 17025:2017 in-house labs in France, Spain, and China,” added Karis. Sauermann Group’s HQ is based in Montpon and the group maintains holdings in Brussel, and Sauermann UK is based in Blackpool. The group has a worldwide presence, and is located on three continents; Europe, Asia and North America, with 12 sites (including four production plants) and employs over 400 people.

Sauermann UK boasts many benefits for customers, including the use of its own piston technology in its range of condensate removal pumps and patented dual wave piston technology for mini pumps offering unrivalled performance. Karis expanded on the company’s industry leading expertise, “We also offer auto-calibrated pressure sensors in high end manometers. Our subsidiaries adapt to local markets with large teams to advise customers. We have a long-standing history of working in collaboration with high tech industries and pharmaceuticals. Plus, our partnership with big commissioning, test and balancing, and maintenance professionals. We have a focus on improving professional efficiency with ultrareliable, fast, and easy to operate instruments. We utilise the latest technologies and mobile apps to stand out from our competitors, also.”

In terms of its services offering, as a market leader, Sauermann UK is able to provide a comprehensive solution, covering a wide range of services. Sauermann UK prides itself on supporting its excellent range of measuring instruments with unmatched customer service. This is achieved through working closely with its diverse range of clients, which includes installers, contractors, maintenance engineers, plant managers, and technical specialists from a wide variety of sectors.

Offering a full suite of services, Sauermann UK provides instrument calibration and repair, instrument hire, field support and on-site calibrations, & a comprehensive range of training.

Regarding its training, Sauermann UK offers a broad range of hands-on training, for customers, end users, maintenance and/or aftersales technicians, distributors and other industry

Indoor Air Quality Solutions Company of the Month and Indoor Air Quality

professional. These include General trainings on metrology and calibrations: Air flow, Air velocity, Combustion, Humidity, Pressure, Acoustic measurements, Specific trainings on Sauermann instruments and products and Technical trainings: first level (adjustment) and expert (repair.)

Through continuous development, Sauermann UK is constantly evolving its offering and as such, the company is launching a new generation of digital combustion gas analysers in the UK, which have already achieved record-breaking sales in the US.

The comprehensive new range of digital combustion gas analysers have been created for maintaining combustion equipment across residential, commercial and industrial applications. The range incorporates the latest technologies and has been expertly designed by the company’s in house R&D engineers. The range is comprised of three new measuring instruments: the Si-CA 030, Si-CA 130 and Si-CA 230 models. All three models are able to connect wirelessly to the free Sauermann Combustion app for Android and iOS smartphones and tablets, thus allowing engineers to control the analyser remotely, gain insight into measurement results in real time, and compiles them into ready-to-export reports. The devices are equipped with a large colour display, meaning they can be used as standalone analysers, and the 130 and 230 models feature a large 4.3-inch touchscreen display with a customisable graphical user interface for gas analysis, delivering superior flexibility.

In more recent news, Sauermann UK has been continuing to expand and develop its range offering and is currently adding to its HVACR instruments, to include a new gas leak detector, refrigerant detector, and hotwire thermos-anemometer. Furthermore, Sauermann UK is developing its factories in France and China and its operations, in-line with Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things (IoT). The result of these developments sees the company move toward robotisation and implementing a massive digitalisation across the company.

In other recent developments, the effects of COVID-19 have created new varying challenges for most businesses and industry sectors.

Sauermann UK was busy throughout the pandemic, as the company supply to critical business sectors. During this time, Sauermann UK and the world, have seen the importance of IAQ, especially in regards to the COVID-19 virus. Karis told us that, “The pandemic has brought into focus the importance of IAQ. As our mission is to provide solutions for superior IAQ, our products have provided solutions for many business sectors. For example, face mask manufacturers and ventilation systems in businesses and schools. We have also provided

a lot of hospitals and labs with our instruments. Especially our CPE 310 for differential pressure. CO2 concentration rate and air change rate have become more and more important for mitigating contaminations since the pandemic began. Being a global company, the pandemic has impacted the business but also boosted it.”

Indeed, Sauermann UK’s industry leading skills

and innovative products have been a valuable asset for businesses during the pandemic, and moving forward, Sauermann UK maintains many plans to continue developing and innovating its customers and industry sectors. Furthermore, the group plans to consistently set new standards for electronic and mechanical performance. Karis explained, “In the UK we plan to expand distribution for measuring instruments. Our R&D

team aim to constantly push the boundaries of innovation focusing on ergonomics, digitalisation and connected devices. Along with the constant improvement of the electronic and mechanical quality of our measuring instruments and condensate pumps.”

T +44 (0)1253 340170

https://sauermanngroup.com/en-GB

Leachate Treatment Company of the Year

Leachate Solutions expands into new sector in Wastewater Treatment

In this issue of Sustainability Today, we are pleased to announce Leachate Solutions as our Leachate Treatment Company of the Year.

Leachate Solutions specialise in Leachate Treatment and are the UK’s only designer and manufacturer on the market of airless CH4 (methane) stripping plants for water and leachate. Maintaining a greener future, Leachate Solutions provides a full turnkey service to its customers helping them to design and deliver new innovative solutions to previously problematic processes. They also test and maintain existing leachate extraction systems within their business.

We spoke with Carl and Jane Rostock, Founders and Directors of Leachate Solutions who explained the company’s main principles and services. “We offer a new and alternative process for the treatment of dissolved Methane. It’s really cost-effective and runs alongside our environmental credentials that are paramount to our business practice. We search for the greenest modes of engineering, from the materials we choose through to the entire production, even the electric pumps we use are the most economically, environmentally friendly pumps on the market.”

COVID-19 has most certainly had a large effect on UK economy, with many businesses struggling to get back on their feet. Leachate Solutions has responded remarkably, with early insights showing that the past 12 months have been the most successful for the company in the last seven years. Carl commented, “It’s fair to say we have had an excellent 12 months and long may it continue. We have just completed two

projects for a local authority, and we have had a significant increase in enquiries that are quickly turning into future jobs. Our conversion rate is excellent as when we receive an enquiry, our flexible approach allows us to work closely with the client to develop and achieve a positive solution for their needs. We provide solutions for people for the problems they are experiencing around leachate or any engineering process.”

It is evidential that Leachate Solutions is a prime example of engineering excellence from its 35+ years’ experience in the industry. The company has amassed considerable technical expertise that its customers trust and rely on. “Much of our business comes from recommendations from our clients. We pride ourselves in maintaining a trustful and healthy relationship with each client, offering them continuous communication and ensuring we are available to them throughout every step of the project to respond to any change in specification that is needed. Our customer retention is high and that’s why we receive so many referrals from them,” mentioned Jane.

Continuing on the company’s last 12 months success, we asked Carl how sales fared in comparison to forecast, he answered, “Sales have been fantastic. They have at least doubled, and I would go as far as to say even tripled! We have just completed two projects, and we have projects waiting in the background from our steady influx of customers. We are incredibly busy, and we couldn’t be more grateful, but also, we have worked very hard to get where we are, so it is a well-deserved position to be in and a credit to our entire team for all their hard work.”

With no two projects ever the same, Leachate Solutions have developed a versatile and flexible way of working that ensures every client requirement can be met to the highest standard and within the agreed deadline. A new recent development for the company sees them active in a brand-new sector of ‘contaminated water clean-up’ to which it has never entered before.

Carl explained, “We are currently developing a treatment plant for a demolition company. They are demolishing old gasometers on the South West Gas network. Some of them are over 100 years old and are full of contaminated water. This water, some 6.5million litres, has to be cleaned up prior to discharge into a public sewer. So we have made certain adaptations to our standard treatment plant in order to filter out Hydro-Carbons and suspended solids to meet the discharge consent. The first is due to be delivered to their site in Plymouth on March 31st.” Jane added, “It’s an additional service, an

add-on if you will to what we currently do that will feed into a number of other sectors and be a service that we can offer to many clients. This project has gone from a phone call concept to a design and delivery within six weeks. We worked closely with our client to deliver what they needed within their tight time frame.”

With the current state of the economic climate and delays to sourcing and delivery of specific equipment, this has been a fantastic achievement for Leachate Solutions and speaks volumes for its undeniable commitment to excellence, due in no small part to the excellent relationships held within their supplier network, including Pumping Solutions (UK) and their superb Service providers, JPR Engineering in Burscough.

Leachate Solutions delivers the highest standards that are both ethically and theoretically correct. They work alongside Dr Mike Fischer, Technical Director and Company Scientist at Biochemit Environmental Ltd, who advises on the chemistry that is involved in each project. From this, customers can be assured that everything Leachate Solutions delivers has a proven theory behind it and is according to industry standards. The flexibility of Leachate Solutions is undeniably one of its strengths, as the requirements of its clients are always changing. By utilising the latest technology where available and injecting their years of technical know-how and expertise, the process of stripping dissolved methane from water and leachate discharges through their treatment System, is now seen as Best Available Technology (BAT) as it creates a more efficient, safe and compliant discharge and

is a service that is completely unrivalled and unique within their field.

Going forward, we asked Jane what the company’s plans for the future entail, she responded, “We will continue to develop solutions that run-in line with our customers’ needs. We will continue growing organically and at a pace that is attainable, not rushing into anything. We will also be looking to expand our workforce over the next year to accommodate for our growth.”

Carl added, “It’s always a positive to receive such awards in the industry and to be recognised for all our hard work. As a company, we embrace new technologies and put into them what we already know, and that’s why we come highly recommended by all of our clients. Our solutions offer strong environmental benefits to the planet and to the customers business, and receiving this award gives us a great platform to talk about it.”

T 01772 816593 enquiries@leachatesolutions.com www.leachatesolutions.com

Carl Rostock, Director, Leachate Solutions, accepts the Company of the Year award

Contamination & Geotech Expo Review – Top Exhibitors

Contamination & Geotech Expo 2021

The organisers couldn’t be  prouder  with the result of the  long-awaited 2021 edition of The Contamination & Geotech Expo. They would like to thank the visitors who  came to support the  event.  The  event  took place on 22-23 September at the NEC, Birmingham, connecting the industry once again after  a challenging  18+  months. Alongside this, the contamination, geotechnical and environmental industries already find themselves in an ever-changing environment, from government legislation to new projects and the increasing threat of climate change.

It was clear that the industry was revelling in the opportunity to reconnect and meet face-to-face once again  to connect with industry peers and prospective business connections. The exhibitors, sponsors, speakers, partners, and of course the attendees  at the Contamination &  Geotech  Expo  are vital for the industry's continued development  through innovation, collaboration and knowledge sharing –making it the most important 2 days in the calendar for contamination, geotechnical and environmental professionals.

Covering all aspects of land, water, and air

contamination,  insight  and learning were high on the agenda with  the  7 specialised zones and a seminar programme full of expert-led  CPD accredited sessions, panels, and demonstrations.

The Expo returns to Birmingham’s NEC next year from 14-15 September 2022. This is our pick of the best exhibitors from last year’s event, listed here in alphabetical order: Acoem UK, Coir Products, Hygiene Pro Clean & Institute of Explosives Engineers. Further details can be found on this page.

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Acoem UK

Acoem UK’s core purpose is to help our customers find the right balance between progress and preservation – protecting businesses and assets, and maximising opportunities while respecting the planet’s resources. Human activity does not have to get in the way of protecting the environment, nor do sustainable practices have to get in the way of human activity.  We offer products and services that prevent and control air, noise and vibration pollution, increase the productivity and reliability of industrial machinery & contribute to

the development of effective, robust & noiseless products.

According to the UN, net zero means we are not adding new emissions to the atmosphere. Emissions will continue but will be balanced by absorbing an equivalent amount from the atmosphere.

We signed the  Pledge to Net Zero  which means that we will set and commit to a science based carbon reduction target, publicly reporting our emissions

and progress against this target. The challenge is real and our hope is that by documenting our journey, we can help other businesses to begin.

Contact T 01684 857530

enquire.airmonitors@acoem.com

www.acoem.co.uk

Natural and biodegradable coir-based solutions for erosion control

At CoirProducts.co.uk (of Salike Limited), we provide a range of sustainable, coir-based solutions for soil erosion control. Our products are natural and biodegradable, and ethically produced and sourced, with minimal harm on the environment.

Made out of the natural fibres extracted from the husk of the coconut, our products include coir geotextiles, coir blankets, coir logs, coir pallets, and coir sheets. Coir geotextiles (coir netting) can be used in the form of a vegetated cover to help prevent soil erosion, and for soil stabilisation and

soil reinforcement. Coir logs or coir rolls can help prevent the disintegration of slopes, riverbanks, shorelines, and other such inclined territories.

Coir logs are made of coir that is trapped inside a biodegradable coir twine or PP netting to form a log shaped structure, while coir sheets consist of layers of fibre with a natural rubber latex layer added on to it to hold the fibre together. Our coir blankets can be used to help control wind erosion on slopes and in wetland environments. The products are durable, given

the strong tensile strength of coir fibre, while they are also useful for vegetation. Sizes can also be customised to meet individual requirements.

M 07383 119479 hello@coirproducts.co.uk www.coirproducts.co.uk

The ‘Effective’ Decontamination Experts

Hygiene Pro Clean is a Nationwide and International hygiene and deep cleaning business.

HPC deliver anti-bacterial and anti-viral deep cleaning services to a wide range of public and private sector businesses and organisations. Our chemicals are dispersed and controlled using our Ultrasonic Atomisers. The Ultrasonic Atomisers have been developed using patented technology in collaboration with world-leading atomisation specialists and are designed to disperse chemical as cost-efficiently and effectively as possible. By using Hygiene Pro Clean’s specialist chemical treatments we provide an effective deep clean quickly and safely. These highly efficient chemicals have been developed over the past 10 years and are a proven, safe and ecological treatment for a wide range of bacterial and viral threats and other contamination’s to property, assets and general public.

To find out more about Hygiene Pro Clean, visit: www.hygieneproclean.com

Coir is a natural fibre that is 100% biodegradable. It is extracted from the husk of the coconut, and is a fibrous material that is found between the hard-inner shell of the coconut and the outer coating of it.

Company of the Year

Tusker, Sustainability Today’s Company of the Year

Following a year of exceptional results in its core business of the provision of environmentally conscious salary sacrifice car benefits schemes, and in recognition of its outstanding commitment to the environment, we are delighted to announce Tusker as our Company of the Year for 2022.

Specialising in the provision of salary sacrifice car schemes for companies of all sizes, Tusker continues to make a positive environmental impact both for the drivers and companies it serves, thanks to its stellar record in carbon neutrality since 2010.

Earlier this year, Tusker went further still, announcing it had become a net-positive contributor to the environment by offsetting more carbon than they were responsible for, and had surpassed the milestone of offsetting more than 250,000 tonnes of carbon via Verified Carbon Standard programmes.

Furthermore, from 2022 onwards, Tusker has expanded its carbon offsetting to include the emissions produced through the charging of its EVs, which are calculated using UK grid averages. By using the ‘worst case scenario’ emissions in these calculations, Tusker is ensuring that it offsets appropriately for all EV customers and not just those on green energy tariffs.

Paul Gilshan, Tusker’s CEO, was delighted to receive the award on behalf of the company.

“Ensuring the sustainability of our choices as a business has been a cornerstone of Tusker’s operations since 2009; it’s at the heart of everything we do. In championing the benefits of salary sacrifice as the most economical means of EV adoption right from the start, we are proud to have made a substantial difference to the employee benefits landscape, helping the UK’s drivers into new, affordable, and environmentally friendly vehicles. For many of our drivers it’s the first time they’ve driven a brand new car, let alone an EV, as the average age of the vehicle they move from is over 8 years old.

“This award comes in the same month in which we have announced that we are on course to achieve Net Zero by 2023, a full seven years ahead of the national target and that we have also surpassed the milestone of offsetting more than 250,000 tonnes of carbon emissions while doing so. To be awarded Company of the Year by Sustainability Today is a testament to our ongoing commitment to the environment and it’s an award of which we are very proud.

“Whether an employee salary sacrifice car

scheme or a more traditional company fleet, we offer a full range of leasing services to companies of all sizes, including contract hire and daily rental options. While we have always offered unrivalled individual benefits, Tusker is also the only company to offset tailpipe emissions AND all emissions produced by our EV drivers who may not have access to green tariffs for charging.

“We do this using the Verified Carbon Standard offsetting project, which ensures measurable carbon offsetting, recorded by internationally recognised bodies. We offer this offset as standard across our contracts, whether for EV, hybrid, or ICE vehicles. With Tusker, drivers can be confident that their carbon neutrality is guaranteed, and that it’s not just a case of corporate grandstanding.

“This recognition of Tusker’s sustainability profile marks a tremendous achievement for the company, it is one which we believe goes unrivalled within the leasing industry. As a proudly carbon positive contributor to the environment, a member of the EV100 group of companies and a founding partner of World EV Day in 2020, we are pleased to have helped some of the UK’s major fleet owners significantly

lower their emissions through our innovative schemes. We count large blue-chip companies such as EQUANS, British Airways, EDF and Astra Zeneca among our customers, as well as hundreds of other smaller businesses. There is no fleet too big or too small to gain from a car benefits package.

“While the EV revolution is underway amongst our customers, we are very aware that an electric car may not be the best possible solution for every driver. To ensure that no one is ever in a vehicle that is unsuitable for their needs, we have a team of independent, impartial experts on hand to review car choices with every single customer. We know that some people still aren’t ready or able to go electric, but as we still cover these motorists through our carbon offsetting program so everyone can be assured that they are motoring sustainably. On top of this, for those new to EVs, the same team is on hand to help customers better understand batteries, charging and range options, to take any possible stress or confusion out of their first foray into driving electric.

“When it comes to Salary Sacrifice schemes, the numbers don’t lie, we currently have a fleet of more than 20,000 cars, of which more than 95% are on salary sacrifice schemes. We work with more than 900 organisations across the UK, including NHS Trusts, local authorities, and corporations of all sizes. In the 14 years since

we launched the car scheme, we have replaced more than 60,000 older, more polluting vehicles with newer, cleaner and more environmentally sustainable vehicles and in the last two years, our fleet has been predominantly made up of EVs.

“Thanks to the innovative nature of salary sacrifice which means that every driver is able to benefit from monthly savings whatever their tax bracket, 70% of our fleet is made up of 20% tax payers. We are proud to be enabling those who might previously have been excluded from more traditional company car schemes, such as nurses and administrators, to access new and affordable vehicles. It’s helping to level up drivers into EVs. We now see more and more ‘cash for car’ drivers taking advantage of salary sacrifice too, because it offers them a fixed price, inclusive car, enabling motorists to take better control of their monthly costs with no surprises.

“We will use this award as a sign of our commitment, and to bolster our ongoing resolve to achieving our Net Zero targets, while we continue to help drivers enjoy a more affordable, safer and sustainable way of motoring.”

T 0333 400 1010

www.tuskerdirect.com

www.tuskercars.com

Paul Gilshan, CEO, Tusker

It's fair to say that a successful business is one that is always striving to be more efficient, therefore making the best efforts to improve their bottom line. Efficiency can be easily achieved in many forms, required personnel, transport and indeed the equipment to get the job done.

With costs at an all-time high and the introduction of tough new government fuel laws in 2022 the time has never been more right to make the switch to sustainable electric powered crushing.

Family-owned ROCO have put their 40 years of vast crushing experience to good use over the last 2 years and developed the very impressive RYDER 1000 Hybrid powered jaw crusher. This first in class 29t diesel electric super-sized permit free RYDER 1000 ticks all the boxes when it comes to size, performance and efficiency. Customers are offered the Dual-Powered build as standard. This means they have the option to power the crusher via fuel or 100% electric mains power.

The RYDER utilises an onboard CAT generator which is unbeatable in the 30t category when it

comes to fuel burn. Strenuous tests have been carried out over the last 2 years via Finnings-UK in hard rock quarries to various recycling centres and mixed material applications. The average fuel burn per working hour in Recycling was only 10 litres per hour and an average of just 15 litres per hour in natural virgin aggregates. This is on average a 40% fuel savings in comparison to typical diesel hydraulic driven crushers.

It doesn't end there; customers now have the option to plug the RYDER into their onsite mains electric power supply and no longer burn any fuel whatsoever as the RYDER is 100% electric driven. This in return offers the customer a crusher that not only can now work indoors in a recycling centre but also ideally suited to work on the end of a washing plant for crushing the oversize product with minimal running costs. While using

Crushing & Screening

onsite electric supply the business can cut out daily engine checks, re-fuelling, dust issues/air filters while not burning any fuel and creating a much safer environment for staff to work in that is free from carbon monoxide.

Using electric power also improves the residual value of your crusher dramatically as no hours are being clocked on your engine and with a separate hour meter installed to the crusher you are sure to monitor the plant with ease.

All Roco RYDER 1000 crushers are built with FULL spec as standard so no extra hidden costs or paying extra for the electric plug-in option. The crushing plant also boasts super advantages over its rivals with its 180-degree radial conveyor which has the option to install a pre-screen mesh to regulate a second product. Furthermore, it has a dual directional powerful

overband magnet combined with a very generous 1,000mm wide discharge conveyor meaning it is sure to maximise the recovery of steel ferrous metal from your crushed product. Roco's crushing experience can really be seen when it comes to maintenance and access to all service-related areas. There is a massive 600mm clearance underneath the crushing chamber combined with a deflector plate to cater for Recycled material. The discharge conveyor also lowers down via hydraulic cylinders for any visual or maintenance requirements. Fixed, trouble free hopper with wear liners and 5 cubic metre capacity also means the RYDER is the ideal size for wheel loader or excavator feed.

With a big global push to go Green the time is right to take advantage of the UK’s lucrative tax incentives while also avoiding rising fuel costs, more importantly invest in a sustainable crusher that will hold a much better residual valve over its less desired hydraulic driven rivals in the years ahead.

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Exceptional products and services from Deltax

In this issue of Sustainability Today, we are proud to announce that we have chosen to select Deltax Ltd as our Machinery & Equipment Company of the Month.

Deltax is the market leader in hydraulic shears and cable strippers. The company is an industry leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of equipment and machinery involved in scrap recycling, demolition and construction industries. With extensive experience and a team of qualified personnel, some of whom were responsible for the original design concepts in this field; Deltax equipment is unique, innovative and designed to the highest quality. Most of the component production is created in-house, using only quality materials and latest production techniques. The company utilises new technologies such as computer aided design and manufacturing systems, and maintains an ongoing policy to constantly improve design and production, to ensure that Deltax consistently meets the changing needs of the industry. Most importantly for the company, Deltax has built a solid foundation and reputation for honesty,

extensive knowledge and fairness across a range of industries.

The company maintains its operations on a worldwide scale, with sales agents placed in every continent and in a number of different industries. These include: United Kingdom, Canada, Italy, Africa, Middle East, Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific Region, Europe, Lithuania, Russia Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Finland, United States of America and Mexico.

Deltax has proven its wealth of industry leading expertise and is now registered as a United Nations Approved Vendor. Over the last two years, Deltax has supplied various DTX model shears with operator training to eight separate Caribbean Islands as part of the UN’s Weapons Destruction Programme in the Caribbean.

Committed to quality, all Deltax equipment and parts are guaranteed under its standard warranty policy, and meticulous attention to detail is paid during the manufacturing process. In fact, from the smallest component part to the largest finished machine, Deltax ensures that quality is maintained throughout. This guarantees that when purchasing Deltax products, the highest level of engineering and design has been applied to the production of the equipment.

Deltax uses Computer Aided Design (CAD) techniques in its design process which ensures accuracy, consistency and compatibility of

product design. From the product design, individual component drawings are then created to form the basis of a machining program.

After the CAD design stage, a machining program is produced, this converts a graphical representation of a part of the machine into an analytical program, which is then interpreted by the CNC machine tool. The machine tools are then prepared to create the component parts which are produced on a large range of CNC machine tools including laser cutting, lathes and milling machines.

Through this detailed design and manufacturing process, all equipment is created to a high quality, offering longevity of working life and when maintained, holds a high re-sale value.

In regards to its product range, Deltax maintains a wide varied range consisting of standard duty shears, heavy duty shears, heavy duty rebar shears, wire and cable strippers, vertical metal shears, scrap electro-magnets, hydraulic grapples, mobile portable shears and specialty equipment. In addition, the company also maintains a well-stocked selection of common spares, including cutting blades.

In terms of its services, Deltax houses a team of highly qualified technicians, who maintain a plethora of expertise and experience, enabling them to provide readily available, in-depth and efficient assistance. This allows customers to gain access to a technician with the expertise to help them to restore the normal operation of their machinery, in as short a time as possible. Other dedicated services include telephone assistance for service requests, spare parts, maintenance advice, telephone assistance for spare part estimates, special requests and

general assistance.

A notable partnership, Deltax is proud to be working with supplier Sun Hydraulics limited in the UK, a leading designer of various proprietary flow adjusting, sequencing and regeneration valve bodies, for Deltax’s line of DTX alligator shears.

If you would like to discover Deltax’s equipment, then a noteworthy upcoming appearance for the company is taking place this year. Showcasing its abundance of innovative products and services, Deltax will once again be exhibiting at this year’s Recycling and Waste Management (RWM) show located at the NEC, Birmingham, England, from 14-15 September at Stand: R-M130. The company plans to use this event to display its new line of DTX shears with hydraulic activated hold down mechanism for scrap.

Contact T +44 (0)1489 784711

www.deltax.co.uk

Trafalgar Cleaning Equipment Ltd

Trafalgar Cleaning Equipment is a manufacturer and supplier of specialist cleaning equipment as well as being the UK’s largest Kärcher distributor. Our own product range has become the market leader in leaf and litter, chewing gum, graffiti and dog excrement removal, and we are also municipal equipment solution experts. With a diverse sales team available to consult on your cleaning environment and application problems, backed by a fleet of fully-trained mobile engineers, we can offer you a comprehensive after sales service.

We have unbeatable prices on both the Kärcher Professional and Home &

The Cleaning Show 2021 Review – Top Exhibitors

The Cleaning Show celebrates the work of cleaning and hygiene operatives with a triumphant return to London

Garden ranges available through our dedicated Kärcher Center Trafalgar website. Whether you are looking for a single domestic vacuum cleaner, a pressure washer or specialist equipment for industrial or municipal applications, our friendly experienced team are readily available to answer any questions.

Please contact us today about any of our products and for the best possible price.

Contact

T 01403 273444

www.trafalgarcleaningequipment.co.uk

www.trafalgargroundcare.co.uk

www.karcher-center-trafalgar.co.uk

The UK’s largest and most important event in the cleaning and hygiene sector, The Cleaning Show, welcomed more than 4,600 visitors through its doors when it made its triumphant return to London’s ExCeL from 2-4 November 2021.

Industry experts take to the stage Opening the event, Nigel Mills MP, Chair of the Cleaning and Hygiene All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), welcomed visitors and exhibitors, before Jim Melvin, Chairman of the British Cleaning Council, took to the stage to highlight the critical role of the Cleaning and Hygiene APPG.

The Cleaning Show conference programme also welcomed Sebastian Bachellier, Programme Manager and Project Lead for the Recognised Service Providers scheme at the Living Wage Foundation; Charlie Mowat, Founder

and CEO, The Clean Space; Darren Marston, Executive Chairman of ICE; and Dominic Ponniah, CEO and Co-Founder of Cleanology.

The leading platform for new product launches Highlighting The Cleaning Show’s position as a hotbed of innovation, several exhibitors used the show’s return to announce new product launches. Killis revealed ‘Rex’ – a king-sized,

Vycel: Electrostatic sprayers

Vycel is a UK-based company that designs and manufactures electrostatic sprayers through its medical grade manufacturing partner. It is Vycel’s mission to provide the global community with peace of mind by alleviating the physical threats of viruses.

Vycel electrostatic technology wraps and rapidly disinfects surfaces with ease. Harnessing the latest technology and knowledge, Vycel provides solutions to the physical threats posed by viruses and other harmful microbes.

Vycel work to ensure every surface is disinfected, leaving viruses with nowhere to hide. Each litre of disinfectant that passes through Vycel’s electrostatic sprayer, delivers

autonomous cleaning robot targeting commercial and industrial settings, with complete remote handling. First-time exhibitor FogPod revealed its electrostatic devices that produce a ‘positively charged’ spray that binds to surfaces giving 360-degree coverage. While fellow exhibitor, Mitie showcased its non-toxic cleaning product, Citrox Protect.

The Cleaning Show returns to London’s ExCeL next year from 14-16 March 2023. This is our pick of the best exhibitors from this year’s event, listed here in alphabetical order: BenchGuard® Davis and Moore, EnviroSave, Trafalgar Cleaning Equipment Ltd & Vycel. Further details can be found on this page and the next.

For more info & register to attend, visit: https://cleaningshow.co.uk/london/

billions of particles of disinfectant every 10 minutes, covering up to 15,000ft2 from one single tank. These positively charged particles of disinfectant solution envelop surfaces leading to maximum surface coverage resulting in more surfaces being disinfected. All while using less chemical solution than traditional disinfecting methods – saving you time and money.

The Vycel 4 is specifically designed to deliver the optimum spray coverage to weight ratio for electrostatic sprayers. This stylish backpack electrostatic sprayer is suitable for both industrial scale disinfecting as well as for smaller clinical, leisure, corporate and even home environments. www.vycel.com

Debuting at the Cleaning Show back in 2021, BenchGuard® was pleased to offer an eco-friendly bamboo, fully biodegradable wet cleaning wipe & dry roll – making them the perfect greener alternative to the more commonly plastic based wet wipes.

Not only are they better for the planet, being made from bamboo, but are fully biodegradable, meaning 0% sitting in landfill. They are superb at cleaning over multiple areas and the dry rolls are even re-useable, after drying out like a cloth. Both are super absorbent, and you can literally ‘squeeze’ and start again. The wet wipes are 99.9% anti-bacterial, which reduces the use of other cleaning products, meaning they are fully sustainable, and last longer than usual rolls.

These products really are great within many applications. If you would like to find out more about these and our other greener/biodegradable products, or request your very own sample, please visit: www.benchguard.co.uk or email: benchguard@ipsltd.biz

Highly Absorbent Papers delivering ultimate protection for your work surfaces

The Cleaning Show Review – Top Exhibitors

Reliable cleaning products supply partner

Davis and Moore are the UK’s leading manufacturer of textile polishing cloths and wet wipes. Founded in 1981 from its location in Greater Manchester, Davis and Moore has consistently provided reliable and sustainable supply chain partnerships and is recognised as the UK’s premier manufacturer and distributor of cleaning rags and wipers, janitorial supplies and packaging materials.

Maintaining a flexible and creative approach, the company has consistently met and exceeded expectations for over 40 years, to meet every customers supply challenges.

The company benefits from exclusive access to the largest UK suppliers

of raw laundry materials, and every wiper is cut by hand at its onsite manufacturing facility.

The company offers a comprehensive range of products to suit a wide variety of industrial sectors, and Davis and Moore has the ability to design bespoke solutions to meet individual’s

needs. Davis and Moore offers a value for money, one stop shop experience, taking on the role as a reliable supply partner for the industry.

Customer satisfaction is of the utmost importance for the company, and Davis and Moore continuously invests in its range and offering for customers, to supply innovative, market leading and cost effective products that utilise safe, energy efficient and best practices. One of the main aims for Davis and Moore is to work in a transparent and reliable way, offering honest and open dialogue with its customers and staff.

T 0161 848 8008 www.davisandmoore.co.uk

Oxy-Gen Powered® continuous, reliable & effective fragrance & odour control

The Oxy-gen Powered® active air-care range tackles the unpleasant, tough odours that can occur in our everyday work and social environments. Our dispensers use patented technology that ensures a precise dose of fragrance oil is released consistently and continuously, guaranteeing the same level of freshness throughout the cartridge life, silently and discreetly.

With no added VOCs, propellants, solvents, or alcohols Oxy-Gen Powered® is a safe, true non-aerosol system.

There are 3 stylish, easy to use dispensers, providing options of 30, 60 or 90 days of fragrance. All our refill cartridges contain the odour neutralising agent, Neutra-Lox, which eliminates malodours rather than

masking them. There are also over 20 fantastic fragrance options to choose from.

The system is Carbon Footprint

Warehouse & Logistics

approved. Having been independently assessed for emissions and energy consumption, it was found to have a significantly lower carbon footprint compared to aerosol products on the market. More importantly, all our refills are fully recyclable at the end of the cartridge life.

Oxy-Gen Powered® is an ideal replacement for environmentally harmful aerosols, gels, liquids and other fragrance systems providing continuous, clean fresh fragrance all day, every day! Please contact us for more information or visit us at Interclean Amsterdam at booth 12.104.

Contact

T +44 (0)1270 766676 fdtuk@oxygenpowered.com

Top delivery handover tips for new EV car owners

Based on his own experiences, Nick Chadaway (pictured), managing director of DMN Logistics, provides his ‘delivery handover advice’ to first time EV buyers.

Here are a few tips I recommend new EV drivers keep in mind during the handover:

● Before the delivery of your new vehicle, write down any questions you have about the car to ask the delivery driver – they will most likely be able to answer your questions due to their familiarity with the vehicle.

● Ask about the basic differences in driving an ICE to an EV. The answer should help you feel more confident in driving it for the first time.

● Ask about charging. The driver can demonstrate the ‘handshake’ between the plug and the car so the customer is aware of the

correct technique to use to ensure efficient charging and no delays.

● Ask about any software included in the car to help with driving efficiency. Most cars will have these, and although prior to buying, the customer will have read about them, they may not have seen how they work in real-life. End users should ask for a demonstration to gain a better understanding.

● To help deter range anxiety, ask questions about range. The driver will be able to inform the end user of ‘typical’ mileage on a certain percentage of charge. It is also a good idea to ask about eco-mode and how this improves range.

DMN Logistics’ White Paper outlines the challenges in EV logistics; to access the DMN white paper on addressing the challenges in EV logistics, go to http://bit.ly/EVWP1511

F0CUS the bespoke work management platform

What is F0CUS and why use it?

F0CUS is an innovative work and asset management platform which works with you to increase efficiency across your contracts. With its modular design, the system can be configured to your exact needs, each module working both independently yet also together to give you the right data at the right time.

Some of the key modules are:

● Order Management – Eliminates the need for manual spreadsheets and ‘Off System’ records, allowing users to store order details safely and securely. It’s customisable, allowing you to add new fields and ensure you can store all the data you require. The reinstatement module links here to allow recording of notice and reinstatement level detail.

● Document Management – Ensure that relevant, non-system data is stored alongside orders and schemes with the Document Management module. Compatible with a wide range of document management structures for seamless integration into any organisation, the document management system includes email integration to ensure that documents can be added to the system from wherever you are.

● Planning – Enhancing the base functionality of the Order Management module, the Planning module introduces configurable order statuses, task level planning, mobile integration and real-time operative reporting. Keep all relevant personnel up-to-date with defined ‘storyboards’ that includes checkpoints and automated responses.

● Reporting – Underpinning the entire F0CUS platform are the dedicated reporting servers, enabling users to report on data from all modules effectively and efficiently. Reports are fully customisable, allowing for every requirement.

● Commercial Management – Improve the commercial and finance processes of a contract using the Commercial Management module, allowing you to implement functions and controls related to cost and value recognition, change management, billing and supply chain payments. www.tssinfrastructure.com

TASC providing UKATA approved asbestos courses

As part of the T Sumner Smith Limited group (TSS), Training & Safety Consultants (TASC) is one of only 14 companies across the UK licensed by UKATA to deliver Notifiable Licensed Asbestos Training. We are proud to have been providing this training for over 18 years to more than 100 clients across several sectors including construction, infrastructure, transport, utilities, nuclear and chemical engineering as well as public sector organisations.

Our professional asbestos training service covers a range of topics including UKATA Asbestos Awareness, Asbestos Non-Licensable Operative, Supervisor and Manager, Asbestos Non-Licensable Groundworker, Licensable Work with Asbestos Operative, Supervisor and Manager, Duty to Manage Asbestos, Asbestos Awareness in Soils & Made Ground and Asbestos Audits. We also provide bespoke training packages tailored to meet the client’s requirements.

In addition, we also offer the following courses Health & Safety Awareness Training, Manual Handling Training, Risk Assessment, COSHH Assessment and IOSH Training (Managing Safely & Safety, Health and Environment for Construction Workers). Our courses are carried out by our Principal Trainer who has extensive experience and has been providing asbestos training for over 7 years. To maintain standards, the Principal Trainer also has an auditing role that ensures that the standards of all trainers, training methods and training material remain at the highest level.

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Test, Measurement & Laboratory Interface Force

Measurements: Force, torque and pressure measurement

Interface Force Measurements has been supporting UK industry with the highest quality force, torque and pressure sensors for more than 25 years.

You can benefit from our experience whenever you contact us about your next measurement application, experience gained helping designers and engineers across multiple industrial sectors.

We’ll use our experience and product knowledge to help you select the best sensors for your application from our wide range of sensors from some of the world’s best sensor manufactures, including:

● Interface Inc – single, dual, 3 and 6 axis load cells and torque transducers

● AMTI – six-axis load cells and force plates

● GP50 – pressure and temperature sensors for oil/gas, aerospace, automotive food/ beverage and general industry

● DDM – miniature pressure sensors for automotive R&D

● XSensor – pressure mapping systems for bed/ mattress, seating, automotive R&D, tire testing applications and impact testing for seats, airbags, helmet and protective equipment

We can also help with your data collection needs with our range of amplifiers, displays and software what will work with our and other manufacturers’ sensors.

So, if you have a force, torque or pressure measurement challenge that you’d like our help with, please contact us:

T 01344 776666 info@interface.uk.com www.interfaceforce.co.uk

Pumps & Valves

Epson Basin Mate

Epson, who are part of TYDE, is proud to announce the launch of its all-new Leak-Free basin waste seal kit called the Basin Mate.

Installing basin wastes has never been so easy!

All of Epson’s basin wastes now come complete with the LEAK-FREE basin mate seal kit.

The Basin Mate Seal Kit is manufactured from high quality materials and includes a sealing ring, washer and seating – everything you need for a quick and easy installation. The Basin Mate is also available on its own as a perfect solution for a leaking waste that is already in place. With the Epson Basin Mate there is no need for paint, putty or mastic!

Epson has been manufacturing high quality sanitaryware spares since 1961 and is committed to supplying market leading products to the plumbing industry. As a UK manufacturer it has complete control from design through to production and is always focused on offering the best customer service to its customers. The Epson range of wastes is comprehensive and offers the best choice when it comes to quality and style.

Paul Weddle, the Business Unit Director for TYDE, says, “The Basin Mate is a perfect solution to avoiding leaking wastes! During our product development process, we thought about ways in which we can make plumbing easier for our customers. Being easy and quick to fit, and supplied with everything you will need to make your wastes leak free, The Basin Mate meets that requirement.”

EPSON is part of TYDE. A Thomas Dudley Business. You can visit the new TYDE website at: www.thomasdudley.co.uk/tyde

New Additel 673 Advanced Digital Pressure Calibrators

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Discover new, buy original, be inspired…

London Stationery Show, held at London’s Business Design Centre from 5-6 October 2021, is the unmissable event for stationery and gift retailers and buyers, featuring the biggest selection of writing and paper products from around the world, all under one roof.

At London Stationery Show visitors found the biggest UK and international brands, exciting new designers and innovative start-ups, all under one roof. Visitors could explore exciting new products and brands, alongside established bestsellers. With hundreds of products that work perfectly as additional items to a core range, London Stationery Show was the must-attend attend event for stationery and gift retailers, organised into five sections, detailed next.

Retail Matters supported retailers in all aspects of running a successful business through live talks with leading industry professionals and successful peers.

Hosted by the exhibitors, the Creative Matters Workshops were the perfect way to get hands on with the products visitors were looking to stock in store. The Indie Matters Business Advice Clinics gave retailers the opportunity to sit down with an industry expert in a one-to-one session. Global consumer and design trends

Envelopes Ltd

Envelopes Ltd is a leading supplier of Envelopes and Postal Packaging with a range of around 3,000 different products in a variety of materials, colours and styles as well as offering bespoke and printed products.

We are in the top 10 largest Envelope Companies in the UK and have what we believe to be the largest stock range in the, maintaining the only unbranded, plain labelled range in the market and continue to launch new and innovative products.

Our success as an Envelope and Postal Packaging company supplying customers all over the globe enables us to gauge industry demands and trends – helping us recognise the growing concerns surrounding plastic pollution, and ultimately leading us to create an alternative range of envelopes and postal packaging without the plastic – say hello to our Envirolopes collection.

From sustainably sourced eucalyptus to recycled card, you'll find everything you need in our range.

Free

your mind with

Zebra’s

Mildliner & Mildliner™ Brush Pen!

Zebra’s Mildliner is a twin-end highlighter with bullet and chisel tip for all hand lettering and marking applications. It features mild, translucent, waterresistant ink that shows up softly on paper and is excellent for layering, with no bleed through.

The Zebra Mildliner Brush Pen combines the colours and features of the Mildliner with the unlimited possibilities of a brush pen.

are quickly reflected by the stationery industry and at the Boutique Collection visitors could find beautiful original designs, great stationery gifts and more. LaunchPad was a competition for new stationery suppliers looking to break into the dynamic, design-led stationery market.

London Stationery Show returns to the Business Design Centre from 17-18 May this year. This is our pick of the best exhibitors from last year’s event, listed here in alphabetical order: Envelopes Ltd, Jumble & Co, Studio Pens & Zebra Pen. Further details can be found on this page.

www.stationeryshowlondon.co.uk

Conveniently double-ended, it has a paint brush-like tip plus a fine marker, and also features soft, mild ink. The brush tip is like an artist’s brush, allowing for thick or thin strokes, while the fine tip marker provides more consistent lines.

AP Certified non-toxic, these slim design pens are available in fluorescent, deep and warm, and cool and defined colour packs.

Whether you’re using the Mildliner range for your

Studio Pens

Studio Pens is a small family business based in North Yorkshire. It distributes two leading pen brands in the UK and supplies market-leading pen refills (UK) and components (worldwide).

German manufacturer Kaweco is one of the most popular pen brands in the world. Established in 1883 and now owned by the Gutberlet family in Nuremberg, Kaweco’s most famous pen is the Kaweco Sport.

bullet journal, planner, studying for your next exam, hand lettering or art project, these uniquely versatile pens will help you express yourself in a unique way!

Want to know more?

Contact us at: info@zebrapen.co.uk

For more information, visit: www.envelopes.co.uk or call our sales team on 01628 810000.

Come and say hello to us at the London Stationery Show! We will be on Stand G400 where you will be able to view our full range.

The Kaweco Sport was designed with an oversized cap in the 1930s as a pocket pen. The Sport range still forms the backbone of Kaweco's product offering and is available in a wide range of colours and finishes.

Esterbrook was founded in

1858 by Cornish expatriate and entrepreneur Richard Esterbrook. At its height, Esterbrook was the largest pen manufacturer in the USA, producing 600,000 pens a day. Esterbrook owners included Abraham Lincoln, John F Kennedy, Disney artist Carl Banks and Peanuts creator Charles M Schulz. Most American students learned to write using Esterbrook pens. The Esterbrook brand was

Building Products & Services

Housing Safety and Wellbeing Taskforce launched

We are pleased to announce the official launch of the Housing Safety & Wellbeing Taskforce, which due to Covid-19 precautions, took place online on the 13th January 2022.

We were delighted to be joined by Sir Peter Bottomley MP, who introduced the initiative and paid tribute to the late Sir David Amess MP, who had lent us valued support during our original planning phase.

The Housing Safety & Wellbeing Taskforce will bring together partners from the public, private, and charitable sector across all nations of the UK to discuss the key issues involved in creating safer homes and making recommendations for action.

There will be six strands to the work of the Taskforce, each with their own ‘Ambassador’ to lead the discussions and co-ordinate activity: Health & Wellbeing, Net Zero & Decarbonisation, Resident Engagement, Housing Quality, Fire & Carbon Monoxide Safety, and Fuel Poverty. These ambassadors were announced at our launch event and are drawn from the housing, fire service, and academic sectors. They will be actively encouraging participation from

any interested parties. Please check our website to find out more and get in touch with us directly if you would like to be involved: www.hswtaskforce.org.uk

At our launch event, the Housing Safety & Wellbeing Taskforce has unveiled a study from CEBR (Centre for Economics & Business Research) which is a seminal piece of research, combining a statistical analysis of fire incidence across the UK, a summary of the relevant legislation, and a holistic examination of the human and economic impact of fire, based on official data and a specially commissioned YouGov survey.

The study delves into recent dwelling fires and demonstrates that the rate of reduction in fire incidents, running in tandem with new regulations, has slowed in recent years. With estimated annual costs of residential fires now exceeding £1billion, the research then goes on to examine in detail the potential impact and cost savings associated with tighter restrictions. www.hswtaskforce.org.uk

revived in 2018. Schmidt is the main manufacturer of pen refills and components in Europe and is the Original Equipment Manufacturer of refills for many well-known pen brands. Contact Studio Pens at: info@studiopens.com or www.studiopens.com or 01423 815700.

Jumble & Co

Jumble & Co is a brand new range of stationery products which launched at the London Stationery Show! We know that life is anything but linear, with a blur of highs and lows, wins and losses, cheers and cries. And while some days can be remarkable, others can be pretty forgettable, and we think that is OK.

Jumble celebrates all those emotions with a colourful range of stationery products for everyday life, from dated and undated diaries and notebooks to be organised, to bottles to stay hydrated, to scented candles to help you relax. Each product in the collection is available in a range of vibrant colours, with each colour representing an emotion. Life is a Jumble and we are so here for that!

Jumble is available exclusively online at: www.jumbleandco.com and Business and Industry Today readers can get 20% off by using the exclusive discount code BUSINESS20 at the checkout stage.

Health & Safety, Cleaning & Hygiene

The UK’s leading supplier of detectable products

Vernacare donates essential medical supplies

Global infection prevention solutions manufacturer

Vernacare has sent essential medical supplies to support the humanitarian crisis that has arisen as part of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Vernacare donated thousands of items of essential medical equipment, including a range of swabs, IV packs, suture packs, bandages, patient & surface cleaning wipes to help those injured in the conflict and displaced from their homes. CEO, James Steele, said, “The past 2 years of COVID-19 have demonstrated to us all the importance of infection control and preventative measures, and the crucial

Emergency Services

In today’s safety and hygiene conscious world, it has never been more important to ensure your company is displaying due diligence in every area of the food supply chain.

B S Teasdale and Son Ltd are the world’s original pioneers when it comes to detectable products and have been dedicated to the development and supply of detectable products after introducing the concept to the food industry over 35 years ago.

BST’s unparalleled detectable products are designed to be of the highest quality, metal detectable, x-ray visible, food-safe, strong and shatter resistant with the aim of increasing food product safety and decreasing product recalls caused by foreign body contamination. A range of BST products also come in a variety of bright colours for visual identification and organisation.

From stationery to engineering, traceability to PPE, BST has what you need to increase product quality and food safety. We will work with you to develop new products to your requirements and produce a detectable, durable, dynamic solution.

Now that restrictions have eased we are able to arrange site visits. We pride ourselves on our relationships with our customers and partners and can’t wait to get back to communicating face-to-face on a regular basis again.

We are looking forward to attending the PPMA show in September and to seeing old friends and meeting new people to gain insight into what is needed for the next phase of improving the functionality and safety of the food industry.

T 01302 775208

sales@bst-detectable.com www.bst-detectable.com

Chemical hazmat clothing

Lakeland ChemMax ‘Super-B’: The Ultimate in Chemical Hazmat Clothing

How comfortable is your chemical suit?

The critical factor influencing comfort is fabric breathability. Unfortunately, a quality suit that gives you effective protection against nasty chemicals uses a barrier fabric that keeps out dangerous substances but also keeps out air!

The good news? Design of a suit also has an important effect on comfort. And the even better news is Lakeland’s Super-B style chemical suits are designed with comfort –as well as protection – in mind.

Lakeland’s ChemMax chemical protective clothing uses our ‘Super-B’ style coverall. A unique combination of design elements and additional features that result in a better fitting, more durable and more comfortable

garment:

● 3-piece hood, crotch gusset and inset sleeves means a better fitting suit that creates less stress in critical areas

● Double zip and storm flap means a secure protection to the important front of the garment

● Cushioned knee-pads as standard mean a safer, tougher and more secure suit for more strenuous applications where kneeling, crawling or climbing is required.

ChemMax Super-B style is the ultimate in chemical protective workwear. To discover more read our blog at the address below (or use the QR code in the image) and request a free ChemMax sample.

Read the blog at: https://blog.lakeland.com/europe/ super-b-the-ultimate-in-hazmat-protective-clothing

role that products like ours play in helping medics reduce risk. In situations such as the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, infection can take hold and sweep through communities when they are at their most vulnerable. Providing refugees with basic essentials and arming the medical teams and volunteers with the necessary equipment to help keep people safe is crucial. The scenes from Ukraine are truly heart-breaking. In our line of work, we're fortunate to be able to directly help those in need. We hope these essential medical supplies will go some way to lessen their suffering during

their time of crisis.” The donation was arranged in coordination with the organisation Recycling Lives, whose social value programme is helping to tackle food poverty and reduce food waste. The appeal will see multiple lorry loads sent to Poland, where the donations will then be broken down to be distributed to the areas on the border to help the communities and refugees.

T +44 (0)1204 529494

hello@vernacare.com

www.vernacare.com

The UK’s leading business event dedicated to hotel growth

Ready to welcome visitors to meet up in-person once again! 28-29 September 2021 saw London’s ExCeL transformed into the ultimate destination for any forward-thinking hotel professional looking to capitalise on the latest opportunities that will launch them into 2022.

With a completely transformed hotel sector, guests’ expectations subsequently shifted and the ‘essential offering’ dramatically changed. Hotel360 was there to provide visitors with all of the information, solutions and tools necessary for them to stay ahead of this new playing field.

This year visitors gained in-depth insights from Hilton’s Director of Hotel Openings & Transitions, the Chief Financial Officer of RBH, Radisson’s VP of Operations, Senior Corporate Director, Culture & Experience of Nobu Hospitality, and countless more. There were all on hand to unveil their tips, tricks and triumphs, helping visitors stand out from the competition and increase their occupancy rates.

Boasting an incredible line-up of over 300 cutting edge exhibitors, 150 inspirational seminars, unmissable panels debates, live innovation awards,

Unleash the power of your workforce through Intelligent

Automation and Digital Workers

unlimited networking opportunities, and much more, Hotel360 gave visitors a chance fully immerse themselves once again at one of the most exciting times for the industry.

Hotel360 returns to London’s ExCeL from 19-20 October this year. This is our pick of the best exhibitors from last year’s event, listed here in alphabetical order: Centelli, Hydro Genie & JTI. Further details can be found on this page.

www.hotel360expo.co.uk

Never miss a moment with Nordic Spirit

Being able to smoke or vape isn't always possible, but with Nordic Spirit, 100% tobacco-free nicotine pouches, finding an alternative has never been so simple.

Inspired by its Swedish heritage, Nordic Spirit reflects the Nordic way of life by bringing freedom to existing nicotine users in the UK, allowing you to continue what you're doing without the need for a cigarette or vape break.

Nicotine pouches allow you to discretely enjoy a nicotine experience making sure you never miss a moment of doing

the things you love by providing a nicotine experience that is completely tobacco free. Simply pop one of the small, soft pouches under your top or bottom lip and enjoy a quick and steady flow of nicotine after just a few minutes, lasting up to an hour, the Nordic way to nicotine.

Nordic Spirit has quickly become the nation's favourite nicotine pouch brand with a variety of flavours to choose from including, Mint, Spearmint, Bergamot Wildberry and Elderflower. With 20 pouches contained

in a convenient, pocket-sized recyclable can, you can enjoy Nordic Spirit no matter where you are.

Contact: Victoria Reilly, New Business Development Manager M 07710 158038 victoria.reilly@jti.com www.jti.com/uk

Here at Centelli, we are on a mission to transform the modern workplace through Digital Workers. By marrying your strategic business objectives & intelligent automation, we help leading organisations across a broad range of industries access the incredible advantages of a digital workforce. Have you ever thought how much more your employees would achieve if they were liberated from all those mundane and repetitive tasks? Imagine a world where digital and human workforces combine in a harmonious way to amplify the positive impact of every individual.

Digital Workers are powered by Robotic Process Automation (RPA) software. They automate routine repetitive tasks to save time, reduce costs and remove errors, allowing your human employees to

Hydro Genie

fully focus on the value-added tasks to improve the guest experience

Centelli have customers across multiple sectors, hospitality (both hotel groups & restaurants), supply chain, financial services and retail.

We work with any computer application and any PMS (including Opera/Clock/Stayintouch). Centelli work with companies like Village Hotels, automating processes across Revenue & Distribution, Rate Management, Finance & HR. Processes can be anything from Reservation/Cancellation/ Amendments to Report running, onboarding/offboarding and invoice processing

Find out how Centelli can help automate processes in the hospitality industry below.

M 07900 232396 samuel.cornford@centelli.com www.centelli.com

With rising energy costs, heating domestic and commercial properties is proving to be a major strain on the household purse and in business operations. The household purse is being strained to the point of eat or heat. Business owners are accruing greater costs impacting their services and products which is further having an adverse effect on all supply chains.

Given all this negativity, help is available in the form of an innovative patented technology. Hydro Genie is a retrofit solution that can be installed on any wet heating system; this includes electricity, gas, oil, LPG, and can be incorporated into existing heat pump or renewable thermal systems.

The Hydro Genie technology is based partly on Henry’s Law of Physics where it removes dissolved gases from the circulating heating fluid. Once the gasses are removed the fluid dynamics within the Hydro Genie technology provides compression and vacuum which lifts the exiting fluid in temperature by 2-3 degrees.

Auto-Pack: FFS Solutions

Auto-Pack has been supplying the widest range of FFS solutions available in the UK for over 10 years. We pride ourselves on the depth of knowledge we have across FFS sachet, stick pack, bag and pouch machines and the range of applications.

The sachet machine range includes both horizontal and vertical sachet machines from the budget MH110 through to the larger MH140 and MH170 all of which are available in single or duplex versions, additional options are available such as easy open tear notches, Euroslot, shaped sachets and reclosable zips. Traditionally the most common applications are for sauces, dressings and condiments, powder/granular seasonings, and spices however in the last few years there has been a growth in whey protein drinks & other powdered beverages.

This lift in temperature is then measured by the Energy Genie Controller which uses that enhanced heat to control the boiler and put it in to economising mode. This culminates in an enhanced heat modification, which results in reduced fuel consumption, and reduces the carbon being emitted from the building.

T 01786 850375 sales@hydro-genie.co.uk www.hydro-genie.co.uk

The stick pack machines are available from single lane up to 10 lane machines which can deliver 350 packs per minute. One of the main benefits of the Stick pack machine is the high throughput they deliver while taking up a small footprint. The stick packs can be from 13mm to 80mm wide with a wide range of products but predominantly the condiment, dressings, and powdered beverage industry.

The Auto-Pack VFFS AV31 offers the widest possible pack options on a single machine such as pillow, gusset, block bottom, Eurolsot, quad pack and valve application both with laminate and polyethylene films.

The AV31 is a cost effective all stainless machine which can be used with linear and multihead weighers, powder fillers and liquid depositors filling a very wide range of food products such as soups, coffee, pasta, tea, frozen foods, and pulses.

These products and the filling equipment also applies to the Pouch FFS range which are available in single or duplex versions, additional options are available such as easy open tear notches, Euroslot, shaped pouches and reclosable zips.

Auto-Pack has extensive knowledge on the packaging films available in the marketplace and can advise on what options are suitable for your application. We have the benefit of utilising the showroom to test your product with the film on our range of machines. Recently we have been proving each of the machines on a range of recyclable packaging film options. With the machines in stock to test and sell, lead times can be dramatically reduced. Auto-Pack can fast track your FFS requirements into reality.

T 01432 677000

www.auto-pack.co.uk

www.linkedin.com/company/ autopack-limited

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Across every industry, manufacturers are working to meet growing customer demand in a globally competitive market

Despite a widening skills gap, by organising advanced technology into highly optimised work cells, manufacturers are maximising productivity through automation.

Specialised equipment, like a deep-hole drilling system, often is challenging to integrate, which quickly can create production schedule bottlenecks. To eliminate the risk, shops that perform deep-hole drilling should seek out OEMs that understand the needs of high-production manufacturers and have the capabilities to bring technology into the factories and work cells of the future.

Deep-hole drilling systems, which can produce holes that exceed a 20-1 depth-to-diameter ratio, are a unique class of manufacturing equipment because of the focused tasks they conduct. An increasing number of machining centres boast deep-hole drilling capabilities, but these machines simply cannot operate at needed speeds, particularly for parts that require exceptionally high accuracy.

Manufacturers that must perform deep-hole drilling capable of rapid production and high throughput should instead select machines designed for the task.

Automating holemaking

These shops increasingly opt for deephole drilling systems that also work with automation. In a typical deep-hole drilling work cell configuration, such as one for producing rifle receivers or automotive shafts, the

equipment can use automation to time its cycle completion to mesh with other production processes. For straightforward automation, conveyors and pick-and-place robots move and position parts for deep-hole drilling with exacting repeatability and accuracy while automatic toolchangers, doors and inspection stations keep parts moving swiftly into, out of and around the cell.

Because deep-hole drilling tends to apply to long, cylindrically shaped parts, workpiece configuration eases or complicates some aspects of automating load-in and load-out cycles tied to drilling operations. Workholding axes, for example, can provide automatic part gripping with pneumatic or hydraulic chucks operated through advanced controls for deep-hole drilling systems. In this configuration, machines can pick up a part, drill it and set it back down on a conveyor or part collection area. In deep-hole drilling systems themselves, specialised designs also offer automatic chucking, while robottending systems can add further flexibility with end-of-arm tooling, workholding and measuring systems.

As the automation configuration grows more complicated, however, manufacturers require an OEM that can act as a collaborative partner to find available solutions or engineer individualised products for unique applications or production lines. Shops that depend on deep-hole drilling as part of a high-production environment should seek a partner that has a demonstrated record of working directly with manufacturers to modernise processes and create robust automated work cells.

Gundrilling application

UNISIG, for instance, worked with a manufacturer of rifle barrel receivers to help it accommodate growing demand and relieve production bottlenecks. The manufacturer’s older gundrilling machines were replaced by a multiplespindle machine, the UNI25HD. It had the power and controls necessary to apply indexable gundrilling tools, significantly improving feed rates.

To enable fast one-piece-flow manufacturing, UNISIG integrated the system via automation for in-feed, pickand-place, conveyor loading and automatic clamping, which fed two lathes that turned the parts. The result was an effective work cell that produced more than 100 parts an hour, a dramatic financial and process improvement.

The viability of automated deep-hole drilling production can depend on tool life and part length.

At extreme depths, for example, some parts require more than one set of inserts to produce a completed hole, and the high level of hardness of some workpiece materials causes rapid tool wear. To overcome this challenge, UNISIG programs its machines to detect wear and predict when a tool will reach its breaking point, allowing operators to prevent a failure that could stop the line.

For further process efficiency, deep-hole drilling machines should have either a CNC or programmable logic controller. Both can integrate with other control systems & interface with a controller in the work cell. Systems such as a fully automated barrel cell are capable of unmanned, lights-out production with efficient programming. Deep-hole drilling equipment’s application-specific configurations suit the production of parts that necessitate techniques and processes that go beyond the easy capabilities of general-purpose equipment. In years past, many manufacturers thought of this kind of specialized equipment as old-fashioned and a drag on production. But with the right equipment – and a partner with the right engineering and applications expertise – deep-hole drilling in work cells can keep up with the productive factory environment that manufacturers need to succeed.

Further information on all machines of the B Series and the complete UNISIG machine program is available at: www.unisig.de or follow the company on LinkedIn and Twitter (@UNISIG).

Component Manufacturing Company of the Year

Micrometric introduces a new comprehensive precision component manufacturing service to the market

In this issue of Business and Industry Today, we are proud to announce that we have selected Micrometric as the recipient of our Component Manufacturing Company of the Year.

Established by Dr Maurice Gates in 1981, Micrometric specialises in the laser material processing of metals providing contract and subcontract manufacturing services to produce highquality fast turn-around components that are used by international businesses from large blue-chip companies to local SMEs. You’ll find Micrometric active across industries such as aerospace, automotive energy, medical device manufacturing, oil and gas, engineering, and electronics industrial sectors.

Providing a wide range of equipment alongside a large network of sub-contractors, Micrometric is a one-stop-shop for all components ranging from laser cutting only to a multi-process that requires laser cutting, forming, precision grinding, forming and heat treatment, most of which its competitors cannot match.

Today, Micrometric has built a reputation for providing a reliable and friendly service which is why many of its customers stay with the company for many years. With the effects of COVID-19 very much still looming, we asked Chris Waters, Commercial Director at Micrometric, how the last 12 months have been for the company. Chris responded, “The past 12 months have been uncertain. We have sustained production, but it has taken a lot of hard work improving everything we do. We have seen a big change in our customers, I would say probably 50% of our top 20 customers have been replaced by new or smaller existing customers increasing their purchases. Because of this, sales have been better than our forecast.”

In terms of the company’s recent developments, COVID-19 has forced Micrometric to reconsider its services and look at how best they can be utilised

to help customers. As part of its current portfolio, Micrometric offer laser cutting, laser welding, laser drilling, laser etching, tube cutting, precision machining, reverse engineering, and multi-process services.

Lasers are the single most important aspect of the business at Micrometric as they enable it to cut, drill, etch and weld, to supply customers with precision parts that meet their needs. Micrometric has firmly established itself in the industry for having laser capabilities that fully meet the requirements of the customer whilst optimising the production process to achieve the best results.

Lasers are used in Micrometric’s engineering processes daily as they offer precision and accuracy that enables the company to create items for all industries to the highest quality.

To complement its already sterling portfolio of services, Micrometric now offer a comprehensive precision component, manufacturing service. “We are able to offer our customers a complete service that ensures our core competence is in precision parts. It also means they don't have to deal with multiple sub-contractors,” said Chris.

From this, Micrometric has significantly invested in precision lasers over the past few years that include Rofin Starcut which enables the user to cut tubes from 0.5mm diameter up to 30mm diameter to tolerances of ±0.025mm, a Trumpf Trulaser Station 2005 with a Trudisk 1000 laser source that

enables fast finer laser welding, and its most recent purchase, a IPG Lasercube for cutting of precision components with tolerances of ±0.025mm. Overall, these additions enable a faster service that allows Micrometric to be more competitive and effective within this specific field.

Chris went on to explain some of the benefits that this newly added service provides for its customers. “As a result of this we are able to offer our customers a single source of supply of competitively priced precision components. We are a supplier that likes to work with our customers especially in product development. Customers can call on our 40 years of experience in producing difficult parts that others would not attempt. We are recognised within our industry and get a lot of referrals for this reason.”

Going forward, Micrometric has developed some short-term and long-term plans to ensure its focus remains solely on the key factors that ensure the company’s success. “The pandemic forced us to look at ourselves and how we work. We were carried through the first year of the pandemic by a long tail of work and new opportunities. For us, the pandemic started to bite in 2021 so we sat down and came up with a plan,” Chris continued, “short term, we reorganised the business to give much more focus on the key success factors which are team development, team communication, quote turnaround time, delivery on time and development of our team. Medium term, we looked at strengthening our capabilities with identifying our next capital purchase. Short to long-term, we focused on increasing our marketing activities to attract new customers with a focus on the medical sector. We understand this is more of a long-term goal as we know it can take a long time to establish relationships within certain medical supply chains.”

In the future Micrometric is happy to keep on its current growth trajectory within the market by continuing to invest further in its people as they are deemed as essential to the company’s success. By further investing in its capabilities, this will help improve and broaden what it can offer while also putting a large emphasis on those customers who are looking for more from their current suppliers.

In closing, we asked Chris how the company felt receiving the award, he commented. “We are delighted to have received this award. It recognises the hard work that the team at Micrometric have put in to achieving this success. We could not have achieved this without the whole team working together.”

For more information, see below.

T 01522 509999 sales@micrometric.co.uk www.micrometric.co.uk

The Micrometric team accept the Company of the Year award – L-R: Edwin Cattle, Engineering Manager, Rosie de Smit, Finance Director, Chris Waters, Commercial Director, Jamie Smith, Workshop Manager, Keith White, Quality Manager, Neil Skelton, Sales Team Leader & Kieran Jordon, Operations Support Manager