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 | 24_7 Uptime, Energy Efficiency Case Study 24/7 Uptime was formed by Chris Robinson and Tracy Barlow in March 2009 combining Chris’s IT and sales skills with Tracy’s marketing and communication background to offer green IT solutions helping companies and organisations reduce energy costs and CO2 emissions. |
| Air Energy Management - Energy Efficiency Case Study After 22 years employment with an international supplier to transportation, manufacturing, construction, and agricultural industries, Richard Dainton embarked on a new project to find ways of reducing customer air energy costs and Air Energy Management Ltd was born. The company’s aim is to switch of air compressors rather than supplying a more efficient air compressor to meet the air demand. They do this by providing products and services which reduce the air demand on the compressed air system while maintaining production requirements. |
| Axion Polymers With chemical engineering backgrounds spanning, bleach, cement and biodegradable packaging, Roger Morton and Keith Freegard formed Axion Recycling in 2001 in order to bring advanced processing skills to the resource recovery sector. From this company Axion Polymers and Axion Consulting have since formed. |
| Ballpark Waste Separator Ballpark Precision Engineering are manufacturers of bespoke equipment and components for the food, rubber, oil and motor sport industries. The company developed a waste separator and compactor in order to create a reliable, easy to use machine, which would enable packaged liquid products to be recycled or economically disposed of. |
| Centriforce Centriforce is Europe’s largest independent producer of recycled plastic sheet, board and profiles and was established in 1976 by Niall Roy, who has over 25 years experience in the plastic industry. |
| Compressed Air Control Replacement of 10 year old control system and modifications to compressed air disatribution network will save H J Heinz over £80,000 a year, and improve supply reliability for a vital utility. |
| Construction Resource Efficiency Construction specification changes, replacing traditionally quarried virgin materials with recycled alternatives increased recycled content to 80% for all 15,000 sq m of paving on site, saving £110,000. |
| Contract Paper Recycling Subscribers to Envirolink northwest's 'Buy Recycled Code' can purchase recycled office stationery (of comparable quality to non-recycled) at reduced prices, through the services offered by Office Depot, and at the same time, help save the planet. |
| Green Waste Recycling The expansion project at White Moss Horticulture makes a significant contribution to the WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) target to increase composting facilities in the UK by increasing thye facility's yearly production capacity to 38,000 tonnes, and turing sourse-segregated garden waste materials into high quality compost suitable for incorporation into a range of growing media products. |
| i-Prophets Energy Services i-Prophets Energy Services’ vision is to empower positive change through greater intelligence within all buildings. Staff believe that every building has the scope to improve its sustainability and look to find new ideas and solutions, inspired by improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions. |
| JLJ Case Study 2008 Effluent treatment: Heavy metals reduction in the corrugated packaging industry - Case study |
| Lighting Efficiency Installation of energy efficient luminaires and advanced lighting controls, provides safe, secure, confortable working environment 24/7, and reduces energy consumption by up to 70% |
| Metrowood Recycled Material Metrolite Industries evolved from Wigan Leigh and District Society for the Blind and became part of Wigan Council’s Social Services department in 1983. |
| ML Shaw Fabrications - Energy Efficiency Case Study A family business established 25 yearsago by Mike Shaw, ML Shaw Fabrications manufacture extract systems for commercial kitchens. However, whilst studying for a degree in Building Services Engineering, Mike’s son focused his research on commercial kitchens, identifying huge wastes in energy and carbon dioxide emissions. Responding to this, ML Shaw Fabrications developed a totally new and innovative alternative: the Intelligent Kitchen Ventilation system (IKV system). |
| NoWatt Energy Management NoWatt provides itemised energy consumption information for any period, location or appliance, which helps customers review their energy usage patterns. This information is used to identify unexpected, unauthorised or erroneous energy use, inefficient or obsolete appliances and unsafe practices, as well helping to make ROI calculations for infrastructure upgrades, based on accurate running costs. |
| Optimised Energy Solutions - Energy Efficiency Case Study With over 100 years combined experience in the engineering, energy and utilities industries, the four directors of Optimised Energy Solutions (OES) began by identifying a niche market to challenge widespread perception that energy management is administratively heavy with a great cost burden. |
 | Perceptive Engineering - Case Study 2009 Model predictive control of wastewater treatment plant: A model-based predictive controller now optimises plant performance under all conditions. The impact of swings in inlet load on the plant is predicted, managed and minimised. Robust control of the plant can still be exercised even if critical signals are lost. In the past, if DO sensors failed, the ASP would be fully aerated by the operators ensuring that plant performance was kept within consent limits. The new model-based scheme is able to maintain tight, predictive control, even if up to 25% of process signals are lost. Site operators have very high confidence in the new system, which now manages the ASP for more than 95% of the time. |
| Plastic Recycling Liverpool based Centriforce takes in waste plastics which would otherwise be 'landfilled' and produces a range of high performance recycled plastic products that are helping to transform walkways, fencing, path edging, signage, bird hides and a host of sports, leisure and construction applications across the country. |
| Power Factor Correction ABB Power Factor Correction technology has enabled Blackpool Pleasure Beach to optimise use of existing power supply, and reduce running costs on Bling and Valhalla rides. |
| Pumping Optimisation Replacement of flow control 'baffles' by installation of variable speed drives on brine recirculation pumps saves £20,000 a year in electricity cost, on each of 4 units, improves reliability, and decreases maintenance cost. |
| PVC Recycling Ltd Shredtec Recyclers was formed in 2006 by Ian Murray to handle PVCu post-consumer frames; shredding them to recover the plasticand metal, using modified equipment previously used to recycle fridges. The shredwas then sold to Germany for further processing. |
| Recycling and Waste - Birse Civils Ltd |
| Recycling and Waste - Highwood |
| Recycling and Waste - Liverpool John Moores University A look at the Treatment of Nappies and Tyres using microwave/plasma technology. |
| Recycling and Waste - Orchid |
| Recycling and Waste - TEG Environmental |
| Recycling and Waste - WRS Composting Limited |
| Resource Efficiency Programme Gemini's implementation of a Resource Efficiency Programme, targeting energy and water consumption, and waste production, has resulted in total annual cost savings of nearly £90,000. |
| Rotters Community Composting Rotters Community Composting, formed from the Speke-Garston SRB Partnership, began in 2003 with a local collection of both garden and kitchen waste to turn into saleable compost. |
| Shredtec Recyclclers Shredtec Recyclers was formed in 2006 by Ian Murray to handle PVCu post-consumer frames; shredding them to recover the plasticand metal, using modified equipment previously used to recycle fridges. The shredwas then sold to Germany for further processing. |
| Targeting Waste Waste reduction Initiatives at J & J Ormerod have diverted more than 440 tonnes/year of waste from landfill, and saved nearly £40,000 on annual operating costs. |
| Team Logic - Energy Efficiency Case Study Founded over ten years ago, Team Logic is a well established software-house based in Heswall which originally specialised in Electronic Documents and Records Management. Three years ago the directors, who are all keen environmentalists, recognised the adverse impact of IT on the environment and made the commitment to specialise in environmental software. |
| Team Logic - Energy Efficiency Case Study Founded over ten years ago, Team Logic is a well established software-house based in Heswall which originally specialised in Electronic Documents and Records Management. Three years ago the directors, who are all keen environmentalists, recognised the adverse impact of IT on the environment and made the commitment to specialise in environmental software. |
| The A58 Blackbrook Diversion: Recycled Content and Materials in Road Construction A project carried out in partnership between Birse Civils Ltd and St Helens Council |
| Warehouse Heating & Cooling Energy saving high speed low volume fan technology will payback in under 2 years, and provide a healthier, safer and more comfortable working environment at the Tesco Distribution Centre. |
| Waste Minimisation Programme Callender Aeropart's implementation of a waste minimisation programme, targeting waste minimisation/recycling, and energy efficiency has resulted in total annual cost savings of over £180,000 per annum. |
| Whirlwind Case Study 2008 Product recovery and the minimisation of water use for cleaning in the food industry - Case study |
| Winsford Recycling Centre: Recycled Products and Materials in Recycling Facility Construction A project in conjunction with Envirolink Northwest's Buy Recycled Code, Forkers Ltd and Cheshire County Council |