Unlike the Model T Ford, which Henry Ford famously said was, ‘available in any colour so long as it is black’, environmental equipment from Spooner really is available in a variety of different colours. Whether to blend with surroundings, meet a corporate colour or simply to be in vogue, the only essential requirement of any environmental installation is that it must be ‘green’.
Yorkshire based specialist paper makers, Weidmann Whiteley Ltd used to ship their paper to the USA to be printed with a diamond pattern before being shipped back to Europe for finishing. When a print line became available within the group the opportunity was seized to bring the printing process in-house, safeguarding existing UK jobs.
Air pollution abatement system
However, the print line required an air pollution abatement system to allow it to meet EU regulations and be operated in the UK. Turning to a local supplier, Spooner, an economic and environmentally friendly thermal oxidiser system designed to reduce the harmful VOC emissions was engineered and manufactured at Spooner’s headquarters down the road in Ilkley.
The 2 chambered RTO is designed with 97% thermal energy recovery to dramatically reduce gas consumption to only 3% of the total energy required and with more than 99% destruction efficiency the system complies with the solvent emission directive. An additional feature included in the RTO was Supplemental Fuel Injection (or SFI ) which offers a 25% additional saving on the gas consumption compared to operating a gas burner.
The only remaining decision Weidmann Whiteley Ltd faced was to select a colour that would blend in with the area of natural beauty surrounding the facility. The site is also overlooked by many Otley residents so the oxidiser had to look unobtrusive and also operate without disturbing the neighbours.
Following discussions and the offer from Spooner to paint the oxidiser any colour they required, Weidmann Whiteley Ltd decided the most appropriate colour choice was British Racing Green.
Spooner’s ultimate goal was to reduce air pollution as well as energy consumption for our customers, often achieving a payback of fewer than two years for them.”
The Spooner Anguil Partnership was formed in 2008 when Spooner Industries Ltd became the European licensee of Anguil Environmental Systems Inc, USA. Anguil has over 30 years of experience providing VOC and HAP abatement technologies to companies around the world.
Based on Railway Road in Ilkley, Spooner is a global provider of drying, curing, baking, cooling and web handling solutions to industries including paper, converting, food and metals. For 80 years Spooner has worked in partnership with many of the world’s leading manufacturers, providing unique technology solutions for a vast range of process problems.
Find out more about Spooner’s range of Oxidisers here.
