Storage Solutions Ltd and the Environment

Peter Sully Managing Director is personally committed to making sure that Storage Solutions environmental impact is minimal. Peter has a long history involved efficiency based projects and adds to this an interest in alternative energy which lead him to design and build a medium sized vertical axis wind turbine over 25 years ago.

Peter says that his interest has always been fired by a mix of a fascination with the technology and a belief that resources should be efficiently used rather than squandered. The spin off is good for the environment something that we naturally applaud often taking the most environmentally friendly option rather than the cheapest route.

Storage Solutions Manufacturing Operation

When Storage Solutions took over their plant in Torrington Devon it was clear that the environment had not been on the agenda for many years and immediate action was required. Even before production started the Carbon Trust were invited to do a full energy audit. This added some ideas into the pot that was already on the boil and changes started immediately starting with the paint line and progressing through the factory

Paint Line Pre-treatment

The paint line was converted to use a single cleaning and phosphating process at ambient temperature rather than a multiple wash system which required heat to be added. This change took an 18Kw motor out of the process, did not need heat to be added and the chemical used allowed the small effluent to be passed straight to the normal drainage system. The fact that bowsers are no longer required to empty the tanks has saved the additional cost of chemicals let alone the cost of the energy saved.

Paint Line Powder Coating and Curing Ovens

With the benefits of the change in pretreatment in place action was taken to reduce the temperature required to cure the powder coating used in the factory. This process ran at 200 degrees and has been reduced to slightly under 160, also allowing the line to run at a higher speed. Operational changes have allowed through put to double reducing emissions and gas use by more than half over all. A significant financial benefit to the business.

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