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Marshalls installs energy efficient Marl LED floodlights
Leading UK manufacturer achieves 75% reduction in floodlight power consumption

Ulverston, UK, 21 May 2013. Marshalls plc, the UK’s leading hard landscaping transformation company, has fitted Marl International Bay Range LED floodlighting to stockyards at five of its manufacturing sites to replace high pressure sodium and metal halide floodlights – reducing the energy consumption per floodlight by up to 75%.
 
Askew & Barrett Leaves No Stone Unturned
Askew & Barrett is a leading UK dried pulse specialist with a premium brand built on high quality peas and beans which are free from contaminants and imperfections. Supplying large food manufactures including Premier Food’s Bachelors range of mushy peas, Askew & Barrett recently installed a Loma Systems X4 Bulk X-ray solution to achieve 100% contaminant free products and meet retailers’ tough demands.
 
PACEPACKER BOXES OFF BAGGING AT EARSHAM GRAVELS
In a custom installation thought to be the first of its kind, Pacepacker Services has built a containerised sack packing and robotic palletising line for Suffolk-based aggregates supplier Earsham Gravels. The investment has not only doubled capacity and reduced reliance on manual labour, but also given Earsham Gravels a portable turnkey line that can be easily transported between quarries.
 
FOAMGLAS® insulation helps make turkey waste green
Ecological and long-lasting FOAMGLAS® cellular-glass insulation was chosen to insulate the underground reaction vessel of Bernard Matthew’s £4m renewable energy scheme. The project will remove 1,200 liquid-waste lorries from Suffolk’s roads each year and provide both green energy and fertiliser by processing poultry waste.
 
Editor's Comment
EFFECTIVE ENERGY MANAGEMENT PROVIDES KEY TO SURMOUNTING PRESSURES IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY
Increased competitive pressures, tighter margins and rising energy costs are forcing manufacturers to alter their methods of operation. At the same time, new ways of managing energy consumption and quality through sophisticated power monitoring tools have emerged – providing the information that companies need to be able to take action to reduce energy usage. In short, effective energy management is no longer an option; it is a strategic business necessity. Mark Staples, food and beverage segment manager for Industry at Schneider Electric highlights the approach to integrated energy management.
The editor
 
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