The growing costs of compliance with a raft of government environmental legislation is eroding profit margins in processing and manufacturing industry.

Research
The Textile Services Association has researched cost indices for its industry and reveals the impact of legislative compliance. For example the Climate Control Levy has increased ENERGY bills by over 15%. In addition companies are also facing substantial water and effluent charges. These ‘environmental charges’ are of course in addition to escalating fuel prices, business rates and labour costs.

Dunlop Design Engineering (DDE) can help.
DDE offer a range of custom-designed solutions to reduce fuel and water usage. For example:

• FUEL SAVINGS-The Direct Contact Water Heater is the fastest and most efficient water heating system available, and results in 99.7 per cent energy efficiency compared to conventional boilers which operate at 65/75 per cent efficiency.



• WATER RE-USE-Waste Water heat recovery systems (heat exchangers) can recover potentially lost thermal energy by capturing the heat from the waste water and reusing it to preheat the incoming water supply. Therefore these systems reduce water AND energy consumption.

For further details contact Walton Dunlop on +44(0) 28 96 622 524 or visit our Case Studies section. John S Adams (Marketing)

In an imaginative and bold step Petersfield and Reliance a Laundry based near Portsmouth in South of England have installed a Ceramic Microfiltration system.

This system has been designed by Kemco Inc in conjunction with Dunlop Design Engineering to recycle the waste water and energy from the Laundry. It is currently performing with the following results.

Water recovery	85%
Energy recovery	85%
Salt reduction	85%
Chemical reduction	30%

Owner Robert James quoted ”Despite some initial teething problems we are delighted with the current performance. Not only are we recovering our water and reducing our effluent we have reduced the cycle times of our machines and improved the efficiency of operation. This has greatly helped our bottom line.”

For more information please contact Mark Withers or visit our Case Studies section.

Dunlop Design Engineering will be exhibiting at the Clean Show 2005 on June 21st. This show is sponsored by Textile Rental Services Association of America. Ranked among the top 100 North American trade shows, the World Educational Congress for Laundering and Drycleaning (Clean Show) is the largest industry show in the world. It attracts all facets of the laundering, drycleaning and textile care industry -- from single-owner coin-operated laundry and drycleaning establishments to giant industrial and institutional laundries and textile rental companies. Exhibitors are manufacturers and providers of products, supplies and services to the industry.

In 1977 the World Educational Congress for Laundering and Drycleaning -- dubbed "the Clean Show" -- was born. It offered a venue for providers to the industry of equipment, products, supplies and services to showcase their wares on a larger scale to a diverse group of potential buyers.

Over the years, the Clean Show has grown to attract nearly 20,000 people from as many as 88 countries. In 2003 it was the 88th largest trade show in North America. Covering over 600,000 gross square feet of space, the Clean Show uses more steam than any other trade show in the world. The equivalent of about 100 neighbourhood drycleaning establishments is built on the exhibit floor.



Our company will be showcasing its new products, microfiltration systems and heat exchangers. The Clean Show is an excellent opportunity to illustrate the effectiveness of our products with one common interest - reducing carbon emissions in line with the KYOTO agreement and to provide the Laundry and Drycleaning market with an efficient, economical and effective method of running their business, effectively reducing water consumption and costs.

For more information log on to: http://www.cleanshow.com

All too often the local business news is dominated by negative events. It is encouraging to inform your Business Team of an exciting success for a Lisburn based firm.

REUSABLE WATER
Dunlop Design Engineering has successfully designed, installed and commissioned the first CERAMIC MICROFILTRATION SYSTEM in EUROPE. The innovative system allows their customer-a very successful independent laundry based in the South of England, to REUSE the industrial waste water from the plant resulting in significant savings in ENERGY and WATER CHARGES.The system consistently and continuously produces high quality water from the discharged industrial waste water.

Since installation the system has saved 1.8 Million Gallons of Water and is on target to save the company over £70,000 in the first year of operation.

Essentially the system saves on water and energy usage. Successful filtration of the process water enables over 85% of the water to be re-cycled rather than being dumped(with all the resultant waste of energy and water). The innovative systems technology ( developed in the United States) can be applied to any business which uses large volumes of water in its processing operations.

Dunlop Design is planning to provide an opportunity for local entrepreneurs to visit the installation in April. Full information can be obtained by contacting Walton Dunlop on 028 92 622 524 or by visiting the website on www.dunlopdesign.com

John S Adams (Marketing).

Mr Dick Roche, TD, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, discussing innovative energy saving technologies with Walton Dunlop of Dunlop Design Engineering at the IWW exhibition in the RDS Dublin.

The Dunlop Design Engineering stand was very busy at the recent Combined Heat and Power Show held in Lagan Valley Leisureplex, and organised by Invest Northern Ireland in association with Lisburn District Council.

Over 400 delegates attended the Show, and Dunlop’s Direct Contact Water Heater and the demonstration waste water micro-filtration unit were of considerable interest to visitors.

Mark Withers, a qualified Marine Engineer and Naval Architect has joined Dunlop Design Engineering Ltd following a long and distinguished career with Harland and Wolff Shipbuilders in Belfast.

Mark’s appointment is a key part of the company’s international expansion plans into mainland European and Asian markets.

He has over 25 years experience in the design and costing of ships and their systems, including those associated with innovative waste heat recovery and heat transfer.

Since 2002, as Sales and Marketing Manager for Design in H&W, he has been responsible for formulating their design sales and marketing strategy on a global basis, with particular emphasis on China and North America.

This experience and knowledge will be extremely valuable to Dunlop Design in marketing their energy recovery and waste water filtration systems which are currently in great demand.

The Milnor range of laundry equipment is acknowledged as the industry standard. It is synonymous with quality engineering, robust construction, innovative design, safety features and ease of operation.

The range includes suspended washer extractors, tunnel washers and batch dryers.

Now you have an even greater incentive to purchase the ‘Rolls Royce’ of laundry equipment. Strengthening of the pound sterling and euro against the American dollar means that the Milnor range is now very competitively priced.

Why consider the rest when you can afford the best!!!

Pellerin Milnor Corporation is a global business manufacturing specialised equipment for the laundry industry. Your local agent is:

Dunlop Design Engineering Limited,
Olympic House,
Lissue Industrial Estate East,
Lissue Road,
Lisburn,
Co. Antrim,
BT28 2SU,
Northern Ireland.
Tel. 0044 28 92622524
Fax. 0044 28 92622594.