Greener washwater, trialists wanted
February 1st 2008

Elga Process Water (part of Veolia) says it can provide substantially reduced costs for those using deionised water with a cylinder system that just connects into the water feed line.The firm wants contractors and manufacturers to try it for themselves

The system is suitable for numerous industries and already proven in the automotive sector, where it is used to make car cleaning easier in body shops. But it could also be particularly suitable for water-fed pole window cleaning, which uses deionised water to deliver a streak free finish.

"With conventional ion exchange resins, the water quality is much higher than necessary, in some cases a hundred times purer than what is actually required to leave a streak-free finish," says Elga's Jeremy Wakeham."We use a different type – a weak anion resin blend – that means more water can be passed through the cylinder before the resin is used up.And that means cost savings." He says the cylinders have a capacity of around 80 per cent higher than conventional cylinders.

"Whereas other companies simply dump the spent resin into landfill,we have built a £4m regeneration facility in Stoke-on-Trent and offer an exchange service," says Wakeham."So for window cleaners,we would deliver a number of vessels of resin and collect those that were spent and recycle them.There could also be significant cost savings involved." Wakeham says all users need to do is connect the pressurised water supply to one side of the cylinder and the deionised water comes out under pressure from the other:"You just connect the cylinder in the line and that's it." The company is keen for both window cleaning contractors using deionised water systems and system manufacturers/distributors to trial the system.Wakeham says Elga is happy to come to interested parties and show them how the system works.There may also be further opportunities for collaboration.

For further details, visit www.elgaprocesswater.co.uk or call the number below.