Food Trade Review back issues from January 2009:
Cherry Valley cuts cost of duck production with ABB drives.(News and Installation)
Jan 01, 2009 ... The UK's largest duck producer has reduced its energy costs by 25,000 [pounds sterling] a year after installing ABB standard drives in some of its refrigeration plant. This represents a saving of 49.6 percent of the energy previously consumed by these applications. The largest ...
Schubert line boosts biscuit pack quality.(News and Installation)
Jan 01, 2009 ... UK food manufacturer Northern Foods has reduced running costs and improved product quality thanks to the installation of a Schubert automated packaging system at its Fox's Biscuits plant in Batley, Yorkshire. The high-performance line, which includes four TLM-F44 units with ...
Chadwicks expands offer thanks to press purchase.(NEWS AND INSTALLATION)(DCM)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Pre-cut lid manufacturer Chadwicks is moving into the shrink-sleeve market following recent investments. The Bury firm purchased a selection of finishing equipment, including a DCM sleeving machine with hot melt adhesive application, a DCM Babycat inspection system and ...
Work starts on new 3million [pounds sterling] Regional Food Academy.(NEWS AND INSTALLATION)(Harper Adams University College)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Businesses across the West Midlands are set to benefit when a new food industry centre opens at Harper Adams University College in Shropshire. Regional Development Agency Advantage West Midlands has awarded Harper Adams more than 3 million [pounds sterling] to develop and ...
Micromac Filtration solves white water effluent challenge.(NEWS AND INSTALLATION)(Alvis Brothers Ltd.)(Appledore)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Since 1952, three generations of the Alvis family have been dedicated to making the highest quality cheddar cheese on the family farm situated at the foot of the Mendip Hills, only a few miles from the village of Cheddar--the original home of Cheddar Cheese Making. Now, the ...
Stormsaver supplies its largest system.(NEWS AND INSTALLATION)(Isleport Foods Ltd.)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Stormsaver, the designer and manufacturer of rainwater harvesting systems, has secured its largest ever order. The company is to supply a 394,000 [pouns sterling] system, featuring a massive 224,000-litre storage tank, to Isleport Foods a new manufacturing facility. The premium ...
Sausage sales boosted by Packaging Automation.(NEWS AND INSTALLATION)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Increased demand for its delicious range of top quality sausages has led to award-winning producer Graham White & Co selecting a semiautomatic tray sealer from Packaging Automation to keep up with the growth in sales. The order for the London-based company to supply a new line ...
Hygienic conveyor drum motors stand up to the demands of a cheese processing line.(NEWS AND INSTALLATION)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Frequent stop and start operations, exposure to salt water and heavy loads are just a few of the challenges that the new hygienic Interroll motorised dram has had to undergo at a major Swiss cheese manufacturer. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] At the Fromco cheese ageing ...
Armfield equips three university dairy teaching departments.(NEWS AND INSTALLATION)
Jan 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] British education and research equipment maker Armfield, based in Ringwood, UK, has supplied universities in Estonia, Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia with dairy laboratory equipment with a total value of 770,000 [pounds sterling]. The Estonian ...
Avana Bakeries--smoother cake mix production with JR Boone mixers.(NEWS AND INSTALLATION)
Jan 01, 2009 ... John R Boone Limited, of Congleton, have supplied mixing equipment to Avana Bakeries. The new equipment is a horizontal helical blade mixer, featuring a unique combination of rapid, gentle mixing with a tipping action to provide complete discharge of the unit into mobile containers. ...
Pennine X-Stream cooling/freezing tunnels give major boost to Leeds processing plant.(NEWS AND INSTALLATION)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Cooling tunnels prove a success. The first installation of Pennine's X-Stream cooling/freezing tunnels for bacon processing has proved a major success for a newly built Leeds-based plant that has a production capacity of up to 150 tonnes of bacon per week. X-Stream freezing ...
Kemtile at Coca Cola.(NEWS AND INSTALLATIONS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... In two- to three-week phases, which starting in February 2008 and was completed nine months later in October, Kemtile has completed a major overhaul of the syrup tank room at Coca Cola East Kilbride. The job at was far from straightforward, mainly because it is a very awkward ...
The reliable choice for private labelling.(NEWS AND INSTALLATIONS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Joseph Robertson has choosen AEW Delford Labelling Systems for its expanding private label business Established in 1892, Joseph Robertson of Aberdeen is Scotland's oldest seafood processing company, a fourth-generation family business with the bulk of its ...
Keep Jerky safe but not dry.(NEWS & INSTALLATION)(Toxic Tommy's Beef Jerky)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Tom Stabosz at Toxic Tommy's Beef Jerky was dehydrating his jerky to 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Proving every batch was up to temperature satisfied the inspector. But it was driving Tom crazy. I was tired of sticking temperature probes into 3/16 sliced pieces of drying meat in an ...
New Jarshire system for flight plastics.(NEWS & INSTALLATION)
Jan 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jarshire has recently completed the installation of a polyethylene film laminating system for Flight Plastics, a leading manufacturer of rigid plastic sheet. Kevin Mills, managing director at Flight, approached Jarshire who have previous ...
X-rays ensure chicken fillet quality.(NEWS & INSTALLATIONS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... The installation of two Ishida X-ray inspection systems at the Rose Poultry factory in Skovsgaard, Denmark, has fully automated the previously manual process of checking chicken fillets for bones and enabled up to 10 operators to be re-deployed elsewhere in the factory. Rose ...
Not just any freezer for M&S ready-meals firm.(NEWS & INSTALLATIONS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Ready-meals producer Cavaghan and Gray has invested in a fully automated and flexible freezing system from Starfrost. The bespoke Starfrost Helix Spiral freezer has been installed at Cavaghan and Gray's manufacturing facility in Carlisle. Part of Northern Foods, the company ...
Arkema ready for change.(NEWS & INSTALLATION)
Jan 01, 2009 ... European regulations require a ban on the use of HCFC 22 fluids for the maintenance of air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment. Arkema has been anticipating this deadline since 2005 by launching Forane R 427A, a 100 percent HFC and one of the lowest GWP (Global Wanning ...
Robotic top load solution maximises case packing efficiencies.(NEWS & INSTALLATION)(Sewtec Automation Ltd.)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Sewtec Automation's newly launched high speed robotic case loading system has been selected by United Biscuits for the packing of its famous McVitie's Jaffa Cakes into outer cases. The versatile Sewtec Case Loading System is able to handle packs in single, double and triple ...
Pecan Deluxe has the flavours to match all expectations.(NEWS & INSTALLATIONS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Pecan Deluxe Candy, a company dedicated to continuous expansion and innovation, is offering its customers an all encompassing product development service that includes trialling and sampling ingredients. Food manufacturers across the UK are benefiting from Pecan Deluxe's skill ...
OCME installs a high speed Altair N70 wrap-around case packer.(NEWS & INSTALLATIONS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... OCME has recently installed a high speed Altair N70 wrap-around case packer at Icelandic Water Holding in Iceland. The machine is able to pack different sizes of square-shaped PET bottles at a maximum speed of 70 cases/minute. The installation also includes a VEGA $50 ...
Lab M installs a Gericke cone mill.(NEWS & INSTALLATION)(Lab Manufacturing Inc.)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009 ... As specialists in the development and production of microbiological culture media, Lab M had a very particular list of requirements when it chose to increase production capacity with an additional grinding mill. The GCN-150 Cone Mill, from Gericke, was Lab Mis system of choice. ...
Pro2Pac 2009 continues to pack a lot in for visitors.(NEWS & INSTALLATION)
Jan 01, 2009 ... As fears of a global recession prove real and the tough economic conditions look set to continue well into the new year, companies in all sectors are looking closely at their operations. And the food and drink processing and packaging industry is certainly no exception. Pro2Pac 2009, the ...
GEA Niro celebrates 75 years.(NEWS & INSTALLATION)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Seventy five years after Johan Ernst Nyrop founded what is now GEA Niro, the company is still going strong, innovating and looking forward to a bright future. Nyrop invented and patented the rotary atomizer in 1924 but it was not until 1933 that he founded the company that would ...
Byotrol to supply Arco.(NEWS & INSTALLATION)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Arco, the supplier of health and safety equipment and work wear, is the latest company to include Byotrol products in its range of innovative hygiene solutions. Arco's offer will be strengthened by the addition of Byotrol technology in the form of the Byosan and Inhibitor ...
Chillers4hire expands to meet temporary cooling needs.(NEWS & INSTALLATION)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Chillers4Hire, a Coolmation Group division, is expanding its network of hire support services to meet an increasing demand for temporary space cooling and chilling systems. Providing a comprehensive temporary cooling hire fleet which can deliver chilling equipment nationwide, ...
Best practice leads to benefits across the Seafield Logistics estate.(NEWS & INSTALLATION)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Seafield Logistics, one of the UK's major third party supply chain, logistics solutions and contract packing specialists, has cut operational costs following the implementation of a Warehouse Management Solution from RedPrairie, a world-leading consumer-driven optimisation company. ...
Loma Systems maintains Alatoni's premium reputation.(NEWS & INSTALLATION)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Alatoni is renowned for its marinated olives and other specialities foods that are sourced from all around the Mediterranean. Its olives come from long established family companies in the heart of the traditional growing regions and the company prides itself on its quality products. ...
New process for mashed potatoes.(Plant and Equipment)
Jan 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Market demand for a high quality frozen mashed potato product has grown exponentially with the rapid growth of "ready to eat meals". Current industrial practice for the production of mashed potatoes involves energy ...
Zero loss desiccant air dryers.(Plant and Equipment)
Jan 01, 2009 ... The latest smart versions of the ZL-HBP (zero loss-heater blower programme) desiccant air dryers manufactured by Hi-Line Industries Ltd are claimed to offer the lowest cost of ownership currently available for adsorption dryers. Their unique control system monitors and modifies operating ...
Sandwiching downtime and waste reduction.(PLANT AND EQUIPMENT)
Jan 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Two new features added to the largest of Baker Perkins' biscuit cream sandwiching machines reduce downtime and waste in high output operations. Six-lane high-speed sandwiching systems from Baker Perkins offer the world's highest outputs, with ...
Micropitch conveys savings for food industry.(PLANT AND EQUIPMENT)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Leading global belting manufacturer Habasit Rossi has launched a revolutionary new conveyor belt predominantly aimed at the food industry. As the only belt of its kind the innovatively constructed HabasitLINK M0870 Micropitch Flat Top 0.3" pitch system is already bringing cost ...
Smart thinking from Bran + Luebbe.(PLANT AND EQUIPMENT)
Jan 01, 2009 ... As companies within the food and beverage processing industries seek ways of improving the plant efficiency in response to economic challenges, SPX Process Equipment has responded with the introduction of a new Bran + Luebbe positive displacement pump, namely the ProCam Smart. ...
Hot new cold act.(PLANT AND EQUIPMENT)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Scandia are to unveil an exciting range of modular coldrooms, using the latest and most effective cam locking PIR insulated foam panels, as well as aluminium capped coldroom doors and personnel access doors for the food industry. Managing Director Darren Mockford enthuses "All ...
Plugging the gap in hearing.(PLANT AND EQUIPMENT)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A new earplug from uvex has resolved the common problems of increased body-noise perception, wearer discomfort and excessive noise attenuation which can prevent the wearer from hearing warning signals and normal communication. Called hi-com, the uvex design has been registered ...
Biochrom offers new analytical solution.(PLANT AND EQUIPMENT)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Biochrom has developed a new analytical procedure for the food and drink industry using the Biochrom 30 Lithium High Performance Amino Acid Analyser to analyse the theanine content in green tea leaves. A molecule derived from the amino acid glutamine, theanine is typically found ...
Compact and space-saving Industrial Ethernet switches.(PLANT AND EQUIPMENT)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Siemens Automation & Drives is expanding its range of Industrial Ethernet switches with the launch of two new products--the Scalance XB-000 range for low-cost design of small line and star topologies and the new Scalance XF-200 range with flat design. Furthermore, Siemens ...
Wonder wallboards.(PLANT AND EQUIPMENT)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Peter Greening, a former decorator from Cardiff, has developed revolutionary MDF wallboards powder coated with a silver-based anti-microbial agent designed to stop the spread of potentially deadly pathogens such as the MRSA and E.coli superbugs. The born and bred Welshman has ...
Turbo Systems boost range.(PLANT AND EQUIPMENT)
Jan 01, 2009 ... The wide range of processing equipment available from Turbo Systems is the result of extensive research, development and testing. A new generation of Turbo nozzles have been launched, with a range of pin free depositor outlet nozzles which eliminate all small part components, ...
Easy to use kit for noise measurement.(PLANT AND EQUIPMENT)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Cirrus Research plc, the UK company which specialises in the design and development of noise measurement equipment, is offering a simple and comprehensive option for Noise at work and Environmental noise monitoring solutions; the CK:821C Sound Level Meter Kit. Designed, ...
Food production on autopilot reduces waste.(PLANT AND EQUIPMENT)
Jan 01, 2009 ... FOSS has released XDS Process Analytics[TM] for the dairy, a powerful analytical and process control solution in a simple-to-integrate form. XDS Process Analytics[TM] for the dairy helps producers to optimize the use of valuable raw materials such as fat and protein in the ...
Less is definitely more.(PLANT AND EQUIPMENT)
Jan 01, 2009 ... New from Hubbard Products, one the UK's leading designers and manufacturers of transport refrigeration systems, comes a groundbreaking under mount package that delivers reliability, reduced operating costs and low carbon emissions combined with high multi-drop performance. The ...
TM: a selection of trade marks and brand names registered in November 2008.(Trademarks and Brand Names)
Jan 01, 2009 ... 2 eat No 2496831 Salads; fruit; vegetables; dips and crudites; cheese, butter, pickles, relishes; prepared food consisting principally of vegetables, fruit or cheese; soups; yoghurts; all included in Class 29. Food Partners Ltd. amelie No. 970803 Fruit beverages, fruit juices, ...
Processing, packaging, plant, equipment and supplies.(food trade buyers' index)(Directory)
Jan 01, 2009 ... AGGLOMERATION PLANTS GEA Process Engineering Ltd, 1 The Quadrant, Abingdon Science Park, Barton Lane, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 3YS. Tel:01235 555559. Fax:01235 554140. E-mail: sales-nuk@niro.co.uk. Website: www.niro.co.uk BAKERY MACHINERY IMA Food Equipment ...
Extending bakery range across Europe.(Evolution)
Jan 01, 2009 ... LINPAC Packaging is aiming to increase its market share in Europe by ensuring all countries have access to its full product range. The range, which is already popular in the UK and Spain, includes cake containers and other hinged boxes, blisters for chocolates and biscuits, ...
Future secure for the British Pavilion.(Evolution)(United Kingdom Trade and Investment)(Accredited Trade Organisations )(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Food from Britain (FFB) has given its enthusiastic support to UK Trade and Investment's recent decision to hand over responsibility for Britain's presence at international trade shows to experienced show organisers when FFB closes in its current form in March 2009. The decision ...
Cobell has the ingredients to join the elite.(Evolution)(Company overview)
Jan 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cobell, Europe's fastest growing processed fruit supplier, is the latest company to be awarded the prestigious Beacon South West status. Beacon South West is a leading professional initiative which brings together some of the region's foremost and fastest ...
New identity for Eurobuns.(EVOLUTION)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009 ... One of the frozen bread sector's leading names will disappear at the start of 2009 when Eurobuns adopts the identity of its new parent company, to become Lantmannen Unibake UK Ltd. Everything else will remain the same, with the same workforce producing the full range of frozen ...
Nichols acquisition of Dayla.(EVOLUTION)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Nichols plc ("Nichols") is delighted to announce the acquisition of 50% of Dayla Liquid Packing Ltd ("Dayla") with the option of buying the remaining 50% in 2011 or 2012. Nichols is a highly focused soft drinks and dispensed cold drinks business, comprising two operations: ...
Cases for new one-acre manufacturing site.(EVOLUTION)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Leading specialist packing cases, pallets, sea-going containers and glass stillage manufacturers, Cases For Industry Ltd. (CFI), have expanded into an impressive one-acre manufacturing facility in Knowsley, Merseyside. Reflecting CFI's ongoing business success, and another year ...
The best of both worlds.(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Kemtile offer both ceramic and seamless resin flooring and can advise you on the best system without bias. Kemtile are market leaders in supplying tiled floors to the food and drink industry ...
Ceramic or Seamless?
Jan 01, 2009 ... Both flooring systems have their advantages and, if quality products are used and installed correctly, both have an excellent design life. As a general rule, where existing floors have the correct falls to drains, then Kemtile would recommend using Ucrete seamless flooring as ...
Proctor & Gamble.(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Proctor & Gamble, Trafford Park, was an ideal job for Kemtile. The area was enclosed with perfect lighting and the right temperature and there were no other trades working in the area. The job took just over a week. It is a new build garage for fork lift maintenance for the ...
Kagetec for Coca-Cola East Kilbride.
Jan 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In two to three week phases, starting in February 2008 and completing the final phase nine months later in October, Kemtile have undertaken a major overhaul of the syrup tank room at Coca Cola East Kilbride. The job was far from straightforward, mainly ...
30 years on--preparing for December 2009.(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Kemtile Limited was founded by Terry Hardman in December 1979. Over 30 years Kemtile have built up a wealth of experience in installing specialist floor and wall finishes for food industry applications particularly in areas ...
Unique tiling at Uniq.
Jan 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Kemtile were the main contractor to the project that converted a warehouse into a sandwich manufacturing plant for European chilled convenience food manufacturer Uniq. This state of the art manufacturing facility at Northampton now makes sandwiches for ...
NOM's the word at Kemtile.
Jan 01, 2009 ... Austrian dairy NOM has commissioned a 20 acre industrial dairy in Telford. This new 40m [pounds sterling] plant represents one of the largest Austrian investments in the UK and will strengthen NOM's position as one of Europe's leading dairies. Working for Clegg Food Projects, ...
The highest hygiene standards, to budget and on time.
Jan 01, 2009 ... Kemtile Limited have been supplying hygienic floor and wall finishes to the food, drink and pharmaceutical industries since 1979. They are known throughout the food and drink industry for the quality of their workmanship, attention to detail and customer service. To ensure that ...
Wiseman Dairies, Bridgewater.
Jan 01, 2009 ... Kemtile have supplied almost 7,000[m.sup.2] of seamless and ceramic flooring to Robert Wiseman Dairies' 80 million [pounds sterling] Bridgwater facility, designed to be the most efficient and environmentally advanced fresh milk dairy in the world. 6,500[m.sup.2] was 9mm thick ...
Burtons biscuits--Kemtile in action.
Jan 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Burton's Foods is the second largest biscuit manufacturer in the UK with brands such as Jammie Dodgers, Maryland Cookies and Wagon Wheels. Kemtile have completed several tiled and ...
Not just flooring contractors.
Jan 01, 2009 ... Kemtile are much more than just flooring contractors. They install drainage, provide wall finishes, lay screeds and construct structural slabs. They can also work as principal contractor but at Dairy Gold they erected the whole building! The Dairygold and Haslington Cheese Co ...
Installing at Inbev.
Jan 01, 2009 ... It was in 2002 that Kemtile first installed flooring at what was then interview at Magor in South Wales. Six years on and they have been back several times to do work in various areas of the plant including new installations, upgrades and repairs. They have just finished work in ...
David Priest joins Kemtile.
Jan 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Kemtile are pleased to announce that David Priest has joined them to work on sales and estimating with customers in the East of the country. David is 48 years old and has 20 years experience in the flooring industry, the last 7 years with a company working ...
Website update--www.kemtile.co.uk.
Jan 01, 2009 ... The Kemtile website has had a facelift. It's clean, it's new and it has all the features and information you would expect from one of the ...
Major contract with Lactalis McLelland.(EVOLUTION)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Culina Logistics, the leading multi-temperature supply chain specialist, has secured a major two-year storage and distribution contract with Lactalis McLelland, part of the global Lactalis Group. The new deal represents an extension to an existing relationship with Glasgow based ...