Reducing emissions and improving boiler efficiency through modern burner technology

Never before has burner technology been as important as it is today. Meeting environmental regulations such as the new EU Medium Combustion Plant Directive and reducing greenhouse gases are challenging. The demand for cleaner air means that industry needs to take a careful look at its combustion assets and plan for the future. Any company…

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Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD) Is Being Enforced – Some Basic Questions & Answers

The Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD) sets out rules to control emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and dust into the air. The directive applies to the operation of all Medium Combustion Plant (MCP) including Specified Generators (SGs).

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The I-GAS Scheme

The CEA’s “Industrial Gas Accreditation Scheme” (I-GAS) provides a comprehensive qualification for Maintenance Personnel, Technicians, Engineers and Designers of Industrial Gas Systems. People in factories often think they are exempt from the ‘Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998’ (GSIUR) but they are wrong, the paragraph in blue below is a direct extract from the…

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Recycling company scoops top honours at Wiltshire Business Awards

Wootton Bassett-based Crapper and Sons Landfill Ltd has been named as Wiltshire’s most outstanding business. The family-owned recycling and landfill company collected the coveted ‘Outstanding Excellence’ trophy at the 2018 Wiltshire Business of the Year Awards at a spectacular gala dinner at Center Parcs in Longleat Forest on Friday. Alex Pinhey, partner at event sponsors…

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JBC’s 40 Year Celebration

From humble beginnings to a Nationwide Company 2018 sees JBC Industrial Services Limited celebrating 40 years of service to the industrial boiler and burner market and across every industry sector from food manufacturing to pharmaceuticals and luxury car makers. Its founder, John Bashall, got into boilers midway through his electrical apprenticeship and was then headhunted…

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Calor LNG Cuts Aggregate Industries’ asphalt plant carbon emissions by 17%

Aggregate Industries’ Colemans Quarry site has become the first asphalt plant in the UK to make the switch to LNG, curring both costs and carbon emissions with the help of Calor. Based in north Somerset, the plant has been supplying the construction industry with building material for more than 60 years. It uses large quantities…

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BG03 – Blowdown Systems

Guidance for Industrial Steam Boilers Blowdown Systems, Guidance for Industrial Steam Boilers (Ref:BG03) is a guidance document intended to provide advice to designers, specifiers, manufacturers, installers and those responsible for the management and operation of steam plant as well as Competent Persons (CP). It is applicable to both new and existing installations of steam boilers…

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Business and environment report: Environmental outlook for the combustion sector

The Environment Agency regulates a wide range of activities that affect the environment, people and the economy in England, from large industries to small companies and individuals. For our country to prosper we need to protect people and the environment, as well as support our industries to grow and innovate. As a regulator, we work…

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Do you use gas fired equipment in your factory or on your site?

“I-GAS” A qualification for maintenance personnel and gas fitters working in industry to demonstrate competence. Many people in industry are under the impression that the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 do not apply to them or their employees within their factory premises. Unfortunately, this assumption is wrong and there is a clear requirement…