Founded in 1892 in Baltimore, USA, Crown is now a global leader in can manufacturing employing over 20,000 people worldwide.

 Crown have recently built a new beverage can manufacturing base in Slovakia that will supply local and international customers in the region. 

 It was imperative for Crown, when building their new plant to minimize the environmental impact. Water is a vital component in the can making process and Crown insisted on sourcing the latest sophisticated water treatment technology. Their goal was to recycle 90% of the water used in production. 

Multi Media RO

Environmental Water Systems (UK) Ltd (EWS) were approached, and subsequently selected as Crowns key partner for this project. Crown quickly realised that EWS have industry experts and the latest equipment to achieve their goal.

Once appointed EWS worked closely with Crown to deliver a number of different water treatment solutions throughout the manufacturing process. EWS quickly advised Crown that the local towns water supply needed treatment to bring it up to the required standard. 

 This was achieved by supplying a multimedia filter, RO system with sodium Bisulphite and anti-scalent dosing as     pre treatment and a recovery RO.  This minimises the volume of RO concentrate ensuring maximum efficiency.

 For the recovery of demineralised water from the production line, EWS supplied cartridge filtration, an activated carbon filtration unit feeding a bespoke duplex deionisation plant which was specifically designed to ensure it was robust enough to deal with the return water quality.  Of the 5m3 / hr water that is used in the rinsing process 4.5m3 is recovered and reused.

 Following-on from the success of the first can line in Slovakia, Crown decided to install a second line at the site.  EWS were asked to be the main contractor for the additional water treatment at the site as we had proved our capabilities on the first line.

To ensure the success of the second line, EWS suggested and subsequently made the following alterations to the process improving its efficiency:

• Addition of another multimedia filter and primary RO, to meet the increase in demand from the second line. 
• Re-commission the duplex deioniser changing the operating parameters, giving the extra capacity for both lines.
• A second stream waste water recovery system included a DAF (dissolved air flotation) unit.  The post-DAF filter system was replaced with a continuous backwashing sand filter, which provided improved performance of the system.
• The operating parameters of the system were adjusted to give better control of the metal precipitation, leading to improved sludge recovery and treated water quality.

 All of the work was completed on time and to budget.  By dealing with a single contractor on site the whole process was made much easier. 

 “EWS were chosen for their technical expertise and ability to provide us with a water treatment solution with a single point of contact.  We have found them to be very good to work with, not only in their technical knowledge but with the backup support they provide.”    Perry Goodwin, Production Engineer

 Overall Crown now recycle 90% of the water in the can making process, helping minimise the environmental impact from the site.  EWS provide service and support to the Slovakian site both via telephone and with people on the ground.  EWS are also continuing to train site personnel ensuring Crown having the knowledge and support they require.

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March 2012

Environmental Water Systems UK, (EWS (UK)) today announced the launch of the new volume controlled counter current range of EcoSave Water Softeners offering reliable and economical operation, along with significant cost savings and reduced negative impact on the environment.

The softeners are volume-controlled plants and therefore extremely economical, allowing the plant to reach its full capacity before an automatic regeneration and exchange between filter tanks takes place. The plant supplies soft water during regeneration enabling con­tinuous operation. The unit runs in reverse flow, i.e. operation and regeneration flow in opposing directions. This results in extremely low salt and water consumption and minimal “leakage” during operation.

Plant is simple in design and configuration can be flexible to suit the plant area available.

The unit is con­trolled by a PLC making it possible to alter the operating conditions. This is connected to a monitor at the front of the panel so that all operating parameters can be monitored.  

There is the additional option of installing a conductivity meter to monitor the rinse stages – allowing potential water wastage reduction by 25-35 %. The conductivity meter will measure the rinse water quality and will halt the rinse cycle when the conductivity meter reaches a pre-set value, normally set at worst case inlet water quality. To measure the quality of the soft water, a Testomat can be installed. This can be set to trigger an alarm if the water hardness increases above a pre-set value. In addition the read out on the monitor will indicate the hardness of the water in the display of the control panel.

 Advantages the EcoSave softeners bring to the end user include:

• Reduction in water consumption by as much as 80% when compared with conventional water softeners
• Significant cost savings
• Simple design resulting in less maintenance
• reliable and safe
• Typical pay back can be 12 – 18months

EWS(UK) have devised a simple to use cost benefit analysis tool that can give end users a clear idea of the cost savings when comparing to the existing installation or a new softener. As well as giving the expect payback timeframe.

Dave Hayes, Sales Director says “this is a key product for our end users at a time when water shortages are rife. To enable our customers to clearly see the cost and water savings they could be making and over what time frame is an invaluable tool”

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March 2012

Based in North Wales the purchase has saved the steel works 80% water usage and 50% salt consumption.  To find out more about the EcoSave simply click here.

August 2011

Allan Wigglesworth recently joined Environmental Water Systems (UK) Ltd, a member of the Amplio Filtration Holdings Group as Business Development Manager for the water purification product range in the southern area of theUK.

 Allan is well known in the water purification market, having worked in the industry for over 25 years in a variety of roles, and more recently focusing on selling water purification products to the healthcare market.  Allan brings with him a wealth of experience and understands the needs of the healthcare market and the technology required to meet their demands.

 By working closely with all members of the EWS team and using his experience of the healthcare market, Allan is looking to expand the product range, to meet customer demands.

 With a passion for building good customer relations by exceeding expectations Allan says “my aim is make it simple and cost effective to do business with EWS.” 

David HayesSales Director says “Allan is a significant addition to our team, bringing with him a wealth of experience in understanding the needs and technology available for the healthcare and water purification market.”

July 2011 

Environmental Water Systems (UK) Ltd (EWS), the water purification and water treatment specialists are proud to launch the PureCare service offering.  Responding to current market conditions, tightening budgets and the need to look at costs, EWS revised their existing offering and have created the PureCare Range of Service and Maintenance Agreements.

The PureCare range has four service levels, giving the client clearer choice and flexibility to choose the level of support required depending on need, application and budgetary demands.  The levels of service, give varying response times and discounts on call outs, consumables and spare parts.  EWS pride themselves by guaranteeing that all response times are an onsite response.

EWS have embraced the latest technology to provide a better service to the end user. With the engineers using PDA’s, all reports, invoices and orders for spare parts can be made on the move.  Each customer can log into a personalised web area where the engineers reports, up to date certificates etc, can be accessed 24 hours a day.

Due to the expertise, experience and knowledge of EWS’s in-house engineers, any water purification and water treatment equipment can be maintained, whether it is an EWS system or not.

Mark Beveridge, Technical Service Director says:

“In this market, the cost of having a service agreement is a huge consideration for a company, our new range means our customers can have a balance of reliability and cost.

Our engineers are very experienced, and only a phone call away. We feel that this offering better meets our customers’ needs from a service and maintenance point of view.”

July 2011

At the 25th Food Processing Awards, Puresep, the global food and beverage filtration and water treatment specialists, were awarded the environmental initiative award based on the work carried out at Universal Beverages Ltd.

Universal beverages, the drinks solutions provider, commissioned Puresep to provide top-of-the-range filtration and water treatment plant, including; PureFlow Crossflow systems, duplex ion exchange softener system, Triplex Granular Activated Carbon filters, and a PureChlor Chlorine Dioxide system. All of this plant boasts high performance, efficiency and productivity with minimum environmental impact in order to meet UBL’s environmental requirements and the latest legistlation in the beverage industry.

The Food Processing Awards organisers said they had had an overwhelming number of entries for this year’s FP Awards, which made the judges’ job in picking the finalists particularly difficult. But the result was an outstanding group of finalists. To decide the winners, people within the industry were invited to vote through food processing’s website.

Vince Payne, MD Amplio Filtration Holdings, the group that owns Puresep says: “It’s great for Puresep to win such an award – it recognises our commitment to ensuring we and our customers are meeting environmental targets”.

June 2011

Having joined the Amplio Filtration Group in September last year Environmental Water Systems (UK) Ltd have launched its new web site: www.ews-amplio.com. 

With over 100 pages the new site showcases the expanded technology range and service provision, this includes: RO systems, Integrated systems, Softeners, Pressure Filters, Chlorine Dioxide plant and chemicals, Demineralisers / Deionisers. 

Being part of a larger group means increased investment in technology, leading to the introduction of new and innovative products to the market place.  The web site will continue to evolve as these products become available

Vince Payne, Group MD says:

“We wanted to create a platform that enables us to quickly bring new technologies to market, a place to visit for the latest information and technology that is available to meet the stringent regulations our customers require”.

February 2011

David Parocki has recently joined the Amplio Filtration Holdings Group, as Business Development Manager for the waste water and membrane technologies division.

This strengthens the waste water offering from EWS (UK) Ltd as David will not only be showing the range of water technologies within the group to the UK market, but he will be  broadening and growing the membrane offering. Plus he will also work with fellow group members Envirogen Technology Inc to leverage the group offering globally.

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February 2011

We are pleased to anounce that our sister company – Puresep, have been shortlisted for the Food Processings Environmental Initiative Award.

The award is based on a case study written about Pureseps’s client UBL who chose Puresep as their key partner in providing top of the range filtration and water treatment  plant.  UBL commissioned Puresep to provide two Pureflow Crossflow systems as well as a range of water treatment solutions to facilitate their production plant requirements.

For more information about Puresep please visit their website at www.puresep.com. For a complete copy of the UBS case study please click here, and to vote for them in the awards please click here.

October 2010

Amplio Filtration Holdings Ltd already includes Puresep Technologies as part of its offering and is now proud to announce the purchase of Environmental Water Systems (UK) Ltd (EWS), the water treatment specialists.

EWS specialises in the design, manufacture, service and supply of water treatment, water purification and waste water recovery systems in the healthcare and industrial sectors, with state of the art products including the EndoTherm and EndoPure MK II.  EWS are a major service provider with exceptional service and technical support capabilities. Based in Cheddar, UK, EWS has 34 employee’s and a turnover of more than £4.2m.  

Formed in 2002, Puresep Technologies, the other member of the Amplio Filtration Holdings Group has over 300 clients, an experienced team of 15 employees and revenues of £3.7m. Puresep provides a comprehensive range of conventional and leading edge water treatment and process filtration systems. Customers include blue chip organizations; such as Heineken, Diageo, and Britvic.

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