Findus finds energy savings

Newcastle, UK - Frozen food company Findus has reduced the natural gas consumption of three boilers at its Benton Lane, Newcastle plant following the installation of a Maxsys' Fuel+ - a patented fuel treatment system that improves combustion by applying a finely calibrated magnetic field directly to the fuel.

To provide steam generation for both processes and heating, the 400-employee Findus plant uses three Danks MOD125 Metric boilers all running with Saacke CG40-4960 burners. Fuelled by natural gas, until recently annual consumption stood at approximately 2.4 million cubic metres.

“We are continuously looking at ways to improve on both our fuels costs and environmental impact,” said Kevin Prior of Findus. “We have an energy team on site and we look at many different ways of saving energy from more efficient practices through to the possibility of using technology such as wind turbines.”

Trials and calculations conducted before and after the installation found that the Findus plant had gained a 6.6% reduction in gas consumption and would achieve payback within 12 months, according to Prior.