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SUSTAINABILITY
HOTSHOTS
2017
Forbes Professional
Miele
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ENERGY
SAVING
With hotel sustainability
targets pressing hotels to
reduce their energy consumption, in-house laundry operations are always
a key area to review when working towards that goal. Historically, tumble
dryers are notorious for their high energy consumption values, but there are
now ways to achieve an optimum drying result whilst maintaining impressive
energy and cost efficiency.
Miele’s new heat pump commercial dryers employ EcoPlus technology
to deliver unrivalled energy efficiency. As they do not require any make-up
air, they can be installed in the basement or in a central location within the
hotel and they eradicate the need for costly vent-ducting. The innovative
design also ensures that fluff cannot clog the heat exchanger or adversely
affect the exceptional drying efficiency. The seamless interaction of Miele’s
economical filter system and heat exchanger keeps run times low and
enables an energy saving of up to 60% when compared to vented dryers.
Forbes Profe ssional provides a range of options for heat pump
dryers, including the PT 8337 and the Little Giant PT 7137. All of our
Miele commercial laundry is available on a purchase, rental or lease
basis, with access to a comprehensive service that includes installation,
commissioning, user training, and a first class repair and maintenance
response.
INFO: www.forbes-professional.co.uk or 0345 0702335 or
[email protected]
The Fine Bedding Company
The Fine Bedding Company has released new figures
relating to the production of its entire product range
designed especially for the hospitality sector. It has
revealed that:
• 100% of the energy used to produce its synthetic duvets and pillows comes
from certified renewable sources
• Compared to the industry standard, it has a 19% lower carbon footprint on
its duvet production
• 94% of waste from its production facility in 2016 was recycled into ‘use’ and
‘energy’
• Its Spundown duvet uses up to 30% less fibre than the market average to
produce the same tog rating (but still delivering loft)
The Fine Bedding Company Hospitality Division produces all of its synthetic
duvets and pillows in their facility that has been awarded Eco Factory status and
was named Estonian Environmentally Friendly Business of the Year.
Sara Nolan says “Over the past few years, we’ve recognised the positive
eco measures that hotel operators are taking as part of their CSR (corporate
social responsibility) policies. “We aim to reduce the carbon footprint of our
products through sustainable manufacturing and better quality performance.”
The Fine Bedding Company also offers hoteliers some of the most easy
to wash products on the market, which in turn helps businesses reduce their
laundering costs.
INFO: www.finebedding.co.uk
Rointe
Rointe’s energy smart heating products offer healthy comfortable and steady heat. Its Fuzzy Logic Energy Control
technology, helps its radiators achieve an equivalent ratio of consumption of only 38% of its nominal power during a 12
hour working period. That means, the other 62% of nominal power is saved.
Unlike other heating products, D Series is the only one on the market which has WiFi built inside so there is no need
for gateways or intermediary devices. Simply plug them in and connect with the Rointe Connect App and then you can
control them whenever you want.
Thanks to the new True Real Power energy consumption meter installed in all the D Series products, you can also see
the real daily, monthly or annual heating consumption from your smartphone, tablet or PC.
Anton Treacy, manager of Treacy’s Hotel in Enniscorthy, Wexford, said: “D Series allows us to control the bedroom
setting from reception, anytime, anywhere. This is vitally important when controlling the businesses running costs. Our customers say that the new radiators
provide a lovely, very comfortable heat and ambient feel. They also can rise the room temperature quickly which is greatly appreciated.”
INFO: 01432 598 019 or [email protected] or www.rointe.co.uk
Proper Oils
Proper Oils collects used cooking oil from hotels across London and the
South of England for refining into biodiesel.
Offering a five-star service, it prides itself on reliable, efficient and
clean collections. This helps you hit your sustainability targets and reduce
your environmental impact, while making sure that your used cooking oil
collections are easy to manage.
Proper Oils is the only used cooking oil collection supplier chosen this
year to work with Considerate Hoteliers, sustainability consultants serving
the hotel and hospitality industries.
If you prefer, you
can order your fresh
cooking oil to be
delivered at the same
time as your waste oil
is collected. Proper
Oils offers a range of
fresh oils, including
vegetable and
rapeseed.
The company is
happy to answer any questions, so if you would like to find out more or book
a collection, please contact them via the details below.
INFO: www.properoils.co.uk/hotels or 020 3131 3044
July 2017
Winterhalter
Heat exchange technology is radically changing and
improving the energy efficiency of warewashers.
The latest example is Winterhalter’s ClimatePlus
passthrough. It sucks in warm heat from the kitchen,
using heat exchangers to capture the waste energy
and use it to heat up the incoming cold water supply.
The ClimatePlus cuts energy consumption by
53%, compared to a standard passthrough machine. It improves the kitchen
working environment, not only by extracting the warm air, but also by
pumping out cool, dry air if the ambient temperature goes over 25C.
Winterhalter worked with the Carbon Trust and, through carbon
footprinting, is now able to give accredited running costs, including energy
figures, for the lifetime of its machines. The figures are independently
verified, by the Carbon Trust. Winterhalter is the first catering equipment
company to attain the Carbon Footprint label.
While energy labelling under the Ecodesign Directive will tell buyers
how energy efficient a piece of equipment is, it won’t tell them its lifetime
costs. Or its carbon footprint. In order to make a truly informed decision,
and to enhance their environmental credentials, foodservice operators will
need to know these figures – which is where the Carbon Trust’s expertise in
footprinting comes in.
INFO: 01908 359000 or www.winterhalter.co.uk or
www.winterhalter-scout.biz or [email protected]
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