ENERGY SAVING EQUIPMENT
Secondary doors will save energy and money
Kenfi eld Doors managing director Tom Moloney explains how secondary doors can make a major diff erence to reducing the running costs of a cold store or a supermarket operation
T
he squeeze is on the supermarket and food processing sector. Uncertainty about the outcome of the Brexit talks and rising energy costs is forcing managers in the industry to take a long, hard look at
effi ciencies.
The refrigeration sector of the food production chain is not immune to these pressures. In recent months the price of refrigerants has risen sharply in response to reductions in the production of high global warming potential (GWP) virgin gases. These costs are likely to rise further in 2018 as further F-Gas stepdowns begin to bite and managers of refrigeration plant consider how they will respond to this.
Some have seen this train coming down the track already but others have not and all levels of the cooling and chilling process will need to come under the spotlight as businesses make changes and look for greater savings. By focusing on the detail, reductions can be made in places managers may be unfamiliar with.
The way products are moved around a supermarket, a warehouse or a food processing operation will have a considerable eff ect on the bottom line. Removing barriers to traffi c by improving ease of movement and, most importantly, reducing energy costs, is a key way of making a diff erence.
Installing energy-saving secondary doors is a major step to making these savings. It makes little sense to spend money on an effi cient refrigeration system only for the plant to be working overtime as much of the cold air is lost through doors left open for hours on end to allow staff to move around.
This is common place in many cold stores and freezers. Inside doors are left open because often they are ill-fi tting, heavy and a hazard to employees. Refrigeration systems up their game to cope with this and the extra burden on the energy bills is ultimately passed on to the customer.
46 January 2018
www.acr-news.com
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