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0il filtration expansion T w o a c q u i s i t i o n s by. V o k e s have e x p a n d e d its a c t i v i t i e s in the oil f i l t r a t i o n m a r k e t . 3"he c o m p a n y h a s b o u g h t the oil l i n e f i l t r a t i o n a c t i v i t i e s of D a r e n t h E q u i p m e n t a n d t h e Clear-Oil filtration business from the Pipco Group. Clear-Oil filtration systems will continue to be branded Clear-Oil b u t m a r k e t e d by Yokes: l i q u i d filters d i v i s i o n . Its m a j o r p r o d u c t ~s a m o b i l e filtration u n i t c a p a b l e of e x t e n d i n g t h e useful life o f m o s t types of oil by u p to five t i m e s .
Environment advice A d e p a r t m e n t set up w i t h i n R i c h a r d P a x t o n Associates, will o f f e r a d v i c e o n a b r o a d range of industrial wastetreatment problems concerning b o t h t r e a t m e n t p l a n t s a n d land-fill sites. A s s i s t a n c e can b e g i v e n at every s t a g e in t h e d e v e l o p m e n t of p r a c t i c a l m e t h o d s of d e a l i n g w i t h w a s t e safely a n d e c o n o m i c a l l y , or a l t e r n a t i v e l y , advice on any one or more specific p r o b l e m s m a y be dealt with. A d v i c e can b e o f f e r e d o n market surveys; feasibility studieS; e n v i r o n m e n t a l i m p a c t assessments: a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r waste disposal licences; operating plans and procedures; Compliance with COSHH regulations; aftercare m a n a g e m e n t ; i n t e r p r e t a t i o n o f f o r t h c o m i n g legislat i o n ; m o n i t o r i n g (eg: ' e n v i r o n mental audits'); waste recycling; pollution control, and land reclamation. The c o m p a n y has e x p e r i e n c e in t h e design, c o n s t r u c ti0n, commissioning and o p e r a t i o n of a b r o a d r a n g e o f w a s t e t r e a t m e n t p l a n t s inc l u d i n g oil r e f i n e r y w a s t e , incineration and pyrolysis operations, together with cont r o l of l a n d - f i l l sites, i n c l u d i n g leachate and gas migration. Richard Paxton Associates, Cathedral House. Beacon Street. Lichfield WS13 7AA. :320
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Clear-Oil's product manager, F (Vic) Erdilek, has joined Yokes to manage the sales of t h e f i l t r a t i o n system. Yokes Ltd. Henley Park, Guildford GU3 2AF.
Green issues studied As p a r t of its c o r p o r a t e environmental p o l i c y , A p p l i e d C h e m i c a l s has e s t a b l i s h e d a committee to look into 'green' ~ssues a n d is u p d a t i n g its p r o duct range with environm a n t a p r o t e c t i o n in m i n d . Comprising senior management from relevant functions m the company, the comm i t t e e has b e e n s t u d y i n g t h e ~mpact of all a s p e c t s of its business on the environment. Issues s u c h as e f f l u e n t treatment and disposal, e n e r g y c o n s e r v a t i o n , recycl i n g of p a c k a g i n g a n d w a s t e are b e i n g t a c k l e d . Considerable development t i m e has a l r e a d y b e e n g i v e n to improving the environmental a c c o u n t a b i l i t y of the p r o d u c t range, a n d a p r o g r a m m e of further adjustments continues. All d e t e r g e n t p r o d u c t s are b i o - d e g r a d a b l e and, as a g e n e r a l rule, h i g h l y c o n c e n t rated. All its a e r o s o l s are n o w CFC free and all m a n u a l l y a p p l i e d p r e p a r a t i o n s f r e e of butyl o x i t o l , a s o i v e n t w h i c h has b e e n f o u n d to c a u s e p o s s i b l e skin p r o b l e m s . Applied Chemicals. Applied House, Wilsons Lane, Coventry CV6 6JA.
Operations combined The r e c e n t a m a l g a m a t i o n of Whatman BioSystems and Whatman Paper combines the bioprocessing and custom m a n u f a c t u r i n g o p e r a t i o n s to form a new Specialty Products Division. The Division is a p r i m a r y m a n u f a c t u r e r of s p e e i a l i s e d papers and chromatography p r o d u c t s f o r OEM a n d industrial use. w i t h s t r o n g e m p h a s i s on the development and m a n u f a c t u r e of m e d i a for clinical diagnostics. Whatman Paper Ltd, Specialty Pro. ducts Division. Springfield Mill Maidstone, Kent ME142LE.
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Strainers T h e 46 series of s t r a i n e r s i n t r o d u c e d b y SocTa a r e said to offer p e r f o r a t e d s t r a i n e r s u r f a c e s e q u a l to t h r e e to five t i m e s t h e n o m i n a l passage, The b a s i c t y p e 46 c o n s i s t s o f a cast i r o n f l a n g e w i t h p o l y e t h y -
Practical guide to environmental policy The first g u i d e to o f f e r m a n * agers a simple step-by-step m e n u o f g u i d e l i n e s o n h o w to f o r m u l a t e a n d i m p l e m e n t an environmental policy, has b e e n l a u n c h e d by T h e Env i r o n m e n t C o u n c i l a n d 3M. I n i t i a t e d b y 3 M in s u p p o r t of the Councirs business and environment programme l a u n c h e d last N o v e m b e r . t h e g u i d e is t h e o u t c o m e o f t h e environmental policy works h o p h e l d in F e b r u a r y a n d a t t e n d e d b y r e p r e s p n t a t i v e s of a number of major companies, government departments and academic institutions. Entitled Integrating Environment into Business - A G u i d e to P o l i c y M a k i n g a n d Implementation. i t is a s t r a i g h t f o r w a r d r e s p o n s e to growing environmental p r e s s u r e s o n business. It is d e s i g n e d t o assist o r g a n i s ations in i m p l e m e n t i n g systems which ensure that t h e y can m a n a g e t h e m a n y legislative, a t t i t u d i n a l a n d behavioural changes that will affect their business operations and overall profitability, n o w a n d in t h e future. S o m e 500 c o p i e s o f t h e g u i d e w i l l be sent t o t h e supp o r t e r s of the b u s i n e s s a n d environment programme and m e m b e r s of T h e E n v i r o n m e n t C o u n c i l , t h e r e m a i n i n g 4,500 of t h e initial p r i n t run w i l l be distributed by 3M to key figures throughout UK business. It is s a i d t h a t g o o d e n v i r o n m e n t a l p r a c t i c e , in the c o n t e x t of a c o h e r e n t e n v i r o n m e n t a l p o l i c y , can h~ve a d i r e c t a n d
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lene strainer for pumping and i r r i g a t i o n duties. A v a i l a b l e in sizes f r o m 2 t o 4 i n d i a m e t e r this s t r a i n e r is s u i t a b l e f o r use with hydrocarbons and nonc o r r o s i v e liq=J.~ds. T h e t y p e 46G o f f e r s a cast iron flange and gatvanised steel s t r a i n e r a v a i l a b l e in sizes f r o m 50 to 4 0 0 m m d i a m e t e r w i t h u s a g e s i m i l a r to that of t h e 46. An a l l - g a l v a n i s e d steel v e r s i o n is a v a i l a b l e in sizes 450 t o 1,0O0mm d i a m e t e r . The t y p e 46X is an all stainless steel 304 (or o t h e r stainless steels) v e r s i o n s u i t a b l e for pumping circuits carrying c o r r o s i v e m e d i a a n d is availa b l e in sizes f r o m 40 to 800ram diameter. The t y p e 46Z is an all c o p p e r s t r a i n e r for s p e c i a l a p p l i c a tions. Socla (UK). Station Road Ind Est Station Road. Stokesfey, Middlesborough, Cleveland TS9 TAB. positive impact on company profit. 3 M ' s 'Poll u t i o n P r e v e n t ion Pays' or '3P' p r o g r a m m e contains numerous examples of p r o j e c t s w h i c h paid f o r themselves within two to three years. T o date, the '3P' prog r a m m e has s a v e d t h e c o m * party $500m. The basic i d e a is to p r e v e n t p o l l u t i o n at s o u r c e , r a t h e r t h a n r e m o v e p o l l u t i o n a f t e r it has b e e n created, o n a c o m p a n y w i d e basis t h r o u g h a g l o b a l l y o r g a n i s e d effort, a n d r e c o r d the results. The guide contains a number of examples of how other organisations have benefited from such policies and d e m o n s t r a t e s t h a t t h e env i r o n m e n t c a n n o t m e r e l y be d e a l t w i t h by a c o r p o r a t e ' g r e e n g u r u ' . It is t h e j o b of every m a n a g e r a n d every employee - to understand the e n v i r o n m e n t a l i m p l i c a t i o n s of what they are doing. Staff i n v o l v e m e n t a n d c o m m i t m e n t is c o n s i d e r e d to be o n e of the essential p r e r e quisites t o d e v i s i n g a n d i m p l e menting an environment p o l i c y . Key staff n e e d to b e identified and briefed on the business a n d e n v i r o n m e n t a l agenda. A n o t h e r p r e r e q u i s i t e is t h a t an e n v i r o n m e n t a l p o l i c y first has t o b e g o o d f o r the business, o t h e r w i s e it m a y be at risk of b e i n g a b a n d o n e d as s o o n as it faces the r e a l i t y o f commercial or other pressures within the organisation. 3M United Kingdom plc, 3M House, PO Box f. BracknetL Barks RG72 IJU. The Envrionment Council, 80 York Way. London Nt gAG.
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Environment advice A d e p a r t m e n t set up w i t h i n R i c h a r d P a x t o n Associates, will o f f e r a d v i c e o n a b r o a d range of industrial wastetreatment problems concerning b o t h t r e a t m e n t p l a n t s a n d land-fill sites. A s s i s t a n c e can b e g i v e n at every s t a g e in t h e d e v e l o p m e n t of p r a c t i c a l m e t h o d s of d e a l i n g w i t h w a s t e safely a n d e c o n o m i c a l l y , or a l t e r n a t i v e l y , advice on any one or more specific p r o b l e m s m a y be dealt with. A d v i c e can b e o f f e r e d o n market surveys; feasibility studieS; e n v i r o n m e n t a l i m p a c t assessments: a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r waste disposal licences; operating plans and procedures; Compliance with COSHH regulations; aftercare m a n a g e m e n t ; i n t e r p r e t a t i o n o f f o r t h c o m i n g legislat i o n ; m o n i t o r i n g (eg: ' e n v i r o n mental audits'); waste recycling; pollution control, and land reclamation. The c o m p a n y has e x p e r i e n c e in t h e design, c o n s t r u c ti0n, commissioning and o p e r a t i o n of a b r o a d r a n g e o f w a s t e t r e a t m e n t p l a n t s inc l u d i n g oil r e f i n e r y w a s t e , incineration and pyrolysis operations, together with cont r o l of l a n d - f i l l sites, i n c l u d i n g leachate and gas migration. Richard Paxton Associates, Cathedral House. Beacon Street. Lichfield WS13 7AA. :320
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Clear-Oil's product manager, F (Vic) Erdilek, has joined Yokes to manage the sales of t h e f i l t r a t i o n system. Yokes Ltd. Henley Park, Guildford GU3 2AF.
Green issues studied As p a r t of its c o r p o r a t e environmental p o l i c y , A p p l i e d C h e m i c a l s has e s t a b l i s h e d a committee to look into 'green' ~ssues a n d is u p d a t i n g its p r o duct range with environm a n t a p r o t e c t i o n in m i n d . Comprising senior management from relevant functions m the company, the comm i t t e e has b e e n s t u d y i n g t h e ~mpact of all a s p e c t s of its business on the environment. Issues s u c h as e f f l u e n t treatment and disposal, e n e r g y c o n s e r v a t i o n , recycl i n g of p a c k a g i n g a n d w a s t e are b e i n g t a c k l e d . Considerable development t i m e has a l r e a d y b e e n g i v e n to improving the environmental a c c o u n t a b i l i t y of the p r o d u c t range, a n d a p r o g r a m m e of further adjustments continues. All d e t e r g e n t p r o d u c t s are b i o - d e g r a d a b l e and, as a g e n e r a l rule, h i g h l y c o n c e n t rated. All its a e r o s o l s are n o w CFC free and all m a n u a l l y a p p l i e d p r e p a r a t i o n s f r e e of butyl o x i t o l , a s o i v e n t w h i c h has b e e n f o u n d to c a u s e p o s s i b l e skin p r o b l e m s . Applied Chemicals. Applied House, Wilsons Lane, Coventry CV6 6JA.
Operations combined The r e c e n t a m a l g a m a t i o n of Whatman BioSystems and Whatman Paper combines the bioprocessing and custom m a n u f a c t u r i n g o p e r a t i o n s to form a new Specialty Products Division. The Division is a p r i m a r y m a n u f a c t u r e r of s p e e i a l i s e d papers and chromatography p r o d u c t s f o r OEM a n d industrial use. w i t h s t r o n g e m p h a s i s on the development and m a n u f a c t u r e of m e d i a for clinical diagnostics. Whatman Paper Ltd, Specialty Pro. ducts Division. Springfield Mill Maidstone, Kent ME142LE.
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Strainers T h e 46 series of s t r a i n e r s i n t r o d u c e d b y SocTa a r e said to offer p e r f o r a t e d s t r a i n e r s u r f a c e s e q u a l to t h r e e to five t i m e s t h e n o m i n a l passage, The b a s i c t y p e 46 c o n s i s t s o f a cast i r o n f l a n g e w i t h p o l y e t h y -
Practical guide to environmental policy The first g u i d e to o f f e r m a n * agers a simple step-by-step m e n u o f g u i d e l i n e s o n h o w to f o r m u l a t e a n d i m p l e m e n t an environmental policy, has b e e n l a u n c h e d by T h e Env i r o n m e n t C o u n c i l a n d 3M. I n i t i a t e d b y 3 M in s u p p o r t of the Councirs business and environment programme l a u n c h e d last N o v e m b e r . t h e g u i d e is t h e o u t c o m e o f t h e environmental policy works h o p h e l d in F e b r u a r y a n d a t t e n d e d b y r e p r e s p n t a t i v e s of a number of major companies, government departments and academic institutions. Entitled Integrating Environment into Business - A G u i d e to P o l i c y M a k i n g a n d Implementation. i t is a s t r a i g h t f o r w a r d r e s p o n s e to growing environmental p r e s s u r e s o n business. It is d e s i g n e d t o assist o r g a n i s ations in i m p l e m e n t i n g systems which ensure that t h e y can m a n a g e t h e m a n y legislative, a t t i t u d i n a l a n d behavioural changes that will affect their business operations and overall profitability, n o w a n d in t h e future. S o m e 500 c o p i e s o f t h e g u i d e w i l l be sent t o t h e supp o r t e r s of the b u s i n e s s a n d environment programme and m e m b e r s of T h e E n v i r o n m e n t C o u n c i l , t h e r e m a i n i n g 4,500 of t h e initial p r i n t run w i l l be distributed by 3M to key figures throughout UK business. It is s a i d t h a t g o o d e n v i r o n m e n t a l p r a c t i c e , in the c o n t e x t of a c o h e r e n t e n v i r o n m e n t a l p o l i c y , can h~ve a d i r e c t a n d
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lene strainer for pumping and i r r i g a t i o n duties. A v a i l a b l e in sizes f r o m 2 t o 4 i n d i a m e t e r this s t r a i n e r is s u i t a b l e f o r use with hydrocarbons and nonc o r r o s i v e liq=J.~ds. T h e t y p e 46G o f f e r s a cast iron flange and gatvanised steel s t r a i n e r a v a i l a b l e in sizes f r o m 50 to 4 0 0 m m d i a m e t e r w i t h u s a g e s i m i l a r to that of t h e 46. An a l l - g a l v a n i s e d steel v e r s i o n is a v a i l a b l e in sizes 450 t o 1,0O0mm d i a m e t e r . The t y p e 46X is an all stainless steel 304 (or o t h e r stainless steels) v e r s i o n s u i t a b l e for pumping circuits carrying c o r r o s i v e m e d i a a n d is availa b l e in sizes f r o m 40 to 800ram diameter. The t y p e 46Z is an all c o p p e r s t r a i n e r for s p e c i a l a p p l i c a tions. Socla (UK). Station Road Ind Est Station Road. Stokesfey, Middlesborough, Cleveland TS9 TAB. positive impact on company profit. 3 M ' s 'Poll u t i o n P r e v e n t ion Pays' or '3P' p r o g r a m m e contains numerous examples of p r o j e c t s w h i c h paid f o r themselves within two to three years. T o date, the '3P' prog r a m m e has s a v e d t h e c o m * party $500m. The basic i d e a is to p r e v e n t p o l l u t i o n at s o u r c e , r a t h e r t h a n r e m o v e p o l l u t i o n a f t e r it has b e e n created, o n a c o m p a n y w i d e basis t h r o u g h a g l o b a l l y o r g a n i s e d effort, a n d r e c o r d the results. The guide contains a number of examples of how other organisations have benefited from such policies and d e m o n s t r a t e s t h a t t h e env i r o n m e n t c a n n o t m e r e l y be d e a l t w i t h by a c o r p o r a t e ' g r e e n g u r u ' . It is t h e j o b of every m a n a g e r a n d every employee - to understand the e n v i r o n m e n t a l i m p l i c a t i o n s of what they are doing. Staff i n v o l v e m e n t a n d c o m m i t m e n t is c o n s i d e r e d to be o n e of the essential p r e r e quisites t o d e v i s i n g a n d i m p l e menting an environment p o l i c y . Key staff n e e d to b e identified and briefed on the business a n d e n v i r o n m e n t a l agenda. A n o t h e r p r e r e q u i s i t e is t h a t an e n v i r o n m e n t a l p o l i c y first has t o b e g o o d f o r the business, o t h e r w i s e it m a y be at risk of b e i n g a b a n d o n e d as s o o n as it faces the r e a l i t y o f commercial or other pressures within the organisation. 3M United Kingdom plc, 3M House, PO Box f. BracknetL Barks RG72 IJU. The Envrionment Council, 80 York Way. London Nt gAG.
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