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Food and Beverage Water and Wastewater Management

The food and beverage manufacturing industry is under increasing strain from all sides with pressure on costs, stricter compliance, environmental responsibilities, and resource limitations. As water is a critical element in food and beverage manufacturing processes, companies with on-site water and wastewater treatment facilities can benefit greatly from optimising the efficiency of their plant and cut costs through increased energy recovery and water reuse.

With over 30 years’ experience providing both project-based solutions and outsourced operations, maintenance and management for the Food and Beverage sector

Alpheus can help your industry thrive in a sustainable way.

Operators in a food and beverage factory

Outsourcing can improve efficiency

Margins are under increasing pressure so it is important to maximise production without interruption and find innovative ways to reduce operating costs.

An efficiently run wastewater or water treatment plant can help keep these costs low, and crucially, minimise downtime.

Benefits of outsourcing

Managing water and wastewater operations in-house isn’t always the most cost-effective option, as having access to the monitoring tools, insights, suppliers and expertise from a specialist operator provides multiple benefits and assurances, such as:

Minimise downtime

Interruption in production is costly. Our teams put industry leading practices and processes into place, to ensure optimum efficiency and prevent issues arising through a combination of remote and on-site monitoring and continuous optimisation.

Meet compliance obligations

We bring processes, tools, and expertise to your site to help identify and eliminate potential vulnerabilities quickly and effectively through our experience across multiple business, industries, and operations.

Progress toward sustainability goals

We tap into the expertise and innovations of our parent company, Anglian Water and combine with our extensive experience in efficiency improvement, water recycling and energy recovery to help your business achieve its sustainability goals.

Reduced operating costs

Our specialist team can quickly identify key opportunities to improve operations and maintenance efficiencies, such as process changes, which can make specific jobs easier, quicker, safer or less expensive.

Let us help you achieve your goals

Give us a call to discuss how we can support you achieving your business goals by improving the performance and sustainability of your water and wastewater operations

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Recover valuable resources for long term sustainability

Wastewater recycling and reuse

There are various water and wastewater treatment processes that can treat water for reuse. Our specialist engineering team can provide bespoke solutions to help you recover and reuse water on site. Here are some popular uses that could significantly reduce water consumption and discharge costs.

  • Washing equipment, vehicles, and floors
  • A cooling agent for machinery
  • Feedwater for boilers
  • Non-potable purposes such as toilet flushing and irrigation.
  • Using recycled water as part of the production or food cleaning process

Heat and energy from waste

Heat and energy from waste can be generated through Anaerobic Digestion, where microorganisms break down organic matter to produce biogas. Biogas can be used to create heat and power. The by-product, digestate, can be used as a fertiliser or dried to use as a fuel to produce energy. Here are some examples of how biogas can be used to reduce costs:

Combined heat and power: Heat and power created can be reused in the process, and the energy created can be used to power the treatment plant or manufacturing facility.

Gas to boilers: Cleaned gas can be supplied to on-site steam boilers. The Glenmorangie Company (who are one of our Operations and Maintenance customers) clean the raw biogas generated and feed it directly to a steam boiler.

Gas to grid: Cleaned gas can be sold back to the grid as an income stream, where the energy is not to be used on site.

Our References

"Delivery of this project on a compact site presented some challenges in terms of design and contractor management, which the team addressed skilfully and with strong CDM management. The project was delivered on time, with high safety standards..."

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Ming Zhu
Alpheus Engineering Manager
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"From the start Alpheus has exceeded our best expectations as a partner in running our AD plant...gas production has increased by nearly 5% per month, and they have improved our filtration system..."

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Ed Thom
Glenmorangie Distillery Manager
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"We have a network of distribution services, and Alpheus offers us both the flexibility and the regional coverage that we need. The services that Alpheus provides means we can serve a broader range of clients and stay cost effective."

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Mark Fowles
Director, William Gilder Group

Our References

"Since starting, Alpheus has exceeded our best expectations as a partner in running our AD plant...gas production has increased by nearly 5% per month, and they have improved our filtration system..."

Portrait photo of Ed Thom, Glenmorangie Distillery Manager
Edward Thom
Glenmorangie Distillery Manager
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"We have a network of distribution services, and Alpheus offers us both the flexibility and the good regional coverage that we need. The services and coverage that Alpheus provides means we can serve a broader range of clients and stay cost effective."

Portrait image of Mark Fowles, Director, William Gilder Group
Mark Fowles
Director, William Gilder Group

"Delivery of this project on a compact site presented some challenges in terms of design and contractor management, which the team addressed skilfully and with strong CDM management. The project was delivered on time, with high safety standards..."

Portrait photo of Ming Zhu Alpheus Engineering Manager
Ming Zhu
Alpheus Engineering Manager
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