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Pharmaceutical Water and Wastewater Management

We understand the challenges faced by the pharmaceutical industry, from increasingly stringent regulations to driving sustainability forward. Alpheus can help you respond to these challenges and achieve the highest quality water processing in a safe, cost-effective and compliant way.

Our approach is transparent and tailored to ensure the best and most effective solution to achieve your goals.

With over 30 years’ providing innovative solutions, we employ a team of highly qualified and experienced process and environmental scientists and engineers to offer both project-based solutions and outsourced operations, maintenance and management for the pharmaceutical sector.

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A sustainability partner you can rely on

Pharmaceutical wastewaters are complex in nature, and require more specialist treatment and management than many other industries. A partnership approach in this sector is vital, as treatment and management of these wastes requires a solid understanding of the upstream processes. Allowing treatment at source for more complex wastes, for example, will ultimately make savings to the overall treatment costs.

Benefits of outsourcing

Outsourcing to Alpheus enables you to benefit from the expertise and insight from a leading provider. As part of the Anglian Water Group, we proudly work to the highest standards for safety and compliance to offer the following benefits.

Meet compliance obligations

Our expert team, and advanced monitoring systems and processes will ensure you meet all regulatory requirements today and will help you prepare for future requirements and directives.

Minimise downtime

Interruption in production is costly in any industry, but can be critical for the pharmaceutical industry. Our teams put industry leading practices and processes into place to optimise efficiency and prevent issues arising.

Reduce operating costs

Our specialist team are experienced in identifying specific opportunities to improve efficiencies in water and wastewater operations, including process changes to make certain steps in the process safer, easier, quicker and less expensive.

Meet sustainability goals

We help customers across all sectors to increase energy recovery and water reuse to meet sustainability targets. In addition to this, we are supporting one of the world’s leading biopharmaceutical companies on key projects to reduce water usage and to achieve zero impact active pharmaceutical ingredient levels.

Enhanced safety

Process safety is a critical function within the pharmaceutical industry. So in addition to the highest standards for safety, and specialist training, such as confined space work, our team are trained in, and follow process safety management principles.

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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Sustainable management of water resources in the pharmaceutical industry

We can help you optimise the water resources you have available to reduce or offset trade effluent and energy costs by enabling reuse of water on site and energy recovery. Our specialist engineering team can provide bespoke solutions to help you recycle resources on-site for purposes such as:

  • A cooling agent for machinery
  • Washing equipment, vehicles, and floors
  • Non-potable purposes such as toilet flushing and irrigation
  • Feedwater for boilers
  • Heat and energy, for use on site or to be sold back to the grid

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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