MONTH IN FM
JULY 2019 43
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UNION INDUSTRIES DRAWS THE CURTAIN ON WASTE AMMONIA
Union Industries, the UK’s marketleading
minimised the gases escaping into the Bio Hall.
manufacturer of bespoke warehousing and
The di‹ erence was immediately noticeable
industrial solutions, has ‘drawn the curtain’ on
as condensation formed within the bays and
waste ammonia at a significant waste recycling
was visible on the vision panels installed within
centre in the South East.
the curtains, as opposed to it escaping into the
Amey, the main contractor at the centre, required
adjoining area. This had previously been the case
a robust solution to prevent the contamination of
and the cause of the issue for Amey.
ammonia across the site.
Alan Hirst, Sales Director at Union Industries,
The global consultancy and infrastructure support
Said: “This was another large-scale installation by
services company turned to Leeds-based Union
our team, and one that was delivered on-time, to
Industries and its bespoke, heavy-duty industrial
budget and provided an e‹ ective solution for the
curtains to solve the issue.
customer. No job is too big, small or, in this case,
The replacement curtains were used to separate
the centre, corrosive gases were still able to readily
uncomfortable and messy. There was a noticeable
the Aerated Static Piles composting process
spread into the main bio-hall.
di‹ erence once the curtains were in place, which
from the main Bio Hall area of the centre. The
Union Industries installed its high-grade stainlesssteel
has greatly enhanced the day-to-day running of the
composting process accelerates the rate at which
industrial curtains to replace the existing
waste recycling centre.”
organic materials, such as food and garden waste,
highly corroded system in place at the waste
biodegrade.
recycling centre. The curtains deliver a corrosion
As oxygen is pumped through the waste, bacteria
resistant solution to wide-ranging applications,
from the piles composts the waste and produces
which are made with lacquered PVC coated
ammonia as one of its by-products. The increased
polyester.
temperature, as a result of the composting waste,
The installation featured additional lateral
evaporates ammonia and water from within the
tensioning straps for the curtains, PVC pelmet
piles into the air, which spread into the surrounding
and a hardwearing ‘ramskin’ flap to the curtain
environment.
base, which were incorporated into the design to
Despite the negative pressure extraction systems
maintain an e‹ ective seal around the curtain. This
installed into each of the composting booths at
preserved the negative pressure within the bays and
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interiors, a fully equipped gym and roož op
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of the most sought-až er residential projects in
the ambitious $64billion entertainment complex,
Dubailand,
As Advanced’s exclusive distributor in Dubai,
Cignetix were responsible for integrating this
crucial part of the building’s active fire protection.
Four Advanced Axis EN panels, which were recently
certified by FM Approvals to the EN54 standard,
and 2000 devices have been installed alongside its
high-performance fire telephone solution.
Sunil Gopalkrishnan, Managing Director at
Cignetix, said: “Thanks to their reputation for
performance, quality and ease-of-use, Advanced
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Steve Carroll, Advanced’s General Manager for
the Middle East, said: “The Siraj Tower is another
fantastic example of the successful partnership
between Cignetix
and Advanced.
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