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HEALTH & SAFETY
Fercell Engineering: a complete solution
FERCELL ENGINEERING can offer a complete solution to all your woodwaste
and dust extraction needs, from initial assessment environmental
to final project completion, including dust and fume extraction
systems and the reduction of woodwaste through its subsidiary, Weima
UK, which offers a range of briquetters, shredders and granulators.
Services to meet ongoing needs including COSHH assessments and a
stock of spares exceeding £200,000 in value, so whatever your need, it
can be delivered quickly and efficiently — whether your machine is upto-the-minute
or tried-and-tested over many years. Fercell has built up
its excellent reputation over the course of 35 years, having its origins in
the dust and fume control market: 15 years ago, the company began to
stock the Weima product, becoming the exclusive UK distributor back in
2004 and is currently one of two Premier Global Dealers for Weima.
Fercell is a company with environmental awareness built into its core.
Everything that can be recycled within its own factory is, making use of
Weima technology to compact waste and hence reduce the space required
for storage. During manufacture, wherever possible, Fercell avoids
the use of environmentally harmful materials, such as CFCs and VOCs,
moving from chemical solvents to water-based paints. And materials
used in the manufacture of Fercell projects are fully recyclable, should
they need to be replaced.
Often the first contact with a prospective customer will arise through a
company’s need for a COSHH or LEV survey, just part of the comprehensive
range of environmental surveys Fercell can offer. These need to be
completed on a regular basis, prompting renewed contact and ongoing
solutions. Over time, a customer may wish to expand his extraction layout
to accommodate new machinery, upgrade with up-to-the-minute technologies
such as individual control of extraction from each workstation, or
simply replace a system that has served
faithfully for many years but is now well
beyond its projected life.
Here, Fercell’s experienced design
team will come into its own. Working
from initial site survey to final design,
basic schematic or full detailed plans
can be supplied on paper or in electronic
format, whichever suits the customer
best. Once the design has been
agreed, the project is handed over to
the manufacturing team.
Fercell’s production department is
equipped with the latest manufacturing
technology, making use of an integrated
CAD/CAM system to work to the highest
standards. With complete control of the
production process at its Aylesford site,
Fercell will ensure that each project is
ready to install at a time convenient to
the customer, minimising any loss of
Fercell is a specialist in creating
down draught sanding benches.
production. The installation teams are
highly trained, with each team qualified
in mechanical lift equipment, access
equipment, working at height, first aid,
fire training, and holding a Health &
Safety Passport.
Fercell’s extensive stock of spares
means that, in the unlikely event that
something does go wrong, replacement
parts can be supplied quickly and efficiently.
Preventative and emergency
breakdown servicing are both available
on either an ad hoc or contract basis and,
of course, Fercell’s ability to offer statutory
COSHH, LEV and EPA assessments
will assist in regular monitoring of the
equipment throughout its working life.
The link-up with Weima is valuable to
Fercell in assisting its customers in managing
solid wood waste, as well as dust.
A Weima briquetter can offer reduction
of waste volume by up to 90%, which reduces the amount of storage
space required and the number of lorries (and hence carbon footprint)
should it need to be transported. Weima briquetters can work with waste
with a maximum moisture content of 18% from wood, paper, light alloy
swarf or biomass. Weima shredders are designed to work with plastics or
wood: the WL series shredder for wood, illustrated, is intended for shredding
maximum volumes of timber waste on an industrial scale, with a rotor
width of 1,000 mm to 2,500 mm. Others, such as the WL 4 series, are considered
ideal for small and medium sized business.
Both briquetters and shredders result in a more compact product that,
depending on the source material, may be used as fuel or sold on for another
purpose, such as animal bedding, maximising the value of an investment
in a Weima product.
Fercell Engineering Ltd
Tel 0845 130 4014 ● Email info@fercell.com ● www.fercell.com
Weima UK ● Tel 0870 428 2688
Email enquiries@weimauk.com ● www.weimauk.com
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