PRESCO ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS

A Presco Environmental article, originally published in FOODtechnology May 2021 Issue

A Presco Environmental article, originally published in FOODtechnology April 2021 Issue

A Presco Environmental article, originally published in FOODtechnology June 2021 Issue

If you are a food processing plant manager looking for ways to reduce your energy consumption while are on a strict budget, look no further.

Honestly.

You do NOT need to invest in a new HVAC system.

This article shows you five simple, tangible ways you can reduce the energy consumption of your ventilation system, without any major investment!

Corrosion in your factory can have large financial impacts, and provide a lovely breeding ground for pathogens.
And what is the culprit?
Maybe it’s time you had a sanitiser refresh.
Watch out for 2 particularly bad sanitisers, and keep your eyes peeled for our favourite non-corrosive alternatives.

In some food manufacturing plants, water wreaks havoc. 

It fries wires. It wrecks product. It feeds pathogens.

The list goes on.

Here are three ways you can clean your plant without water.

There is no one-size-fits-all answer to this question. 
Learn everything you need to know about the five factors involved in finding the optimum filter change out frequency for your plant.

We have a crisis on our hands.

Over the last 20 years, mini-split ductless air conditioning units have become New Zealand’s default office heating and cooling solution.

Yet these “air con” units may trigger chronic health issues in office workers for many years to come. 

Learnt about Shepherd Filters, love the solution, but just want to know how much it is going to cost you per year?

Understandable.

Read this article to learn all the costs to factor in. Plus a bonus calculator to work out how much they will cost for your specifically.

Has trying to choose which type of blasting you need given you a headache?

Fair enough.

With the wide range of abrasive and non-abrasive blasting methods available today, it can be overwhelming trying to figure out what will work best for your situation.

Read more to learn which blasting method is best for you.

So you have researched the air purification options available and decided the Viruskiller technology is best for you.

But now you want to know which model(s) you need for your specific situation!?

Fear not; you have come to the right place.

This article covers the key principles to consider, how to analyse these in your situation, and an air changes calculator.

Do you have an immediate air quality issue (airborne pathogens, toxic fumes or foreign matter) that you need a solution for? Or are you a proactive manager looking for ways to improve the quality of your air (and ultimately the quality of the products you produce)?

Either way, this guide will help you understand air purification and its application for you

Considering an air purifier?

We’re here to help.

We’ll compare 4 brands based on efficacy, capacity, cost, ease of use and testing.

Come on a journey with me to discover the air purifier that’s best for you.

There is so much more to Total Air Care than air filter replacement.

Your critical hygiene environment will have an air quality standard you have to meet. Here are the HVAC services you need to do at least once each year.

All these services make up the price of Total Air Care.

“Photo-what you say?”

“Photocatalytic oxidation.”

Phew.  What a mouthful.

I struggled just trying to sound it out. The verbal challenge inspired me to research this advanced sterilisation technology.

This article will help you understand the basic science involved in the photocatalytic oxidation (PCO) process.

When I’m on the phone and someone tells me they are getting their entire kitchen extraction duct cleaned for $400, my heart sinks. 

I can’t help but wonder if they ever check the job before they pay.

Is their duct actually clean?

Too many kitchens are becoming victims of fake duct clean. View these examples of fake duct cleans then check your own.

So, you say it’s clean?  Prove it.

There are 3 types of people who should be using ATP testing to prove their cleanliness:
1. Cleaners
2. Factory managers
3. You guessed it – everyone else.

Are you one of these? Find out how to start proving your premises is clean today.

Every dry ice blasting job is different which makes it difficult to have a standard price that will be accurate for all situations.

However, there are some key factors that make up the price of a dry ice blasting job. By looking at each of these you can get an approximate value of work.

Learn what these factors are now.

Wool is naturally resistant to bacteria and mould, it neutralises many harmful air pollutants and it has an affinity for oils. So why should you invest in a disposable kitchen grease filter solution made of wool?

A common misunderstanding about Shepherd Filters is that they increase fire risk.  People believe this because Shepherd Filters hold all the grease right over the heat source.
This is true.
But the truth is, Shepherd Filters decrease your fire risk. Learn why.

Sanitiser does not have to be alcohol-based to be effective. In fact, there are other types of sanitisers that are far more effective at killing pathogens than alcohol is.
Learn about four different active ingredients in sanitisers, and which one you should use.

Relentless care of your HVAC Hygiene is paramount in maintaining your factory’s critical hygiene.
In case you forgot why, here’s a quick refresher.

Thoughts of an indoor air quality expert.
Read three practical ideas to instill confidence in your customers after the COVID-19 lockdown.

Is everything in your kitchen covered in grease?
Don’t worry. You are not alone.
Learn all about what causes this grease and how to get rid of it for good.

Yes, you can.
Food safety 101 states you must clean first, sanitise second. 
There is one way around this; dry ice blasting sanitises as it cleans. 

That’s right, you need to use that ‘C’ word first, sorry!
For thorough sanitising in the food industry, the key (and hopefully not overlooked) step is pre-cleaning. Clean first. Sanitise afterwards. In that order. Always. No exceptions. Period. To head off any potential disagreement or passive aggressive protest, let’s boil each step down to its most basic function.

What is the difference between air filtration and air sterilisation? They are the same thing, right?

Nope! It is perfectly understandable to confuse the two, but filtration and purification are two different processes with different efficacy for different pollutants.
Filtration is the process of trapping particulate matter, whereas purification is the elimination of toxins from the air.
However, to get the purest, cleanest air, both processes should be utilised together.

If you are not classified as an essential service, then you likely have suffered a massive drop in income and are facing an uncertain future.
These 7 points will help you be ready to spring back into action, as soon as you can throw your doors open again.

COVID-19 is such a new disease that none of the virologists, research centres and other health professionals are 100% confident of the science behind it.
This article covers what the research centres and medical professionals DO know and what this POTENTIALLY means.

The IRHACE HVAC Hygiene Best Practise Guideline is one of two documents that are vital for any plant manager in a food factory to know.  

Let us break it down for you.

Understanding ASNZ3666.2 is imperative for any plant manager. We have stripped away the jargon to leave just the important remains. Learn more today.

Are you a factory manager with a headache? We have picked out the two most important standards HVAC to save you the pain.
Read a summary of ASNZ3666.2 and IRHACE HVAC Hygiene Best Practise Guidelines for all you need to know on HVAC hygiene.

No matter how mechanically sound your ventilation system is, you should not be running it in your food production facility, unless it is fully hygienic.

Because dry ice blasting can seem like a very dangerous method of cleaning, people have a lot of queries about it.  
Let us answer 6 of your most pressing questions about the dangers of dry ice blasting.  

In food production, odour can be as big of a food safety risk as foreign matter.

Dry ice blasting cleans and sanitises equally as well as traditional chemicals, without creating any odour issues whatsoever.

In a critical hygiene environment, the air downstream of air supply filters must be clean, right?
Yes, this is absolutely true.
However, factory managers often get an unpleasant surprise when they discover how dirty the air inside their red-line actually is.

Dismantling your plant and getting it outside your critical hygiene zone for deep cleaning, is a right royal pain in the proverbial. Right?
Dry ice blasting allows you to commence cleaning in place as soon as production ceases, and restart production immediately after cleaning finishes.
Read 3 reasons why…

KITCHEN GREASE: the bane of any chef’s life.
Let us answer the questions what is kitchen grease, where does it come from, why is it a problem and how to deal with it.

Attention all food manufacturers.  How often have you asked this question of a cleaning or sanitising chemical…
“Does it leave a residue behind?”

Let us tell you about residue free cleaning – Dry Ice Blasting.

Dry Ice Blasting can be extremely gentle on any substrate being cleaned. All other forms of blasting media are abrasive to a greater or lesser degree.

Dry Ice Blasting can make you a better plant manager!
By reducing the time and activities on the shoulders of the actual cleaning time, Dry Ice Blasting reduces the total cost of cleaning substantially.

Sanitizing food preparation surfaces after cleaning them is Food Safety 101, right?
What effect would it have on your bottom line if your cleaning process cleaned AND sanitized in one pass?!

Water and electricity don’t mix.

But as we all know that doesn’t mean electrical plant and equipment doesn’t get dirty and need cleaning up from time to time. This has always proved a difficult and time-consuming process, until Dry Ice Blasting…..

I don’t think I have ever seen a cleaning method this good for the environment.  Period.  Here’s why.

Dry Ice Blasting recycles and reuses carbon-dioxide before it is released back into the environment.

WHY WOULD YOU NOT WANT TO USE WATER FOR CLEANING?
Well, there are a few reasons. Learn 4 of them here.

Dealing with secondary waste on most industrial sites is a real headache.  It can’t be released into waterways or put into the ground, it often must be collected up and disposed of at an approved waste facility – all rather costly.

DRY ICE BLASTING PRODUCES ZERO SECONDARY WASTE!

We’ve all grown used to powerful chemicals being used for industrial cleaning.  
Yet they have so many associated health risks that you’d think that in this day and age of Health and Safety compliance they’d be gone!

The fact is, some things just can’t be cleaned without them, right?
Well, let me introduce you to a little secret called ” Dry Ice Blasting”.

It’s official!  Shepherd Filters are the best extraction hood grease filter on the planet.

1. WATERLESS CLEANING
2. CLEANS HOT PLANT
3. ZERO SECONDARY WASTE

Our Dry Ice Blasting service showed its face in Food Technology’s special November issue – “Create Clean.”  

Didn’t get the magazine? Read the article here.

Discover six problems with standard metal grease filters and, more importantly, the six solutions Shepherd Filters provide.

Watch Matthew give you a brief introduction to Shepherd Filters. The special product provides an innovative and sustainable solution for your extraction system filtration.

Let Matthew show you how easy and fast changing a Shepherd Filter can be!

One of the many benefits of Shepherd Filters is the savings created by only changing each filter when needed.
But how do you know when to change them? Watch this short video where Matthew explains when to change your Shepherd Filters.

Every kitchen is unique, therefore Shepherd Filters help everyone to different extents.  Curious to discover how much money your own kitchen can save using this fantastic product?  Fill out the calculator below and become as excited as we are!

DRY ICE BLASTING = SUSTAINABILITY I don’t think I have ever seen a cleaning method as good for the environment as Dry Ice Blasting is.  Period.  Here’s why. Dry Ice Blasting recycles and re-uses carbon-dioxide before it is released back into the environment. Dry Ice is harvested carbon dioxide, a natural gas that is a by-product of […]

YES YOU CAN ACHIEVE RESULTS WITH CHEMICAL-FREE CLEANING Chemical-free cleaning sounds a bit risky, doesn’t it? We’ve all grown used to powerful solvents, alkalies and acids being used for industrial cleaning. Yet they have so many associated health risks that you’d think that in this day and age of Health and Safety compliance they’d be gone! The fact […]

Air supply system ✔️
Filters just changed ✔️
Should be compliant then ❌

Sorry, no. Particulate matter is coming through those filters, as we speak.