Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 6044 BREWING & BEVERAGE INDUSTRIES BUSINESS Veolia meets wastewater limits at distillery Veolia Water Technologies has successfully completed a £2.5m wastewater treatment plant for the £100m Macallan Distillery and visitor centre in Craigellachie, Moray. The Macallan owners, Edrington, commissioned the new distillery to provide a much needed increase in volume production to meet the global demand for the world famous Macallan single malt whisky. The distillery needed an enhanced wastewater plant on site to meet the SEPA regulations for discharge into the environmentally sensitive River Spey. Key to the success of the project was valuable experience acquired while working on The Macallan’s previous wastewater treatment plant, plus a wastewater characterisation study prior to the design of the new plant. The knowledge gained and a close working relationship with engineers from The Macallan enabled the Veolia team to forge ahead with a high degree of confidence that they had the right solution. The installation is based on Idraflot™ dissolved air flotation (DAF) unit followed by a Biosep™ membrane bioreactor (MBR). The water treatment plant has built in future proofing and can be easily upgraded as demand for the whisky increases. Edrington’s UK Engineering Manager, George McKenzie, is delighted. “Based on Veolia’s experience we expected to achieve a good quality discharge – certainly well within the consent limits – and that we have done”, he says. “In addition the new plant has a much higher level of automation which means reduced operator involvement.” Veolia group is the global leader in optimized resource management. With over 174 000 employees worldwide, the Group designs and provides water, waste and energy management solutions that contribute to the sustainable development of communities and industries. Through its three complementary business activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, preserve available resources, and to replenish them. www.veolia.com For more information visit: www.aquabio.co.uk For more information visit: Hygiene, Health & Safety Aquabio appointed by Glenmorangie As part of its major programme of environmental improvement, The Glenmorangie Company, which boasts one of the most recognisable brands in Whisky, has nominated water treatment specialist Aquabio, to design and build the core technology package for a new wastewater treatment plant at Glenmorangie Distillery at Tain, Ross-Shire. The Anaerobic Digestion Plant uses natural biological processes to both reduce output in distillery waste water by up-to 95 per cent, and create energy in the form of methane rich biogas. The biogas will replace some of the fossil fuels currently used at the distillery to heat the stills in which the spirit is made. The Plant will also improve the standard of wastewater discharge. United Utilities have been appointed as overall main contactor for the construction phase and have appointed Aquabio to provide the remaining mechanical and electrical work on the project. Steve Goodwin, Managing Director of Aquabio said: "We are delighted that The Glenmorangie Company is investing in renewable energy technology with us which will benefit the company, its customers and the environment. "Our experience and track record in successfully delivering industrial wastewater process projects was a key factor in the company's decision to award us this prestigious contract. Glenmorangie is a global name and Aquabio and our Group Company Freudenberg are very excited and proud to be involved with such a premium brand." Construction work has started with the plant due to be fully operational in early autumn this year. 44_Layout 1 28/07/2016 12:52 Page 1