Holchem, a UK leader in hygiene technology solutions, has boosted its Brewing and Beverage division with the appointment of Peter Thorman as UK Sales Manager Brewery & Beverage and Moyra Williams as Technical Sales Consultant Holchem has developed specialisms over the past 30 years in maintaining and managing technical cleaning solutions across the industry from large scale breweries, microbreweries and, increas- ingly, the growing number of successful craft ale producers. Peter will head up the experienced team that covers the UK and international customers. Peter is a Master Brewer and he started his life long passion with brewing with a home brew kit. He went on to gain a BSC Brewing and Microbiology from Heriot Watt University and worked in the brewing industry for 14 years in a number of technical and managerial roles including managing projects here in the UK and with international brewing groups. He is also a trained auditor in Quality and Systems and Environmental. Moyra started her career in the industry when she also gained a BSC in Brewing and Microbiology from Heriot Watt University and then went on to work as a brewer in the south of England for over 15 years. She then transferred her skills to the other side of the world where she worked for Domaine Chandon winery in the Yarra Valley in Australia. Commenting on the appointments, Holchem managing director, Simon Bell, said: “We’re delighted that we have appointed both Peter and Moyra who come to Holchem with a wealth of experience between them. They have known each other a number of years so it’s a real coup for us to be able to bring them together as a team again, as their combined knowledge of the industry is second to none. Both of them bring with them fantastic technical knowledge having worked in breweries and wineries both here and abroad. Peter’s work as an auditor also gives us additional expertise in the sector as we continue to grow our customer base.“ Two new appointments at Holchem 28 BREWING & BEVERAGE INDUSTRIES BUSINESS According to an independent study commissioned by Siltbuster Process Solutions, 30% of companies in a mix of industries including the food and drink sector have had a significant effluent treatment problem in the past year which has put their compliance at risk, with effluent treatment plant failure or breakdown the most common cause (31%). The independent study - UK Industrial Effluent Treatment - among production directors and engineers responsible for over 156 manufacturing sites in the UK, identifies a lack of investment, production pressures plus poor understanding of the interplay between production and wastewater treatment as lying at the root of the problem. A third of the companies questioned said investing in waste treatment plant is a priority, however 28% of production heads report that their treatment plant is significantly under-invested in. 41% of the companies last invested in the plant more than five years ago and 23% more than 10 years ago. 15% argue that this is because the board is only interested in investing in production lines; a further 13% say that effluent treatment is viewed as a boring area which management doesn’t want to think about. Rich Matthews, general manager of Siltbuster Process Solutions, said: “According to our research 28% of production sites routinely suffer from treatment problems which are directly due to spikes in production. These companies don’t have enough effluent treatment capacity, yet most are under pressure to further boost production. In such a situation, something has to give – and if care isn’t taken that could be compliance! “Stopping production is an absolute last resort which no drink company wants to face. Contingency planning not only helps prevent and manage the effects of emergencies, but by making companies better aware of the options open to them, the financial impact can be reduced when they do occur,” concluded Matthews. To help companies, Siltbuster Process Solutions is running a series of training courses on contingency planning around the UK from October. News HYGIENE & RESOURCES www.SiltbusterProcessSolutions.com For more information visit: www.holchem.co.uk For more information visit: Report highlights the need for effluent contingency planning 28_Layout 1 13/08/2017 09:54 Page 1