Qualitech moves to slash chemical costs

Qualitech has installed technotrans eco.clean filatration system and slashed its chemistry bill by 85%.

The 50,000 filtration kit separates contaminants from the pressroom chemistry, allowing 90% to be reused, saving on chemical and waste recycling costs.

Eco.clean will cut the firm's chemistry bill down from around 40,000 to 6,000 per year which, according to the firm, means the kit will pay for itself within 18 months.

"We are buying eco.clean because of the cost savings and because we are clean, environmentally aware and want to reduce the level of waste we produce," said production manager Rob Shaw.

The Stockport-based firm, which produces brochures and promotional work, will run eco.clean on its six-colour Speedmaster CD 102.

Story by Darryl Danielli