Saving £7000 per year

Thorite believes few people realise that one 3mm diameter compressed air leak can cost up to £600 per year, or that leakage is the single largest waste of compressed air, with up to 40% leakage on unmanaged systems being extremely common.

However, the company reports that there are now many companies who are saving on average around £7000 each year, simply by taking advantage of the leak reduction programme that is part of Thorite's compressed air audits and surveys service. The company's engineers can carry out a full compressed air audit, or simply an air leak reduction survey, using ultrasonic leak detectors.

Every potential source of air leak is checked, with a comprehensive report provided. This locates leaks, classifies them by amount (and cost) of air they are wasting and listing how much each will cost to repair.

Thorite says pay-back is usually achieved in a few months. For example a West Yorkshire Wire Drawing business was leaking £7900 each year, Thorite's repair cost was £1900 and this was paid for through savings in four months - with a £7900 saving each year thereafter.