Boost to bottling

Wardle Spring Water Company has been supplied with a new, energy-efficient HPC SXC 5.5kW compressor by Thorite to power its water filtration system and bottling plant in Rochdale.

Wardle extracts water under pressure by borehole from an underground lake deep below the Pennine hills and markets it under the Purely Pennine Spring Water brand. Lee Hardman, company secretary, says: "Our previous compressor used to be pounding away non-stop from the moment it was turned on in the morning until close down. The HPC machine senses when compressed air is required and quietly clicks on and off to meet demand, which is going to bring long term savings in energy costs."