Protecting the environment

Citation

(1999), "Protecting the environment", Pigment & Resin Technology, Vol. 28 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/prt.1999.12928eab.015

Protecting the environment

Protecting the environment

Keywords: Senior Hargreaves, Paints, Automotive industry

Heating and ventilation fabricators Senior Hargreaves are thought to be the latest beneficiaries of the motor industry drive to reduce pollution and energy costs. They have recently completed a major contract with automotive paint finishing specialists Haden Drysys International for the supply of make-up air units. The order is part of a full service contract to design, construct, equip and commission a new paint shop at Ford in Southampton.

The new Transit paint shop will use Haden's Hydrospin MKIII Q spray booths and Air Radiant ovens for the efficient application of low solvent coatings. High rates of localised extraction are required to drive off moisture from the largely water-based finishes. The Senior Hargreaves equipment, built to Haden's specification, will supply replacement air that is said to be suitably tempered and humidified.

Senior Hargreaves have supplied 12 units that will typically comprise fresh air intake, shut off dampers, gas burner, filter sections, humidifier, after filters and external fan units. At 6.6 x 4.1 x 10 metres, the largest unit is almost half the size of a semi-detached house.

Delivery of units to site began in mid-August 1998 and continued until November. Installation was complete by January 1999 with full production started in August 1999. The contract follows successful co-operation between Haden Drysys and Senior Hargreaves on the £110 million Land Rover paint shop for which the company supplied high capacity make-up air units.