Tank Cleaning magazine Autumn 2017

AUTUMN 2017

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ITALIAN TANK N O CLEANING STATI E D DIRECTORY INSI

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Company celebrates three decades in the business

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COMMENT Dear reader, Various industry meetings and events have taken place recently across Europe. On 14 September, tank cleaning and international logistic heavyweights descended on Brussels, Belgium, at the Novotel Hotel, for the European Chemical Transport Association’s (ECTA) annual responsible care meeting. Here, a number of high profile speakers from the likes of Suttons Group, Bertschi, and CEFIC gave engaging presentations.

Stephen Rowland, SHEQ manager at UK-based logistics company Suttons Group, spoke at the event. He addressed the many challenges logistic firms faced. He discussed security issues in light of terrorists using vehicles for murder, and the current terrorist threats. He said that attacks were high, more frequent and more diverse. In order to address this issue he said that companies needed to adopt a risk management approach that integrated with their business.

Security is not the only challenge facing the industry, food safety is another hurdle to jump over. In October, Brussels, Belgium, a number of industry experts registered to attend the European and International Tank Cleaning Association’s (ENFIT) first European Working Group on the issue.

As well as the usual selection of technical features, this addition focuses specifically on tank cleaning stations in Italy. We hope you find this geographical focus a useful and interesting addition.

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PAGE 14 ECTA 2017 responsible care meeting Chemical logistic stakeholders discuss a range of responsible care issues affecting the tank cleaning industry

PAGE 16 Supply chain solutions More and more food producers are realising that food safety in the supply chain will be an important challenge for the future. Here, ENFIT analyses the issue

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Growing day by day In just two decades, an Italian tank cleaning company has become a well-established firm

Containing the heat CTW presents tank cleaning alongside container heating

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NEWS

EcoChemPlus-Togliatti unveils new depot

EcoChemPlus-Togliatti has officially opened its tank cleaning plant in Togliatti, Russia

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EcoChemPlus-Togliatti, a Havilarun Russian logistics specialist, has officially opened its tank cleaning station at an industrial park in Togliatti, a city in the Samara region of Russia.

The depot provides a full range of services for tank containers and road trucks, including the ability to clean more than 40 types of chemical and food products, repair, maintenance, periodical testing and storage of tank containers.

According to EcoChemPlusTogliatti, the company uses modern European equipment and this allows it to offer “efficient technological solutions for cleaning” and provide its workers with safe working conditions.

Tank treatments are carried out upon examination of properties of a previously loaded cargo with hot or cold water, using detergents and if necessary steaming at the temperature of 140°C. The depot also issues European Cleaning Documents (ECD).

The company also uses an “applied method” in order to optimise its water consumption, which it claims is unusal in Russia because most stations tend to use the “direct steam injection method”.

In a statement, the company said: “Our aim is to develop a network of modern depots in Russia that would meet European standards and provide quality services, as well as enable (us) to achieve logistics optimisation by minimising empty runs and efficiently preparing tanks for further loading.”

“We are developing a network of modern depots for cleaning and repairing tank containers in Russia,” said Igor Lepetukhin, member of the board at Havila.

“The first depot was successfully opened in 2014 in Tambov. The second one was launched in Togliatti, in the Samara region. The choice of the industrial park was due to the attractive geographical location of the M5 highway.

Large chemical industry hubs are located along this route.” z

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New tank cleaning station opened in Italy Marenzana has teamed up with Stolt Tank Containers to open a new tank cleaning station in the northern Italy town of Vado Ligure, Liguria.

On 21 September, 2017, the tank cleaning specialist opened its facility next to a terminal in Vado, which is currently being constructed.

Marenzana’s new facility currently offers a host of services to chemical transport companies, including the cleaning of their tank containers, storage, maintenance and testing of ISO tank containers.

In a statement, Marenzana said that its joint venture depot with Stolt is the “ultimate depot” that raises the “bar for tank cleaning in northern Italy”.

The design of the new depot was based on the example of the Stolt Tank Containers’ depot in Moerdijk, the Netherlands, which has been operating successfully for the last three years.

According to Marenzana, the depot not only allows for high quality cleaning, but its modern heating facilities also make it possible to heat tanks 24/7.

Marenzana said its Vado depot has adopted the same water treatment procedure as the Moerdijk facility.

The company has made sure that its water treatment plan keeps to “strict standards for the water that is disposed of to make sure the impact on the environment is minimialised”.

The facility can also treat air emissions

Officials at the opening of Marenzana’s and Stolt Containers’ new tank cleaning station in Italy

directly from inside the tank with an air scrubber and active carbons filters.

The depot will soon receive a ISO 9000-18000-14000 integrated certification and issue European Cleaning Documents (ECDs) from January 2018.

In a video about the opening, Michael Kramer, president of Stolt Tank Containers made a speech. He said: “Behind every depot there’s a story and our story starts with Alberto (chairman and founder of Marenzana) and Laurent Grandjen (director of Europe Stolt Tank Containers). We had a problem four years ago and came up with this solution.

“Marenzana and Stolt have a focus on safety, the environment and people.

This is a global effort and we have had people from Holland, Houston, Italy, China and a few other locations involved in the building of this facility. What you see here is a state-of-the-art facility, which is a second-to-none facility.” z

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NEWS

Hoyer Group links up with H&S Group to set up JV Transport and logistics service provider Hoyer Group and H&S Group are setting up a joint venture to respond to market demand for consolidation, optimisation and automation in the bulk liquid foodstuff transport sector.

The H&S Group is acquiring 51% of the shares of Hoyer’s German Foodlog activities, the liquid foodstuff division of Hoyer Group. The existing Foodlog activities of Hoyer in Germany will be converted into a joint venture between Hoyer and H&S, which will be known as H&H Foodlog as of the beginning of November this year.

The enhanced service portfolio is expected to lead to operational benefits for customers. Together, H&S Foodtrans and H&H Foodlog will be ranked among the top three leading operators

in the European bulk liquid foodstuff transport market, according to Hoyer.

The new liquid food operation has up to 350 employees, 1,600 specialised bulk tank containers, 175 road tankers, 200 trucks and an expected annual turnover of about €175m.

Adwin Verhoeks, formerly business unit manager for H&S Foodtrans in the Netherlands, has been appointed general manager of H&H Foodlog. The company will be based in Neuss, Germany. H&S Foodtrans as well as Hoyer’s Foodlog division will continue to operate from existing offices outside of Germany.

Ortwin Nast, CEO at Hoyer Group, said: “Our aim is to provide the best possible service to our customers.

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Hoyer teams up with H&S Foodtrans

comprehensive coverage. The step to join forces will support this target.”

Ubbo Hempenius, CEO at H&S Group, added: “We are very pleased with this joint venture. H&H Foodlog enormously increases our effectiveness, and therefore enables us to be the logistics partner for our large European customers.” z

Boasso Global acquires Den Hartogh’s tank cleaning services business Boasso Global, a whollyowned subsidiary of Quality Distribution, announced that it has acquired Den Hartogh’s European depot and tank cleaning services business, known as Den Hartogh Cleaning, and over time will transition to the Boasso Global brand.

“We are pleased to add the Den Hartogh Cleaning business to Boasso Global’s expanding network of best in class terminals in Europe,” said Tony Morsovillo, president of Boasso.

He added: “This high quality, state-of-the-art tank cleaning, repair and depot services business, is a perfect fit with

the culture of customer-centric excellence that Boasso is known for in the US and the UK. “This acquisition, in concert with Isotank Group UK, provides the ideal international platform for the continued expansion of our global footprint to meet the needs of our customers and the growing ISO tank industry.”

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Den Hartogh Cleaning, headquartered in the Netherlands, provides tank cleaning, repair and other depot services from four locations strategically located in the Netherlands, Spain, and France, addressing some of the primary chemical markets in Western Europe.

The acquisition further expands Boasso’s footprint into continental Europe with its recent acquisition of Isotank Group UK. Pieter Den Hartogh, group managing director of Den Hartogh, said: “Den Hartogh is proud of what it, together with its employees and customers, has achieved with Den Hartogh Cleaning.

“However, we are convinced that the new ownership will provide the opportunity to grow the cleaning and repair business. We wish Boasso and the former employees of Den Hartogh Cleaning every success in this new endeavour.” z

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Stolt unveils Q3 results

Logistics giant Stolt-Nielsen has posted a net profit in the third quarter of the year of $18.5 million (€16m), with revenue of $513.8m, compared with a net profit of $15.6m, with revenue of $500.8 million, in the second quarter of 2017.

The company’s container arm, Stolt Tank Containers, reported an operating profit of $14.8m, up from $13.7m, driven in part by improved margins and higher equity income from STC’s joint venture cleaning and repair depots.

Stolt Tankers reported an operating profit of $34.4m, up from $27.6m, mainly reflecting the impact of gains related to the company’s bunker hedging programme.

Stolthaven Terminals reported an operating profit of $16m in the third quarter, essentially unchanged from the previous quarter.

Stolt-Nielsen’s CEO, Niels G. Stolt-Nielsen, said that the tank container business “continued to show evidence of margin improvement, along with lower empty repositioning costs and improved contributions from jointventure depots”.

Speaking about the future, he said: “On balance, our overall outlook remains unchanged. We do not anticipate any substantial improvement in the chemical tanker market until the latter part of 2018, when the current order book will have been significantly reduced and the balance between tonnage supply and demand improves.

“For Stolthaven Terminals, we continue to expect a modest but steady improvement in results, driven by actions to enhance operational performance across our network of terminals. At Stolt Tanker Containers, we expect margins and utilisation to hold steady at current levels.” z

GEM growth and financing

Crestline Investors, an institutional alternative asset manager is set to fund the accelerated growth of GEM Containers, a tank container leasing and management business based in London.

GEM will use the facility to scale up its leased tank container portfolio, providing high-quality equipment and services to its logistics and industrial customers globally.

Heidi Sommerville, CEO of GEM, said: “Crestline worked closely with the GEM team to understand the capabilities of our platform, our outstanding trackrecord and our value proposition for customers.

“Together we have formulated a flexible capital solution to fit our growth plans. Crestline’s investment enables us to further accelerate our growth and focus on delivering high-quality assets and services to our customers.”

Managing director at Crestline Europe, the European subsidiary of Crestline Investors, Andrey Panna said: “We are delighted to be supporting GEM through this investment. We look forward to the continued growth of the company, and working with Heidi and her team to help accelerate GEM’s expansion.” z

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PJSC creates ChemicalTC Russian intermodal container operator and logistics company PJSC TransContainer is creating a new company called ChemicalTC that will operate its tank container business. The decision was made by the company’s board of directors.

The business will be further developed with the assistance of the existing company’s subsidiary, TransContainer Finance. The board of directors has also approved an increase of the share capital of the subsidiary by up to RUB613m (€8.9m) as well as through a transfer of tank containers owned by TransContainer. z

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Quala acquires Alpha Technical Services US-based bulk transportation cleaning firm Quala has acquired container cleaning specialist Alpha Technical Services (ATS).

Operating from a strategically located 23-acre facility in Pasadena, Texas, ATS offers container cleaning solutions for both hazardous and nonhazardous bulk containers, specialising in difficult to clean products in railcars, tank trailers and ISO containers.

ATS complements its cleaning capabilities with full-service railcar maintenance and environmental service divisions.

Mike Bauer, CEO at Quala, said: “By adding ATS and its experienced management team we have expanded our position in the railcar and specialty cleaning platforms. This acquisition will allow Quala to utilise and expand upon the current ATS tank trailer cleaning capabilities.

“ATS is the perfect catalyst to support Quala in expanding our railcar service model, as we further our vision to become a more diversified container cleaning company, serving the petrochemical industry.”

Mike Howerton, president at Alpha Technical Services, added: “It was important for us at ATS to partner with a group that shared our core values for their employees and customers. We knew from the beginning that the Quala management team was the right fit.

“We are very excited about the growth opportunities this move will provide for the ATS team as we strive to enhance our employee and customer experiences.

“With Quala’s resources, ATS plans to expand and improve its facilities, processes and capabilities to better serve our customers. The ATS mission will remain unchanged as part of the Quala family of companies.”

Quala will operate the bulk tank trailer cleaning division formerly known as ATS Express Services under its nationally recognised Quala Sustainable Container Solutions brand. Under the Quala umbrella, ATS will continue to operate the Railcar Cleaning and Repair Divisions, Field Services and Specialty Container Services. z

CS Leasing has added a number of new tanks called Welfit Oddy Light Weight 35,000-litre to its fleet.

The tanks benefit operators in a number of ways including: lower tare mass and fewer top openings. The lower tare mass allows the operator to transport greater product volumes for the same transport overall cost.

As an illustration, the Welfit 35,000 litre tank with the 70% baffle is 600kg lighter than its competitors, according to CS Leasing. For a 36-ton gross mass transport limit this equates to an additional 2% product being transported at no extra cost, according to the company. z

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LNGTainer launches new tank Finnish LNG tank manufacturer LNGTainer has launched a new tank which brings together two innovations; LNGTainer’s tank container and Outokumpu’s austenitic stainless steel grade, Supra 316plus.

Tom Sommardal, CEO AT LNGTainer, said: “The most revolutionary aspect of LNGTainer’s new tank container is that the structure includes a light, flexible inside tank and outside pressure vessel. For the light inside tank, we chose Outokumpu’s Supra 316plus steel grade.

“With the new patented structure, we could decrease the weight of the tank by 30% and increase its capacity by 15%. Because the weight of the inside tank is significantly less than in competing tanks, the time for cooling off the inside tank is considerably shorter.

Light inside tank cools off faster for transport.”

LNGTainer first considered using aluminium in the inside tank, while Outokumpu offered Supra 316plus because of its properties. In a statement, LNGTainer said: “Supra 316plus has relatively better low-temperature properties compared to other similar materials. In fact, its strength and ductility only improve as the temperature drops down to the lowest measured cryogenic temperature of -196°C. LNG is transported at a temperature of -164°C and then warmed back to gas when delivered.”

Juha Kela, project manager at Outokumpu, added: “By having excellent low-temperature properties, Supra 316plus enables thinner gauges, which translates as savings in weight, fuel, energy costs, as well as a lower carbon footprint. LNGTainer’s new tank container is a real breakthrough, and it demonstrates the best use of stainless steel properties in extreme conditions.” z

US companies team up on railroad tank car cleaning services US rail rolling stock maintenance giant Rescar Companies has signed a deal with the CRU Group’s subsidiary CRU Railcar Services to provide railroad tank car cleaning services for Rescar’s customers near San Antonio, Texas, according to a report in Bulk Transporter.

Rescar is the largest provider of railcar maintenance services in North America with 35 on-site mini shops and 30 mobile locations.

The CRU Group, consisting of numerous companies that service the oil industry, is known for its boutique-like approach to project-building, according to the media report.

CRU Trading Company operates a fleet of 500 railroad tank cars and has been providing turnkey trans-border transportation solutions for clients such as PMI, NuStar, and Rio Energy since 2008. CRU Refined Mexico is the largest asphalt importer in northern Mexico. z

First Bertschi subsidiary celebrates 40 years Chemical logistics company Bertschi has celebrated the 40th anniversary of its first subsidiary.

It founded Bertschi Transport Cologne in 1977.

The company opened the facility near the intermodal terminal ‘Köln-Eiffeltor’.

Since 1977, the branch has grown steadily, carrying Bertschi founded its first subsidiary in out feeder traffic for Cologne, Germany the combined transport between road and rail. Today, more than 150 employees and 70 trucks execute 25,000 transport orders per year.

A terminal for handling and storage of containers, a tank cleaning station and truck repair facility are at the site.

Since this first branch out, the Bertschi Group has developed into a global logistics player with more than 60 subsidiaries in 38 countries. In a statement, Bertschi said: “The branch in Cologne will always stay the first one and therefore occupies a special place in the history of the company.” z

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PORT FOCUS

Road tankers and tank container specialists are teaming up in Rotterdam

One stop shop

There is a 130,000m2 area in the port of Rotterdam where a hub is located. This centre offers a one-stop-shop concept for road tankers and tank containers.

In fact, the centre, which is called ITTEuropoort, has become one of Europe’s biggest players in the field of tank transport, tank cleaning and tank storage.

Trucking company Kees in ‘t Veen Tanktransport provides the tank transport, while Tank Cleaning Europoort offers separated food and chemical cleaning along with various additional activities such as purging and heating. In addition to this, Container Terminal Europoort helps out with tank storage services and Aspenal provides maintenance, repairs, testing, specialised modifications, refurbs and periodic testing.

In relation to tank cleaning, foodstuff tanks are cleaned in accordance with the most recent Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) guidelines. A dedicated QHSE department monitors the working procedures with regular external audits from renowned certifying bodies such as Bureau Veritas and SGS, which helps the centre to comply to industry standards.

All hazardous products are cleaned on site with the presence of a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). Without this,

no operations can be undertaken and the tank is required to be removed from the site until the details are available.

Steely determination

Flaxfield offers engineering and sales of new and used tank containers and has its office near a depot next to Aspenal’s base. Flaxfield is partner to two major Chinese manufacturers, Singamas stainless steel tank containers and JOPM carbon steel gas tank containers.

In a statement, Kees in ‘t Veen said: “Due to this cooperation, the companies offer a full service package related to tank containers. This means knowledge of the market, flexibility and easy and transparent communication are standard.

We strive to service our customers with a focus on economics, quality and an environmentally-friendly way of working.”

The operational nerve centre of the site has cleaning, depot and repair activities combined in one office with all disciplines from each individual company collaborating to provide the most efficient and effective service possible.

“In order to facilitate the seamless continuation of works between cleaning, depot and repair the client has only one

contact person who coordinates the requested process on the ITT site from A to Z,” says Frans Reijtenbach, managing director at Aspenal. “This way of thinking and working has proven itself with a high degree of flexibility and allows us to act very swiftly when unexpected situations arise.”

Market changes

The ITT-Europoort location is also home to one of the latest innovations in tank containers called Tankwell – lightweight composite tank containers. These tank containers have a conventional steel frame. However, the inner vessel, traditionally made from stainless steel, is replaced by composite material. This type of tank container offers a significant saving in tare weight and greatly improved insulation properties when compared to the stainless steel alternative.

Flaxfield Tank Containers Solutions located on the ITT Europoort site were heavily involved in the creation of the innovation. The cleaning of these tank containers requires a different approach to conventional cleaning of stainless steel tanks. The cleaning procedure has been developed in close consultation with Tank Cleaning Europoort. Moreover, the containers are regularly cleaned

by Tank Cleaning Europoort.

Leon van der Meij, commercial manager at Tank Cleaning Europoort, said: “To anchor our position as an innovative and progressive company, it is very important to offer a constant quality of service, follow market developments closely and to adapt to the changes quickly.

“The Tankwell project is a typical example of how we expand our services and continue to be prepared for the future.

Due to the advantages of the tanks, lighter, better insulation and the subsequent reduction in CO2 emissions, we expect that this type of tank will gain market share and more cleaning and repairs will follow.” z For more information:

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At your service An insight into a well-known Spanish tank cleaning company Lavaderos Europa is a Spain-headquarted business with more than 30 years’ experience manufacturing, installing and providing after-sales services to cleaning stations for food and industrial products. 2017 has been a busy year for Lavaderos Europa. The company embarked on several projects, including the inauguration of new facilities in Algeciras, a port city in the south of Spain.

The Bahia de Algeciras facilities are equipped with the newest technology in tank cleaning. They have two cleaning lines for chemicals and one line for food products, each separated from the rest, as well as three lines for drying with hot air. It also includes services for drivers, including a dining room, a shower, TVs and a fax machine.

Since the company was established in 1986, it has developed its activities continuously by adapting its services and facilities to the requirements of the chemical and food industry.

Currently, Lavaderos Europa has seven cleaning stations located at different strategic points in Spain, in which it provides a wide range of services.

These services include the following: • Inner cleaning and steaming of tanks, silos and containers for intermodal transport that has transported either gas, chemicals, food or other products in general • Specific procedures required by customers, such as physical (steam) or chemistry (bactericide) disinfection, hot air drying, heating by steam, hot water or electricity.

• Test verification of effectiveness of cleaning, specifically looking at PH, allergens, turbidity, conductivity, ATP and absence of gluten • Kosher cleaning procedures and certification by a Rabi • Degassing and inerting of tanks Lavaderos Europa is continuing with its model of expansion by installing cleaning stations at strategic points that the market requests from the company.

This was the case with the Algeciras installation. It could also be seen when the company installed stations in

Cartagena (Murcia), Seseña (Toledo), Carmona (Sevilla), Merida (Badajoz); Martorell ( Barcelona), or Tarragona – the company’s first cleaning station.

The installation of Bahía de Algeciras is a project born from the strong demand for quality services in the area. Before Lavaderos Europa installed the Algeciras plant, customers did not have many options to get a good clean for their tanks.

Elsewhere, Lavaderos Europa has plans to beef up its facilities in Cartagena and Seseña.

In Cartagena, the company is carrying out the renovation of the entire station and is putting in an extra cleaning line. The group is also extending heating lines with steam, hot water and electricity, as well as expanding the parking area, including video surveillance, for its customers.

In Seseña, the company is also

renovating the cleaning station. It is extending the station with a new line for food and a new line of drying with hot air, an area for heating with steam, hot water and electricity. It is also extending the sewage treatment plant and creating a parking lot for our customers.

All Lavaderos Europa’s cleaning stations are members of the following associations: • Asociación Nacional de Lavaderos de Interiores de Cisternas (ANLIC) • European Federation of Tank Cleaning Organisations (EFTCO) • Cisternas Asociación Empresarial de transporte de Mercancías En Cisternas (CETM) z

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AUTOCHIM S.R.L.

35 dei Giovi, 17 /19 Tortona, Italy Tel. +39 013 178 3811 info@autochim.it www.autochim.it/

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MARENZANA SPA

15067 Novi Ligure, Via Trattato di Schengen, Italy Tel. +39 014 331 3511 Anna Belcastro anna.belcastro@vadotankcleaning.com www.maraenzana.it/uk/

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RODELLA TRASPORTI S.R.L

Via Boschetto, 46046 Medole, Italy Tel. +39 (0)376 89 9311 Fax: +39 (0)376 89 9005 info@rodellatrasporti.it www.rodellatrasporti.it

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34170 Gorizia, Via San Gabriele, Italy Tel. +39 0481 59 7111 info@gianesini.com https://en.gianesini.com

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66/a Frazione San Giovanni, 10068 Villafranca Piemonte, Italy Tel. +39 011980 6100 Rosalba Riccotto info@ricotto.com www.ricotto.com

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900/A Strada del Portone, 10137 Torino, Italy Tel. +39 011314 9046 Luigi Calabrese commerciale@iott.it www.iott.it 2/p Via De Gasperi, S.S. 231 Alba - Asti Km 19.300 12040 Canove di Govone, Cuneo, Italy Tel. +39 017 362 1653 Paolo Mina info@expertlavaggi.it www.expertlavaggi.it 3 Viale Dell’ lndustria, 28060 S. Pietro Mosezzo, Novara, Italy Tel. +39 032 146 8708 Tefano Versaldi elpa.lavaggi@tiscali.it

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LCM S.R.L. - MAXPENSA

1 Via Pascal, 21012 Cassano Magnago, Varese, Italy Tel. +39 033 128 9598 Mattia Roberto mattia@lcm-srl.eu www.lcm-srl.eu

LODI LAVAGGI

1 Strada Vecchia Monzasca, 26855 Lodi Vecchio, Lodi, Italy Tel. +39 037 175 9244 Maurizio Ferrari lodilavaggi@eugeniogerrari.com

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ALESSANDRIA SUD

98 Via Casalcermelli, Ouartiere Cristo 100, 15072 Alessandria, Italy Tel. +39 013 121 8330 Anilo Altrocchi info@lavaggioautocisterne.it

STILE

Via Daniele e Pietro Baiardi 2, 15057 Tortona, Italy Tel. +39 0131 86 22 55 Herr Gagliotti stile@lavaggiostile.it www.alci.it

AUTOLAVAGGI NALIATO

2 Via Pavia, 27042 Bressana Bottarone, Pavia, Italy Tel. +39 038 389 1776 Alessandro Naliato naliato.a@libero.it

BONIFICA

30 Via Borgoforte, 29100 Piacenza, Italy Tel. +39 052 360 5020 Herr Contini bonifica@bonificacisterne.it www.bonificacisterne.it

FECCIA F.LLI

12 Via Miglioli, 26841 Casalpusterlengo, Lodi, Italy Tel. +39 03 778 1071 Gianni Feccia feccia@fecciafratelli.com www.fecciafratelli.com

GANGEMI

12 Via E. Fermi, 26041 Casalmaggiore, Cremona, Italy Tel. +39 03 754 0369 Herr Gangemi lavaggiogangemi@libero.it

LAVAGGIO TIR

9 Via Francia, 41100 Modena, Italy Tel. +39 05 931 5440 Herren Zironi, Gualdi info@lavaggiotir.it http://lavaggiotir.it

CLEAN-WASH BY PELLEGRINI

5 Via Piave Loe. Pradelle, 37060, Nogarole Rocca, Verona, Italy Tel. +39 045 639 4429 Giovanni Pellegrini lavaggio@clean-wash.it www.clean-wash.it

PAGANELLA

1 Via Cristofaro Colombo, 46100 Mantova, Italy Tel. +39 037 634 3711 www.paganella-logistics.com

GAM MANTOVA

12-14 Valdaro, 46100 Mantova, Italy Tel. +39 037 634 3301 Silvio Camanini/ Marco Vincenzi info@gammn.it www.gammn.it

RODELLA

2 Via Boschetto, 46046 Medole, Mantua, Italy Tel. +39 037 689 9311 Miles Oell’Avo mdellavo@rodellatrasporti.it www.rodellatrasporti.it

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55 Via Bresciana, 37139 Verona, Italy, Tel +39 045 851 51 11 Piergiogio Zanella info@tankcleaningeurope.eu www.tankcleaningeurope.eu

LIVERANI

4 Via Maestri del Lavoro, 37059 Santa Maria di Zevio, Verona, Italy Tel. +39 045 605 1388 Luca Avogaro luca@liveranigroup.com www.liveranigroup.com/it

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HOLLER

96 Gewerbezone, Nationalstr, 39040 Salum, Bozen, Italy Tel. +39 047 188 4178 holler@dnet.it

LTALCOMBI

16 Gewerbezone Reifenstein, 39040 Freienfeld, Bozen, Italy Tel. +39 047 272 6111 helmut.gamper@italcombi.com www.italcombi.com

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MATRA

Via Manetti 35010 Trebaseleghe, Padua, Italy Tel. +39 049/938 77 62 Ing. Fillippo Masiero lavaggio@matrasrl.it http://matrasrl.it

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TREVISO MARE SERVIZI

10 Via Treviso Mare, 31057 Silea, Treviso, Italy Tel. +39 04 229 4590 Marco Toffolo lavaggiotms@gmail.com www.trevisomareservizi.it

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EURO-WASH

SS 11, Padana Superiore, 30176 Marghera-Venezia, Italy Tel. +39 041/93 69 83 Luigi Sabbadin info@euro-wash.it www.euro-wash.it/cms

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TANK CLEANING EUROPE

Via Gavioli, 45035 Gavioli Castelmassa, Italy Tel. +39 0425 84 0961 Franciosi Olivio info@tankcleaningeurope.eu www.tankcleaningeurope.eu

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AREA 5

2/C Via Selice, 40027 Mordano, Bologna, Italy Tel. +39 05 425 2827 Gianfranco Minchilli info@area5srl.it

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LIVERANI

2Via Righi 2, 48018 Faenza, Ravenna, Italy Tel. +39 054 662 0292 Mauro Capirossi info@liveranigroup.com www.liveranigroup.com

CONSAR

93 Via Vicoli, 48124 Ravenna, Italy Tel. +39 0544 46 9111 Claudio Bisi lavaggio@consar.it www.consar.it/eng/wash-service.html

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LAVAGGIO RAPIDO

41 Via G.S. Bondi, 48123 Ravenna, Italy Tel. +39 0544/ 45 10 92 Bruno Piadelli lavaggiorapido@libero.it

SAR SERVIZI

Via Vicoli 89, 48124 Ravenna, Italy Tel. +39 054 446 5011 Sarubbi lnnocenzio lavaggio@sartrasporti.net www.sartrasporti.net/tank-cleaning-draining

YELLOWASH

460 Emilia, 56121 Ospedaletto, Pisa, Italy Tel. +39 050/98 34 44 Herr Alcamo info@yellowash.it

MATTEUCCI

319 Via Mastacchi, 57100 Livorno, Italy Tel. +39 058 640 5247 Herr Matteucci www.lavaggiomatteucci.it/

GRIFO LAVAGGI

29 Via della Senale, 06135 Ponte S. Giovanni, Italy Tel. +39 0 753 8766 Claudio Rosi c.rosi@dueeffeservizi.it

TARTABINI TRASPORTI

24 Via dei Mestieri.

62014 Corridonia, Macerata, Italy Tel. +39 0733/28 11 01 lavaggio@tartabinitrasporti.it www.tartabinitrasporti.it/

ECOLAVAGGIO

21Via Taglio delle V Miglia, 00042 Anzio Fraz.

Padiglione, Perugia, Italy Tel. +39 069 898 8366 Frau Angotti info@ecolavaggio.it

CAMPIONI

14 Via Ferruccia, Frosinone, Italy Tel. +39 0775 2 0 2543 angelo@campioni.com www.campioni.com

T.C.C.S.

194 Via Luigi Volpicella, Naples, Italy Tel. +39 081 255 3296 info@tccssrl.com info@tccs.it

CERULLO SERVICE

41 Via Piante Cesareo, 84025 Eboli, Salerno, Italy Tel. +39 082 865 1993 Herr Cerullo cerulloservicesrl@tiscali.it

FAIR OIL

Via O.G.Martino 98051 Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Messina, Italy Tel. +39 090 979 1077 fairoil@alice.it www.autolavaggiofairoil.it

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COMPANY PROFILE

Growing day by day In just two decades, an Italian tank cleaning company has become a well-established firm Tank Container Cleaning Station, also known as T.C.C.S., is an Italian familyowned business that has been active in the market for twenty years. Over the two decades, the company has faced a lot of challenges and has continuously adapted its services to the requirements of the market. As a result of this, the company has become a well-known cleaning station and offers its customers a superior clean and access to the latest technology.

T.C.C.S has two cleaning bays and it cleans thousands of tank containers at these bays every year.

Not only does the company offer cleaning services for the chemical and food industries, it also offers full-service tank container repairs for its customers. The company also provides storage for full or empty containers and the facility to heat tanks via hot water, steam or electricity to its customer’s temperature requirements.

Since its birth, T.C.C.S has been an ALCI member and in later years it became an EFTCO member as well. As a result

T.C.C.S. has two cleaning bays and it cleans thousands of tank containers at these bays every year

of this, it has developed high standards for internal and external cleanings.

T.C.C.S works with the latest equipment and cleaning substances, keeping up to date with the latest developments in the market. The cleaning processes fulfil the highest safety standards and are in accordance with a variety of regulations, such as the HACCP standard for the food industry and the SQAS.

T.C.C.S.’ other services • Parking area with camera and guard. They both operate 24 hours, seven days a week • Parking area used only for hazardous goods • Chemical consultant for cleaning products’ evaluation • Renting materials (hoses / couplings) • Test service inspection (periodic and intermediate) • Leak proof valve test • International tank container operator, and • Restyling operations.

Drivers can find there are various services that they can use, including showers, a waiting room, free Wi-Fi, refreshments and restaurants which are 100m away from the station.

All the services that T.C.C.S. provides are performed to very high standards. This is helped by the fact that the company has a skilled team and a new IT system that allows them to work in an effective way.

T.C.C.S. is European Federation of Tank Cleaning Organisation-certified (EFTCO) and Kosher-certified. The company meets the strictest hygienic, legal and environmental requirements.

The company also invests in training courses for its staff. Consequently, it has a highly educated and well-motivated workforce in all functions and positions.

Elsewhere, the company also places a high value on sustainability, using modern technologies to minimise environmental impact.

Health and safety is at the heart of every T.C.C.S. project for both customers and employees.

From equipment and machinery maintenance to protective clothing and health and safety training, every aspect of the company’s work is intended to be carried out safely and responsibly. z

For more information:

Contact: info@tccs.it

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EVENT REVIEW

ECTA 2017

responsible care meeting Chemical logistic stakeholders discuss a range of responsible care issues affecting the tank cleaning industry

Tank cleaning and international logistic heavyweights descended on Brussels, Belgium, at the Novotel Hotel, for the European Chemical Transport Association’s (ECTA) annual responsible care meeting on 14 September.

Common trends were highlighted throughout the course of the day by the guest speakers.

ECTA’s RC coordinator Evert de Jong opened the day’s agenda with the news that membership of the organisation had grown from 35 in 2010 to 61 in 2016. In relation to key performance indicators related to transport, he mentioned CO2 averages had decreased from 43.94g to 38.3g in the last four years.

Separately, de Jong described how health and safety was still a problem in the tank cleaning industry. Lost time injuries (LTI) include all on-the-job injuries that require a person to stay away from work more than 24 hours, or which result in death or permanent disability. He said LTIs in unloading areas were still a cause for concern, especially when working at height.

The tank cleaning industry still needed to

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bring these LTIs down, de Jong stressed.

Mid-morning, delegates heard from Stephen Rowland, SHEQ manager at UK-based logistics company Suttons Group. He discussed security issues in light of terrorists using vehicles for murder, and current terrorist threats. He said that attacks were high, more frequent and more diverse. In order to address this issue, he said that companies needed to adopt a risk management approach that integrated with their business.

Security threats Rowland also touched upon cyber security threats and IT attacks via hacking systems. He used the Maersk case as an example. The container shipping company’s IT system was brought down by malware hidden in a document used to file tax returns in Ukraine in June.

Media reports at the time suggested that Maersk could have lost around $300 million from the attack. Rowland called on the industry to learn from the incident.

According to Rowland, the security

culture is where health and safety was 25 years ago. He said that existing best practice guidelines were restricted in scope and out of date. He called for the SQAS (Safety & Quality Assessment for Sustainability) revision next year to make the issue of security within SQAS more relevant but not more onerous.

Moving on to the afternoon, Jos Verlinden, director of logistics at CEFIC, addressed the controversial calculation methods of CO2 emissions. He mentioned the McKinnon CO2 emissions report, which was published in July 2010. The report describes the “activity-based” approach, which states that CO2 equals tonnes transported multiplied by average transport distance, multiplied by default CO2 emission factors. The document concludes that the chemical industry has little choice but to adopt an activitybased approach applying standardised carbon emission factors. However, it also maintains that an “energy-based” method of calculation, using fuel consumption data provided by carriers, would be desirable.

According to the report, this will permit a

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EVENT REVIEW much more accurate estimation of CO2 emissions. As an interim measure it may be possible to develop a refined activitybased approach, the report concludes.

Long hauls Verlinden also mentioned the Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC). The logistics industry is projected to reduce emissions for its long hauls by 78.2% by the year 2050. The immediate way forward relies on CEFIC’s Network of Sustainable Logistics under the heading “Decarbonisation of Freight Logistics”.

Elsewhere, Michael Koch, head of SHEQ at Bertschi, and Bernhard Haidacher of LKW Walter addressed the issue of new subcontractor guidelines and a new app for the industry.

Separately, Lutz Harder, general secretary at EFTCO, gave an in-depth explanation about best practice guidelines for the cleaning of dry polymer tanks. A long-awaited draft of this document was published earlier this year by a group of tank cleaners and silo transporters. The main starting point for this document was the process

description of the polymer industries’ cleaning specification dealing with key concerns such as last cargo removal, roles and responsibilities, inside tank and outside appurtenances, documentation, and water specification requirements.

The result is a cleaning and equipment checklist for the polymer industry’s cleaning requirements. Box 11 of the ECD will make reference to this checklist as the complementary documentation of the ECD “according to the Polymer Industry Cleaning Specification”. A meeting with stakeholders is planned in November to determine the findings and possibly review the procedure if required.

At the end of the day, Peter Devos, managing director at ECTA, touched upon ECTA projects throughout the year, including the below: • Best practice guidelines for managing change • ECTA codes revision • Best practice guidelines for managing dangerous goods containers at intermodal terminals • Issue team to look at impact of refugees on logistics safety and security • Driver availability and competency

• Digitalisation and responsible care He focused, in particular, on the development of the electronic European Cleaning Document (ECD) outlining the approach and timeline as follows: • Q4’16 – Q3’17 determining the scope and data sharing • Q4’17 – Q2’18 pre-project definition and pilot determination • Q3’18 – ’22 e-ECD EU roll out and teaming up with new partners He maintained that pilot funding through three associations, including EFTCO, ECTA and the ESSENCIA/CEFIC partnership, would be to key to developing the industry.

Evert de Jong concluded the workshop stating that the delegates appreciated the meeting, especially the section on the cleaning of polymer tanks. He invited the audience for complementary suggestions in view of the 4 November meeting with ECTA/CEFIC/EFTCO. ECTA’s annual meeting will take place on 23 November 2017, in Düsseldorf, Germany. z For more information:

This article was written by an industry expert close to the tank cleaning supply chain.

Visit: www.ecta.com

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FOOD SAFETY

Supply chain solutions More and more food producers are realising that food safety in the supply chain will be an important challenge for the future. Here, ENFIT analyses the issue

Example of leaks in the supply chain

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Every day in Europe, more than 250,000 tonnes of unpackaged raw materials and foodstuffs are transported as liquids, or in powder or granulated form, in food transport containers from raw material producers to producers of consumer products.

Food transport containers include tanks, silo vehicles, bulk containers, ISO tank containers, tank wagons, IBCs, as well as refrigerated and box vehicles in which packaged, partially packaged or unpackaged foodstuffs are transported.

If the tanks and bulk containers are not thoroughly and regularly cleaned and disinfected, dangerous cross-contamination with bacteria, microorganisms, fungi, mycotoxins, allergens or foreign substances such as wood, glass, plastics or chemical impurities, can occur. This is a high risk for the food industry and also for consumers. Currently, it is not generally known that the producer needs to take responsibility for all risks that occur in the supply chain, as they are the ones

Many experts have joined the European Working Group, including Cargill, Fraunhofer Institut and Nordic Sugar

who bring the final product to market.

Quality and certification standards, such as IFS logistics, BRC and FSSC 2000, form only a small part of the complex processes surrounding loading and unloading tank or bulk containers.

Recalls by manufacturers and brands show that cross-contamination which occurs during transport, can incur enormous costs for the companies concerned and may also cause damage to their image and brand.

As an international association, ENFIT (European and International Tank Cleaning Association) decided, for the first time ever, to set up an European Working Group on this subject. The group’s aim is to analyse all the risks in the supply chain in order to develop binding European standards.

The group’s kick-off meeting took place on 11 October, 2017, in Brussels and was supported by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, BfR-Federal Institute of Risk Assessment and LAVES. The guideline produced on food safety

by ENFIT has already been officially unveiled at the European Committee PAFF (Plant, Animals, Feed and Food).

Currently, experts from Fraunhofer Institut, Nordic Sugar, Südzucker, Cargill, Barry Callebaut, Mars, Tereso, Coppenrath & Wiese, Roquette,

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FOOD SAFETY

Recalls by manufacturers and brands show that cross-contamination which occur during transport, can incur enormous costs for the companies concerned

Mondelez, Eurofins, bulkvision, Feldbinder, Schäfer Werke, Look your World, Quadraguard, Munters, Nagel Group, Schulze Liquid Food Services, Paul Schockemöhle, PS Truck Wash, Jürgen Löhrke, Clean Secure,

KIEHL Group, Caramba, EHEDG (European Hygienic Engineering Design Group) and others, have joined the European Working Group.

ENFIT would also like to invite food industry experts, logistic companies, cleaning stations, producers of tanks, bulks, containers and IBCs to get involved with the European Working Group.

Due to numerous and very complex issues, the working group is divided into four subgroups, which can be divided into smaller working groups if necessary. The participants can freely choose which subgroup they want to contribute to. Participants are also free to register for several subgroups.

Within the subgroups, smaller working

ENFIT’s European Working Group held its first meeting on 11 October, 2017

groups are formed on individual topics, which merge their results in the subgroup.

From 2018 to 2019, the subgroups will meet in accordance with a specified timetable.

ENFIT‘s European Working Group is divided into the following subgroups:

SUBGROUP 1

SUBGROUP 3

Hygienic Design of food transport and bulk containers

Cleaning stations: Certification and cleaning standards

• Tanks, silo vehicles, bulk containers, ISO tank containers, IBC’s, refigirated vehicles and tank wagons.

• Requirements of the industry for hygiene, security and traceability • Standardisation of suitable, validated and verified cleaning processes • Training of the cleaning staff • Development of standardised cleaning documentation/ cleaning certificates • Independent monitoring systems for documentation for cleaning and disinfection • Development of appropriate audit and certification processes • Quality control and documentation after cleaning (measurement process and critical control points) • Securing the facilities and cleaned tanks and bulk containers against deliberate manipulation of food defence, including terrorism • Technical hygienic requirements for cleaning stations.

Which processes are the most effective?

• Design of cleaning lanes and design of buildings/architecture • Self-monitoring. The role of food business operators (FBO’s) • Impact on KOSHER and HALAL requirements

• Requirements for foodstuff handling.

• Globalised labelling and identification. In accordance with DIN 10 502-1 inspection and test criteria.

• Contact materials. Risk analysis • Optimal technical and hygienic design of loading and unloading equipment • Design of discharge pipes, pumps, fittings, adapters and hoses • Food defence. Facilities and systems for the protection of foodstuffs against intentional contamination or manipulation (including terrorism) • Hygienic design of the transport and bulk containers and its accessories for effective cleaning and disinfection.

SUBGROUP 2 Hygienic practicies in operations • Requirements of the industry for loading and unloading • Transport containers. Transport, cleaning and disinfection.

Traceability of food, allergens and processes • Suitability and global identification of tank and bulk containers • Elaboration of defined standards for hygienic loading and unloading • Handling of loading equipment • Technical and hygienic requirements for auxiliary units, such as compressors, compressed air lines, filters, or drying plants, e.g.

• Training of loading personnel • Self-monitoring

SUBGROUP 4 Traceability and digitalisation – reliable data management • Previous products and allergens • Documents and Certificates • Cleaning (documentation, processes, procedures, time, who has what done) • Analysis and numbers of risk points • Tracking informations • Inspection reports • Global and unique identification • Loading – Unloading • Contact material • Information on special cleaning procedures (depending to the food contact material) • Data base requirements For more information:

• The role of food business operators (FBO’s)

The subgroups start work in January 2018 and will finish their work by the end of 2019.

• Determination of costs and effort required to meet the hygienic minimum requirements.

Companies and industry experts who are interested in participating should contact info@enfit.eu. They have until January 2018 to register.

• Impact on KOSHER and HALAL requirements

This article was written by Hans-Dieter Philipowski, president of ENFIT. Visit: www.enfit.eu

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COMPANY PROFILE Tank interior cleaning

We are family An insight into a well-established Belgian tank cleaning firm

TEC Concept is a Belgium-headquarted, family-run business with more than 14 years’ experience manufacturing, installing and providing after-sales services to cleaning stations for food and industrial products. The company was created in 2003 by the Cloet family.

Since its inception in 2003, TEC Concept has developed and manufactured its own cleaning heads - bronze Rotec heads (27kg max. 400 bars).

In 2007, TEC Concept took over Belgium company VIC Systems. VIC Systems had specialised for more than 20 years in the field of installations of cleaning stations for truck tanks interiors and high-pressure gantries without brushes before TEC Concept acquired it.

The evolution of TEC Concept’s tank interior cleaning operations for the agrifood and industrial sectors has principally developed over the last ten years.

Customer demand The company looks at the whole engineering chain of tank cleaning stations from A to Z. As the issue of traceability continues to grow within the tank cleaning industry, TEC Concept

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has responded to demands from its customers with the development of an automation-related IT system.

The TEC Concept team is composed of specialists in a variety of fields in the sector, including welding, electricity, water treatment and automation.

It relies on the qualifications and vivacity of young professionals (average age: 28 years old) and limits the outsourcing of its work.

TEC’s cleaning line

TEC Concept tasks and systems consist of the following: • The conception of the building in its entirety • The whole cleaning technique • Pretreatment of water • The production of hot water, steam, hot air, and cleaning temperature selections • High-pressure pumps (i.e.CAT, Uraca, Speck…)

• The dosage included in high-pressure head networks and the integration of these systems in the cleaning cycles is a concept developed by TEC Concept • The complete infrastructure of the lines • The infrastructure to access the trucks, including the focus on staff security • The drying system, taking into account the latest food norms • The automation of the cleaning cycles, including the traceability of the cycles and the computerisation of the cleaning requests (i.e. screen for the truck drivers, EFTCO cleaning certificate…)

• Waste management processes before and after cleaning • The engineering of wastewater treatment responding to local norms and adapted to the specific cleanings

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COMPANY PROFILE

TEC team about to embark on an interior clean

Exports form 80% of the company’s general business and France is TEC Concept’s main market.

Over the last few years, TEC Concept has had some exciting challenges which it has responded to in a successful manner through perseverance and commitment.

The company decided to exclusively focus on the fields of interior tank cleaning and high-pressure cleaning for trucks. TEC Concept centralised its focus on these activities. In fact, TEC Concept has come up with a variety of solutions to solve

High-pressure tunnel without brushes

the challenges it faces. These include the automation and traceability of the cleaning process, the quest for energy saving, the manufacturing of a new version of RVS (stainless steel) cleaning heads and water recycling in the cleaning process.

The company is now looking to extend its expertise to other countries in Europe and other parts of the world.

2017 has been an outstanding year with, among other things, the completion of the creation and the manufacture of its new RVS cleaning heads.

At the end of this year, the company is installing three new turnkey stations for the cleaning of powdered products and food liquids.

All the company’s references are available on demand. TEC Concept’s website will be totally renewed at the beginning of 2018. z

For more information:

This article was written by Bernard Cloet, director of TEC Concept.

Visit: www.tecconcept.com

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COMPANY PROFILE

Containing the heat CTW presents tank cleaning alongside container heating

Car & Truckwash, (CTW) is a company that specialises in tank cleaning, as well as the washing of cars and trucks. The company is a Belgian market leader in tank cleanings which helps its clients realise the best possible tank cleaning concept according to their needs.

Car & Truckwash develops tank cleaning facilities for the following sectors: • Container heating • Containers • Food • Chemicals • Railway carriages • IBC’s (intermediate bulk containers) • Latex • Process / CIP (clean-in-place) As tank cleaning and container heating is an expanding business, CTW wants to become an even more important player in the market and share its experience in order to help its customers and prospects to develop their installations. Tank cleaning in combination with a temperature controlled steam heating facility for tank containers gives CTW’s customers the possibility to offer their clients a one-stop solution for their business.

One of CTW’s main goals in developing new installations is the saving of energy by using the latest technology, such as the recuperation of temperature out of exhaust gases, or the re-use of steam condensates.

As an independent company, CTW can offer a wide variety of equipment and find the best solutions in tailor made installations by working with its major partners.

The CTW mobile heating facility is designed for the heating of 8 to 12 tank containers at the same time with pressurised steam. The entire technical installation will be constructed in a

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Technical installation in container

CTW container heating

properly isolated container, built in accordance with all European laws and regulations. The installation features: steam boiler, water treatment system, connection hoses and condensate return for re-use.

The container will also be equipped with the latest wireless temperature sensors, automatic pneumatic valves and all data exchange and data logging. The container can be painted according to the requirements of the operator.

(secondary) warning system from the steam heating unit via a central server is optional. In that case, an SMS can be sent from the central server, which improves the manageability of the SMS solution.

The data will be exchanged by a direct and safe link between the server and the heating stations. There are several network configurations possible with the provided technology. It’s also possible to create an overview regarding the consumption of water, gas, electricity and steam, providing vital information to the operator. z

Controls and data exchange The temperature control system will be managed and controlled by a programmable logic controller (PLC). A 10” display is provided on each heating facility as a graphical interface between operator and controller. All errors can be sent by SMS directly from each local steam heating unit. An alternative

For more information:

This article was written by Iben Schellekens, marketing officer at CTW Cleaning.

Visit: www.ctwcleaning.com or mail to info@ctwcleaning.com

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