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[February 2001]
Fuel Switch Registers Savings at Major Brick Plant
A switch from LPG to natural gas has been carried out by Lattice Energy Services (LES) at Hanson Brick's Kirton works in Nottinghamshire, where 2.1 million bricks are produced every week.
Until the switch, the site used more than a metric tonne of LPG each hour. The biggest user was the kiln, which is about 100m long by 10m wide and incorporates 418 burners keeping the kiln at a steady temperature of around 1000oC. Other parts of the Kirton site that were converted to natural gas included the specialist dryer, main dryer, shrink-wrapping machines, office block and the canteen.
LES project development manager Bob Boden said: "The project incorporated all works from the Transco connection point, through to the construction of a 2km approach main into a new site gas infrastructure system and then literally to the burner tip or, in this case, 418 burner tips".
"Our project development team within Lattice Energy Services has completed detailed work to demonstrate what a 'one-stop-shop' approach can deliver to our customers".
The project was finished eight weeks ahead of schedule, at the request of Hanson Brick because of the recent rise in LPG costs.
Kevin Cheetham, purchasing manager for Hanson Brick, said: "From the start, Lattice Energy Services stated that they wanted the project to be a team effort, with Hanson Brick being a key part of the project team".
"That philosophy has certainly been rewarded here, with the project being completed to the agreed costs and timescales required by Hanson Brick. We are delighted with the level of professionalism, expressed both in the engineering and commercial elements of our relationship with Lattice Energy Services."
Lattice Energy Services is the wholly owned subsidiary of Lattice Group PLC, which was formerly part of BG Group PLC.
Web site: http://www.energyhelp.co.uk/
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