Oakland uses on site bore hole water for ice packs

Redditch, UK: Oakland International has installed a water treatment system at its Redditch site to use bore-hole water for packing and freezing ice, and gel packs. The installation is the first in the UK by Coolways, a Netherlands-based water treat company.
  
Vera Bruntink, sustainability manager, Oakland International, said: “Oakland International’s ability to draw water from our own water source at a constant 12 degrees centigrade means we have a far lower energy requirement for on-site freeze down compared to current operations where supplied ambient gel packs are around 20 degrees centigrade.
 
“The other significant environmental impact by having on-site production is zero road miles. We estimate that when we reach full capacity annually, we will be taking around 800 truck movements off the roads and delivering a saving of some 160,000 road miles.”
 
Coolways supplies the pharma, food, fish and agriculture industries with coolants, gel packs, chilled packaging and cold chain logistics.