Objective Under the current issues surrounding climate change, conserving water resources is becoming an increasing priority. As areas become stressed due to water exploitation or environmental pressures, the amount of water resources available for use have been decreasing (World Meteorological Organisation, 1999) and Europe has not been able to avoid these pressures. It is crucial to protect and improve water consumption to provide a sustainable practice for economic development and to maintain human settlements. LOWTEV will bring considerable water savings to the food industry which is comprised of over 230,000 SME organisations. With an excellent consortium with experts in the fields of food science and sanitisation we will develop a low water pressure ultrasound device integrated with an automated rapid hygiene monitoring system. By providing an alternative system for cleaning in place technology on bulk handling equipment for food processors, a factory site would benefit from at least a 10% savings in overall water use. This equates to an estimated €30,000 worth of savings on water and energy bills per factory, providing a return on investment in under 1 year of installation. The food industry sector within Europe lag behind in terms of innovation and R &D investment; this project will address the environmental issues to improve water resources and will also improve the competitiveness of the SME food processing and bulk handling communities. Through reducing the clean cycle times on conveyor equipment, this will realise more productivity within the food processing cycle by reducing the labour costs and times for cleaning. Fields of science natural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrologysocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economicsproductivitynatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changesnatural sciencesphysical sciencesacousticsultrasound Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Topic(s) SME-1 - Research for SMEs Call for proposal FP7-SME-2007-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme BSG-SME - Research for SMEs Coordinator GUTTRIDGE LTD Address Wardentree park pinchbeck PE113UU Spalding United Kingdom See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Stuart Spratt (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 441 444,00 Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all TIERRA TECH S.L Participation ended Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address Parque empresarial morero p 2-11 nave 4 39611 Guarnizo See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Rafael Ignacio Quijano Castilla (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window NEOGEN EUROPE LTD United Kingdom EU contribution € 41 700,00 Address Cunningham building KA6 5HW Ayr See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Steven Donnachie (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window ETABLISSEMENT ALPEX SAS France EU contribution € 187 893,00 Address Zone artisanale du clos 119 74130 Vougy See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Chrisian Balmain (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window CHALLENGER FOODS LIMITED Participation ended United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Toll bar road - leechmere industrial estate SR2 9TE Sunderland See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact David Weatherhead (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window NOFIMA MAT AS Norway EU contribution € 11 590,00 Address Osloveien 1 NO-1430 Aas See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Marit Risberg Ellekjaer (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window THE UK HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH INSTITUTE LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 11 558,00 Address Pera business park nottingham road LE13 0PB Melton mowbray See on map Region East Midlands (England) Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire Leicestershire CC and Rutland Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Paul Tranter (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window SINAPTEC France EU contribution € 215 183,00 Address Avenue pierre et marie curie 7 synergie park 59260 Lezennes See on map Region Hauts-de-France Nord-Pas de Calais Nord Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Sandrine Lasne (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window NARPAK NARENCIYE PAKETLEME VE DIS TIC AS Türkiye EU contribution € 184 608,00 Address Yenitaskent beldesi homurla yolu anadolu mah 33100 Mersin See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Cigdem Dalaklioglu (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window
