Case studies
 | Seveso safety exercise undertaken at the Rosporden aerosols factory
On the 1 July 2010, 70 of the staff at our aerosol factory in Rosporden, Northern France and fifty representatives from the local police, fire and ambulance services, and local authorities undertook a full emergency exercise to simulate an overheating of an aerosol propellant storage tank at the site. The exercise is required under the Seveso legislation to be undertaken every three years. The exercise started at 15.00pm and finished at 16.15pm with the fire engines dousing the propellant storage tanks. All the external authorities commented on the improvement and efficiency in the communications of the evacuation process and procedures compared with the previous exercise. Photographs were taken that recorded the whole exercise in timeline sequence. They highlighted the realistic nature of the exercise and the key activities undertaken during the afternoon and will be useful as a reference point for further learning's.
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 | Developments in laundry cleaning
In laundry liquids, McBride is at the forefront of developments of new super concentrated liquids and gel formulations which will wash at low temperature. Laundry gel is an innovative product with a high active formulation designed to target difficult stains in a cold wash. As the product is placed in the heart of the wash load and not in the drawer, it dissolves rapidly and releases fragrance throughout the wash. The gel bottles are much smaller than standard laundry liquid bottles (typically less than 650mls) making it easier and less demanding on the environment to transport. It is highly concentrated with a wash dose of only 35-40mls squeezing product into the cap and placing directly into the wash minimises mess and waste. Gel bottles are lightweight and fully recyclable.
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 | Copenhagen Detergent Sustainability Summit 2009
Colin McIntyre, the Managing Director of McBride plc UK's Division presented a paper on 'Exploiting Sustainability as an opportunity in times of economic downturn' at the Copenhagen Detergent Sustainability Summit 2009 organised by Novzymes. The Summit brought together key stakeholders from the entire detergent value chain and took place just before the main UN Climate Change Conference, COP15, in December 2009. The conference was attended by many of the world's leaders. The aim of the Summit was to formulate the next steps towards a sustainable future for the detergent industry and to help the sector to formulate strategies for the future. |