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Set up in 1992, the HJ heinz facility in Dundalk is around 144,000 m2 in size and produces frozen ready meals, primarily for the UK. Electricity, gas and water are the main forms of energy used. Refrigeration is the greatest user of energy. Recognising the importance of living in symbiosis with the environment and reducing energy consumption, HJ Heinz Dundalk signed up to the Energy Agreements Programme (EAP) in May 2006 and achieved Certification to IS393:2005 in May 2007.
HJ Heinz Dundalk is one of the first of five companies in Ireland to achieve certification to IS393. The system ensures that consideration of energy is embedded in the management of HJ Heinz operations. It does this by encouraging all staff to take ownership of energy-saving initiatives and by incorporating consideration of energy in all appropriate roles and responsibilities. In this way, the organisation has established an energy-saving culture.
Water and gas reduction at HJ Heinz
In 2001, the HJ Heinz manufacturing plant in Dundalk used 330,000 tonnes of water, the majority of which was for the washing down and sanitising of equipment. During 2002, the application of a focused approach to reducing water and gas consumption – and more specifically the introduction of a new approach to the nightly task of cleaning and sanitising the production plant – has yielded impressive dividends for the company. These include a reduction in annual water usage of 55, 000 tonnes, as well as significant reductions in the energy associated with heating water and effluent treatment.
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