UK Gets An Alternative Filtration System As Well

The London Borough of Hillingdon has ordered three cremators and abatement equipment for Breakspear Crematorium, from Gloucester and Wakefield based Combustion Solutions Limited.

The Company is the UK and Eire representative of DFW Europe BV and it is their equipment which will be installed at the rebuilt Ruislip site.

Arthur Dobbin, Combustion Solutions Director, said: "We have been installing DFW equipment in many crematoriums throughout the UK for some time, and this represents confidence in technology that has been leading the way in most of Europe for many years."

DFW Sales Director Auke Rentenaar said "We are delighted to be associated with such a prestigious contract at one of the UK's main locations."

"We did our research"

Bereavement Services manager for Hillingdon Council, Mr John Purcell, said: "We did our research and visited a number of working installations, both here and abroad.

"We were particularly impressed with the DFW system because of the lack of COSHH regulations surrounding the handling and site storage of not only additives, but also the hazardous wastes produced by other filtration systems.

It is true to say that neither Combustion Solutions or DFW represent the largest company offering such equipment, but if no one is willing to consider using an alternative and giving the 'smaller guy' a try we may as well save ourselves the trouble of tendering and go straight to the 'big boys'. 
I, and all my team are more than satisfied with what we have seen of DFW; and we are confident that not only have we made the right choice, but we believe we have made it for the right reasons.  this contract will open up the possibilities of more choice for the UK crematorium operators in the future".

The project also involves the rerouting of access roads within the crematorium grounds, the creation of a new car park, and additional chapel, complete with the latest technological advances.