BOGE helps paper chase.

A STATIONERY manufacturer has boosted production efficiency by 25% - thanks to equipment supplied by a Rastrick firm.

BOGE Compre s s o r s Ltd upgraded existing equipment and installed a new energy management control system forWilliam Sinclair and Sons.

Sinclair, based in the Yorkshire Dales, makes the well-known Silvine brand of stationery - including red exercise books and blue and white marble-striped hardback notebooks - at its 21,000sq metre production and warehousing facility.

Compressed air is used to power a number of their print machines.

BOGE was asked to review the efficiency of the compressed air system as part of a programme to reduce Sinclairs' energy consumption.

Bryan Green, chief engineer at Sinclairs, said: "We already had a BOGE compressor powering one of the machines and we were impressed with it - especially how quiet it was in operation.

"The savings BOGE estimated were substantial and so we decided to upgrade the system."

Said Mr Green: "Since the equipment has been installed, BOGE has been back to data log the new compressed air system and the results have been very pleasing - confirming that we have in fact improved the system efficiency by 25% as estimated.

"The service we received from BOGE was very professional and we now rely on them for all our service and backup needs."

BOGE Compressors Ltd is part of German-based BOGE International, which makes a range of screw and piston compressors for all sectors of industry to supply compressed air for a wide range of manufacturing processes.

It also supplies a complementary range of filters, dryers and condensate management equipment. The product is sold and serviced through a network of 36 distributors throughout the UK and Ireland.

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SHEETS AHEAD: BOGE Compressors Ltd, of Rastrick, has upgraded equipment for stationery firm William Sinclair and Sons to achieve a 25% efficiency improvement