We’re always up for celebrating those days that strive to make a difference to the world, which is why today we’re celebrating Earth Day! With the first Earth Day celebration taking place in 1970, it’s grown to be such a successful event, now with over 75,000+ partners working to drive positive action in over 192 countries.

Last month, we took part in Earth Hour, where we switched off our lights for an hour in the evening to show support for our planet. Both Earth Hour and Earth Day puts nature at the centre of international conversations, showing decision makers across the globe that nature matters and urgent action must be taken to reverse nature loss.

The mission is to diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement worldwide.

How will Quintex play a part in Earth Day?

As always, we’ll be raising awareness and starting those crucial discussions about how we can play a part in caring for our planet. However, we don’t just celebrate the planet on Earth Day – we celebrate every day where we help many kitchens incorporate energy saving solutions into their daily processes.

By helping kitchens to save energy, we’re helping to prevent those harmful waste products from entering the atmosphere, creating efficient kitchens that save money and help the planet in the process.

How can you take part in Earth Day?

Change starts with action. There are a number of ways you can do your part to contribute to the discussion and to raise awareness of Earth Day.

• Start the conversation: Discuss the topic with friends and family.
• Volunteer: Sign up for the latest resources, activities you can do at home or online, and ways to spread the word to your friends through the Earth Day website.
• Do your research: The Earth Day website has plenty of resources for you to use and read up on, and you can even plan COVID-safe events.

Our energy saving solutions

We’ve been doing our part for the planet since the start of Quintex, with many kitchens across a range of industries taking advantage of our energy saving and efficient solutions. Cheetah, Biofix and Ecofix each have their own ways of being efficient:

• Cheetah – Our demand controlled kitchen extraction system. Cheetah saves energy by controlling the extract and air supply fans in line with demand. Energy savings of up to 80% are typically achieved.
• Biofix – Our biologically friendly drain treatment. This solution has a low carbon footprint, supports Green Building and is ISO 14000 certified due to no toxic/caustic chemicals being used.
• Ecofix – Our safe, automatic and eco-friendly Grease Management System. The unique characteristics of our biological formula tackle the causes of unpleasant odours at source, ensuring that commercial kitchens can operate without negatively impacting the surrounding environment.

Get in touch for more information about our planet-friendly solutions

If you’d like to find out more about our energy saving solutions, get in touch with the Quintex team today by calling 0118 973 9310 or emailing us at sales@quintex.co.uk.

Here at Quintex, we’ve developed our own solution to fully support clean and safe air in kitchens, and it’s a smarter, safer and more cost effective alternative to manual cleaning.

There are four months to go until it’s Clean Air Day, but that doesn’t mean we can’t speak up about the importance of keeping our air safe and clean in the meantime!

Commercial kitchens are environments that naturally expel grease, oil and fat deposits through ventilation systems, which not only harms the environment and the air we breathe, but also poses a huge fire risk if left untreated.

Why adequate ventilation in the commercial kitchen?

A kitchen ventilation/extraction system will work to remove any irritants from the air and control kitchen temperatures. When frying and cooking food in a commercial kitchen, grease, fat and oil deposits can evaporate and attach to walls and kitchen surfaces. Not only can this cause major problems for food safety and working environments, but it can be very unhygienic too.

Poor or inadequate ventilation can lead to smokey kitchens, whereas too much ventilation will waste energy. Kitchens need the right balance to ensure the fumes and grease is being taken away as efficiently as possible. Too much air can cause fumes to spill out from the canopy causing more issues for the kitchen, and potentially diners too in open kitchens.

Keeping commercial kitchen air clean and safe with Ecofix

Ecofix, our safe, automatic and eco-friendly grease management system, provides an effortless way to thoroughly clean your kitchen’s ventilation/extraction systems.

By using advanced biological technology, Ecofix penetrates every element of your cooker extraction and ventilation unit, cleaning as it goes. Ecofix bacteria also breaks down grease in such a way that water is the only by-product that is released. As a result, it puts an end to costly and time consuming manual scrubbing procedures and removes any residual odour.

There are so many other benefits to Ecofix, including its eco-friendliness, its ability to create a safe working kitchen environment and of course, the opportunity to integrate this with the Cheetah ventilation control system.

The campaign for clean air

Air pollution is often described as a ‘hidden killer’, and the campaign for clean air places a big focus on the air outdoors from road transport. However, the pollution expelled from kitchens will certainly play a part in contaminating the air with harmful particles if we don’t take the right action to reduce it.

Here at Quintex, we fully support the campaign for clean air, and it ties in nicely with our 2050 Net Carbon Goals. We aim to get as many commercial kitchens as possible energy efficient and carbon neutral by using Cheetah and Ecofix solutions, with cleaner and safer air for kitchen staff.

Choose Quintex for cleaner, safer air

All our solutions have been created with the environment in mind and we strive to be as environmentally friendly as possible. If you want to join the 8,000+ kitchens with Quintex solutions installed across the UK, then get in touch with the team today on 0118 973 9310 or email sales@quintex.co.uk.

We couldn’t let Valentine’s weekend pass without giving a shout out to our fantastic kitchens. The ones that keep businesses going, the ones that satisfy our empty stomachs and the main part of why we’re all desperate to get out of the current lockdown and visit a restaurant!

Here at Quintex, we’re always looking to give a little love back to our kitchens, appreciate the planet more, and create safer, more comfortable working environments for kitchen staff. If you really cared for your kitchen, you’d want to do absolutely everything in your power to make it feel loved. Here are just some of the ways you can show your kitchen a little TLC at the most appropriate time of the year.

Dan Love(s) heading up our Ecofix department!

Our appropriately named Head of Ecofix, Dan Love, knows only too well how Ecofix can play a big part in the management of our kitchens, and he can usually be found crawling through mazes of ventilation ducts (thankfully not fleeing from gun-wielding bad guys. If you know, you know).

Dan says: “Ecofix continually provides grease management, changing the face of ductwork cleaning. All ducts are different, and over the years we’ve probably encountered most of the varieties. Part of the fun is constantly adapting our solution to ensure Ecofix is providing the best coverage in any system we install it in.”

Dan has led the department through some major changes over the years in order to ensure Ecofix is constantly being adapted to become the best possible solution available to commercial kitchens. Find out more about Ecofix, and learn exactly why it’s the perfect solution to treat your commercial kitchen this year!

Kitchen, you gotta pizza my heart

Your kitchen works hard every day to satisfy the needs of staff and customers, so why not give a little love back? Making sure your equipment runs like clockwork requires the assistance of exceptional management.

Our solutions tackle drain and ventilation issues which could potentially put a stop to kitchen operation or even pose health and safety risks. The build up of oil and grease can be a big fire risk, and smoke from a kitchen needs good extraction! You can find out more about our Cheetah, Biofix and Ecofix solutions on our website.

Staying connected (socially distanced, of course)

We’re all well acquainted with Zoom calls by now, with everything from dining together, to having important work calls being done in front of the camera. Having to adapt to socially distanced meetings means certain processes have to be changed. However, with our remote dial in access, we can give your kitchen the love it needs from afar.

Remote access means we can monitor key system KPI’s such as fan speeds, temperature and air flows through our Cheetah system. Faults can be quickly identified and often fixed remotely, maintenance needs can be identified and performance optimised, all without traveling to site.

Care for your kitchen and the planet

It’s common knowledge that kitchens expel harmful substances into the air without the right measures in place, and the buildup of FOGs can harm our drains too. Quintex solutions can not only break down grease and food particles, but do so in a way that is kind to the environment.

For example, our Biofix solution breaks down FOGs and food particles into CO2 and water, whereas our Cheetah creates an energy efficient ventilation system, cleaning as it works.

Ready to fall in love with your kitchen again?

If you think you could take advantage of our solutions, we’d love to hear from you. Our solutions are known for being sustainable and innovative, and we want you to join the thousands of others already making the most of their solutions! Get in touch with us on 0118 973 9310 or email us at info@quintex.co.uk.

The benefits of Ecofix solutions

There are many benefits of Ecofix grease management technology and choosing it for your commercial kitchen:

Eco-friendliness

As with all our energy and grease management solutions, being eco friendly is always so important to us. Ecofix is kind to the environment as it breaks down grease and dirt and turns it into water and carbonic gas, leaving a very small biomass residue. You can be confident that by choosing Ecofix as your grease management solution, you’re minimising any harm to the environment whilst also getting effective results.

Improves the safety of commercial kitchens

With burning fats and grease being a major fire hazard in commercial kitchens, Ecofix has the ability to significantly reduce associated risks. By dispelling grease and fat deposits, you can ensure that your working environment is safe and also have the confidence that your staff can work effectively without facing any dangers.

Reduces energy and cleaning costs

A thorough clean can ensure that your system doesn’t need to run twice as hard to operate. Ecofix eliminates the need for costly manual cleaning of a cooker extraction and ventilation system. The Ecofix system is automated, which will not only take away the need for a difficult and time consuming cleaning task, but will regularly save you money as a result. Take a look at our case studies to see how much money and energy our clients have saved by choosing Ecofix!

Our biological formula gets to the source of unpleasant odours and residue quickly, resulting in a smooth functioning system in your commercial kitchen. Again, this won’t negatively affect the environment and can save you and your business money in the long run.

Integrated with the Cheetah ventilation control system

A further benefit of the Ecofix solution is that it can be used in conjunction with our Cheetah system. Cheetah controls the extract and air supply fans in a commercial space, with energy savings of up to 80%. By monitoring operating conditions remotely, you can also ensure the correct levels of Ecofix solution are always maintained throughout.

Is Ecofix the right solution for you?

If you’re in need of a solution which brings new standards of cleanliness and hygiene to the commercial kitchen environment, then Ecofix could be just what you’re looking for. With the Ecofix solution reaching every area of your cooker extraction and ventilation systems, you can be confident in its ability to clean exceptionally well and provide a safer working environment for you and your staff.

Read our case study about how Brasserie Bar Company installed Ecofix and secured a return on investment in just over one year.

For more information about Ecofix or any of our other solutions, or if you have any questions about our products and services, do get in touch! You can email us at sales@quintex.co.uk or call us i n the office on 0118 973 9310.

Inappropriate waste management is one of the leading contributors to plastic pollution and the fatberg blockages cause serious issues in sewer networks.

For the calendar month of October, Quintex are one of the market-leading waste-management companies supporting the Unblocktober message.

Most large restaurant and pub chains spend thousands of pounds, every year on problems related to their drain systems. Fats, oil, grease deposits (FOG) and food particles clog drain lines and grease traps. These cause blockages on site and downstream too, leading to conflicts with local water authorities.

Quintex are determined to aid the environment and encourage proper commercial kitchen waste management practice. This is communicated through the company’s procedures.

They have developed a system called Biofix, a complete solution, with the objective of significantly improving grease trap and drain cleaning performance, minimising reactive pump outs.

FOGs can create a multitude of problems such as slow drains, foul odours, customer complaints and fines which can lead to high costs.

Biofix uses a unique blend of tailored, safe bacteria designed to consume FOGs and food particles; digesting the particles and converting it to CO2 and water, meaning there are no by-products or risks for blockages downstream.

The solution also has a low carbon footprint, supports Green Building and is ISO 14000 certified due to no toxic/caustic chemicals being used.