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Temperature Monitoring: The Key to Food Safety in the Modern Age
The importance of temperature monitoring in the food industry cannot be overstated. With food safety regulations becoming increasingly strict, it is crucial for food businesses to ensure that their products are stored at the right temperature to prevent spoilage and contamination. Temperature monitoring is a vital aspect of the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) system, a food safety […]
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The Myth of ‘Natural’ Refrigerants: Studies Show Environmental Risks and Safety Concerns
Natural refrigerants such as CO2, hydrocarbons, and ammonia have become increasingly popular as an alternative to synthetic refrigerants due to their supposed environmental benefits. However, recent studies have shown that the use of these “natural” refrigerants can still be detrimental to the environment and human health. Despite their name, natural refrigerants are still industrial chemicals that can have harmful effects. […]
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Special Projects at Ultra
As well as our many refrigeration projects for food retail and food processing, Ultra have a long established reputation for unusual and challenging projects for a range of industries including manufacturing, test facilities, pharmaceutical and marine applications. At Ultra Refrigeration Ltd, we’re dedicated to providing innovative, high-quality refrigeration solutions to meet the unique needs of our customers and this month […]
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Experienced Electrical Engineer
Ultra Refrigeration Ltd is looking for an Experienced Electrical Engineer to join our Production Team. The ideal candidate will work in our fully equipped workshop and also on site installation where required. The candidate should have the following experience and qualities: Candidate Experience: Qualities: In return, the Company will offer: Basic salary £28,000.00 + over time40 hours per weekStart date: […]
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New Regulations Set to Challenge Refrigeration Industry
In recent years, there has been growing concern over the presence of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in the environment and their potential impact on human health. PFAS are a group of man-made chemicals that are used in a variety of products, including firefighting foam, non-stick cookware, and many of the new generation of low GWP refrigerants. The UK government […]
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Save Energy and Increase Efficiency with Ultra’s Heat Recovery Solutions
At Ultra Refrigeration Ltd, we are committed to providing innovative and energy-efficient solutions to help our clients reduce their carbon footprint and lower energy costs. For convenience store owners, refrigeration systems can consume a significant portion of energy. That’s why we are proud to offer heat recovery solutions that can help increase the efficiency of standard refrigeration plant. Our heat […]
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Hot tips for better cold-rooms
Setting just the right temperature is key to achieving the best energy efficiency and the longest shelf life of refrigerated products. Getting chilled products too cold risks damaging the stored products due to ice crystals forming and will use more energy, whilst a temperature too high will allow bacteria to multiply quickly. With frozen food, it is important that the […]
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Continuous improvement with Research and Development
“Strive for continuous improvement, instead of perfection.” ~ Kim Collins For most of us, striving for perfection would be a fool’s errand. If you believe, as we do, that there’s always room for improvement, then aiming for perfection would just be setting yourself up for failure. It makes more sense to set your sights on continuous development and improvement, even when […]
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Ways to save
Control is key. Reliable and powerful automations can helps to keep the running costs down, and innovative system designs eke out every penny spent on energy. A new installation with these features will save the most, however many of our innovations can be retrofitted to your existing plant. Get in touch to discuss your business needs here.
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Freezing the costs
Ultra have always been at the forefront of energy efficiency, and that couldn’t be more important in 2023. Our super efficient refrigeration equipment will save running costs when it comes to cooling but much more can be done when we take a holistic approach to energy. Monitoring where energy is being used is the first step in being able to […]
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