As a leading supplier of engineering components, consumables, and related value-added services to UK industry since 1976, we have witnessed many changes in the way businesses operate. Over time, the focus on environmental sustainability has intensified for our customers. As a result, we have continually adapted to meet their evolving requirements. As a result, we have a documented track record of successes where customers have reduced their impact on the environment. Here, we explore some of the ways that HAYLEY DEXIS continues to assist customers in improving their environmental sustainability.
1. Reducing Energy Consumption
Perhaps the most evident way we help our customers become more environmentally sustainable is by reducing their energy consumption. Here are some ways we achieve this:
A. Cutting-edge product innovations
We collaborate with hundreds of world-leading manufacturers across our diverse product offerings to provide the latest innovations with an energy-saving focus. Whether it’s implementing premium efficiency electric motors, recommending lubricants that offer enhanced thermal stability and operating performance, or offering the latest energy-efficient belt drives, we have you covered.
B. The HAYLEY DEXIS Pneu-Saver
Our very own Pneu-Saver device is capable of reducing compressed air consumption by a minimum of 45% (based on typical consumption data). This technology is unique to HAYLEY DEXIS and has been developed to address the common and costly wastage of compressed air in pneumatic systems.
C. Compressed air leak and optimisation surveys
Other value-added services in the HAYLEY DEXIS arsenal are our air leak and optimisation surveys. Delivered by our experienced team of pneumatic engineers, these fully-reported surveys identify leakages and opportunities to optimise compressed air usage. Our skilled workforce also allows us to complete all recommended repairs and upgrades ourselves.
D. Specialist pump services
We have dedicated facilities for improving the hydraulic efficiency of pumping assets. These facilities are used by specialist engineers to reduce the energy required to operate industrial pumping assets, which are known for their power-hungry nature. The use of innovative solutions such as Belzona 1341 hydrophobic coating has made a considerable impact in this area.
2. Ensuring Optimum Product Service Life
You want your machinery to provide the longest service life possible, especially if you invest heavily in maintaining effective maintenance programs. We share that goal. Longer-lasting components not only reduce costs but also require less manufacturing and transportation, which in turn reduces environmental impact. This helps to lower the carbon footprint of the entire supply chain.
By leveraging our network of supply partners and the decades of experience within our product specialist teams, we can recommend products with enhanced durability and reliability. Regardless of the application or environment, our teams have likely encountered similar situations before and are ready to advise you on the best solution for your needs—whether it’s a bearing, power transmission product, hydraulic hose, lubricant, or something else.management and streamlining purchasing processes.
smartVEND™ vending machines are equipped with cloud-based technology, which enhances stock level management by reordering products only when necessary and dispensing items on an old-before-new basis.
On the other hand, smartTIME is an integrated inventory management solution designed to optimize stock management and utilization over time, helping to reduce wastage.
3. Reducing Product Wastage
Across many industry sectors we work in, a recurring problem is money being tied up in stocking and storing goods. Industrial consumables, such as lubricants and janitorial products, are particularly susceptible to expiration, but many goods have some form of shelf life. Over the years, we’ve seen numerous examples where products have spent their entire lifespan in storage, representing a waste when these items are disposed of without being used.
"Calling Upon The Decades Of Experience We Have Available…We Can Recommend Products With Improved Reliability."
4. Ensuring A More Localised Supply Chain
HAYLEY DEXIS has over fifty branches and specialist centres across the United Kingdom, stretching from Inverness in the north to Redruth in the south, and Ballymena in the west to Norwich in the east. Sixty percent of our stock is held at branch level, which means our customers benefit from having critical components and consumables close to where they need them most. By maintaining our nationwide coverage and continuing to invest in local stockholding, we minimize the road mileage required to deliver products to our customers.
Fewer transportation miles carried out by HAYLEY DEXIS trucks and vans on the UK’s roads help to reduce the size of the carbon footprint involved in servicing customers’ needs.
5. Reducing Fresh Water Usage
We work with a range of customers who use water and pumping equipment as part of their operations. This includes those dealing with large-scale water treatment challenges and those needing frequent washdowns, such as food, beverage, and pharmaceutical manufacturers. Using our specialist product knowledge and support from our supply partners, we regularly recommend solutions proven to reduce water consumption. This might involve installing a more efficient pump with a variable speed drive, optimizing water pressures and lance nozzle sizes used for cleaning,or incorporating an innovative process filtration system to prevent water contamination and wastage. At HAYLEY DEXIS, we can help in countless ways to lower customers’ water usage, cutting costs as an added bonus.
Reducing Environmental Contamination
By the very nature of industrial activity and the materials involved in manufacturing processes, there are often spillage-related hazards and contamination risks.
Having worked alongside our customers for the best part of fifty years, we have developed solutions to assist them in reducing the risks of contamination and the damaging consequences that come with it.
For instance, our work in recommending and implementing spill control measures cuts the risk of chemicals and lubricants posing a threat to the environment, for example, by preventing their flow into the ground or nearby watercourses.