AMRC assist Alusid in early-stage trials

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Early-stage trials on new pressing techniques by AMRC engineers have helped Alusid avoid unnecessary research expenditure by testing their ideas before investing in new equipment.

Preston-based Alusid specialises in taking unwanted manufacturing materials destined for landfill and putting them through an environmentally low-impact process which results in a new kind of material, combining glass and porcelain, to create solid surfaces and tiles. In November 2020 the company, which began as a research project at the University of Central Lancashire, received £125,000 backing from the UK Government Future Fund as part of £250,000 fund raising.

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With AMRC's assistance, the company wanted to investigate novel ways of producing large, recycled tiles at a lower pressure and using more cost-effective equipment.

In a statement, Dr Alasdair Bremner, chief executive of Alusid, said: “We worked with the AMRC on a proof-of-concept project and this was the only place in the UK we could have done these trials. Ultimately, this wasn’t an area of development we were able to take forward but running early-stage trials with the AMRC prevented unnecessary spending on research that wasn’t going to work for us.”

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