Firms still using Trike risk prosecution warns industry expert

More than 50 per cent of the UK’s manufacturing companies using carcinogenic solvent trichloroethylene could face prosecution under new legislation. Clive Ward, general manager of the Clean-Tek product range at surface preparation specialists Wheelabrator Group, believes many companies are putting themselves at risk, by failing to prepare for the Solvent Emissions Directive (SED), which comes into force on October 31 next year. Aqueous systems, such as the Clean-Tek ranges of conveyor spray wash cleaning systems and ultrasonic tanks, help companies minimise their environmental impact by using 95 per cent water and 5 per cent aqueous non-hazardous detergent.

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