Here at TME, we recently came
across this article on one of our favourite industry news sites, Hospitality
& Catering News. “Glynn Purnell’s Top 10 Energy Saving Tips” outlines
some useful hints from the Michelin star chef to help restaurants to save the
planet – and their wallets – at the same time.
This is a subject close to our heart, as TME have always
strived to be an eco-friendly company, so we thought we’d come up with our own Top 5 Energy Saving Tips to add to Glynn Purnell’s.
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- We had to agree with Glynn on his first energy efficient tip – “When investing in new equipment, don’t just think of the upfront cost”. It’s easy to think that cheap = cheerful, however, if you buy throw away equipment, you're likely to find yourself throwing it away! TME's flagship MM2000 thermometers last a long time - many are regularly in use for a dozen years or more.
- Of course, no matter how long equipment lasts, the time always comes around when it must be added to your ever-growing mountain of waste. Unless, of course, your equipment automatically comes with TME’s Thermometer for Life guarantee, which means that not only will you never pay more than £35 for a replacement MM2000 thermometer, but also, with our returns policy, you’ll never throw an old thermometer away.
- Loss of heat from refrigerators and cold store doors being left open is a big issue for a lot of restaurants. One way to avoid these doors being opened and closed unnecessarily - and the temperature fluctuations that come with this - is by ensuring that your temperature logging inside these appliances can be accessed remotely. TME’s TC Wall Port is designed for this purpose. Fine wires run from a fixed sensor inside the cold store or refrigerator to the wall-mounted port - meaning that, by simply plugging your thermometer into the port, you can take an accurate, instant reading from up to 20m away - saving on loss of heat and inaccurate readings by constantly opening and closing doors when performing spot checks.
- Many so-called eco-friendly companies seem to slip up when it comes to the fairly easy challenge of rechargeable batteries. This is changing, but you'll be glad to read that all TME equipment has long been compatible with rechargeable batteries.
- UK made, UK-invented products are becoming increasingly rare, which is a real shame, especially when you consider the alternative - spending large amounts of energy on air miles and import costs. TME both designs and manufactures in the UK - to be specific, on the South Coast, in sunny Goring-by-Sea!
