Foster's Eco range wins prestigious international green award
Commercial refrigeration manufacturer Foster Refrigerator has been awarded a prestigious international award by Foodservice Consultants Society International (FCSI) for its energy saving Eco range of refrigeration equipment.
Norfolk based Foster Refrigerator beat over 20 international competitors to be presented with the Sustainable Catering Equipment Award at an FCSI conference in Beijing. The awards are held annually to recognise innovation and excellence in achieving savings of energy, water, CO2 emissions or consumables.
Paul Veried, Managing Director of Foster Refrigerator said:
"I am incredibly proud of this achievement. At Foster we strive to be the greenest refrigeration manufacturer in the world so it is a great accolade to be awarded international recognition by independent verifiers for our Eco range.
"Foster was the first refrigeration manufacturer to introduce hydrocarbons, the first to be listed on the ECA scheme and the first to attain environmental standard ISO 14001. The FCSI award for sustainable catering equipment manufacturer is testimony to the success and dedication of Foster's commitment to delivering high quality, green refrigeration to our customers at no extra cost to them."
Foster has been an approved contract holder to Government and Buying Solutions for over 35 years. Most of their core product range is listed on the Defra's Enhanced Capital Allowance Scheme and qualifies for their Sustainability Quick Wins (Best practice Specification).
Foster's Eco Pro range of cabinets was launched in February 2008 and offers caterers the greenest refrigeration available. Foster's innovative design and engineering team developed advancements in technology to generate significant energy and carbon reductions at no extra cost to the customer.
These developments in technology mean that the Eco range is intelligent about using energy when it needs to. All cabinets in the range feature a new Smart Controller which reduces energy consumption by acutely working out how the fridge is being used, for example saving energy overnight when the fridge door is closed for a number of hours.
Other technological developments include the clever circuit design meaning the cabinets use less energy to achieve ‘useful cooling'. In addition, new ECM fans require less input power and generate less heat which reduces the energy used to cool the system.