Filter aims to reduce fire risk

A Stirling firm which has created an innovative new product aimed at reducing the risk of kitchen fires has won a top business award.

Shepherd Filters UK, based at Stirling Enterprise Park, enjoyed success in the H&V News Awards 2018 – taking home the prize for Service and Maintenance Initiative of the Year.

They install environmentally-friendly kitchen grease filters made of antipodean wool in commercial premises.

And they say that this product is able to drastically reduce the risk of fires breaking out in the kitchen by cutting down on the build up of grease in kitchen extract systems.

This product has also been nominated for a prize at the upcoming CIS Excellence Awards.

The firm is run by Simone Hart Sibbald and she launched the innovation earlier this year.

And she spoke of her delight at the award recognition.

She said:“The judges seemed impressed by the simplicity of the product and the fact it has the potential to revolutionise the current way of working in the kitchen grease extract industry.

“They liked the environmental benefits compared to traditional grease extract cleaning which uses water and chemicals, and creates hazardous waste.

“Because Shepherd Filters are made from wool, the product is biodegradable and can easily be disposed of with food waste.”