The History of Servosol
Hello and welcome to our new website. After 17 years of business we thought it was about time we invested in something that properly represents who we are, so here it is. Although we’re a small company, we continue to supply key players in multiple industries throughout the UK. Renowned for quality and dependability, our clients trust that our ferrous chloride is of the highest quality and that it will be delivered safely and on time.
About us
Back in 2008, Servo Solutions Ltd (Servosol) was created to solve a waste problem within the steel industry. For many years ferrous chloride produced from steel pickling was collected, neutralized and sent to landfill. Not only an expensive hassle for steel works, this also had terrible environmental implications. To explore a solution, the previous owners of Servosteel contacted industrial chemist Ieuan Griffiths. It transpired that Ieuan had set up a consultancy with chemical engineer Andrew Hadfield to provide COSHH compliance and Dangerous Goods Safety Advice. They examined resolving the effluent problem which eventually led to the construction of a treatment plant, investment in storage facilities and the subsequent creation of Servosol. Resulting in zero waste to landfill and actually utilising effluent to treat other types of waste – a much more sustainable story all round, and one that continues to reap rewards for each party in the cycle.
In the early days ferrous was used for phosphate removal in sewage, shortly followed by food and drink processing factories utilising it for odour control and dye houses treating their wastewater for colour removal. In more recent years, however, the advent of biogas led us to explore its ability to reduce sulphide levels and the results have been incredibly successful. Not only have biogas plants been able to control their hydrogen sulphide levels with extreme precision, the additional benefits include enhancing their methane yield, protecting pumps, pipes and CHP units, reducing maintenance costs and odour control.
More recently
After 14 years of success at Servosol, Andrew decided to retire, shortly followed by Ieuan, but not before training up his daughter Abbie to continue running the business. Abbie has over 20 years experience in marketing and account management and is a qualified DGSA. This ensures the safe transportation of our ferrous chloride and that the recipient site is compliant for delivery. Further implementing Servosol’s commitment to protecting people, property, and the environment. Providing he isn’t pottering about in his garden or on yet another holiday, Ieuan is still on hand for the odd chemistry related challenge and is available to accompany site visits.
We will shortly be sharing information on wastewater treatment, controlling sulphides, phosphate removal and other useful tips to keep effluent plants running efficiently. Posts will be shared via our LinkedIn page, so if you’re not already following us, you can do so here.
Thanks for reading and if you have any questions for us in the meantime, feel free to email us at info@servosol.co.uk or fill in our contact form here.
