The World’s first ceramic glazed tiles – made from 100% recycled materials

“我们的故事始于其他人完成的地方“ALUSID是一家从中央兰开夏大学分拆出来的公司，自2016年开始运营以来，一直在其位于兰开夏郡的工厂生产建筑表面产品。我们获得专利的屡获殊荣的技术利用回收的工业陶瓷，玻璃和矿物废料，将它们从垃圾填埋场或低价值应用中转移出来，创造独特的表面产品，包括瓷砖和诸如桌子和酒吧台面的固体表面。到目前为止，我们已经为许多大品牌承接了许多项目，如Harrods，Nandos，Pret-a-Manger，希尔顿，H&M，亚马逊和Coya餐厅。ALUSID目前的釉面砖系列包含约95%的回收成分。我们对这个项目的愿景是开发世界上第一个大规模生产的，商业化的瓷砖系列，由100%回收废物制成-消除对原始原材料的任何依赖。生产世界上第一个也是唯一一个真正可持续的瓷砖，将为瓷砖制造业带来范式转变，同时为ALUSID和英国瓷砖行业提供超越全球竞争对手的显著商业优势。为了实现市场渗透，ALUSID目前正在从手工批量生产转向大批量生产，旨在提高95%回收含量瓷砖的产能，从每年4000平方米到每天1000平方米。在COVID-19疫情许可的情况下，我们希望于明年初透过英国最大的瓷砖零售商Topps Tiles推出首个量产系列。我们的目的是通过与我们的项目合作伙伴Original Style合作，在英国集中生产。作为英国为数不多的瓷砖制造商之一，Original Style拥有窑炉产能和批量生产技术，能够满足商业零售商的生产需求。这一创新奖将使我们有机会与我们的项目合作伙伴合作，开发适合快速烧制大批量生产的釉料，利用再生废料来替代目前用于制备陶瓷釉料的原始原料。利用快烧窑技术，生产能力的显著提高意味着釉料用量的显著增加。反过来，更高的釉料用量，会带来更大的成本和环境效益。开发由回收废物制成的釉料，生产世界上第一个100%回收的大规模生产的商用瓷砖系列，将带来显著的经济、社会和环境影响;减少过度的填埋做法，减少与开采和运输原始原材料有关的环境影响，一个独特的和及时的生态瓷砖，全球瓷砖市场，并保障英国的就业机会。

"OUR STORY STARTS WHERE OTHERS FINISH"ALUSID, a spin-out company from the University of Central Lancashire, has been making architectural surfacing products at its Lancashire-based plant, since starting operations in 2016\.Our patented, award-winning technology utilises recycled industrial ceramic, glass and mineral waste, diverting them from landfill or low-value applications, to create unique surfacing products, including tiles and solid surfaces such as tables and bar-tops. To date we have undertaken numerous projects for major brands, such as Harrods, Nandos, Pret-a-Manger, Hilton, H&M, Amazon and Coya Restaurants.ALUSID's current glazed tile range comprise of around 95% recycled content. Our vision for this project is to develop the world's first mass-produced, commercially available tile range made from 100% recycled waste - eliminating any reliance on virgin raw materials. Producing the world's first and only truly sustainable tile, would offer a paradigm shift in ceramic tile manufacturing, whilst providing ALUSID and the UK tile industry a significant commercial advantage over global competitors.In order to achieve market penetration, ALUSID is currently moving towards high-volume manufacturing from a hand-made batch process, aiming to increase production capacity of 95% recycled content tiles, from 4000m2 per annum to 1000m2 per day. COVID-19 permitting, we hope to launch our first mass-produced range early next year through Topps Tiles, the UK's largest tile retailer. Our intention is to centre production in the UK, through collaboration with our project partner Original Style. As one of the UK's few remaining tile manufacturers, Original Style has the kiln capacity and volume manufacturing know-how, to enable the increases in production volumes required by a commercial retailer.This Innovation Award will allow us the opportunity to develop glazes appropriate for fast-fire high-volume manufacturing in collaboration with our project partner, where recycled waste will be utilised to replace virgin raw materials currently used in the preparation of ceramic glazes.A dramatic increase in production capacity, utilising fast-fire kiln technology would mean significant increases in the amount of glaze used. In turn, higher volumes of glaze, offer exponentially greater cost and environmental benefits.Developing glazes made from recycled waste and producing the world's first 100% recycled mass-produced, commercially available tile range would offer significant economic, social and environmental impacts; reduction of excessive landfill practices, reduction of environmental impacts associated with the extraction and transportation of virgin raw materials, a unique and timely eco-tile to the global tile market, and the safeguarding of UK jobs.