2024-09-12 Product news
Alfa Laval partners with rendering industry for sustainable growth
Alfa Laval will be at the 17th Australian Renderer’s Association Symposium where industry leaders, researchers, and practitioners from around the globe gather to share their insights and discuss the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities in the industry. This year, the highly anticipated event will be diving into Sustainability and the Circular Economy to discuss biofuels, market insights, industry advancements and future perspectives.
Meet our experts from Alfa Laval at stand 14 to discuss the best ways to maximize uptime, profitability and sustainability for your local meat processing and rendering industry. With more than 95 years of unrivalled service presence in Australia and New Zealand, Alfa Laval has been the trusted service partner for decanters and centrifuges, high speed separators as well as complete wet rendering lines and evaporation systems that can be adapted for both edible or inedible use, with full CIP capabilities.
Rendering is a forerunner of the zero-waste movement with a strong commitment to sustainability. By continuously investing in R&D and new patents, Alfa Laval's innovative equipment helps reduce energy consumption and recovers more valuable resources from a smaller footprint.
Meet the Team
Douglas Wood, Australia Sales Manager, Protein & Waste Water
Doug’s experience encompasses more than 26 years working within process industries specialising in protein and wastewater. He started his career hands-on, doing repair and maintenance of separation equipment for more than a decade as a service engineer.
He moved to sales in 2010 for both service and supplying new equipment for Alfa Laval, and has recently taken on a regional role for decanter technologies helping customers in the protein and wastewater industries optimise process and business outcomes.
Janette Engwerda, Australia Service Sales Manager, Protein
As Service Sales Manager for the rendering industry, Janette strives to help Alfa Laval customers in Australia achieve separation efficiency and longevity of their separation equipment.
She has been with Alfa Laval for almost 17 years, first coordinating service and technical support before moving into Sales. Initially focusing on Queensland customers, Janette most recently took on a national service sales role working with Australia's rendering industry.