Supporting Ripon Select Foods with ATEX-Compliant Cleaning Solutions
Flour mill producing, rusk, breadcrumb, batter mixes, gluten free crumb & stuffing mixes.
About Ripon Select Foods
Ripon Select Foods Ltd is a well-established, highly regarded, speciality food ingredient manufacturer based in Ripon, North Yorkshire.
Producing rusks, breadcrumbs, batter mixes, bread, and stuffing mixes for customers across the UK. As a flour-based manufacturer, fine, combustible dust is an everyday part of their production environment, making the correct cleaning equipment essential, not just for good housekeeping, but for safety and compliance.
Quality control runs through every stage of their process, starting with the wheat itself. Once on site, the wheat passes through an extensive cleaning process to remove impurities such as sand, stones, chaff, and straw, before being milled.
Milling itself is a multi-stage process, breaking down the wheat kernel through a series of roller mills and sieves to gradually separate the starchy endosperm from the outer bran, refining it into flour through repeated grinding and sifting stages. The flour is quality-checked throughout, right up until it's blown pneumatically into silos ready for use in their rusk, breadcrumb, and batter mix production.
It's this milling process grinding wheat down into increasingly fine flour, then moving it pneumatically around the site that generates the fine, combustible dust the site must manage every day, making the right cleaning equipment essential.
The Challenge:
Flour and rusk production generates significant volumes of fine airborne dust, which under the wrong conditions can present a combustible dust risk.
Ripon Select Foods required an ATEX-certified industrial vacuum solution capable of safely managing combustible flour dust throughout the facility. In addition to compliant cleaning equipment, they needed a supplier who could provide rapid servicing, replacement antistatic hoses, tooling, and consumables without lengthy lead times that could disrupt production.
The Solution:
As a local supplier based just down the road, CFM North East are well placed to support Ripon Select Foods directly. CFM supplied the Nilfisk T40W Plus ATEX Industrial Vacuum, certified for use in environments with combustible dust, giving the team a reliable, compliant solution for daily cleaning across the site.
With a large fleet of machines and extensive stock of parts held in house, CFM North East ensured Ripon Select Foods received rapid, uninterrupted support. Our ability to supply regular replacement antistatic hosing without the long lead times often associated with manufacturer orders meant equipment stays properly maintained and safely compliant.
CFM can provide swift support and consistent supply chain performance. This ensures that Ripon Select Foods can maintain safe, compliant, and efficient production without delays or downtime.
The Result:
Ripon Select Foods now benefit from a dependable ATEX-compliant cleaning solution designed specifically for flour-based food manufacturing. The Nilfisk T40W Plus Industrial Vacuum effectively manages the fine combustible dust generated throughout the milling and production process, helping to support safe housekeeping practices and ongoing compliance requirements.
Backed by CFM North East's rapid local support, spare parts availability, and ongoing consumables supply, Ripon Select Foods can maintain efficient production with confidence that their cleaning equipment remains operational, compliant, and ready for use whenever required.
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The CFM North East Team