Wool Beautiful …
Prized by the beauty industry , lanolin , which is derived from wool grease removed during the scouring process and then extracted , will find its way into many cosmetic products such as soaps , moisturizers and hand creams . Millions of people use lanolin products on a daily basis .
tion . I can watch and control the operations in New Zealand in real time whilst I sit in the USA ,” says Nigel Hales , chief executive officer of Cavalier Woolscourers Ltd .
“ We work 24 hours a day , seven days a week and we will wash about 150,000 greasy kilograms per day at each plant with a minimum lot size of 165 kilograms .”
Rising to the Environmental Challenge
The Wool Scouring business has risen to the challenge of a modern world and has driven the industry toward a cleaner , leaner and , most significant , environmentally efficient operation . Wool Scourers are quite literally aiming for squeaky clean on every front …
Watching Over Wool New Zealand Style
“ Our plant is so advanced that every single part of the factory is monitored by the minute on a series of cameras which generate web-based informa-
A handful of clean wool .
Putting the Environment First …
“ Investment in technology ensures that we are environmentally as friendly as possible , and Enco , the global wool testing and consultancy company , has acknowledged that care of the environment has been a priority with our team and for the wool industry we service ,” says David Gisbourne , managing director of Haworth Scouring Company , where much of the British Wool clip is processed along with wool from Norway , other areas of Europe , the Middle East and Africa . �
Cavalier Woolscourers , Ltd .
Telephone : + 64 6 834 1421 www . cavalierwoolscourers . co . nz
Curtis Wool Direct
Tel : + 44 ( 0 ) 1274 563444 www . curtiswooldriect . co . uk
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