News: Xeros could treble Rotherham workforce
Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg recently toured Xeros' facility at the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) in Rotherham to see their "virtually waterless" washing machine.
The Leeds University spin-out has developed a patented system using a unique method of special polymer beads rather than the usual large amounts of fresh water to clean clothes. Instead a small amount of water is added to loosen clothing stains and activate the beads.
The deputy PM joined Xeros senior executives in celebrating the company's first commercial sale in the UK - to high street laundry chain, Johnsons.
Nick Clegg said: "It takes your breath away. It is such a simple idea, but it is so revolutionary. It could save billions and billions of litres of water over time. The implications are profound in terms of water and energy use.
"This is a great example of what we want to see happening in the British economy. It was academics that first came up with the idea and it has been translated, partly thanks to support from the government and private investors, into something that hopefully make its way into the shops fairly soon."
John Samuel, chairman at Xeros outlined the firm's growth from a small start-up four years ago to a blossoming enterprise, which employs twenty scientists, engineers and support staff in Rotherham and three people in the USA.
Recently recruited employees include Mayki Xiao and Ana Tellechea Lopez who graduated from the University of Sheffield with Masters in Materials Science & Engineering and Engineering Materials, respectively.
Xeros could triple its workforce in South Yorkshire over the next two-to-three years.
Bill Westwater, chief executive of Xeros, said: "We were delighted to welcome Nick Clegg to our facility here at the Advanced Manufacturing Park. It was clear that we impressed him with our technology and the growth of our business, which generates and supports employment within the region."
The company is also working on a domestic version of the revolutionary cleaning system. Their tests show that if all UK households were fitted with machines powered by Xeros technology, the potential savings to UK consumers would total more than £2 billion per annum. It would also represent a net reduction of 4.2 million tonnes of CO2 per annum, the equivalent of taking 1.4 million cars off UK roads.
Xeros website
Images: Xeros
The Leeds University spin-out has developed a patented system using a unique method of special polymer beads rather than the usual large amounts of fresh water to clean clothes. Instead a small amount of water is added to loosen clothing stains and activate the beads.
The deputy PM joined Xeros senior executives in celebrating the company's first commercial sale in the UK - to high street laundry chain, Johnsons.
Nick Clegg said: "It takes your breath away. It is such a simple idea, but it is so revolutionary. It could save billions and billions of litres of water over time. The implications are profound in terms of water and energy use.
"This is a great example of what we want to see happening in the British economy. It was academics that first came up with the idea and it has been translated, partly thanks to support from the government and private investors, into something that hopefully make its way into the shops fairly soon."
John Samuel, chairman at Xeros outlined the firm's growth from a small start-up four years ago to a blossoming enterprise, which employs twenty scientists, engineers and support staff in Rotherham and three people in the USA.
Recently recruited employees include Mayki Xiao and Ana Tellechea Lopez who graduated from the University of Sheffield with Masters in Materials Science & Engineering and Engineering Materials, respectively.
Xeros could triple its workforce in South Yorkshire over the next two-to-three years.
Bill Westwater, chief executive of Xeros, said: "We were delighted to welcome Nick Clegg to our facility here at the Advanced Manufacturing Park. It was clear that we impressed him with our technology and the growth of our business, which generates and supports employment within the region."
The company is also working on a domestic version of the revolutionary cleaning system. Their tests show that if all UK households were fitted with machines powered by Xeros technology, the potential savings to UK consumers would total more than £2 billion per annum. It would also represent a net reduction of 4.2 million tonnes of CO2 per annum, the equivalent of taking 1.4 million cars off UK roads.
Xeros website
Images: Xeros
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