‘brites’ Are Leading The Way!

The UK and Ireland’s largest producer and supplier of wood pellets, Balcas are celebrating the ENPlus certification of their brites fuel, a new European standard for premium quality wood pellets.

brites are manufactured usingrenewable energy in dedicatedcombined heat and power plantsbased in Enniskillen, NorthernIreland and Invergordon,Scotland. Each year 150,000tonnes of brites are produced anddistributed across UK and Ireland,and this achievement furtherdemonstrates the company’scommitment to the developmentof the wood fuel industry and totheir customers.

ENplus certification is the first ofits kind and together the Austriancertification body and EuropeanPellet Council aim to ensure thesupply of standardised, high-quality wood pellets for end users.

The complete supply chain isevaluated; meaning certification isonly awarded to manufacturersafter the wood pellets, thelabelling, logistics, storage anddelivery to end user is assessedto ensure that the customerreceives the highest quality woodpellets.

As wood pellets become an evermore important energy carrier, aclearly defined uniform qualitylevel becomes indispensable.

Paula Keelagher, brites MarketDevelopment Manager, Irelandcommented: “Quality has alwaysbeen our main objectiveand to be a certifiedproduct across thewhole manufacturingprocess is an immenseachievement for bothBalcas and the britesteam.”

She continued: “Thereason that we went forENPlus certification wasbecause we are farexceeding the standardsof manufacturing of anyother wood pellet product on themarket and we wanted to reflectthis.

“As the UK and Ireland’s largestwood pellet manufacturer wewant to continue to lead the waywith our high quality product, andtherefore our aim is to stay at thetop of our game and ensure thatwe continue to deliver maximumbenefit to our customers and setan example for our industry.”

Peter Rechberger, GeneralManager of the European PelletCouncil, commented: “TheEuropean Pellet Councilcongratulates Balcas brites forbeing awarded the ENpluscertification – which makes Balcasalso the largest producer ofENplus pellets in the UK andIreland.

“A guaranteed high pellet qualitywill greatly aid the development ofthe wood pellet market fordomestic heating and ensurecustomer satisfaction.”

Balcas brites are the lowestcarbon wood pellet fuel on themarket as they are the onlypellets to be manufactured usingrenewable energy. Due to thelong-term experience of Balcas inthe forestry industry and thesustainable forestry contractsthey have in place, britescustomers also have thecommitment of genuine fuelsecurity for the lifetime of theirappliance, which offers greatpeace of mind for the future.

For further information, visit

the website at www.brites.eu