Xeros aims to cut water use in tannery drums
28/02/2014
The UK-based business was spun out of the University of Leeds’ textile department in 2006 and has patented a new way to wash clothes.
It has also highlighted the leather industry as one which could potentially benefit – saying that tanners could use its bead-cleaning system in their drums. Among 27 new patents granted, at least one concerns the leather industry.
It is reportedly working with Northampton University, which houses the UK’s only campus-based tannery.
The process combines mechanical action and absorption, and reduces the consumption of water by 70%, says the company. It needs less energy and fewer chemicals throughout the cleaning process.
Xeros has raised in excess of £15 million from investors, including IP Group, Enterprise Ventures, the Entrepreneurs Fund and Invesco and hopes to raise between £30 million and £40 million by selling a third of the company on London-based AIM.
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