Blogs

This practical guide explains how to safely and effectively replace UV quartz sleeves, a critical component in maintaining the performance of your UV disinfection system.

Learn more... what is the science behind UV lamps, how they work to help disinfect, the different types available, and why they're widely used in water and air purification systems across industries.

Alpha-Purify is pleased to introduce its new UVC Dosimeter Test Dots – a simple yet highly effective tool to visually confirm UV-C exposure levels in disinfection systems using UV.

This blog explores what Total Organic Carbon (TOC) is, why it poses challenges across critical industries, and how ultraviolet (UV) disinfection, particularly UV oxidation offers a highly effective and chemical-free method of reducing TOC levels. We explain why UV technology should be a go-to solution for industries requiring ultra-pure water such as pharmaceuticals, microelectronics, and food production.

Medium-pressure mercury UV lamps deliver a long and reliable service life. But what happens when it’s time to replace them? This blog explains why correct end-of-life disposal is vital, outlines how regulations like RoHS and WEEE in the UK / EU impact UV lamp recycling, and provides guidance on responsible disposal routes. We also touch on how these rules compare globally, and why it’s essential for businesses to check their local regulations.

We’re delighted to introduce Melanie Harvey as the newest member of our Sales Team at Alpha-Purify In her role as Customer Account Co-ordinator, Mel is already making waves with her brilliant customer service skills and calm, can-do approach. With a background in recruitment and hospitality, she brings a unique and valuable skillset to the team – and she’s already proving why she’s the perfect fit.

Last week, Alpha-Purify participated in AquaTech, the world’s leading trade exhibition for process, drinking, and wastewater. As a long-standing exhibitor, we’ve seen the industry evolve over the years—especially in the growing adoption of UV disinfection technology. So, we sat down with Berenika Bond, our Commercial Director, to discuss the highlights of this year’s event and the latest developments in the water treatment sector.

Alpha-Purify will be at AquaTech Amsterdam 2025: Showcasing UV Technology for Sustainable Water Solutions

In the rapidly evolving world of disinfection and purification, collaboration is key. At Alpha-Purify, our partnership with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) isn’t just about supplying UV lamps—it’s about innovation, trust, and building the future of disinfection systems together.

As we near the end of another great year we've looked back and found your top three favourite blog stories of 2024. Do you remember these?

Press Release: Alpha-Cure Expands UV Lamp Technology Portfolio with Amalgam Lamp Technology Acquisition

How to Measure a UV Lamp’s Voltage Specification to Ensure an Accurate Replacement. Understanding the voltage of your UV lamp is critical to ensuring its proper replacement and optimal performance in curing, bonding, or coating systems.

We are thrilled to welcome Gabriela Estrada to the Alpha-Cure team as our new Customer Account Co-ordinator!

This blog explores the factors driving the need for water reuse, the technologies available to support this effort, and the role that both industrial and personal actions can play in ensuring a sustainable future.

Turning to UV Technology: A Crucial Step in Helping Clean Up the Seine for the 2024 Paris Olympics

Both low and medium-pressure UV lamps have their unique strengths and considerations, but which one is better suited for water disinfection?

We are pleased to announce that Berenika Bond, Alpha-Purify's Commercial Director, will be attending the WETEX event in Dubai from 1st to 3rd October 2024. Here's why you should meet her...

In this blog, we explore the latest advancements in Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS) and highlight the importance of UV-based ballast systems for ship operators. We discuss how these systems help in compliance with international regulations, their operational efficiency, and their environmental benefits.

We’re thrilled to welcome Colin Lee to the Alpha-Purify sales team, who joined us at the end of April.

The recent outbreak of E.coli in salad used in supermarket sandwiches, leading to a significant recall across the UK, has once again highlighted the critical need for stringent food sterilisation processes.

In the realm of water purification, the choice of disinfection method is crucial for ensuring public health and environmental sustainability. This blog explores the differences between using chlorine and UV technology.

In today's world, where environmental sustainability is paramount, industries are continually seeking ways to reduce their ecological footprint. One of the most effective methods gaining traction in water treatment is the use of ultraviolet (UV) technology.

We're excited to announce that the Alpha-Purify team will be making our way to Munich for the IFAT 2024 exhibition, taking place from the 13th to the 17th of May.

In our ongoing quest for sustainable solutions to global challenges, the disinfection of water supplies is a critical frontier. UV disinfection technology can be a powerful ally in the battle for clean water but how does it work?

Producing high-quality medium-pressure UV lamps for OEM’s and endusers requires experience and expertise. How is Alpha-Purify uniquely positioned to do this?

In Asia, a region marked by its dynamic growth and diverse climates, the state of freshwater and wastewater infrastructure is at a crossroads. What are these challenges and how can UV technology help?

Keeping track of when to replace your UV lamps in disinfection systems can be a challenge. That's why we're created our UV Lamp Reminder Image – a simple yet effective tool to help you stay on top of your lamp maintenance schedule.

In recent years, the environmental and health hazards posed by PFAS, including PFOS, have gained significant attention. Removing these from our water remains very much a challenge.

Methane gas can come from both natural sources and human activities. The challenge is that an estimated 60% of today's methane emissions are the result of human activities which make it a major contributor to global warming.

The end of a busy year can make each day in December feel like it lasts forever! But here at Alpha-Purify we were determined to go make December go with a bang!

The end of a year is traditionally a time to reflect on the year's successes before moving forward into the new year. So let's take another look at 2023's top 5 news stories from the Alpha-Purify website.

Events remain an important way of connecting with the industry and this year we attended Aquatech 2023 in Amsterdam. Now that the dust has settled here's our thoughts on how it went.

Our parent company Alpha-Cure, the leading global UV lamp manufacturer is pleased to announce the promotion of Richard Cherry to Managing Director UK.

As we continue to grapple with the challenges of a rapidly changing world, innovation in agriculture and horticulture is becoming more crucial than ever.

It’s clear that the world is changing, climate change and environmental concerns are becoming part of everyday conversations. Can UV light help deal with the looming microplastic problem?

Water is a precious resource, and we need to do everything we can to conserve it. One way to do this is to recycle greywater and blackwater.

We proudly sponsored Billy Butler when he raised donations for the British Heart Foundation by competing in the London Marathon.

Exciting News! Alpha-Purify has a new addition to the team! Say hello to Carlisle Hartley, our new Office Manager. With her fresh perspective and killer problem-solving skills, she's already making waves, enhancing our day-to-day efficiency. Get ready for some amazing changes ahead!

 Alpha-Cure (the parent company of Alpha-Purify) is pleased to announce the promotion of Berenika Bond to the role of Commercial Director.Berenika has been part of the Alpha-Cure family for over ten years and has contributed enormously to t...

Celebrating UNESCO's International Day of Light with a brief overview of the various industries and applications of Ultraviolet light solutions for disinfection systems and processes that benefit everyday life.

We put our questions to our International Sales Manager Ross Hayward of Alpha-Cure and Alpha-Purify to find out more about his role and the ins and outs of what goes on when it comes to International Sales as well as the UK for the UV lamp curing industry.

We are pleased to announce a new member to our sales team, Esther Bronstein - Export Sales Executive. Esther’s appointment shows a continued investment in our growing brand as she brings her sales expertise to growing new sectors and territories overseas, as well as in the UK

Alpha-Purify is much more than just UV lamps.

This 'Meet the Team' is focusing on the warehouse and dispatch side of the business with a chat with Ian Williams who leads the team that ensures our customers receive their lamps on time and in the best condition possible.

In a global market facing pressure, there will be plenty of suppliers that will attempt to offer low prices to gain short-term sales success. When this happens the argument of price versus quality really comes to the front of a decision.

When fish stock needs to be transported by a vessel there is the challenge to keep the fish safely enclosed and in healthy water for the duration of the voyage. To do this it usually means using a ‘wellboat’.

Alpha-Cure is pleased to announce a further strengthening of its marketing team with the appointment of Jonny Kerrrison as our Digital Marketing Specialist.

With International Women's Day (8th March) in mind and the theme of 'DigitALL', innovation and technology for gender equality”, we sat down with Berenika Bond, Head of Global Sales to hear her thoughts on global sales, as well as to know more about her and her time at Alpha-Purify.

The use of low and medium-pressure UV lamps in disinfection systems is a common occurrence. But to get to the point where a company or utility decides on the best solution to employ for their needs there are plenty of considerations to work through – including the choice of using low (LP) or medium-pressure (MP) UV lamps.

Alpha-Purify supply high-quality quartz sleeves for a range of UV systems, all crafted from the highest-grade quartz with premium UV transmission (UVT). But what's required to order them correctly?

Dealing with UV lamp orders for disinfection systems is a daily, or perhaps we should say an hourly process for us here at Alpha-Purify. But we appreciate this may not be that regular an occurrence for our customers who come to us to order their replacement lamps.

We continue our Q&A series with Alpha-Cure team members with some quick-fire questions on all things production and material planning.

We love taking time out to talk to our team members to better understand what they do and how it all adds to the effectiveness of Alpha-Purify’s operations. This month we’ve delved into how we keep our processes efficient, and the quality of what we do high.

We’ve previously explored why ultraviolet light can be so beneficial in helping treat drinking water (see link below) but where does the UV technology fit into the whole process?

PFAS stands for a group of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Known as forever chemicals, PFAS are incredibly durable and do not break down over time which means they are now attracting international attention over the environmental impact PFAS are having on our water supplies.

Over the past few months, we have written blogs and shown infographics exploring the importance of research and development to the Alpha-Purify business.

With the use of UV lamps widespread across many applications, it’s worth understanding why it’s important to consider the manufacturing quality of an ultraviolet lamp.

For this Meet The Team post we are back in the Alpha-Purify office chatting with the admin team who are the wheels that keep the products moving and delivered to our customers. Without them, nothing would leave the building!!

Here at Alpha-Purify, we are proud of the quality and manufacturing standards of our medium-pressure UV lamps. And to help illustrate this we have created this infographic showing the lifecycle of our lamps from R&D through to recycling.

In the 2nd of our series of talking to members of the Alpha-Purify family, we’ve had a chat with Richard Cherry. Richard is responsible for all the activity in our UK factory as well as having huge amounts of knowledge on how to build a perfect UV lamp.

In the August 2022 edition of Tomorrow’s FM magazine our very own Head of Global Sales, Berenika Bond, takes a look at how UV technology could be one of the best ways to help improve air quality and increase employee safety when returning back into the office environment.

In a series of ‘Meet The Team’ blogs we will be chatting with various members of the Alpha-Cure / Alpha-Purify team.

The removal of COVID-19 restrictions in the spring of this year brought with it some interesting reactions. For many people, it was a sign that life could start to return to normal, but for others, this created mixed feelings.

The phrase ‘learning to live with COVID-19’ is something we are hearing more and more as the UK starts to come to terms with new ways of working including hybrid office/home-based roles.

After 25 years of successful manufacturing of UV lamps for a number of industries and applications, you would think that we have seen it all.

Dürr Dental ensures continued operations with improved office safety

COVID-19 has now been part of our lives for over two years, and much of the world is now trying to move into a ‘living with COVID-19’ way of life.

The availability of clean and safe water is a luxury the majority of us around the world presently enjoy. But how often do you think about it? Many of us have never had to worry about how safe our water is to drink, wash with or swim. That’s because we have processes in place to filter and clean our water before it reaches us for consumption.

As is natural for global industries such as the ones Alpha-Purify operate in, there are always going to be different ways and continuing development of ideas that change the way we do things.

It’s great to be able to share with you that we have strengthened the Alpha-Cure and Alpha-Purify sales and marketing teams with the recent additions of Hayley Waddoups, Sales Administrator, and Andrew Rhodes, Senior Marketing Manager.

UV is recognised* as a viable means of water, air and surface disinfection. UV systems that emit UV-C light are used around the world in industries like drinking water and wastewater treatment.

Aquaculture is the fastest-growing food production sector in the world and will play an important role in helping to feed a growing population of nearly 8 billion people.

Cleaning surfaces and wearing masks have been a part of our lives now since 2020 but so too has UV air purification technology, which has grown in popularity since the pandemic began two years ago.

UV technology is in our lives far more than you probably realise. There are a growing number of industries that use UV light as part of their disinfection applications for process, drinking and wastewater to help provide their customers with clean and safe water.

Ships float on the ocean, (unless there is a hole letting in all the water). Install an engine, propeller and a hearty crew, and your ship will travel anywhere around the world where the water is deep enough. Sounds simple, right? Well, there is a little more involved than wearing a fancy hat and knowing the difference between “port” and “starboard.”

Here at Alpha-Cure, we are thrilled to be celebrating our 25th anniversary. To commemorate this impressive milestone, we want to share how Alpha-Cure evolved from humble beginnings into a specialist manufacturer of UV Lamps, working with leading manufacturers across the globe.

In response to our customer requirements Alpha-Purify has introduced a range of ultraviolet disinfection systems for treatment of air and surfaces. These systems have been designed to provide effective and efficient disinfection using UV technology.

UV technology has been steadily taking over the disinfection market and is projected to grow from USD 2.9 billion in 2020 to USD 5.3 billion by 2025, but why?

In a world where drug-resistant superbugs are becoming a major concern and new strains of Coronavirus are being established daily, it’s important to load up your armoury with the correct tools to combat this and UV technology might be the answer to that.

Desalination is a process that removes the mineral components (salt and minerals) from saline water. This enables waste water and seawater to be reused without health and agriculture implications, creating a safe and clean future.

To achieve ultrapure water for applications that require it, such as those in the pharmaceutical, semiconductor and microelectronic industry, the correct level of disinfection is required.

UV disinfection is the technology of choice at Brewers SAMSON in the south of the Czech Republic. This company sources their water from wells and treats it with UV to ensure it meets the health and safety demands around purification.

Here at Alpha- Purify, we encourage the use of ultraviolet (UV) light applications in the food industry as an alternative to thermal technology.

UV disinfection is a chemical-free method of ensuring water is clean, safe and complies with wastewater discharge regulations from the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

To improve their disinfection practices, hospitals are beginning to explore UV systems as a way of lowering hospital-acquired infections (HAI) in their patients, making the environment safer and the disinfection process more effective.

Vitamin D enables the body to absorb calcium and helps to regulate the levels of calcium and phosphate in the body, ensuring strong and healthy bones.

What is ballast water?Ballast water can be either fresh or salt water, which is held in tanks and cargo holds of ships to increase their stability and manoeuvrability during transit.This ballast water is discharged by ships when they reach their...

On the 8th September 2017, Ballast Water Convention (BWC) regulations came into force for all sea going ships greater than 400gt.

Swimming pool water requires careful treatment to ensure that it is safe for people to enjoy, and traditionally that meant adding chlorine or bromine.

There are two different types of UV lamps that are most commonly used to help purify water in disinfection systems, low-pressure lamps and medium-pressure lamps. So, what are the pros and cons of each, and which is better for water disinfection?

Ultraviolet technology is playing a critical role in the safe ongoing treatment of patients with kidney disease.

UV-C is becoming a common alternative to sanitizing both fruit and vegetables post-harvest. Research shows that using UV light to sanitize our fruit and veg can delay microbial growth without altering the quality of the produce.

Colombia has continually suffered from failing poor water treatment facilities, due to an array of issues with their chemical disinfection process.