Commercial and institutional cooking generates airborne grease-laden mists. These mists contain strong odors, that need to be dealt with in order to meet the Mandatory Preventive Maintenance Rules under the NFPA - Standard 96. This process adds additional costs to the operations.

The Ecoventz HEMC can provide notable savings to the mandatory preventive maintenance costs. 

We offer the eco friendly, low maintenance cost High Efficiency Mist Collector (HEMC) filter system for the Commercial & Institutional cooking sectors. The HEMC filters can be retrofitted in several existing applications going back 6-8 yrs or longer.

The HEMC collects 95% +  of all airborne mist particulate of .3 microns and larger in a single stage. The collected cooking grease is directed to a reservoir and added to the used cooking oil destined for use in biofuel and other by products. For the record the size of human hair is between 30 to 80 microns. Big difference between that and .3 microns.

An additional benefit of the HEMC is its ability to stop flames and arrest sparks. The spread of fire into the ventilation systems is a major concern in commercial cooking applications and is the cause of many building fires.

Previous UL/ULC testing demonstrated that fire does not penetrate into the chimney apparatus for a full 3 minutes; therefore it became apparent that the HEMC is also a superior flame barrier as compared to the rest.  

The present NFPA-Standard 96 2014 allows the kitchen fire flames to penetrate into the chimney exhaust ducts up to a maximum of 18 in. beyond the flame barrier. When the CO2 fire suppression is not deployed timely, in many cases fires can easily spread throughout the building.  

We believe that the HEMC is a game changer for added fire safety to the commercial cooking sector. Minutes or seconds can make the difference in the spread of kitchen fires in the chimney exhaust apparatus and in some cases causing buildings to burn to the ground.

As a result of the added fire protection we intent to partner with insurance companies that are willing to offer premium discounts to our clients. This a great value proposition for all our future clients.

Similar testing also proved that the HEMC is also an effective spark arrestor. Some well known multinationals are presently using it for this purpose.

These characteristics work well to simplify the approval process to any applicable standard to which the HEMC is being applied and would go a long way to support our lower Insurance premiums initiative.

All these in addition to all our client saving up to 30% or more from their present Mandatory Preventive Maintenance costs.

We offer the eco friendly, low maintenance cost High Efficiency Mist Collector (HEMC) filter system for the commercial & institutional cooking facilities.

The HEMC filters can be retrofitted in several existing applications going back 6-8 yrs or longer.

The HEMC collects more than 95% of all airborne grease particulate of 0.3 microns and larger in a single stage. The collected grease is then directed to a reservoir and is used to make biofuel and other by products. For the record the size of human hair is between 30 to 80 microns. Big difference between that and 0.3 microns.

An additional benefit of the HEMC is its ability to stop flames and arrest sparks. The spread of fire into the ventilation systems is a major concern in commercial cooking applications and is the cause of many building fires.

Previous UL/ULC testing demonstrated that fire does not penetrate into the chimney apparatus for a full 3 minutes; therefore it became apparent that the HEMC is also a superior flame barrier as compared to the rest.  

The present NFPA-Standard 96 2014 allows the kitchen fire flames to penetrate into the chimney exhaust ducts up to a maximum of 18 in. beyond the flame barrier. When the CO2 fire suppression is not deployed timely, in many cases fires can easily spread throughout the building.  

We believe that the HEMC is a game changer for added fire safety to the commercial cooking sector. Minutes or seconds can make the difference in the spread of kitchen fires in the chimney exhaust apparatus and in some cases causing buildings to burn to the ground.

As a result of the added fire protection we intent to partner with insurance companies that are willing to offer premium discounts to our clients. This a great value proposition for all our future clients.

Similar testing also proved that the HEMC is also an effective spark arrestor. Some well known multinationals are presently using it for this purpose.

These characteristics work well to simplify the approval process to any applicable standard to which the HEMC is being applied and would go a long way to support our lower Insurance premiums initiative.

All these in addition to all our clients' saving up to 30% or more from their present costs due under the mandatory preventive maintenance. 

The retrofitable canopies market size dating back to 2009 is the amount of $ 889,427,000. The available annual market size from 2019 and beyond is in the $ 100,000,000 range with estimated $ 2,900,000 annual increases.

The available retrofitable market from 2019-2021 is 400,688 units. The Ecoventz projected market share total for years 2019-2021 is 3,035 units. This amount represents less than 1% of the available retrofit market.

(Source: https://www.mafsi.org/)

Number of US Restaurants:

There are over a million restaurants in the US, not including institutional food preparation facilities such as, hospitals, universities, prisons and large & small consumer prepared food suppliers. all of which are potential clients.

(Source: National Restaurant Association  https://www.restaurant.org/News-Research/Research/Facts-at-a-Glance)

Direct Competition 

Our market research indicate that presently no one is offering a similar type solution associated with the benefits of our Retrofit-Preventative Maintenance Package. 

Indirect Competition 

Preventive Maintenance Service Providers, although at a much higher cost than ours or ones that are willing to work with little if any profit margins. This applies mostly to new market entrants. 

Services 

The Retrofit Plan

The vast majority of the filters to be retrofitted are 20”X20”. Mass production will allow us lower production costs. The old filters are simply exchanged with the HEMC filters. The Area Licensee performs the Preventive Maintenance and installs the new Filers and the 5 year Preventive Maintenance Contract Cycle begins.

The Retrofit Plan allows us to address applications in operation for 7 years or longer.

Preventive Maintenance Service Plan

Our Retrofit Plan includes a 5 yr Preventive Maintenance (PM) Service Contract at discounts 30% or greater than the clients present costs. 

Residual Income

The Preventive Maintenance Service Plan will help us generate ongoing residual income from all of these type of sales.

The PM Service intervals are set by the NFPA-Standard 96. Depending on the Hood Size and type of cooking they occur quarterly, trianually or semi annually.

Andreas Roussos, Founder & CEO

Andreas has over 30 years of experience in corporate management and business development. He also has extensive knowledge of capital markets. His past experiences include early stage growth and M&A funding, planning, implementation, operations, and business development. Andreas has an extensive international business network in the clean-tech sector, having worked as a CEO, COO, and consultant to high level management. Acting as interim CEO and COO, Andreas has elevated two other small regional businesses to national status.

Tim Trotier, Advisor

Tim is a leader who is strongly invested in employee communications and engagement. He has an exceptional track record of responsive leadership and initiating strategic partnerships. A strong business leader with extensive experience across numerous market sectors, Tim founded two private companies and led a turnaround in the distribution business, taking sales from $9.8 million to $24 million. He was also a key participant in launching two public companies. Tim graduated at the top of his class with an MBA.

David L. Miller, Advisor

David is a sales and business development professional with a keen interest in bringing innovative products and services to market. He won an industry award for reaching sales of $7 million within two years. David has also worked with a global Fortune 300 information management company in the United States to help transition a post-merger field sales strategy from transaction-oriented and product-centered to a services-led information management partnership approach. David volunteers as a coach to non-profit organizations.

Jeffrey Foster, Advisor

Jeff is an NDE (nondestructive examination) expert in all methods of metal fabrication parts and components. He holds CGSB certifications in liquid penetrant and magnetic particle testing, in ultrasonic (Level III), and in helium and halogen leak testing. He also served as special assignment instructor in non-destructive examination at the Mohawk College Campus of Applied Arts and Technology. He will assist with new application development, providing invaluable input for obtaining optimal quality controls and the highest industry standards.

Frank Carnevale, Advisor

Frank has been President and CEO of a boutique consulting firm focused on energy and infrastructure solutions since 1998. Recently, he served as COO of a publicly-traded diversified investment company focused on impact investments in sustainability. He helped turn around a mechanical contracting/building controls company and a thermal design build firm. Previously, he served on the Board of Directors of the Ontario Energy Association and Rethink Sustainability Initiatives. Frank is a York University graduate with a BA in Political Science.