Valorfrit

Valorfrit works for producers of frying fats and oils, monitoring where their products end up after use. Recently, Qurius Belgium implemented Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Enwis at Valorfrit, meaning that the notorious oil ghost will be kept fully in check in the future! Collectors are now equipped with PDAs which are integrated with Microsoft Dynamics NAV. This makes administration and reporting clearer and more efficient than ever before.

The introduction of the acceptance obligation entailed that producers, importers and distributors of animal and vegetable oils and fats are responsible for the entire life cycle of their products, from sale to recycling. For these purposes, a number of them set up Valorfrit in 2005. This organisation strives to monitor all streams of used frying fats and oils and to promote appropriate collection and processing.

“The acceptance obligation was created in response to the dioxin crisis in 1999”, said Tom Smidts, manager of Valorfrit. “Since then, the use of used frying fat in animal feed has been prohibited. However, the current situation is a success story that fits in perfectly with the drive towards a green economy. The used fats are even in high demand on the recycling market as the waste product can be reused.” The used fats from commercial users within the catering sector are collected by a number of specialised businesses and transported to the recycling station.

“When we began to chart the entire recycling process, it proved anything but simple”, said Tom Smidts. “The sector is not exactly clearly structured. Upon collection, many documents were hand written and incomplete, which made the information difficult to process later. We therefore started to search for software that would improve the follow-up process.”

The task of creating the solution was assigned to Qurius. “Their concept was the most appealing to us”, said Tom Smidts. “It was based on Microsoft Dynamics NAV – an existing software application that ensures a good level of support in the future. Furthermore, Qurius could both develop and host the system. As a small organisation with just three full-time employees, it was important to us that we received good-quality and efficient support with just one point of contact for all matters regarding the solution. The technology is operated at Qurius, which means that we do not have to worry about availability or maintenance”.

“The new working method has made the administrative and reporting process significantly better for both Valorfrit, the collectors and their clients”, according to David Lagae, project manager for Valorfrit

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