About us

Company Profile

After being involved in the filter industry from the mid 1970’s, specialising with filter presses and rubber carrier belt filters “Polyfilters” was formed by Martyn Walton in 1994. since which time the “Polyfilter” has been developed into the world’s leading solution for Horizontal Vacuum Belt Filters, giving ultra low capital, operation and maintenance costs, along with unrivalled reliability.

The POLYFILTER Horizontal Process Filter is probably the most versatile filter in the marketplace today. If your product, or effluent sludge, can be filtered in the laboratory on a Buchner filter, it can be filtered on the plant with the POLYFILTER Horizontal Process Filter.

 

How we work

AJM Polyfilters Ltd will professionally analyse your specific requirements and following comprehensive testing of your material in our Laboratory we will advise on the most suitable filtration technology for your application.

We will consider your specific requirements, whether you are recovering the liquid, solid or both. Do you need to have clean solid or recover more of the liquid? We can discuss washing systems including counter current washing of the solids.

Do you have to control the mass flow through your process, AJM Polyfilters Ltd can work with you on minimising the cost of your process, either reducing energy usage, or consumable usage,i.e. water, acid, or other consumables.

Our tried and tested process for product and process evaluation has benefitted many companies over our history and we have supplied filters to all four corners of the globe.

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Our Process

Evaluate the customer specific requirements

Test the material in our laboratory

Provide a detailed evaluation and recommendation

Design and build a bespoke filter for the customer specific needs

Commission the filter

Provide ongoing support to improve the plant process.

Our History

AJM Polyfilters Ltd was founded in 1974 by Martyn Walton, originally trading as AJM Filtration..

The business has steadily grown throughout the years and has been able to withstand recession where others have disappeared or merged in larger industrial conglomerates.

Since being involved in the Filtration Industry from the mid 1970’s, initially specialising with Filter Presses and rubber carrier belt type Horizonal Vacuum Belt Filters, “Polyfilters” was formed by Martyn Walton in 1994. Since which time the “Polyfilter” has been developed into the world’s leading solution for Horizontal Vacuum Belt Filters, giving it ultra low capital, operation and maintenance costs, along with unrivalled reliability. 

Since its inception in 1994, which was based on an earlier expired Patent, the “POLYFILTER” vacuum belt filter has been developed and refined over the years and many of the early filters, now well over 25 years old, are still successfully operating 24 hours per day, 7 days per week with minimal operator involvement and maintenance. The only consumable item on the filter is the actual filter cloth. 

Most companies operating the POLYFILTER Horizontal Vacuum Belt Filters spend more each year sevicing the Managing Directors car than they do on filter spares!

AJM Polyfilters Ltd are manufacturing the latest version of the POLYFILTER filter from modern manufacturing premises in West Yorkshire, England. Here we can carry out laboratory testing of your product. If, and when necessary, our Pilot Filter can be hired for longer trials at a clients own premises.

Historically and generally, the filter is operated completely by pneumatics making it ideally suited for ATEX Hazardous environments. 
AJM Polyfilters continues to develop the filter and now with the introduction of alternative PLC control systems it can be integrated into most Siemens, Allen Bradley and Mitsubishi process controls.

1974

Started in Filter presses, Technical and Manufacturing

1974

1976

UK sales agents for Rubber Carrier Belt filter.

1976

1982

AJM sales agency started developing, Filter Press components, pumps and auxiliary equipment, Filter press plates, Valves etc. 

1982

1985

Sales agency for ADPEC vacuum belt filters. Original Manufacturer of the belt filters, filter press and auxiliary equipment. 

1985

1998

Polyfilters added novel developments to Indexing Vacuum Belt filter 

1998

2004

Developed advanced Cake Compression Dryer for Indexing vacuum Belt filter

2004

2008

AJM Energy Formed, energy saving system for electric motors

2008

2011

AJM Polyfilters USA sales office opened

2011

2012

Acquired Foxwell Trackers (www.foxwell-trackers.co.uk)

2012

2014

Polyfilters(UK) Ltd renamed AJM Polyfilters Ltd 

2014

2016

New laboratory opened in UK for testing customers materials

2016

2017

Business aquired by Andrew Rhodes 

2017

2017

Business aquired by Andrew Rhodes 

2017

2017

Updated the pneumatic control system to Siemens HMI control system 

2017

2018

Opened new assembly and test facility in UK 

2018

2020

Introduce Allen Bradley control PLC to our product range 

2020