Drinking Water Treatment

Lime is used to help in the removal of impurities and to correct pH and hardness of drinking water. Our Calcium oxide (quicklime) and calcium hydroxide (hydrated lime) product and solutions are used in water treatment systems worldwide, helping to provide cost-effective and sustainable solutions for water treatment challenges.

Our Calcium oxide (quicklime) and calcium hydroxide (hydrated lime) product and solutions are used in water treatment systems worldwide, helping to provide cost-effective and sustainable solutions for water treatment challenges.

Our Calbux and Limbux products have high purity and consistency and are recognised globally for their quality. All of our water treatment solutions offer minimal insoluble grit and impurities meaning better operational performance, reduced labour, maintenance and equipment replacement costs.

Our market leading Calbux quicklime and Limbux hydrated lime are trusted and used worldwide in water treatment applications, providing benefits in:

  • pH control
  • Softening and remineralisation
  • Correction of alkalinity and chemical balance
  • Low cost source of hydroxide ions
  • Removal of impurities

To ensure the highest standards are maintained, all of our products and solutions are quality assured in accordance with ISO 9001. An independent customer satisfaction survey recently recorded a 99% satisfaction rating for our products, customer service and deliveries.

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Our lime products

We ship Limbux hydrated lime for the drinking water industry across Europe and around the globe in bulk and bagged.

In 2011, ‘Limbux’ hydrated lime was shipped to the Ivory Coast under the flag of the Red Cross to ensure vital drinking water treatment continued during the civil war.

Calbux Quicklime

Calbux Quicklime

The Calbux range is of consistent high purity and available in a range of reactivities to suit any quicklime reactor or slaking process.

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Liquid Lime

Kalic pre-prepared liquid limes are highly stable in suspension and very fast reacting. This not only makes them easy to use and store, but also extends plant life and lowers maintenance costs

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Limbase quicklime

Renowned throughout the construction industry for consistent quality and performance, Limbase quicklime (calcium oxide) provides a host of environmental, speed and cost benefits.

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No. 1

leading producer of lime in the UK

1891

Buxton Lime Firms was formed

110

Number of employees

2

operational sites across Europe

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