EFPF Ltd
EFPF LTD
Eco Pool Filters
The Eco Pool Filter – an-easy-to-use filter, that vastly reduces energy, water, chemical usage and related costs.
Cyprus registered company HE 455836
Incorporated 26th January 2024
Directors and shareholders – Nick and Jill Gardner
Accountant and Secretary – Nick Gardner - Nick has over 30 years experience in filters, pumps, pools and other water related products. He has run his own businesses for 18 years. Nick is also an accountant and headed a Trust company accounts department for 6 years.
Save billions of litres of water and electricity annually worldwide.
Water is crucial to life. Energy consumption is a worldwide issue.
The Problem.
More than 45 billion litres of water are wasted annually across southern Europe’s residential pools alone through backwashing of swimming pool sand and glass media filters (note 1) which remove particle matter greater than 40 micron and require 6 to 8 hours of circulation per day during the summer. (Note 2)
The Solution. The Eco Pool Filter by EFPF LTD designed and developed by Nick Gardner
How do we save this needless, vast waste of water and energy? A cleverly designed, yet simple filter that also reduces chlorine and other environmentally damaging chemical usage – the EFPF Filter. The Eco Pool Filter significantly reduces energy and water consumption, especially relevant in hot, arid climates where water is scarce. We are looking for an investor to be part of this solution.
Key Advantages:
Reduce electricity usage by more than 25% (Note 2)
Saves more than 90% water (Note 3)
No need to ever vacuum to waste
– a further saving of water and electricity (Note 4)
Saves time
Easy to use and clean
Unique cartridge filter, patent pending (Note 5)
Lowers chlorine and other harmful chemical usage (Note 6)
Extended pump life (Note 7)
Cost effective (Note 8)
Competitive pricing (Note 10)
Each filter uses less than 150 litres per annum for cleaning, potentially saving 44 billion litres of water in southern Europe and a bonus saving of 3.8 million KWH of electricity.
Marketing:
We have engaged Click Marketing (www.clickmarketing.co.uk) to undertake professional branding and build a website with online sales and shipping to reach the global market. To drive additional sales Amazon and retail pool product outlets will be used.
Capturing just 1% of just the southern European market will realise a turnover of Euro 6 million with a potential pretax profit of Euro 4.5 million. We already have a contact looking into the Australian market worth 1.5 million based on 1% of domestic pools. Add to this the ongoing after sale market of the filter cartridges that are unique to EFPF, this is a solid investment opportunity.
Additional funding:
To date we have invested Euro 47,530 in this cost saving, ecofriendly project. We own all the moulds, a prototype has been tested over 18 months with excellent results and we are ready to go to production.
To launch the first 1,000 units onto the market an additional Euro 27,000 is required. This will cover all costs involved as per the budget on page 4 below.
We are seeking an investment of Euro 27,000 at 11% in return for 10% shareholding in this lucrative business.
Notes:
1. An average domestic pool (40,000 litres) sand filter is backwashed 12 or more times per annum. Some pool cleaning companies recommend every week through the summer. Each backwash lasts around 3 minutes resulting in waste of 600 litres of water or a minimum of 7,200 litres per annum. There are more than 6.5 million residential pools in southern Europe equating to more than 45 billion litres of water wasted per annum.
2. A prototype of EFPF filter was tested over a period of 18 months on a pool that is subject to high volumes of dust and debris. During the summer months the pool was filtered for a maximum of 3 hours per day and no problems developed. This proves that with EFPF filter filtration time can safely be lowered to 4 hours per day, compared with a minimum of 6 hours per day when using a sand filter, a saving of over 25%. 40,000 litre pools need a minimum 1 KW pump, saving 2 KWH per day equates to saving over Euro 220 per annum based on Cyprus current electricity rates. This saves more than the cost of an EFPF filter in the 1st year.
3. Trials of the EFPF filter on a pool that is subject to well above normal levels of debris, dust and other foreign matter have proved that the filter requires less than 10 litres of water per clean, 12 times per annum, a saving of at least 7,080 litres per annum, well above 90%.
4. Sand or glass filters do not filter out fine dust, algae or other particles and, if not vacuumed to waste, return to the pool. EFPF alleviates this problem completely. A further water and energy saving.
5. The EFPF filter uses a unique cartridge filter that incorporates a debris basket, the only cartridge of this type worldwide. The key advantage is its ease of cleaning. We already own the mould for this filter cartridge and it is patent pending. The filter cartridge is antibacterial reducing risk of ear and other infections.
6. Every time you backwash it is not only the water that is wasted, the chlorine and other chemicals previously added to that water go down the drain too. In addition, normal backwashing of sand or glass filters does not get rid of all the bacteria and foreign matter which results in higher usage of chlorine and other environmentally damaging chemicals.
7. The EFPF filter is installed in the vacuum line preventing any foreign matter from getting to the pump which can damage the impellor and other pump parts resulting in premature failure of the pump.
8. Other cartridge filters designed for use with 40,000 litres pools are more than double the retail cost of the EFPF filter and they are all installed after the pump so any foreign matter that is not trapped in the pump basket goes through the pump causing wear to the impellor and other parts. In addition, the pump basket needs to be emptied frequently as well as cleaning the filter.
9. Free up space. Pool rooms are often small, the sand filter and related parts taking up most of the space. The Eco Pool Filter takes up far less space and the bulky sand filter is no longer needed.
10. The Eco Pool Filter will retail at Euro 120 for a complete unit. Other brands of cartridge filters such as Hayward and Astral retail for over Euro 250 and do not offer the unique Eco Pool Filter advantages.
EFPF LTD Budget
Capital Expenses to 28th February 2025
Moulds 36500
Capital expenditure 36500
Projected profit and loss account - first year trading
March 2025 to February 2026
Income Euro Euro
Direct sales 800 units @ Euro 120 (excl VAT) 96000
Agent sales 1200 units @ Euro 80 (excl VAT) 96000
Income for the year 192000
Expenses
Company setup 1300
Development costs 1850
Production filter housing 2,000 units 18500
Production cartridges 3,000 units 16800
Shipping 7000
Marketing 4000
Duty 2200
Storage 1440
Packaging 2000
Sundry 2000
(57090)
Gross pre tax profit 134910
Year 2:
Sales 350,000
Expenses (90,000)
Gross pre tax profit 260,000