Background Established in 2015, LUR is a joint venture between Lucchini RS and Unipart Rail Ltd dedicated to serving the UK rail industry. Based in the UK with facilities in Manchester and Doncaster, LUR specialises in wheelset and wheel machining, the overhaul of wheelsets, gearboxes, and bogies, as well as the manufacturing of wheels and…Read More »
More and more businesses are exploring whether Solar PV is an effective way to save both carbon and cash within their business operations, however there are several factors to consider before installing new technologies such as this. Before installing Solar PV consider: How we help Groundwork’s Sustainable Business consultants have helped dozens of businesses navigate…Read More »
Throughout 2024 Groundwork’s Sustainable Business Consultants supported Siemens with a package of Environmental Training which upskilled and refreshed their HSE Managers & Assistants sustainability knowledge. Groundwork developed a combination of online and in-person environmental training sessions covering: The Carbon & Energy half day session clarified key definitions related to carbon & Net Zero as well…Read More »
Our Sustainable Business Services team worked with GeoPlace, an organisation that manages and maintains the primary UK address and street data, to measure and manage their greenhouse gas emissions. In 2023 we retrospectively produced the organisation’s baseline 2019 GHG Inventory (carbon footprint) and the recent year 2022, including Scope 1, Scope 2 and extending this…Read More »
Background Vipassana Trust is an educational charity which provides 10-day residential Vipassana meditation courses to the public on a donation-only basis. In Suffolk, the charity operates out of Walnut Tree Manor; a farmstead dating back to the seventeenth century. As well as the Grade-II listed Manor House, the Suffolk site comprises a connected Coach House…Read More »
SPILL is an arts organisation and registered charity based in Ipswich. SPILL creates events for visitors from Ipswich, East Anglia, and further afield, and they work with artists to support their practice. Following an assessment by Groundwork Consultants, SPILL Festival was awarded their Bronze Carbon Charter in recognition of the steps taken to reduce their…Read More »
Background Genlab is an industrial oven and incubator manufacturing based in Widnes, Cheshire. Groundwork first supported Genlab in the early 2000’s when the business was looking to improve and demonstrate its environmental credentials to the automotive and aerospace sector, which were two of its primary markets. Reducing energy costs The invasion of the Ukraine and…Read More »
Background Farrall’s Group is a family run business established in 1956 located just outside of Chester which provides distribution and warehousing solutions. Their fleet currently stands at 80 vehicles and operates from 3 warehouses, all of which hold the British Retail Consortium’s AA Certification. Farrall’s Group are keen to reduce their carbon emissions and support…Read More »
Background Earsham Street Café is a family-run eatery in Suffolk run by Gemma Parker and partner Mike Hennessey, which operates within a beautiful Grade II listed building in the historic market town of Bungay. Gemma and Mike have been interested in learning more about potential energy efficiency technologies and were signposted to Groundwork for help….Read More »
Background Groundwork is a federation of charities working locally and nationally to create a fair and green future in which people, places, and nature thrive. As an environmentally driven organisation we are keen to have a limited environmental impact, however as a charity it can be challenging to source funding to aid decarbonisation. Groundwork’s Sustainable…Read More »
