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 »
BEE Anglia – Helping business improve their energy efficiency
About The BEE Anglia programme ran from January 2016 to July 2022 and saw Groundwork’s Sustainability Consultants support SMEs across the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership area to improve their energy efficiency, reduce carbon emissions and reduce their operational costs. Funded primarily by the European Regional Development Fund and Suffolk County Council and supported by…Read More »
Support Citizens Advice with Resource Efficiency
St. Margaret’s House in Lowestoft is the home of Citizens Advice in North East Suffolk. It is a Grade II listed Victorian building which 3,000 people visit each year for free advice, mainly on social welfare law. The charity required support to reduce their costs and improve comfort in the building, which was getting very…Read More »
Supporting Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum to Reduce their Carbon Footprint
Thanks to support from the Sustainable Business Services team at Groundwork, Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum in Suffolk has made significant improvements in energy efficiency, procurement and waste management. Energy LED lighting has replaced internal halogen lighting and external floodlights A 100% renewable energy tariff for electricity has been introduced Sub-metering has been installed to measure…Read More »
Supporting Protocol Skills with Resource Efficiency
Delivered as part of the ENWORKS programme the Sustainable Business Service consultants supported Protocol Skills in Ellesmere Port with their resource and energy efficiency. The Ellesmere Port headquarters of Protocol Skills, a national vocational training provider, has 75 staff on site. It has made an immediate impact on its bottom line thanks to support from…Read More »
Supporting CHK plc with Energy Efficiency
Delivered as part of the ENWORKS programme the Sustainable Business Service consultants supported CHK plc in Crewe with their resource and energy efficiency. CHK in Crewe manufactures bespoke, heavy steel components for use in articulated vehicles and agricultural machinery. It has been working with Groundwork Cheshire on ways to improve resource efficiency. Energy efficiency measures…Read More »
Supporting KME Yorkshire Copper Tube with Resource Efficiency
Delivered as part of the ENWORKS programme the Sustainable Business Service consultants supported KME Yorkshire Copper Tube, based in Kirkby, with their resource and energy efficiency. Kirkby-based copper tube manufacturer, Yorkshire Copper Tube Ltd, is part of the KME Group, the largest producer of industrial copper and copper alloy products in Europe. It has been…Read More »
Supporting Abbey Roadtanks with Resource Efficiency
Delivered as part of the ENWORKS programme the Sustainable Business Service consultants supported Abbey Roadtanks in Bootle with their resource and energy efficiency. Food haulage company, Abbey Roadtanks Ltd, is based in Bootle, Liverpool. It has one of the largest, privately owned tanker fleets in the UK, including foodstuff tankers, heated chocolate tankers and refrigerated…Read More »