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Our team of dedicated, qualified Environmental Business Advisors are working across the East of England delivering on site specialist environmental advice to businesses.
Since 2008, our team has visited and supported over 200 Small to Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) within Suffolk alone carrying out free in depth energy reviews. These audits have identified potential cumulative savings of over £401,000 a year and over 4,300 tonnes of CO²(e) a year for the participating SMEs. These outcomes have been achieved as a result of our working partnerships with the Suffolk Climate Change Partnership and Suffolk Coastal District Council.
In 2009 we teamed up with Colchester Borough Council to begin delivering Business Energy Reviews to SMEs within the Borough and within the same year we partnered with Suffolk County Council to deliver a North Sea InterReg funded programme known as ANSWER. As part of ANSWER we have developed a unique environmental business accreditation for SMEs in Suffolk known as the Suffolk Carbon Charter (www.greensuffolk.org/charter) which is having a high take up (see YouTube video below).
In 2010, Groundwork East of England was awarded a contract from REE to carry out free Business Resource Reviews to SMEs across the East of England. From March 2010, we carried out over 70 business reviews and were awarded the contract to run the Environmental Management System (EMS) Hub Club for the East of England.
In March 2010, the prestigious Suffolk Greenest County Awards recognised our outstanding work in helping businesses to improve resource efficiency by selecting us as runners up in the Best Business Product category.
Our qualified Environmental Business Advisors and Energy Auditors can be appointed to deliver resource efficiency services through the above services or through tailored specialist services designed with you, to meet your organisations needs. As well as on-site environmental reviews we are able to offer in-house training, business workshops and Environmental Management System support.
Contact our team on 01394 444257 today for further information. Alternatively you can contact the regional office on 01234 766058.
Groundwork Energy Audits achieve fivefold return on investment for client - view full news story here
Watch a video featuring the businesses that received support from the Suffolk Business Advisor Service
Watch a video to hear from businesses that achieved the Suffolk Carbon Charter accreditation
Location: West Thurrock W&Co Design Solutions specialise in illuminated display and sign products. They have recently moved into new premises in Thurrock. They were looking to install low energy lighting and air conditioning into the new premises and came to Low Carbon Business for support.
Location: Corringham Stylistics Hair Design, based in Corringham, have been trading since 2010. When they moved into their new premises they contacted Low Carbon Business to support them with purchasing a new boiler and funding an Apprenticeship.
Location: East tilbury 1 Big Self Storage specialises in commercial storage and is based on Thames Industrial Park. They wanted to lower the energy costs of their inefficient lighting and came to Low Carbon Business for support. They were awarded a grant of £2934
Location: Stanford-Le-Hope Drew Simmons Patterns, base in Stanford-le-Hope, specialise in pattern and model making a large amount of waste polystyrene which was going to landfill. They came to Low Carbon Business to help with recycling the waste. They came to Low Carbon Business for support with the project and were awarded a £4,798 grant.
Location: Standford-Le-Hope L.E. Brand & Sons Ltd are funeral directors in Stanford-le-Hope. They have recently purchased a new building that needed to have extensive refurbishment. They came to Low Carbon Business for help in making the building as energy efficient as possible.
Location: Rayleigh Bryce Meadows have completed the renovation of an old public house in Rochford with the opening of The Grey Goose in November 2011. Low Carbon Business assisted with the project by providing advice and funding towards energy efficient measures
Location: Basildon TWO Cleaning & Maintenance knew what they needed to do but could not justify the expense in the current economic climate. They contacted the Low Carbon Business Programme to help them with this issue.
Location: Rochford ESW Chartered Accountants has enjoyed rapid growth since the practice was established and has recently moved into new offices in Rayleigh. Their existing boiler was old and inefficient and ESW hoped they could replace it.
Location: Basildon MotorAid Ltd wanted to reduce their carbon footprint and conduct an all round review of their workshops footprint in order to enter the category of “Best Green Business” at the awards in 2011.
Location: Basildon An established business in Basildon, The Finishing Line, approached the Low Carbon Business Programme for support in reducing their gas and electric usage.
