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An established business in Basildon, The Finishing Line, approached the Low Carbon Business Programme for support in reducing their gas and electric usage.
Low Carbon Business Programme is a partnership between ERDF/EEDA, Thurrock Council, Essex County Council, Groundwork South Essex, Southend Borough Council, Basildon District Council, Rochford District Council, Castle Point District Council, Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation, Thurrock Local Enterprise Agency and National Industrial Symbiosis Programme
Groundwork South Essex is the delivery partner of the Low Carbon Business Programme and provides help in reducing financial and environmental impact whilst also seeking to develop new business in the low carbon economy, and new employment opportunities in existing companies. The Low Carbon Business Programme has awarded grants to SMEs in South Essex for resource efficiency projects.
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: 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: 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: 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: Hadleigh As an established company, PWS Group looked at the increasing cost of using an old and inefficient boiler as just part of regular business operating expenses. They came to the Low Carbon Business Programme seeking support on this issue.
Location: Castle Point As a young company, Square Mile Publications discovered the support that Low Carbon Business provides in helping to make their business greener.
Location: Leigh-on-Sea Although the Squeeze Juice Bar had been trading since 2007, it has been operating with new management since 2009. The new management was concerned to attract new clientele and run in as ethical and environmentally responsible a fashion as possible.
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.