Case Study Modern Networks

Modern Networks is our IT managed service provider to the UK’s commercial property and medium-sized enterprise markets. Their team of 120 employees across the UK help to provide consolidated IT, broadband and telephone services to over 2000 office buildings, shopping centres, science, retail and business parks.

The Modern Networks team are extremely passionate about improving their environmental performance and realising new strategies to reduce their energy consumption and carbon footprint. This is spearheaded by the Modern Networks CEO, Matthew Reeve, who led an initiative to install solar panels at one of the three Modern Networks offices in Hitchin. They now have 132 solar panels that can generate up to 80 Kilowatts of electricity in one day, a significant excess of the amount required to power the building, allowing the remainder to be sold back to the National Grid. This solar system is estimated to take three years to reach carbon neutral status and two years to create a return on investment. The carbon footprint created by the solar panels is 20 times less than the electricity produced by a coal-fired power station.

Another strategy Modern Networks is implementing to reduce their environmental impact is the use of electric vehicles. At this stage, their fleet only has 3 vehicles still running on petrol/diesel. Their collection of electric vehicles is powered by charging stations located at the Hitchin office and therefore run off of the energy generated by the solar panels. These energy management efforts contribute to Modern Network’s overarching environmental policy that the team are working to push to the highest standards. These investments will make a significant contribution to improving the energy efficiency of the business.

”At Modern Networks we take our environmental and social responsibilities very seriously. This means looking at everything we do from reducing energy consumption in our offices and the amount of paper we use to our carbon footprint for business travel. We are committed to reducing our environmental impact and continue to improve our environmental performance as an integral part of our business strategy and operating methods”

Matt Reeve Founder & CEO, Modern Networks