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Making environmental practice profitable
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Making environmental practice profitable
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New resource realities
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Why bother with resource efficiency?
This guide has been produced by ENWORKS - a unique environmental business support programme, charged with improving business competitiveness and environmental performance throughout the North West.
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Getting the basics right
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How your company can benefit - a clearer picture
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Energy – the heat is on
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Water – drip, drip
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Raw materials - making more with less
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People – a precious resource
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Waste – a resource in the wrong place
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Monitoring and measuring progress
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Case Studies
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Support for your business
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For small to medium sized companies managing environmental performance is often seen as ‘too difficult’ or ‘not relevant’ to their business. Too often the environment is simply ignored. This is a mistake. The environment is a business issue and ENWORKS is co-ordinating a range of business support services that are helping companies to take simple steps to improve environmental performance and secure a competitive advantage. Companies can enjoy substantial pay back in terms of greater productivity, efficiency and overall profitability. Through ENWORKS a total investment of over £25 million is being made to ensure all North West companies have access to high quality, relevant and affordable business support services. ENWORKS is an investment in the competitiveness of North West businesses and in the quality of our environment. ENWORKS is supported by the Northwest Development Agency, United Utilities and the European Regional Development Fund. The programme is managed and co-ordinated regionally by the North West Business Environment Partnership a partnership made up of senior representatives from leading agencies, organisations and companies in the North West. The accountable body for the programme is Groundwork. Services are delivered by a range of business support partnerships through a regional network of Business Environment Associations.
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New resource realities
Restrictions on North Sea fishing fleets; power cuts in London and California; erratic weather patterns; waste mountains; rising energy costs; taxes on landfill; restrictions on CO2 emissions. If there’s one thing that increasing awareness of environmental issues has taught us, it is that the world’s resources are finite. Every year supply goes down, restrictions increase, and the costs to business go up. Welcome to the world of resource efficiency.
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The average company can save four per cent of its turnover each year by addressing production waste and the use of energy, water and raw materials. Many companies could save much more. This guide is not designed to tell you how to manage your company, only you know how best to do that. But what we do know is how to manage and reduce your impact on the environment – and how to save money in the process. This guide explains: why resource efficiency is a business issue; how you could benefit; and what services are available to help.
You don’t have to think of it as just saving the environment – it’s also about making savings for your business.
What is resource efficiency? As society has become richer it has bought more goods, used more energy, travelled further and demanded greater convenience. Resource consumption is at an all-time high.
This guide is about resource efficiency and its potential benefits for your business.
But there’s a problem. In order to sustain current levels of consumption across the globe, we would need over two planets’ worth of resources.
It aims to raise awareness of the crucial role of waste in the commercial world and how to integrate simple resource efficiency practices into daily business operations – with inherent benefits not only for the environment, but also for your organisation’s bottom line.
And as any business manager can tell you, limited supply coupled with growing demand can lead to only one thing - rising prices. Not only is there a powerful environmental argument for using resources more efficiently, there is a strong commercial argument. Being more efficient in your resource consumption means reduced energy and water bills, reduced production costs and lower waste disposal costs.
The guide will explain: what is meant by waste why resource efficiency is a business issue what being non-resource efficient costs your company
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Why bother with resource efficiency?
Resource efficiency is about maximising output from a given level of materials and energy.
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There are four key business benefits to be gained from greater resource efficiency. Greater profitability Resources are expensive, and improving the efficiency with which they are used can significantly reduce costs and increase the profitability of an organisation.
In business, this translates into the efficient use of materials in the manufacturing process, efficiency in the management of business infrastructure and efficiency in the management of waste products. Every organisation has its own reasons for exploring greater resource efficiency. For many, cost is the main driver. For others, sound environmental and social responsibility are an intrinsic part of how the business is managed. Similarly, many businesses regard resource efficiency as a way of improving competitiveness, stability and long term security. The truth is that it is most likely to be a combination of all these factors, and others besides, that make resource efficiency a serious business opportunity.
Political pressure The current government has a significant environmental agenda, both nationally and internationally, and is committed to achieving a sustainable business community. It is a signatory to both the Rio and Kyoto Earth Summit agreements on environmental improvement and introduced its own National Waste Strategy in 2000. In the Northwest, the Regional Economic Strategy aims to increase business efficiency and sustainability, and environmental improvement is a key driver. Political pressure designed to encourage companies to take the lead on environmental improvement is likely to increase. Legislation and taxation The number of environmental regulations and taxes affecting business practices has increased exponentially in recent years. There are currently over 1,300 pieces of environmental legislation in force. Recent legislation has covered landfill waste, energy use, disposal of white goods and redundant ICT equipment, and the list is growing. Customers
There are over 1,300 different pieces of environmental legislation that could affect business in the UK.
Industry is an integral part of society, and as such is charged with taking steps to improve environmental performance at the local, national and global level. In addition, consumers as a whole are far more aware of environmental concerns than ever before and are increasingly prepared to demonstrate their concerns through the market.
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Getting the basics right
A good starting point for any company looking to become more resource efficient is an exercise known as process mapping. Process mapping identifies all the resource inputs and outputs at each step of a company’s operations and activities and is tool commonly used to identify resource efficiency opportunities. Effective process mapping requires a thorough understanding of the organisation’s processes, which in turn will facilitate an understanding of precisely why and where waste creation occurs and where resources can be saved. The three main elements of process mapping are: Breaking the organisation down into its individual processes
Process mapping, often using flow diagrams, can be applied to each stage of all processes, both manufacturing and ancillary, and through all operations.
Process mapping helps you fully understand your business operation and is an important step towards identifying inefficiencies and potential cost savings. Inputs
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Compressed air Water
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Emissions Effluent
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Breaking each process down into its separate elements Taking each process element and identifying all its inputs and outputs It is systematic and illustrates the step-by-step process from raw material procurement to final delivery.
Process mapping considers all your business practices in terms of inputs and outputs
It highlights all the significant inputs including energy use, raw materials, labour and other utility inputs. Outputs include solid waste, energy, effluent and spillages.
Help and support is available locally to enable companies to complete the process mapping model. Please refer to the back of this guide for contact points and a list of services.
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How your company can benefit - a clearer picture
1 By introducing a range of pre-specified product sizes, the company eliminated 80 per cent of its off-specification requests, resulting in quicker production times and less wastage.
5 All paper in the office is pulped and recycled offsite, and then re-supplied as reconstituted paper, cutting purchase costs by 35 per cent. Cups from the vending machine are also recycled off-site.
2 A review of its electricity usage highlighted that the company was on an unfavourable contract. Simply by switching supplier it immediately made savings of 15 per cent on its electricity bill.
6 A small marketing campaign was launched, focusing on the positive environmental policies of the company. The campaign attracted new clients and increased orders. Sales subsequently grew by 15 per cent.
3 Additional energy savings were gained through fitting light sensors in rooms that were not in continual use. When unused, the lights turn off automatically. 4 Implementing a reuse and recycle water system, plus new pipework and a monitoring system, cut water usage in the factory by half. The monitoring system means that sharp variations in usage can be identified and addressed quickly.
7 By changing the packaging specification, packaging material costs were substantially reduced and there was less wastage through product damage.
8 Through training and development, employees were educated about the company’s resource efficiency policy and encouraged to be less accepting about waste and inefficiency. Employees are valued as contributors to the project and are more able to play a valuable role in implementing it.
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9 By switching from a weekly skip collection, to it being collected only when full, skip collection costs were reduced by one third.
A waste by-product of production was significant quantities of cotton and acrylic fibre. Previously sent to landfill, they are now sold to another company which recycles them for use in its own production process.
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11 A fuel monitoring system implemented in its fleet of 15 delivery lorries means that fuel consumption costs can be more closely controlled. In addition, an automatic engine cut-out when the engine has been idling for a given time period has resulted in fuel savings of 20 per cent.
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Energy – the heat is on
Eating away at profits? Most companies are apathetic about energy. They stick with the same energy provider, pay little attention to their bills and don’t worry about energy taxation. But energy is a big consumer of your profits. Measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are expected to push electricity prices up by a further 40% by 2010. The only way to protect your interests is to use less. Greater energy efficiency could save British industry £1.8 billion a year and even small steps, like switching off machinery while you take a lunch break, soon add up. Don’t let energy get greedy with your business.
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Energy – the heat is on
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All companies use energy, whether gas, electricity or fuel, and it is often one of the key business costs. It is also one of the key areas of resource wastage. Over £12 billion of energy is wasted in the UK each year. According to information from Action Energy, by being more energy efficient most businesses could reduce their energy bills by around 20 per cent. Environmental business support can assist businesses to access these savings through a greater understanding and awareness of:
There are many areas where savings can be made. Conducting an energy walkround often reveals areas which are being unnecessarily heated, such as store rooms, or blocked heating units. Uninsulated pipework wastes heat, energy and costs you money. Compressed air is another area for potential savings and costs ten times more to produce than electricity. Leaks are responsible for the biggest energy loss, even a small leak can be costing you significant amounts per annum.
Heating bills can be reduced by up to ten per cent simply by reducing room temperatures by a barely noticeable one degree. Turning off machinery that is idling or not in use during breaks or overnight is another sure way of making savings, while the installation of higher efficiency motors could mean payback of the purchase price in less than three months of operation.
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Presence detector lighting controls in areas such as store rooms, lavatories and meeting rooms automatically turn off the lights when the rooms are not in use. They can cut lighting costs considerably. Heating bills can be reduced by up to ten per cent simply by reducing room temperatures by a barely-noticeable one degree.
Many energy saving tips are simple to implement and require minimal investment. Ensuring that your business has the most cost effective energy supply is a crucial step to ensure the lowest energy bills. The energy market has become highly competitive since the UK’s gas and electricity markets were deregulated in 1998. A well informed business customer with a clear understanding of its energy usage patterns, costs, future requirements and alternative sources, optimises its negotiating position when agreeing a contract with an energy supplier.
The UK’s annual energy bill is over £50 billion.
For local advice on reducing your energy use, please refer to the back of this guide for contact points and a list of services.
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Water – Drip, drip
Cashflow running a bit dry? Water is a precious resource. Drip. Less than 1% of the planet’s water can be used by humans and only 1% of that is actually drunk. Drip. Water use is a significant business cost and one that is set to rise. Drip. Industry is a major water user and you are already paying the price. Drip. If managed efficiently, up to 80% of water costs can be saved. Drip. Stop. Find out how water efficiency can help your cashflow.
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Water - drip drip
It’s a familiar story. No sooner does the sun shine for more than a weekend than the media is running stories about hosepipe bans and dangerously empty reservoirs. While the stories may be exaggerated, the importance of water to the UK is not.
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Perhaps surprisingly, the amount of manufacturing and the high population density in the UK mean that it is classified as a “low� water availability country in world classifications. Just as importantly, the costs associated with disposing of and treating waste water are increasingly high.
Charges for water consumption and for the discharge of effluent have risen steeply in recent years, as water companies seek to recover the true cost of the services they provide.
Water is in fact a resource for which businesses have to pay twice: first to purchase it from the water company and secondly for its disposal as effluent. Efficient water use is therefore an important component of business success. Manage it efficiently or it is money down the drain.
Excessive water use and poor effluent management by industry has an adverse effect on the environment, for example through pollution and by lowering the water table in wetlands. As with energy usage, there are simple positive steps businesses can take to significantly reduce their water costs, both on the supply side and the waste water treatment side.
Water has traditionally been considered a cheap resource, one which governments have a duty to supply. But the amount of water available to industry is limited, even in a wet country like the UK.
If managed efficiently, 80% of water costs can be saved. Only 1% of tap water is actually drunk.
Reductions of around 20 per cent in water and effluent bills are routinely achieved on many sites for little or no cost to the business. When longer term water efficiency projects are included, savings can be as high as 80 per cent.
For local advice on reducing your water use, please refer to the back of this guide for contact points and a list of services.
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Raw materials – making more with less
Still spending lavishly? It keeps adding up. Inefficient use of raw materials can cost you as much as 10 per cent of turnover. This is the cost of the wasted raw material itself, the cost of waste disposal, lost process or manufacturing cost and potential lost product revenue. Stop spending like there is no tomorrow and start making raw materials work for you.
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Raw Materials - making more with less
A considerable proportion of manufacturing costs are directly related to the raw materials necessary for production.
Using lightweight materials in the transport or distribution sector, for example, reduces the amount of fuel required and hence the operating costs. Similarly, more precisely specified technical requirements, or a tweak to the production process, can reduce the amount of raw materials required in the first place. There has been an explosion in our knowledge and understanding of materials and processing, with traditional materials continually being improved and new alternatives constantly being developed.
Raw material usage has both an input element, in terms of the amount of raw material needed for production; and an output element, in terms of the amount of raw material that is ultimately wasted. The true cost of raw material waste, including the value of the material, disposal costs, manufacturing costs and sometimes lost product revenue, is estimated to be as high as ten per cent of business turnover.
The relationship between production and raw materials is crucial. By fine-tuning that relationship and making it more efficient, the savings can be considerable.
By using raw materials more effectively therefore, businesses can make substantial savings.
The average British worker uses 1,000 disposable cups each year.
Resource efficiency is an opportunity to reasses your company’s production processes and equipment, to determine whether raw material use can be reduced or refined to improve efficiency and increase profitability.
For local advice on reducing your use of raw materials, please refer to the back of this guide for contact points and a list of services.
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People – a precious resource
Another staff vacancy to fill? Staff are a precious resource. The quality and efficiency of your workforce will make or break your business. Providing your staff with the right skills and motivation will increase their effectiveness, save time and boost your productivity. Don’t just keep recruiting, look at your workforce and make sure your staff are supported and given the right knowledge and training to help your business perform efficiently. Safeguard jobs and boost morale by managing staff resources more effectively.
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People – a precious resource
It’s an often quoted maxim, but people are the most valuable resource of any business, and resource efficiency relates to people as much as to any other resource. The success of a resource efficiency strategy relies heavily on employees’ awareness of the issues surrounding resource consumption and their ability to support positive changes in that pattern of consumption.
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Raising employee awareness can also help to refocus productivity targets and set new ones which take account of reductions in waste and the resulting benefits. An increase in the unit labour cost of production, for example, can often be offset against material costs and still lead to higher margins.
Management needs to be receptive to employee ideas and encourage suggestions for change, perhaps implementing incentive schemes to reward suggestions from employees. Resources, particularly people, must be made available in order to implement the programme. Employees need to be trained and supported, to enable them to buy-in to the company’s aims and objectives. Doing so demonstrates to employees the commitment the company is making, both to them, and to improving its resource efficiency.
Within the workplace, waste generation often goes unnoticed or is considered an unavoidable by-product of processing. By educating staff on how resource efficiency programmes can reduce waste levels, and therefore costs, and by providing sufficient training and development, employees can be encouraged to contribute to and improve those programmes.
Through ENWORKS and its business support network over 1,200 training weeks have been delivered, 600 jobs have been created and over 12,000 jobs have been safeguarded.
For training opportunities for your staff, please refer to the back of this guide for contact points and a list of services.
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Waste – a resource in the wrong place
Throwing away money again? Reducing the impact your company is having on the environment is one of the best ways of cutting costs. Waste is already costing UK business £50 billion each year and an average company can make savings amounting to over £1,000 per employee by taking simple steps to minimise waste.
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Waste – a resource in the wrong place
British industry produced 430 million tonnes of waste in 2003, costing companies over £15 billion. In the North West the figure was 24 million tonnes, costing the region’s enterprises a massive £1.8 billion. When related costs are included, such as the raw material discarded, the cost of the energy used and the cost of labour used in producing the waste, DEFRA suggests that the true cost of waste is five to 20 times higher than these disposal costs.
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There are also additional risks. Poor waste management increases the risk of prosecution, makes a company unattractive to both investors and potential clients, puts the directors at risk from legislative action and often increases insurance premiums.
The true cost of waste is five to 20 times higher than the disposal costs. he cost of waste to British industry is between £75 billion and £300 billion every year. Finally, there’s market advantage to be gained from good waste reduction and recycling practice. More recycling and re-use of materials is no longer just desirable but is becoming essential for sustainable business practice. A positive environmental strategy is increasingly recognised – and rewarded - by customers, stakeholders and employees alike.
On that basis, the cost of waste to British industry is between £75 billion and £300 billion every year. And the cost is rising. Estimates suggest that there is only enough landfill space in the North West to last another five years, and a shortage of supply means increasing costs.
The average business spends a total of 4% of their turnover on waste disposal. In the UK alone we throw away paper and cardboard equivalent to 120 million trees per year.
For local advice on waste and recycling, please refer to the back of this guide for contact points and a list of services.
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Monitoring and measuring progress
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Resource efficiency initiatives need to be monitored, measured and managed if they are to be successful.
Available through the ENWORKS website (www.enworks.com), the online toolkit ensures the highest standards of security and confidentiality, while at the same time providing a convenient, easy-to-use and valuable monitoring and assessment tool. It allows users to print off reports on the resource efficiency opportunities they have identified and automatically calculates the potential cost savings and environmental benefits that result from each opportunity.
Systematic measurement procedures and practices are the most effective way to generate good quality data on which resource efficiency plans can be based. The measurement data can be used to generate simple performance indicators, which can be used to demonstrate the savings made through greater resource efficiency. ENWORKS and its teams of local Business Environment Associations operates an online resource efficiency toolkit that allows organisations to record resource efficiency opportunities, monitor their progress, feed in relevant data and quantify the results.
Almost 3,000 businesses have received advice through the ENWORKS network and almost 2,000 policies and action plans have been produced to date.
Companies who have signed up to the ENWORKS resource efficiency programme can access a unique online toolkit, designed to enable resource efficiency opportunities to be recorded and progress mapped through a simple reporting procedure.
Contact your local business advisor, \see back for details and they will guide you through the online resource efficiency toolkit.
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Case Studies
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Resource efficiency works. It saves money. It saves resources. Simple as that. But don’t just take our word for it. ISM Waste Services & Recycling
All across the North West organisations are appreciating the economic and the environmental benefits of being more resource efficient, as the following case studies demonstrate.
ISM is one of the North West’s largest waste management and recycling companies, operating a significant fleet of vehicles. The company wanted to explore opportunities to reduce fuel costs and emissions. After advice from its local Business Environment Association, it implemented a series of measures to achieve these aims, including specialist driver training, scrutiny of driver practices and the installation of electronic fuel control units. Specialist driver training resulted in better fuel economy of up to two miles per gallon, representing a 57 per cent improvement. Over a year this resulted in vehicles reducing fuel use by 5,325 which generated savings of £17,000.
Further scrutiny of driving practices revealed that vehicles were left idling for approximately five to eight minutes at each customer, burning unnecessary fuel. To combat this, the onboard fuel management systems were reconfigured to automatically shut down the engine after it had been idling for two minutes. It saved the company a further 200 gallons of diesel and £6,400 in 12 months. By specifying that their trucks were fitted with reprogrammable electronic cool units, which allow greater control of fuel usage, and that vehicles met Euro 2 and Euro 3 emission standards, the company was awarded a grant-approved reduced pollution certificate for each vehicle, leading to a further saving of £16,000.
Results Economic: savings of over £39,000 per annum Environmental: reduced fuel usage by 57 per cent; reduced CO2 and pollution emissions.
Quinoderm Ltd A pharmaceutical manufacturer specialising in dermatological creams and lotions, Quinoderm has been in operation for over 25 years. The company was looking to reduce its waste disposal costs through improved waste management, particularly around the packaging process. A waste audit carried out by Groundwork’s environmental business advisors identified that the company’s storage areas were a particular opportunity for improvement. Reorganising and investing £2,500 in warehouse refurbishment enabled the
company to close down one of their warehouses. Moving stock from one site to another and rationalising raw material packaging and finished goods resulted in annual savings of £19,900 in utility, rent and maintenance costs. Reducing stocks of finished goods worth £10,000 and raw materials worth £7,500 increased operational efficiency and resulted in annual cost savings of around £17,500.
It also operates a scrap metal recovery service for metallic dross. The use of steel bins for collecting dross from customers was a key issue. Each bin was used only once before disposal and they were costing the company around £30,000 per year. A waste management audit by Groundwork recommended that the company invest in multiuse bins for the dross reprocessing service.
Results Economic: savings of over £37,000 per annum. Environmental: reduced waste production, energy use and raw material consumption. Investments: £2,500
Cookson Electronics Ltd
Cookson Electronics manufacture solders for various markets including the electronic and automotive industries.
Designed to order, the new bins were not only re-usable, but they also incorporated new features such as a fill line to ensure that the bin would not be over-filled and a cardboard insert to help with the emptying of the dross. The bins now weigh around 10 kg less once filled, with consequent manual handling benefits for both the customer and the workforce. The financial benefits were also considerable.
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Case Studies – cont.
The company used to buy 12,000 dross bins per year at £2.30 per bin, a total cost of £27,600. The reuseable bins required a one-off investment of around the same amount.
feed was being left on during idle periods such as cleaning and during certain processes, partly due to the inaccessibility of the control system. Initial analysis suggested that by reducing the compressed air use, its contribution to the weekly energy consumption could be cut by 82 per cent.
Results Economic: re-useable bins are anticipated to save the company £25,000 per year. Environmental: reduced packaging and a reduction in waste generated. Investment: one-off investment of 1,800 re-useable dross bins at £27,000.
Dunlop Textiles
Dunlop Textiles weaves and latex-coats synthetic woven cord, for use in tyre manufacturing. An audit by Groundwork identified the opportunity for improved energy efficiency in the Heat, Set and Dip (HSD) plant and compressed air system. Compressed air is highly inefficient and the energy
The solution was to install two electronic solenoid valves, costing £195 each, into the air system within the HSD towers. The valves automatically cut-off the compressed air when it is not needed and had an immediate impact on energy use. The weekly cost of producing compressed air at the plant has been cut from £168 to £30, making a total annual saving of £6,350. Additional benefit is gained through the reduced wear on system components, extending their potential working life. Results Economic: energy savings of £6,350 per annum through reduced compressor use.
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Environmental: improved energy efficiency by reducing compressed air use by 82 per cent. Investment: £195 each for two electronic solenoid valves, plus some minor electrical switches.
Polymeric Labels
A specialist screen printing company, Polymeric Labels produces branded labels and tapes for the rubber hose and tyre industries, mostly for overseas markets. The company were aware that large amounts of ‘off specification’ products were being produced and disposed of as waste. Of particular concern was the cost of raw materials such as inks, film, rubber and solvents, up to 40 per cent of which ended up being wasted. A waste audit identified areas where savings could be achieved. At the same time, the company’s quality manager attended a training programme, which provided the tools
and knowledge to implement a resource efficiency programme. The company has invested in a solvent recycling machine, reducing by 30 litres the amount of fresh solvent used each week. It has also reduced the amount of special waste generated and the associated disposal costs. Total savings as a result of the recycling machine are around £3,300 per annum. Results Economic: total savings of £3,300 per annum. £2,600 through using recycled solvents instead of fresh solvents and £700 through reduced waste disposal costs. Environmental: reduced consumption of raw materials and waste generation. Investment: £4,000 on a solvent recovery machine.
TBA Textiles
TBA Textiles manufactures thermal insulation products for personal and property
protection. Formerly a subsidiary of a large multinational group, the challenge for TBA was to improve the company’s environmental performance and to learn to efficiently manage the environmental, health and safety issues that had previously been looked after by its parent company. In particular, TBA wanted to address waste reduction and energy efficiency. The initial problem was the lack of training and management tools necessary to implement a resource efficiency programme. Following an on-site review, specific areas were highlighted where energy use and waste generation could be minimised and potential cost savings were identified. New practices and procedures such as waste segregation, recycling of cardboard and polythene, recovery of plastic bobbins and re-use of pallets were implemented to reduce waste production and improve waste management.
A building management system providing energy usage data was installed. A computer-regulated gas heating system and process specific compressors have further increased energy efficiency throughout the company. Other energy efficiency measure include the introduction of a localised steam generator estimated to generate savings of £20,000 per annum, while automatic doors have been fitted to reduce heat loss from the loading bay. Results Economic: over £210,000 saved per annum in reduced operating costs. Environmental: a reduction in waste generated and improved energy efficiency. Investment: £245,000 for a building management system, heating system and compressors.
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Support for your business
The main types of support cover
If you are a business based in the North West you could benefit from a range of environmental business services designed to increase your competitiveness and make you more resource efficient.
Knowledge – accessing specialist advice.
The simplest way to access a range of free and subsidised services is through the North West’s network of Business Environment Associations.
While some projects have little or no cost, others require investment. To facilitate this, there are grants, tax rebates, awards, loans and financial assistance available for many types of resource efficiency-related projects.
Support ranges from free or subsidised consultancy services and best practice guides to telephone hotlines and an on-site resource efficiency review.
Funds – accessing grant and loan schemes.
You could benefit from the following: a free initial consultation at your premises a dedicated business advisor a telephone support helpline a programme of relevant training events and seminars
Training – events, seminars and workshops A programme of relevant training events and seminars designed to develop the skills of your staff in order that you can make environmental practice profitable.
the opportunity to network and trade with other companies and suppliers in your area the opportunity to become a member of our Business Environment Association where you will receive even more benefits the opportunity to benefit from a unique regional programme that is investing over £25 million in companies like yours
To contact your local business advisor please call freephone 0800 032 0222 or visit www.enworks.com
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