Carbon Trust awards Scottish Leather Group for exemplary energy saving measures
Scottish Leather Group's energy saving measures has enabled the leading leather manufacturer to win the Carbon Trust's Energy Efficiency in Manufacturing Award 2012
Scottish Leather Group's energy saving measures across its three sites in the west of Scotland has enabled the leading leather manufacturer to win the Carbon Trust's Energy Efficiency in Manufacturing Award 2012. The award was presented on 17 May at Scottish Engineering's Annual Awards Dinner in Glasgow.
Scottish Leather Group Ltd, the largest manufacturer of bovine leather in the United Kingdom, produces specialist leathers for a wide range of industries including furniture, marine, automotive and aviation. The company has implemented a range of process and building related energy efficiency measures and their concerted efforts have resulted in an annual emissions reduction of over 3,000tCO₂, equivalent to a 46% decrease, and annual savings of £900,000, despite increased production volumes. Investment in a Thermal Energy plant at the company's main Bridge of Weir site, converting waste from the leather making process into fuel to generate renewable heat for direct reuse in production, was particularly commended for the ambition, innovation and exemplary environmental performance which this demonstrates. The company's comprehensive and considered approach is not only increasing efficiency and making cost savings, it is setting new standards for sustainability in the entire leather industry. The commitment to investment in their thermal energy plant has been visionary
Scottish Leather Group is comprised of four leather manufacturing subsidiaries, all located in the west of Scotland: Andrew Muirhead and Son Ltd, Bridge of Weir Leather Company Ltd, W J and W Lang Ltd, and NCT Leather Ltd., with a support and services company, SLG Technology Ltd. The Group's environmental strategy is executed by all of its 550 employees, ensuring all understand the objectives and any responsibilities they have in respect of energy management.
Dr. Warren Bowden, Director, SLG Technology, said:
'It is a great honour to accept the 2012 Carbon Trust Energy Efficiency in Manufacturing Award on behalf of the Scottish Leather Group. The world leather industry's first Thermal Energy Plant opened at our Bridge of Weir site in 2010. It shows how we stand out as an innovator and is enabling us to produce leather sustainably and market our unique brand of Low Carbon Leather to customers such as Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo, British Airways, Emirates and Vertu. We are very proud that our investment in environmental technologies has delivered reduced carbon footprint, energy savings, new customers and prestigious awards such as this from the Carbon Trust.'
Highly commended
Highly commended were Ardagh Group's energy saving measures at its Irvine glass manufacturing plant and Fife Joinery's energy saving measures at its factory in Glenrothes.
Ardagh Group, a global leader in glass and metal manufacturing, supply products ranging from beer bottles to medicine bottles, and have over 15,000 employees worldwide making over 90 billion containers in a wide-range of types. A concerted energy saving programme at its plant in Irvine, Ayrshire has resulted in an annual reduction of approximately 2,405tCO₂ emissions, with annual savings for the company of over £165,000.
The successful implementation of the company's energy efficiency programme was highly commended... Ardagh's diligent and methodical approach to achieving energy, carbon and costs savings at the Irvine site was praised. The company's systematic implementation of variable speed drives into various aspects of the glass production process was highly praised for its innovation within the glass container industry. It was also noted that this approach can be scaled up, with the potential for substantial savings if and when carried across the international sites in the Ardagh Group.
The work undertaken by the Ardagh Group, and the results they have achieved, is an excellent example of how a business can save money and help the environment by becoming energy efficient. The company have made considerable improvements in various aspects of the glass container production process and continue to demonstrate commitment to improvement in energy efficiency within the Irvine site and indeed across the company's network of European operations.
Ray Blackwell, Plant Director for Ardagh Group Irvine said:
'Ardagh are delighted to receive recognition for the work by everyone at the factory in reducing the impact on both the environment and Ardagh's business as a whole. We would like to thank the Carbon Trust for their continued support of Ardagh Group in Irvine.'
Fife Joinery Manufacturing Ltd, the UK manufacturing arm of the VELUX Group, produces double glazed roof windows at its factory in Glenrothes. Employing around 200 people, the company occupies a number of buildings at the Glenrothes site, including offices, warehousing and manufacturing facilities. Their concerted efforts made to save energy have resulted in annual cost savings of £150,000.
The successful implementation of the company's CO₂ Reduction Project was highly commended by the Carbon Trust yesterday (17 May) at Scottish Engineering's Annual Awards Dinner at the Marriott Hotel in Glasgow. Through resolute dedication, the company has demonstrated how to successfully reduce energy costs and its carbon footprint across all aspects of their operations. A combination of installing a biomass boiler, lighting controls, an intelligent chip extraction system and a new energy efficient air compressor has reduced the company's carbon footprint by 57% in recent years. Particular recognition was given to Fife Joinery's pro-active approach towards awareness training and information campaigns to involve the entire workforce.
The work undertaken by Fife Joinery Manufacturing Ltd and the results they have achieved is an excellent example of how a business can save money and help the environment by becoming energy efficient. The company's all-encompassing approach in identifying where energy efficiencies could be achieved is setting new standards for sustainability in the industry. In addition, the company has been able to exceed the targets for environmental performance set by the VELUX Group which they continue to deliver through a range of energy management projects based at the Glenrothes site.
Garry Farmer, Energy Manager at Fife Joinery Manufacturing Ltd said:
'We always strive to make significant carbon reductions in all areas of our manufacturing process so we are delighted our efforts have been recognised by the Carbon Trust Scotland. We will continue to work hard to reduce the company's emissions and increase energy efficiency in the future.'
Carbon Trust Scotland offers a number of services specifically for Scottish companies and organisations to help reduce Scotland's carbon footprint in business and the public sector.
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