At Powell Gee we are aware of the need to protect the environment and have spent a lot of time thinking and then taking real steps to reduce carbon emissions.

The following two lists show actions that have already been taken and future actions to improve environmental performance.

Current Environmental Improvement Activity

Replacement of all 1m² rooflights for 1m x 4m rooflights – the benefit of which means that during over 90% of daylight hours 14 no. sodium lights are not required.

All paper card, tin and glass 100% recycled

All wood or damaged pallets recycled

Stripping an 8000m² factory of its uninsulated wall cladding and replacing it with Kingspan KS1000 – x mm composite panel

Future Environmental Activity

Replacement all 1m² rooflights in 8000m² factory unit and replacing them with 1m x 4m, with the aim as above to cease using overhead lighting during daylight hours (September 2008)

Replacement of rooflights in open plan office area coupled with the introduction of sun pipes to increase natural light and again to reduce the use of overhead lighting (September 2008)

Investment in an energy management system to provide a high degree of accuracy in controlling temperature outflows to within 0.2 degrees centigrade. We have calculated a targeted saving of 35% in KWh within the Factory and the Warehouse (November 2008).

Re-configuring office space, will lead to the removal of 45% of total radiators (February 2009).