Photo voltaic panels are serving to Healeys Printers on its ‘Highway to Internet Zero’ proposition
Ipswich-based Healeys Printers, has bought 95kW of photo voltaic panels for its manufacturing facility roof as a part of its new ‘Highway to Internet Zero’ proposition, to scale back 90% of its CO2 emissions by 2035.
The brand new low carbon expertise will generate roughly 40% of the vitality wanted, with an estimated saving of as much as £30,000 a yr on its vitality payments. The enterprise has additionally put in LED lighting all through its two factories, lowering vitality use by 75%, in addition to investing in an electrical fleet of firm automobiles.
Sustainability has been a core pillar of Healeys Printers since 2012, when it grew to become a carbon impartial enterprise via The World Land Belief. In 2023, it was the primary UK SME printing enterprise to implement Science Based mostly Goal Initiatives (SBTIs), setting a carbon discount goal of 42%, which it completed throughout the yr.
Reaching this goal in such a brief area of time prompted the agency to work with an exterior advisor to look at and scale back its scope 3 emissions and formally begin its ‘Highway to Internet Zero’. This included investing in photo voltaic panels, environment friendly tools and a brand new machine to broaden its capabilities, backed by a £170k funding bundle from Lloyds Financial institution. A part of this featured help from its Clear Development Finance Initiative, which affords discounted lending for investments that increase sustainability.
The funding was put in direction of funding in three main upgrades, to additional Healeys’ providing as a luxurious printer. This included changing outdated tools to be extra environment friendly and buying a brand new machine to introduce a UV varnish and foiling functionality, which can assist it stand out out there.
Philip Dodd, managing director at Healeys Printers, commented, ‘In a always evolving trade like printing, it’s essential to innovate and have a look at methods you may put together for the long run, for us, this consists of broadening our companies with a brand new machine for UV varnish and foiling, in addition to investing in our sustainability providing.
‘Sustainability has been on our radar as a key level of distinction for over a decade, however not too long ago we realised that paying for carbon offsetting isn’t sufficient. That’s why we launched SBTIs and introduced in a 3rd occasion to assist us on our journey to web zero. The funding from Lloyds Financial institution was in a position to assist make energy-saving suggestions a actuality, and the funding in photo voltaic panels is lowering our carbon footprint and serving to us lower your expenses. In the end, this implies I’m in a position to additional put money into the enterprise and my employees, to proceed to develop and evolve our providing.’
Jack Dixon, relationship supervisor at Lloyds Financial institution, added, ‘We’ve been by the facet of Healeys Printers since 1997, with the printing trade evolving massively since then. It’s nice to see how Healeys has tailored to remain related and is now seeking to construct on its sustainability credentials to futureproof the enterprise, while additionally releasing up money and time to additional put money into its vast providing. We sit up for persevering with our help on the enterprise’ journey to web zero.’
