Conduit
The scheme was sponsored by the Welsh Development Agency – North Wales Division, Environment Agency Wales, National Assembly for Wales and the European Regional Development Objective 5B Fund with support from CELTEC. Participants came from the manufacturing, leisure, food & drink and engineering sectors. Five supply chains encouraged 34 suppliers of goods or services to produce environmental policies for the first time. Eight businesses used the project as a conduit to the implementation of an Environmental Management System.
Overall projected environmental savings from 177 SMEs:
Case study
Friction Dynamics Ltd employs 180 people in the manufacture of brake and clutch linings for the automotive, marine, mining, construction, agricultural, aerospace, military and defence industries. The company’s energy costs are in excess of £450,000 per year, a large percentage of which was used in the over-capacity ventilation system for the control of asbestos. As a result of the project’s recommendations, an Environmental Committee was established reporting directly to the managing director.
A total of 13 initiatives were identified at the site, providing cost savings of almost £260,000 per year.
Participating
company |
Total
potential annual savings £000s |
Turnover
£m/year |
Savings
% of turnover |
Reduction
in energy (tonnes CO2) |
Reduction
in waste (tonnes) |
Reduction
in water usage (m3) |
Sector |
Roberts of Port
Dinorwig |
100 | 6 | 1.6 | 350 | n/a | 16,000 | Food |
South Caernarfon
Creameries |
85 | 21 | 0.4 | 22 | n/a | 20 | Food |
International Safety
Components |
30 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 50 | 1,025 | Manufacturing |
Friction Dynamics | 260 | 11 | 2.4 | 220 | 200 | 25,000 | Manufacturing |
Cwmni Cig Arfon | 18 | 11 | 0.2 | 1 | n/a | 3,000 | Food |
John Williams Windows | 30 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 11 | n/a | n/a | Construction |
Clifford Jones
Timber |
179 | 2.3 | 7.8 | 44 | 900 | 530 | Manufacturing |
Read Construction | 10 | 4.5 | 0.2 | n/a | 500 | n/a | Construction |
Portmeirion | 30 | 2 | 1.5 | 6 | 200 | n/a | Leisure |
Harlech Frozen
Foods |
50 | 6 | 0.8 | 18 | n/a | n/a | Food |
DMM Engineering | 26 | 5 | 0.5 | 44 | n/a | n/a | Manufacturing |
Hilton Seafoods | 70 | 0.75 | 9.3 | n/a | 600 | n/a | Food |
TOTAL | 888 | 77.05 | 1.15 | 717 | 2,450 | 55,575 |
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