Adey Steel Group launches Carbon Reduction Plan
The Adey Steel Group has launched its Carbon Reduction Plan.
The plan provides a road map to Net Zero by 2050 for the award-winning steel fabrication specialist, which includes Adey Steel and Adey SteelShop.
Based in Loughborough, the Adey Steel Group has been working hard for a number of months on developing a plan for energy reduction between now and 2050.
The first step in reducing the family-owned-and-operated companies’ energy consumption was the introduction of ETL-certified LED lighting to replace inefficient fluorescent tubes.
The Business Improvement Team, including Year In Industry engineering students Marinela Lulaj and Abdul Shodipe, recently led the project to install 300 LED luminaries, including bulkhead, highbay, linear and recessed fittings, throughout the business.
A state-of-the-art sensoring system, which automatically deactivates the lights in a room following a period of undetected motion, was also installed to maximise cost savings while minimising energy usage. The Adey Steel Group hopes to save 120,000 kWh annually with the move to LED lighting.
This follows the switch to hybrid or electric vehicles (EVs) by the Adey Steel Group together with the installation of EV charging points for employees at the company’s offices on the Falcon Industrial Estate.
Robert Hall, Group Operations Director at the Adey Steel Group (pictured opposite with Abdul Shodipe, Business Improvement Administrator, left, and Andy Leather, Group Operations Manager, right), explained: “The Adey Steel Group has been highly focused for a number of years on reducing its carbon impact.
“Today, with the launch of our official Carbon Reduction Plan, we are pledging as a business to be fully net zero by 2050. The Adey Steel Group is totally committed to drastically reducing its carbon footprint through improved energy efficiency, use of renewable energy sources and reducing waste and recycling more across our business.”
The Adey Steel Group is currently exploring the time scales for installing replacement windows across the site as well as the move to electric boilers to further boost energy efficiency across the five-acre site.