Respect environmental issues with investment
1 Brocklesby Ltd, North Cave
THE edible oils and fatty food recycler recovered from a devastating Christmas Day fire in time to support manufacturing clients through one of the busiest ever times as lockdown saw supermarket sales soar.
Staff returned from the festive period early to aid the response, which included devising new ways to operate.
It manoeuvred while rebuilding, expanding the site to handle further growth in the processing and recovery of oils and fats for green diesel, while making the site, which features a 3.5MW biogas facility, even more efficient.
Brocklesby took the opportunity to move its green credentials on, installing a gas pipeline to produce a cleaner steam, in a fuel switch from oil burning. Alongside this the 33-year-old firm installed the most energy efficient boilers it could source with steam recovery as part of a £1.5m. It is proud of the ability to recycle 100 per cent of all collected waste.
2 Environmental and Management Solutions Ltd, Hull
THE charity works with the community to alleviate food and fuel poverty and is closing in on the creation of 80 allotment plots having worked to turn over unused land.
It aims to get neighbours working together, encourage exercise and reduce social isolation.
A second strand is the affordable food project called Hull Community Shop, moving on surplus food from local supermarkets, it has diverted 100 tonnes of food from landfill, while feeding 185 members.
It also cooks and distributes ready meals in a partnership with Cranswick, Soanes Poultry and Aunt Bessie’s.
This year saw it become the East Hull Food Hub when lockdown struck, delivering weekly food parcels to more than 1,700 individuals. On an animal theme it has also worked with schools, youth groups and care homes to build bird and bat boxes as well as hedgehog houses.
3 KWL, Hull
RESPONDING to company values defined by its 460 employees, an environmental group was set up to ensure the construction and maintenance company is on track for net zero.
A series of initiatives have been implemented, adding to the maintaining of a Green Level Award for the past five years as part of the Investors in the Environment accreditation scheme. It classes KWL as a “green leader”.
At the Connaught Road HQ solar panels generate electricity, with demand reduced though LED lighting conversions, while the fleet of vehicles now includes electric and hybrid models, with charging points installed.
On work, reliance on concrete has been reduced, while Roger Gannon, chief operations officer, has completed an environmental qualification and joined the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment.
The past 12 months have seen a 53 per cent reduction in energy use, with the figure for waste to landfill down to 6 per cent.