The Problem Mayflower Vehicle Systems in Coventry manufactures body panels for, among other, Aston Martin and MG-F cars. With the introduction of the Climate Change Levy (CCL) the cost of electrical energy has increased. Mayflower has also implemented the environmental management standard, ISO 140001 and as such is driven towards meeting environmental targets, which includes […]
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The Problem Dunlop presently produces up to 100,000 wheels each week. According to Dave Pound, Operations Manager, the electricity costs alone needed to make each wheel is estimated at 14p. Given the volume of wheels produced this amounted to a huge overhead cost. Sentridge’s Solution Sentridge were brought into to survey and implement a cost […]
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The Problem In 2003, BMW’s plant at Hams Hall in North Warwickshire produced 125,000 engines at an energy cost in excess of £1.5m. Even though the company is extremely energy aware and has been successful in reducing consumption at the plant since its launch in 2001, they knew more could be done to cut costs […]
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