Camfil Farr – first company to join VRE BSI – reducing the energy audit Kitemark scheme
(openPR) 7 October 2010
Based in the UK in Haslingden, Lancashire, Camfil Farr has a reputation for promoting the efficient use of energy and showed that air filter direct impact on energy consumption in the treatment of air heating, cooling and cleaning air conditioning systems . The company aims to educate managers and owners on the considerable benefits of replacing existing systems with the filtration of air filters with low energy. Camfil, the world leader in the manufacture and development of air filters, was granted the first production company in the United Kingdom to OFIS? Energy management standard BS EN 16001 in July 2010.
manufacturing business and business-oriented service has Camfil Farr, the opportunity to use their own energy future and had examined. Rising energy costs and unstable legislation and most of the government? The policy of driving the reduction of energy consumption wanted the company so much as it could exercise social responsibility and help their employees, suppliers and customers want to learn how to reduce energy and save money.
Bill Wilkinson, Managing Director Camfil Farr said:
â? Although we are not a large consumer of energy, total savings were remarkable. In the first year (2008), we realized a savings of over 22% of our total electric bill and the review exercise (2009) further 14.6%. This represents an annual saving of nearly £ 200,000 from an energy law that £ 500,000 in 2007.a. exceeds ????
Bill Wilkinson continued:
â? Camfil always been energy conscious, this awareness is an integral part of our culture and our operations. We already have a lean culture ????.
When asked what advice he would to other companies that join to give, “said Wilkinson:
â? Doing nothing is simply not acceptable, but we have discovered, are planning to implement a company-wide employee engagement, all employees have contributed to significant energy savings Madea we ????.
Employee engagement
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Camfil? s is reducing energy consumption of employee engagement as STOP (Camfil Energy Saving Awareness of the environment) are known. This scheme was implemented in 2007. The bonus program for employees of the bonuses that their contribution to reducing energy consumption. In addition, a system of employee suggestions during their week of sustainable development in 2009. From 147 proposals for sustainability activity, 74 weeks immediately implemented (internally known as “Just Do Itâ s â Jdia ????????????). Other benefits of employee engagement enjoyed Camfil scheme include significant changes in behavior on work and at home, and a positive attitude in society.
Assistance BSI:
â? The support received from BSI, was to formalize our system of energy management invaluableâ ????. “Said Wilkinson. â? The Kitemark scheme has been launched immediately, so that an absolute? Proof? has been completed and is now in public p> DomainA ????.
Unlike other systems, SFI? CAO’s Kitemark scheme has been designed specifically with the requirements of the CRC and therefore requires that only the emissions of greenhouse gases from energy consumption are taken into account. This allows companies to focus exclusively on their emissions of energy, instead of carbon from the traffic and other sources make it difficult to measure.
The Environment Agency has also adopt the plan as a metric CRC early action, the companies can prove to carbon reductions, were approved. In fact, it is the only system based on the implementation of an energy management system? BS EN16001 â? that more organizations, continuous improvement and ongoing identification of opportunities for reducing energy consumption is necessary. Camfil Farr was also the first production company in the United Kingdom to BS EN 16001 Energy management in July 2010 to achieve.
BSI Kitemark approved and recognized by over 82 percent of the population of the United Kingdom, offers the ERV Kitemark to control a complete alternative, both the Carbon Trust and CEMAR standards that are not identified by a BS EN 16 001 based system, the long-term reduction , can be managed and implemented.
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has approved for the pilot project ERV Kitemark Camfil Farr, has been tested by the BSI to assess its energy consumption. Although many mechanisms to reduce energy requirements were already in place, work mainly because of the company with BSI EN14001 for 10 years, the company has some aspects of its operations and revised to correct his latest collection data. He undertook a due diligence and identify areas of non-compliance cited in the action plan and have it corrected. The transition to the Kitemark ERV was good and was completed less than six months after the accession of the pilot project.
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commented on the impact of VRE Kitemark scheme has on society, Camfil Farr’s CEO, Bill Wilkinson:
â? The Kitemark ERV is an external audit has found that we have more than 14 percent energy savings in the current compliance year and also shows that we preach to our stakeholders that we do. BSI has set us on the map and check our system in a very short> Timea p ????.
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