Leisure Connection announces energy saving agenda for the new financial year and is highest placed leisure operator in recently released CRC league tables.
Leisure Connection is working in partnership with Pure World, a company which specialises in the complete 360 degree energy management service for clients and focuses all activities on delivering tangible bottom-line improvements at all times. A strategy is in place to deliver a series of energy saving measures across Leisure Connection’s estate of 70+ leisure and sport centres and health clubs.
The new energy management plan hopes to build on the success of previous energy strategies and effective management. Since 2009 figures revealed overall gas usage across its estate fell by 23%, while electricity usage dropped by 25%. Early results from this financial year have recorded further usage reductions of 10% and 16% for gas and electricity respectively.
The new agenda outlines the ways in which the company can further meet the challenges of responsible energy consumption within a large multi-site company. These range from simple measures such as ensuring lighting is only used when needed, to the introduction of innovative aerated shower technology. The showers operate by creating a rapid mixing of water and air inside the showerhead - forcing the water out with all the power of a conventional shower, and yet using 45% less water.
Leisure Connection and Pure World will conduct detailed analysis of the energy and water consumption over the next year, committing to external auditing and BMS maintenance agreements and servicing. The company also has plans to invest in lighting projects, as well as upgraded boilers, heat exchangers and Air conditioning systems.
Steve Bambury, Head of Energy Management at Leisure Connection, comments:
“As a large, successful company we are fully aware of our responsibilities in regards to energy and water consumption. We will be working with Pure World to pull together a new strategy for effective energy management. Many projects and initiatives are already well underway. We are confident that this demonstrates our determined commitment to reducing our environmental impact during this financial year and beyond. We firmly believe that we can make our operations more energy efficient without compromising the quality of our facilities and customer service.”
David Lixton, Managing Director of Pure World comments:
“Leisure Connection is clearly very committed to reducing its carbon footprint and effectively managing its energy consumption. It’s an exciting time for this partnership and we guarantee that we will be able to save Leisure Connection a further 10% over and above those savings already achieved over the next two years.”
This work is in accordance with the Government’s Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC), the company has introduced new techniques to increase the energy efficiency of their operations – particularly focusing on water, gas and electricity usage. Leisure Connection is now well placed within the recently released CRC league tables at position 131 in the tables out of 2106. They are also the highest placed leisure operator within the league tables highlighting their commitment to saving both Energy & Carbon across their estate.
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