THREE Thurrock companies have received help investing to cut their carbon footprints.
The Thurrock Low Carbon Business Programme has assisted HW Wilson with a grant to the tune of £972 for a new boiler; the Wharf Group (KS Timber) with £1,632 for a diesel particulate filter fitted to one of their lorries; and £1257.06 for the Your Style Salon, for new heaters and double glazing.
HW Wilson, of North Road, South Ockendon, decided to upgrade its boiler so the business would waste less money on its heating costs and cut its impact on the environment.
The firm is expected to reduce its energy use by 16,836kWh and trim its carbon output by 3.09 tonnes annually – saving around £643 on their gas bills.
The Wharf Group is a family-run business from Stanford-le-Hope, and one part of it, KS Timber, was struggling to cope with the regulations in London’s Low Emission Zone and incurring fines or having to drive around it.
The installation of a diesel particulate filter to the truck’s exhaust reduced emissions, making it green enough to enter the zone. The firm is expecting to reduce its carbon output by 18.77 tonnes of carbon dioxide every year and the combined cost saving is estimated at £6,855.51 a year.
Your Style Salon, based in Corringham and under new management, came to Low Carbon Business seeking a grant towards new heating units and double glazing.
The total cost of the project was £3,142.66, 40 per cent of which came from the grant and the business is now expecting to reduce its electricity usage by 5,075kWh as well as reduce its carbon footprint by 2.66 tonnes of carbon dioxide every year. It should also be able to make an annual cost saving of £507.50.
