Celebrating 1 year since the South Wales Industrial Cluster Plan Launch - 11th March 2024
Celebrating 1 year since the South Wales Industrial Cluster Plan Launch with SWIC colleagues to drive our Net Zero goals, at the Empower Cymru conference in Cardiff hosted by Net Zero Industry Wales.
📢 IETF (Industrial Energy Transformation Fund) Phase 3 fund application window OPENS on Monday 29th Jan 2024! 📢
- 26th January 2024
📖 Read our guide below - to give you an overview of IETF, how your business could benefit and how CR Plus could help support a successful bid.
Give us a call 01639 505050 or email info@crplus.co.uk (this window closes on 19th April 2024).
CR Plus Speaking at Innovate UK KTN Webinar 🎅 🏝️🥥 - 11th January 2024
🔊 CR Plus is delighted to be a speaker at tomorrow's Innovate UK KTN webinar. Join us for an illuminating discussion on 'Industrial Gases to Chemicals - Defossilising the chemicals sector'. Discover how CR Plus is helping to shape future industry, SWIC’s (South Wales Industrial Cluster) approach to decarbonisation and the role of Carbon Capture and Usage.
🗓️ 11 January 2024
🌐 Save your spot now:
https://lnkd.in/e3tJKiTv
CR Plus kicking the Christmas party season off in tropical climates! 🎅 🏝️🥥 - 29th November 2023
The team had a fantastic time - taking part in the world's biggest 60 minute Escape Game, covering the whole Plantasia Tropical Zoo at night time. Well done to team 2 for completing the Rainforest Run Game in 48.35 minutes ⏳
IETF Showcase - 24th November 2023
Great to attend the IETF (Industrial Energy Transformation Fund) Showcase Event this week in Manchester, with some really good project examples.
We heard from Lily Tozer on how the DESNZ (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) team plan to tweak future calls to maximise benefits to industry and ease the burden. We also continue to be amazed by the enthusiasm of Jenni McDonnell MBE to reach all parts of industry to take part in this great scheme.
Electric Arc Furnace Visit
- 9th November 2023
Our staff on their way to visit the Celsa Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) in the Melt Shop to investigate maximising opportunities.
Supporting our long-standing clients Celsa Steel UK in their decarbonisation pathway.
LCSB Network Event
- 26th October 2023
We welcomed fellow Low Carbon Swansea Bay members to our Baglan office for an another informative LCSB network event (organised by Philip McDonnell). We provided updates on the decarbonisation South Wales Industrial Cluster Plan and the emerging Clean Growth Hubs.
Connections were made that hopefully will promote emerging industrial plans into the Local Area Energy Planning (LAEPs).
Thanks also to Jon Maddy and team (University of South Wales) for showing guests round the nearby Hydrogen Research and Demonstration Centre and the Baglan Technology Centre.
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Support for iGEM Charity Annual Dinner
- 12th October 2023
We are pleased to welcome to the team Dr Thomas fender, seconded from the University of Birmingham
- 17th August 2023
Tom will be helping us understand how dispersed industrial sites and academia can work together to achieve the best outcomes. Interesting directions of travel are already being investigated with associated stakeholders.
Shortlisted for the National Energy Efficiency Awards 2023
- 4th August 2023
Excellent news! CR Plus are proud to announce we have been shortlisted for ‘Energy Consultancy of the Year’ at the National Energy Efficiency Awards 2023!
Thanks to all our staff for their hard work and commitment.
Also thanks to our valued customers throughout the UK and beyond!
What does One tonne of CO2 look like? 🟠
- 2nd August 2023
We went to visit the 10-meter 'Carbon Bubble' on tour by our midlands office.
It is good to see Staffordshire County Council engaging the public on the impact of carbon emissions and encourage steps towards a sustainable future.
Hydrogen Skills Workshop - 6th July 2023
Thank you to Cardiff and Vale College & HyCymru Wales for hosting a successful engaging Hydrogen Skills Workshop.
We spoke on the importance of looking at skills and resourcing gaps related to future hydrogen use and thus enable the implementation of net zero.
Celebrating 20 years of Celsa Manufacturing Steel in the UK - 23rd June 2023
A fun evening with our long-standing client Celsa Steel UK, celebrating 20 years of Celsa manufacturing steel in the UK. 🎉
It was good to see the Secretary of State for Wales, David TC Davies, supporting and making time in his busy calendar for Celsa - one of SWIC's (South Wales Industrial Cluster) leading partners.
Western Hydrogen Gateway Conference - 09th June 2023
Come and chat to us at the Western Gateway Conference today. 👋
Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC) Conference - 16th May 2023
☀️ Great start to the Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC) Conference at the Oval Cricket Stadium in London.
Looking forward to being on the Panel this afternoon collaborating with the UK industrial clusters in the acceleration of industrial decarbonisation across the UK’s clusters and beyond.
Some of our team enjoying a social night out!
- 10th May 2023
ITV TV Interview: CR Plus Sponsor the Future
- 17th March 2023
Last night it was good to see Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) PhD student Ben White, sponsored by CR Plus, featured on ITV Wales news. Ben is helping CR Plus efforts in helping de-risk the transition of combustion processes from Natural Gas to cleaner fuels like Hydrogen in the SWIC (South Wales Industrial Cluster) area.
Ben’s exposure to direct industrial problems/sites, working with CR Plus teams and having access to the superb facilities at the GTRC is providing him with the right balance of skills that will be able to exploit innovation. This crucially will start to develop our much needed talent pool and enhance CR Plus capabilities to properly support industry in understanding/de-risking impacts of fuel switching on our earlier adopter projects.
CR Plus were so impressed with this joint Academic/Industrial approach that we recently sponsored a second CDT student Karolina. Karolina is helping research opportunities in utilising the gases/products available in the Net Zero transition to create added value/security of supply for the South Wales area and feeding into our work in the emerging Cluster in the West Midlands.
This demonstrates that it is not just large companies that can benefit from these sort of programmes, smaller companies can also extract real value, add to the talent pool and build on the strengthening Academic-Industrial relationships.
Well done Ben & Andrew Price (his CR Plus mentor) for making this happen with support from Richard Marsh & team at GTRC.
A true collaboration.
SWIC Cluster Plan Report Launches
- 13th March 2023
CR Plus is proud to lead the South Wales Industrial Cluster Plan.
We have launched our REPORT - A plan for clean growth 🌱
Visit our VIRTUAL ROOM 🚪🚶to view the report 🔗>
https://content.zone-secure.net/swic_planforcleangrowth/
The report showcases ambitious plans to:
💰 Potentially unlocking a record £30bn of investment
🏭 Reduce Wales’ total CO2 emissions by 40% by 2040
👷 Help secure over 100,000 jobs
Our report outlines 30 policy drivers that are vital to decarbonise industry.
Tony Parton, Managing Director of CR Plus, said:
“The overriding message of this report is that we have to do something now – the current state of play isn’t sufficient to ensure that Welsh industry is competitive on a global scale.
“This is the culmination of more than two years of work where SWIC examined in detail what is needed to help our industries decarbonise and safeguard hundreds of jobs for the region. Now it is imperative that we work collaboratively with UK and Welsh Governments to deliver these policies to unlock necessary investments to reach net zero by 2050 or sooner.”
LAUNCH EVENT: Leaders of the South Wales Industrial Cluster Plan
- 13th March 2023
A great turn out and fantastic day with our partners and stakeholders as the lead for the SWIC Cluster Plan LAUNCH EVENT, at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus 🌼
- 1st March 2023
Happy St David's Day 🌼 from our Welsh Team!
2023 Energy Consultancy of the Year, Wales Winner! 🏆- 10th February 2023
CR Plus are proud to announce that we have won the Wales region Energy Efficiency awards ‘Consultants of the year’ award.
2023 Energy Efficiency Awards Shortlisted
- 20th January 2023
CR Plus are proud to announce that we have once again been shortlisted for the Wales region Energy Efficiency awards ‘Consultants of the year’ award.
It is brilliant to gain recognition for our hard work in the areas of energy efficiency and decarbonisation.
The awards ceremony is to be held on the 10th February, our fingers are crossed for another win in this category!
Crisis at Christmas Donation
- 22nd December 2022
This Christmas time CR Plus are donating to Crisis at Christmas.
A worthy cause, especially with the cost of living crisis, that helps provide warm meals, shelter, support and companionship at Christmas to those experiencing homelessness. 🤍🎄
Read more about the charity at
www.crisis.org.uk
Secretary of State for Wales visit
- 8th December 2022
Many thanks to the Secretary of State for Wales David TC Davies and his team for their visit to the Pembroke Net Zero Centre (RWE) to gain insights into the wealth of activities that are occurring throughout South Wales as we progress towards Zero Carbon.
Follow-on 'Hydrogen Within The Site' Workshop
- 9th November 2022
Our workshop 'Hydrogen Within The Site' concluded our Autumn series of South Wales Industrial Cluster Plan Workshops.
Really positive engagement and outcomes.
Today we remember and reflect on the life of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch
- 19th September 2022
Pictured 1945, Elizabeth trained as a mechanic during WWII:
Black Country Industrial Energy Taskforce
- 10th August 2022
Industrial Symbiosis for the Foundation Industries Talk
- 23rd June 2022
Pleased to collaborate with Chris Williams (Industry Wales) and Peter Laybourn (International Synergies Limited) at the Transforming Foundation Industries (Innovate UK KTN) Cohort Event in London. Some really provoking thoughts.
In South Wales we will want to follow up on the EDI programme being operated by TFI Network.
🏆 Thrilled to win Energy Consultant of the Year, Wales!
- 20th June 2022
We had a great time at the Awards ceremony on Friday.
CR Plus at Westminster!
- 15th June 2022
A busy day! We were invited to Westminster to attend the Multi-Cluster Forum and the IDRIC (Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC) Parliamentary Reception. Alongside our high profile SWIC (South Wales Industrial Cluster) Plan partners, we promoted the importance of innovation for our Net Zero transition.
Shortlisted for Energy Efficiency Awards - 8th June 2022
We are glad to report we have been ‘shortlisted’ for the Consultant of the Year category in the Regional Energy Efficiency awards 2022. We are grateful, once again, to the Energy Efficiency Awards (Gary Braybrooke) for recognising our efforts!
Last year we won first place becoming ‘Consultant of the Year’ Wales! Fingers crossed we do it again 🤞
Update to follow after the awards ceremony!
Thanks to all of our loyal customers who have made this possible, here's to continuing our successful energy related work, projects, project management, energy studies, water studies, etc.
Good luck to everyone! From the CR Plus team
Policy Forum Wales Talk - 30th May 2022
We talked at the Policy Forum Wales about what technologies can be used to help deliver circular economy in Wales and how industrial waste in Wales can be incorporated into the circular economy 🌱 🔁
Hosting SWIC Meeting held in person/hybrid
- 23rd May 2022
It was great to host some of our project partners in person for our quarterly meeting with Seyhan Turan & Geraldine Mateu
👏
CR Plus led SWIC Net Zero discussions on our project progress
& opportunities with our x30 Partners. Supporting local businesses, the event was held at the Castle Hotel at Neath (Birthplace of Welsh Rugby Union) helping to make the Hybrid meeting technically successful.
Look forward to our next formal meeting in person, thanks all!
Two of our industry experts looking forward to exhibiting & speaking at the All-Energy Exhibition and Conference in Glasgow. We were part of the Innovate UK stand to discuss our Decarbonisation & Net Zero SWIC - South Wales Industrial Cluster Plan.
We celebrate Earth Day 2022 today 🌎 💚
- April 2022
Happy Earth Day from Cornwall! ☀️
The Easter Bunny visited in our Head Office this morning! Happy Easter weekend everyone 🐰
- April 2022
SWIC Week 2 is underway & today we are chairing this afternoons virtual session on 'Electricity - powering Wales to Net Zero'
- March 2022
Hopefully the wide variety of speakers will provide different insights to the electricity supply industry & industry in general. 2pm, details below!
https://twitter.com/SWIC_Wales/status/1509135469585522691
Today we spoke to WG Economy Minister Vaughan Gething & Secretary of State for Wales Simon hart presenting our SWIC Wales Cluster Plan Project which comprises of 30 formal partners. Representing one of the most collaborative formal projects in the UK! - March
2022
Our thanks go out to Energy Efficiency AWARDS 2022 team and to our loyal customers to whom we provide our services!
We held ‘Crystallising the Vision’ Workshops at our Head Office. Our partners attended in different rooms & hybrid meetings (Covid) for this years’ detailed plan, bringing all aspects of our ambitious zero carbon project together. 👩🏫 👨🔬
SWIC LAUNCH EVENT First Event This Week Starting! -
October 2021
5th October 2022 is day one of Events make sure you have signed up.
We are proud to announce we have been awarded: 'ENERGY CONSULTANT/CONSULTANCY OF THE YEAR - Wales' by the Energy Efficiency Awards
- September 2021
We joined the Zero Carbon Tour in Swansea, as they travel the UK to COP26 in Glasgow in November, sharing the Net Zero message with the business community
- September 2021
Check out the UK's first 100% electric coach - named the ‘Carbon Battle Bus’!
At the UK CCUS & Hydrogen Decarbonisation Summit in Birmingham! -
September 2021
Our Managing Director & co-founder Tony Parton will be talking at Wales Tech Week on Day 2, Green Stage - June 2021
Tues 22 June
10.30 - 12.00 BST
CR Plus expands team to support its role in the SWIC Cluster Plan project
- May 2021
CR Plus has hired two new recruits to help manage and support the
South Wales Industrial Cluster (SWIC) Cluster Plan Project. The Project has been awarded a £1.5million grant by UK Government’s decarbonisation programme to scope out what is needed to support South Wales in becoming a net zero carbon region by 2050.
Eduardo Lugaresi has been recruited to work as an engineer on the Cluster Plan project. Eduardo is originally from Venezuela and a native Spanish speaker. He has recently moved to Wales to be closer to his wife’s family and is now based in Swansea. He has a wealth of experience working for Oil and Gas industries as a Process and Project Engineer.
Flora Davies, a native of mid-Wales (north of Llandovery) and now Cardiff-based, is a Chartered Energy Manager. A fluent Welsh speaker, she has helped a broad range of organisations to identify and cost energy reduction and generation technologies. She is project manager and renewable energy team lead on the Cluster Plan project.
The new additions to the team not only expand CR Plus’ capabilities with managing the Cluster Plan, but the new language skills brought by Flora and Eduardo will open the doors to the company working on projects further afield, as well as closer to home through the medium of Welsh.
Tony Parton, Managing Director of CR Plus, said of the appointments:
“It has been great to welcome Eduardo and Flora to the CR Plus team. Having the diversity of language, experience, gender and knowledge is pivotal to innovating within the company which will help further growth and expand CR Plus.”
CR Plus Lead South Wales Industrial Cluster Plan
- April 2021
The Cluster Plan through its collaborations has already initiated inward investment (£10M+) both for early stage Net Zero enabling capital projects and feasibility studies that are anticipate to bring in a further £100M+ into the region in the next 2 to 3 years.
Working with so many unique and diverse partners within the SWIC Cluster Plan project is providing real excitement within the CR Plus Welsh team Head Quartered at the Baglan Bay Innovation Centre after the last 12 months of constrained working. Our growing, young Welsh Team of investigators and engineers are collaborating with Partners to shape their brave new world.
Read more of SWICs Press Release at:
www.swic.cymru/news
And our feature in BBC Wales news :
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-56748785
CR Plus Lead Roadmap for South Wales Industrial Cluster
- April 2020
CR Plus are leading the SWIC (South Wales Industrial Cluster) Roadmap
project and are providing a key role in the Deployment project. SWIC has received a significant boost with the allocation of grant funding from UK Research and Innovation. The funding will support the first phase of the South Wales Industrial Cluster (SWIC) Roadmap and Deployment projects which will seek to identify the best options for cost-effective decarbonisation of industry in South Wales. The projects will look at the infrastructure required for the development of the hydrogen economy, for large scale CO2 capture, usage and storage (CCUS) and transport as well as onsite strategic opportunities specific to each industry.
The projects will make a vital contribution to the UK’s journey to net zero 2050, and also have the potential to strengthen the economic resilience of Welsh industry and communities by ensuring operations in the region are sustainable for the long term.
We are part of a cluster that comprises a diverse set of industries including oil refining, paper, nickel, insulation, chemicals, LNG import, coin production, general manufacturing, steel and cement. If the SWIC proceeds successfully through the various phases of the UK government’s Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge, it would stimulate significant clean growth, creating more jobs and opening up opportunities nationally and internationally for UK businesses. It would also enhance the UK’s ability to locally manufacture cement and steel products with low carbon emissions, helping to drive the low carbon future of UK construction and other sectors such as defence, car manufacturing and coin production.
Roadmap Partners:
CR Plus, RWE, Progressive Energy, University of South Wales, Celsa Manufacturing, Tata Steel, the Port of Milford Haven and Vale Europe. It will draw heavily on the Deployment project and smaller, local hub solutions to deliver a plan that establishes a series of local zero carbon areas that will lower local emissions, create skilled jobs, improve air quality and enhance well-being across the South Wales region.
Tony Parton, Managing Director at CR Plus said: “This collaboration provides exciting new opportunities for established industry and the developing net zero carbon industrial sector to transform South Wales into a vibrant ‘just’ economy whilst providing real clean growth.”
The phase one Deployment project focuses on the potential to create collaborative projects in areas with a significant portion of the economic activity in South Wales: Port Talbot with Tata Steel’s integrated steelworks, Aberthaw with Tarmac’s Cement Works and Milford Haven with Valero Energy’s Refinery and RWE’s CCGT Power Plant.
The Deployment project, led by Costain, will bring together partners Tata Steel, Tarmac, RWE, Valero Energy, Progressive Energy, CR Plus, Capital Law, Flexible Process Consultants and the University of South Wales to collaboratively identify ways to tackle common and unique challenges of decarbonisation and clean growth, ultimately helping the UK to establish the world’s first net zero carbon industrial cluster by 2040 and at least one low carbon cluster by 2030.
Work on the larger, potential anchor projects and other industrial sites in South Wales will identify process improvements and assess the viability of clean fuels to reduce carbon emissions, as well as look at Carbon Capture Usage and Storage (CCUS), identifying what existing infrastructure can be used and what new infrastructure will be required.
Together the projects will look to provide the capacity for a future circular economy so that in the long term, captured carbon that cannot be used locally by other industries such as agriculture will be shipped to national CCUS facilities such as HyNet at Liverpool Bay or Acorn at St Fergus. SWIC will also develop options and solutions to support regional hydrogen deployment in order to facilitate net zero carbon by 2050.
This first phase is a step towards securing a further share of the £131m allocated to the
Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge
by the UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and is a key component of the government’s Clean Growth Strategy.
NEW - £315m BEIS Government Fund available for next summer
- October 2019
THE INDUSTRIAL ENERGY TRANSFORMATION FUND
– to support businesses with high energy use to:
Our 'Sustainable Procurement' Workshop - September 2019
We had a great time last week delivering our 'Sustainable Procurement' workshop! Thank you to Sben and all our attendees for their participation, and insightful discussions to identify the challenges & solutions in their own organisations.
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Net Zero Carbon - Talk or Action?
- September 2019
CR Plus are working with sites and organisations to conceive, develop a financially viable pathway to Net Zero Carbon, whilst compiling the detailed engineering specifications to allow procurement. In some cases we are assisting sites with funding options where appropriate. If you would like to understand your potential practical route to Net Zero Carbon contact
Richard
or
Tony
on
01543 223 393.
The Net Zero Carbon Challenge – Embedded Generation - August 2019
With the number of embedded generation projects on offer from different suppliers increasing, there is confusion as to what may suit your particular situation. With risk areas such as Natural Gas compositional changes, taxation uncertainty, UK government direction and potential funding schemes options are in “Fluid” states minimising risk is becoming increasingly difficult. Our work at both the strategic and detailed engineering levels provides us with some insights that might be able to help you in your situation. If you would like to talk please
contact us.
Book onto our ‘Practical Introduction to Sustainable Procurement’ Workshop - August 2019
CR Plus are pleased to announce that it is undertaking a workshop for members (preferential rates) and non-members of
SBEN
(our local Staffordshire network) on how you might apply sustainable procurement to your organisation. This course addresses some of the first steps for a user, a project manager or part of a traditional procurement team the workshop will help identify some challenges and solutions that may help you on your future journey.
CR Plus attends Venturefest West Midlands - July 2019
CR Plus had a fantastic time as an exhibitor at Venturefest West Midlands last week. The one-day event at the NEC, Birmingham hosted workshops, inspirational talks and panels by expert industry leaders. We really enjoyed meeting and engaging with innovative entrepreneurs and organisations from across the West Midlands from all different industries. It was great to see so many entrepreneurs pitching their wonderful businesses for Pitchfest.
Thank you to Venturefest for organising the event – we look forward to Venturefest 2020!
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Venturefest West Midlands 2019 - June 2019
We're looking forward to exhibiting at Venturefest West Midlands on Thursday 4th July at the Gallery Suites, NEC, Birmingham. Meet and network with 500+ delegates including industry expert speakers, exhibitors and service providers offering support and advice for start-up, scale up and inovation led organisations from across the West Midlands.
We'd love to see you there! Book your free ticket and come and have a chat with our team.
The South Wales Industrial Cluster - May 2019
CR Plus are assisting with the establishment of a South Wales Based Industrial cluster to increase communication between different sites and to promote the sharing of Idea's In achieving our aims in achieving Net Zero Carbon within South Wales.
CRC has ended what is SECR?
- April 2019
CRC (Carbon Reduction Commitment) has ended on the 31st of March. SECR (Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting), a new reporting requirement, has come into effect as of the 1st April. This only affects businesses that are required to comply with greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting or are a Large UK Company/LLP who fulfill one of these three criteria -
- You have 250 employees or more
- Your turnover exceeds £36 million
- Your balance sheet total exceeds £18 million.
If you fulfill the above criteria CR Plus can help assist with your mandatory reporting requirements. With our large experience in carbon assessments and implementation of energy saving projects.
Hydrogen Fuel Supply
- March 2019
CR Plus is currently establishing whether a Midlands-based technology provider can integrate their promising technology with industries and help them on their way to achieve zero carbon in the coming years. The technology provider has recently shown the technology is interesting as they were successful with the UK Government Hydrogen Fuel Supply bid.
CR Plus successfully renews Safe Contractor Accreditation - March 2019
As part of its ongoing commitment to H&S CR Plus has maintained its “Safe Contractor” status (No.TQ5854). Together with certification to OHSAS 18001, this enables us not only to embed H&S into our own working practices, but allows us to fully contribute and collaborate when developing new projects with our clients.
Methane No. & Your CHP – Are you de-risked? - March 2019
Our internal CHP expert has raised an interesting point on the selection of CHP engines. The grid Methane Number is generally dropping, yet the super-efficient engines are requiring higher Methane No.’s. With the trend to decarbonise the gas grid by Bio-Methane or H2 injection over the next few years, your selection of engine/systems will be key to the commercial success of your undertaking.
If you want further information, please contact Tom Gibson or Tony Parton by
email
or 01543 223393.
Making Decarbonisation Pay - February 2019
CR Plus Ltd
give their views on the decarbonisation challenge, setting the scene with an overview of their work currently being undertaken at a UK Industrial site. This decarbonisation ‘direction of travel’ would yield £200M for this particular site by 2050.
South Wales Industrial Cluster - February 2019
CR plus are engaged in the development of the ‘South Wales Industrial cluster’: a group formed of major industrial , academic and energy engineering specialists with the aim of collaborating to align with the strategic direction of the department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy and of the Welsh Government. To meet our ambitious decarbonisation targets the gathering of large CO2 emitters in the South Wales area, along with people who can provide innovative solutions to reduce these emissions, is very necessary. CR Plus recently attended the first briefing meeting on the 14th January 2019 and look forward to supporting the development of the cluster and associated sustainable smart integrated projects at the next meeting on 18th March 2019.
Sustainability West Midlands Registered Member - January 2019
CR Plus are pleased to announce we have become registered members of Sustainability West Midlands. We look forward to supporting Sustainability West Midlands with their
West Midlands Roadmap to a Sustainable Future in 2020
and generally helping to support the industrial, commercial and public sectors in achieving a sustainable future.
IPCC Report Global Warming of 1.5°C - October 2018
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have published their report, “Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C”, on the 8th October and in it details the action needed to limit climate change to within 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and outlines how ambitious an action this really is. One of the messages in the report is: for 1.5°C to be achieved, there needs to be, globally, a 45% decrease in CO2 levels by 2030 and achieve ‘net zero’ by 2050!
CR Plus are working with clients to make the demanding aims that lead to this achievement a reality. One of our core clients is working with us to achieve zero abstraction of water from the canal and reduce their discharge to river by ~85%; we’re working with another client to accomplish a 40% reduction in CO2 emissions; and we’re currently involved in discussions with stakeholders of the South Wales cluster (BEIS, universities, and industries) to optimise their systems and reduce the CO2 released by the large emitters in the UK. We’re also in the process of designing a new heat transfer fluid system to reduce our client’s natural gas consumption and also mean the system can be easily adaptable to alternative decarbonised fuel sources, for example hydrogen, in the future.
These projects, and others, are all part of the small steps that industries and other sectors need to take to decarbonise. CR Plus can help you realise these projects with our innovative ideas working directly with client’s aims, end-to-end project management, and funding procurement.
For an easier read of the IPCC report the
press report
summarises it quite succinctly.
Storm Ali leads to low carbon intensity
- September 2018
Current± Article
It seems like Storm Ali is not all bad news as some parts of the UK have had particularly low carbon intensity levels due to the high winds powering many wind farms. Mid-Scotland, for example, managed to achieve just 12 gCO2/kWh!
However, this news does still point to the very variable nature of wind power and the need for improvements to grid battery technology to make use of this low carbon energy.
We're having discussions with clients on the limit of the renewable technology at the moment especially in regards to the EV push that, although is the right step, will put a temporary burden on the fossil fuels in the future.
Scottish government investing early into electric vehicles
- September 2018
Current± Article
The Scottish government are looking to be forward thinking in this early investment into electric vehicle (EV) charge points. In an attempt to progress some way towards the ambitious aim of removing the need petrol and diesel cars in the UK, the Scottish government is looking towards ultra-low emissions vehicles (ULEV) and EV by installing ‘electric towns’ across Scotland.
We are currently talking with clients about the potential future of EVs within their car parks and whether anyone has the infrastructure and capacity to adapt to these changes. Now seems to be the time to look at the risks involved in this adoption, but we see it as an opportunity for many. Do you have any questions or interesting comments on this? We’d love to hear it!
Silo’d Thinking can Create a Mess? - August 2018
BBC Article
The BBC article on recycled packaging in landfill sites demonstrates that sometimes we think we are doing the right thing but it quite doesn’t work out how we wanted it to.
To do the “Right Thing”
is becoming increasingly difficult as knowing what actually is “Right Thing”
to do from the myriad of options is challenging.
We are currently working with some of our clients to help structure their approach using a wide ranging Risk & Opportunity
tool (BROP)
as a prompt to opening up “Out of the box thinking”. One surprising outcome is that it is delivering twice as many opportunities as risks in the early phases of the project journey, as well as clear direction.
Pollution as a feedstock... Interesting Solution to Waste CO2
- July 2018
A client bought this to our attention. At CR Plus we are constantly looking out for innovative and sustainable solutions to the worlds energy and environmental problems. Any interest please
contact us.
Work Experience Student Joins CR Plus at Low Carbon Swansea Bay event
- July 2018
Year 10 Work Experience student Harry Graves, recently joined CR Plus for a Low Carbon Swansea Bay training event on the topic of Sustainable Procurement. This networking event was a chance for attendees from a variety of local and national companies including Swansea Council, Vale, National Resources Wales and Swansea University to inform one another of their work, as well as properly understand the importance of the often overlooked topic of Sustainable Procurement in the context of their own business practise.
Harry used this opportunity to develop his understanding of the role CR Plus plays in delivering improved efficiency both on their clients site and throughout their supply chain. As do all attendees, Harry recieved a certificate of training which he can put on his CV, helping him stand out that little bit more from the rest of the competition.
For further details on the event see the
LCSB website
or contact LCSB on (01792) 480200.
Long Awaited Launch of the IHRS (Industrial Heat Recovery Support) programme - July 2018
The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has today announced the launch of the Industrial Heat Recovery Support Programme (IHRS), which will open for applications in the autumn.
Today the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has also published the government response to the consultation on the programme design and evidence collection for IHRS, which closed on 4th January 2018. The government response can be found at:
gov.uk
Guidance on the application process, and the application forms, will be available in the coming weeks and a link to this will be provided through the webpage containing the government response.
If you have any questions, or want to find your way through the mire of form filling to achieve support, please contact us at
info@crplus.co.uk
CR Plus 'Future Face' Adam Bennett - June 2018
CR Plus new consultant Adam Bennett has joined Birmingham chamber of commerce
FUTURE FACES.
By attending the various training and networking events, Adam hopes to learn from fellow young professionals in the region and to develop wider opportunity for CR Plus.
Adam graduated from the University of Warwick with a Masters in Physics and is excited to develop into a rounded consultant with CR Plus.
CR Plus Enables Major Semiconductor Plant to Transition to ISO 14001:2015 with No Nonconformances - May 2018
We are delighted to announce that our environmental management system work with a major semiconductor plant client enabled this high-profile business to transition to ISO 14001:2015 with no nonconformances.
Essentially, the work comprised of two distinct stages:
1. Developing the environmental context of the organisation into wider sustainability:
a. By helping our client to broaden the scope of the environmental management system from the traditional area of control (focussing on environmental risks at site) to the broader area of influence, particularly the global carbon benefits of their products in use in the automotive, medical, industrial, consumer, telecom and high power solutions industries.
b. By developing visual presentations used to successfully communicate the broader scope throughout the organisation, with appropriate proof of learning.
2. Gap Analysis and Deployment Support:
a.
Carrying out a detailed gap analysis of current practices versus each clause of the ISO 14001:2015 standard
b.
Providing absolute clarity of the actions required to address the gaps identified so that the highly motivated site team could address them effectively and efficiently.
c.
Providing technical support throughout deployment.
Feedback from the client has been extremely positive – the HSE Manager provided a testimonial:
‘Our site was due to upgrade to ISO 14001-2015 Standard we engaged CR Plus to carry out a gap analysis against the new standard.
By using the CR Plus gap analysis to plug the gaps and add the new requirements the site sailed through the transition audit with no major or minor non-conformities.
Well done CR Plus!’
If you would like to us about sustainability, or any of our other service offerings, then please get in touch.
CR Plus Supporting 'Sustainable Procurement' at Low Carbon Swansea Bay event on 11th July 2018
- May 2018
Chris Springett
who heads CR Plus efforts in the Sustainability field will be supporting the Low Carbon Swansea Bay quarterly event that is focusing on the challenges surrounding sustainable procure and how organisations might progress along the journey to fully integrating sustainable activities in a meaningful way that suits their business or organisations activities.
For further details on the event see details at
LCSB
or contact LCSB on (01792) 480200.
CR Plus Join Greater Birmingham Chamber of Commerce
- May 2018
We are pleased to announce that we have joined the GBCC allowing us to connect further with local businesses and engage with positive sustainable activities. We hope to both learn from the wider community of member organisations and widen our own perspective to better improve our unique offering plus gain opportunity to demonstrate and prove to regional business where our services can add value to their organisation.
Is Demand Management Still Viable?
- May 2018
The April 2018 changes in UK Electricity distribution charges -
DCP228
Red, Amber Green (RAG) - will affect your monthly bills. Doesn’t help the CR Plus MD who is colour blind.
For example, If you are a HV half hourly metered manufacturer with a relatively high consistent base load (i.e. you use a high proportion of your electricity in the green and amber periods) it is bad news, your bill could increase by 10 to 20%.
This change is also particularly important to those who have made efforts to shift RED (peak time of day) consumption into the amber and green hours, either via on site generation or demand side consumption shifting.
The bottom line? Review your profile of usage, look for opportunities to optimise to the new charging structure and
Make sure your Risk & Opportunity profiling is up to date if considering on site generation or demand side management.
DCP161
was also introduced in April, which in summary will see end users charged approximately 3 times standard rate if they exceed their contracted electrical supply capacity.
With the ever changing market and the impact it has on energy management decisions, get in touch with
Richard Pyatt
to discuss how you might best take advantage of the recent structural tariff changes.
Sweden Leads the Way – the World’s First Electrified Road
- April 2018
A huge step forward in the push for the use of electric transport - the electrified road recharges vehicles on a stretch of 2km between Arlanda and Roserberg logistics area.
How does it work?
“Energy is transferred from two tracks of rail in the road via a movable arm attached to the bottom of a vehicle. The design is not dissimilar to that of a Scalextric track, although should the vehicle overtake, the arm is automatically disconnected."
The eRoadArlanda
project claims:
- the concept utilises existing infrastructure
- is suitable for all – cars, buses and trucks
- carbon emissions will be cut by 80-90%.
This is part of the Swedish government’s wider environmental target to create fossil-free transportation infrastructure by 2030-2050. However it is a costly project, at €1m per km.
Referenced from:
UK Grid Electricity - Achieves zero coal over 3 days but natural gas still an important contributor? - How does this type of news help you take positive action at your site level?
- April 2018
There is much debate about how the UK mix of power and heat generation will evolve over the coming years and decades as we continue to target ‘80%’ Carbon reduction by 2050 and as we continue to invest in ‘smarter’ energy systems.
The latest news of UK reliance on Coal reaching 0% for 3 consecutive days is encouraging. Coal contributed 30% of the electricity generation mix in 2015 and then only 15% in 2016. Renewables increased to ~25% by 2016 (the target is for ~30% by 2020). Renewable ‘consumption’ for energy overall for the UK is still just over 10%. While the share of coal has reduced though, the share of gas has increased.
The use of gas in the wider UK energy mix is ultimately higher still, given that there will be embedded generation within the distribution systems (gas fired generators and in particular gas fired Combined Heat and Power systems), plus the significant amount of gas used for heating (majority of domestic heating) and industrial/manufacturing process. Renewables contribution to electricity production may be increasing but contribution to transport and to heat generation still puts the UK behind target. UK reliance on fossil fuel for power generation remains above 50% and for heating and transport well in excess of that.
Things to consider when reviewing replacement of your equipment on site or when considering new on site generation equipment:
- Energy efficiency on the demand side is ultimately the best first approach.
- Gas price v electricity price > at the moment this makes gas based technology such as gas fired CHP financially attractive (particularly given the maturity of the technology).
- Gas carbon intensity v grid electricity carbon intensity. The former remains constant whereas the latter is reducing as the renewable share increases. You could however argue that every kWh of energy saved at the demand side is an opportunity to focus primarily on reducing fossil fuel dependency on an average basis.
- Infrastructural situations around the UK > the electrical transmission and distribution systems for example require significant investments. It is not straight forward to achieve a ‘smarter’ system with enough resilience to demand changes coupled with an increasing share of intermittent supply (both grid and embedded)
Ultimately, you want to understand a true life cycle analysis and commercial and sustainable business case from all angles > CR Plus experts can review both the strategic and detailed technical angles to help give clarity on which options might best suit your specific situation.
Referenced from BBC articles:
The Wider Context - how will companies prepare for Electric Cars?
- April 2018
Aston Martin is aiming to be build a luxury car (Lagonda Vision) in 2021?
How are companies preparing for the EV revolution?
- Car Parking
- Power Cabling
- Green Image
- Renewable Electricity
Contact Us
if you want to explore how you take advantage of the opportunities and want to mitigate risks.
CR Plus - the Next Generation
- April 2018
CR Plus are committed to supporting youth in sustainable consultancy. We currently employ a University student on a placement and look forward to introducing another University student for a summer internship. Investing in education and training is vital for future generations. CR Plus provide work experience for secondary school students who also get the opportunity to participate in on-site visits across the country with specialists.
Move to New Lichfield Offices
- October 2017
Combined Heat and Power - does it still stack up? - September 2017
With the publishing of the latest DEFRA carbon conversion factors, many organisations will have noted the 15% drop in electricity carbon between 2016 and 2017 official figures. Here at CR Plus, we have been asked a few times recently whether Combined Heat and Power (CHP) still stacks up.
At the simplest level, using typical CHP efficiencies consider the following simple representation:
3 kWh gas = 0.55 kgCO2e
For the same heat and electrical ‘service’ via boilers and the UK electrical system would result in a carbon footprint of around 0.72 kgCO2e. So at the simplest level it can be seen that there is still a strong case that CHP saves carbon over the typical alternative. Indeed for parity between the typical solution and CHP, the carbon footprint of the UK electricity supply (including distribution losses) would have to be lower than 0.22 kgCO2e – a drop of 43% in electrical carbon intensity in 2017. Therefore it would appear to be safe to assume CHP will remain a viable carbon saving option for the foreseeable future.
However, this level of analysis involves one significant assumption. The implicit assumption is that the 1kWh of electricity generated via CHP offsets the grid average. This is not a safe assumption on the basis that sun continues to shine and the wind continues to blow independent of whether the CHP is operational. What is dependent on the CHP is the level of non-renewable electricity grid generation capacity that has to be active. The International Energy Agency states the global average fossil fuel generation capacity is 35-37% efficient (
link), which shows the true carbon saving of CHP can be significantly higher. Whether deliberate or not, the different carbon factors used during Building Emission Rate (BER) and Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) better reflect the operational realities for CHP.
Beyond the carbon calculations, the changes in Climate Change Levy with exemptions for organisations with Good Quality CHP and Enhanced Capital Allowances means that CHP continues to deliver attractive returns on paper. Sadly, many CHP schemes fail to perform at their expected levels, and this continues to be an area where CR Plus is retained by clients to deliver and go-beyond the expected savings.
Looking over the horizon, hydrogen as a low carbon derived gas is expected to gain increasing traction. From a carbon perspective this will reduce the carbon footprint of CHP operations, ensuring the point of parity is extended further into the future.
If you are thinking of implementing CHP or would like to optimise an existing CHP system, please get in touch.
ISO 9001 and 14001 2015: Impact of Technology on ISO systems - August 2017
The 2015 edition of the 9001 and 14001 standards appear to have been adapted
to keep pace with application of emerging technologies. Whilst document management systems and tools such as Minitab for statistical process control have long since been adopted by many organisations, the 2015 transition will likely see the increased use of different software technologies across the management system.
Knowledge is a resource like any other
Knowledge is treated as a resource like any other resource class in the latest standards. Management of organisational knowledge, closing of knowledge gaps and succession planning come under increasing scrutiny, particularly as the organisational strategy adapts to changing market conditions.
Training and competency management
Some best practice organisations are already using hybrids of video and computer animation (augmented reality) training videos with QR codes on machinery to demonstrate how procedures and work instructions should be undertaken – thus reducing paper documents
and engaging staff with varying language competencies. The ability to test competency and understanding of procedures can be worked into the online experience, ensuring staff competency is regularly updated
and recorded.
Audit apps
The broadening use of smart phones continues with the increasing proliferation of audit apps for ISO 9001 and 14001 standards. Forms can be created rapidly, ensuring version control
and helping utilisation on a regular basis. The need for staid, periodic audits of the system is updated with a continuous
approach to the management of risks and opportunities.
Process Approach
The process approach is a key revision to the latest standards with impacts both internally and externally. Internally the process approach requires organisations to not only account for physical items (such as materials, components and equipment status) but intangibles such as data, information
and knowledge
that could affect the quality experienced by the customer. Externally, with increasing supply chain complexity, software creates the ability to interface, monitor suppliers and target problem areas through shared portals. Software provides the ability to manage suppliers consistently across large organisations with multiple departments.
Evidence-based decision making
The revised standards emphasises the need for evidence-based decision making to ensure the desired performance is achieved. With technology comes the ability to correlate
and aggregate risks
to suit strategic intelligence. The aggregation of data from across departments allows a well constructed system to provide insight into the quality performance at all managerial levels.
In future news items, CR Plus will be discussing:
- Approach to lifecycle analysis requirements of ISO 14001
Previously, in this series if you have missed it was:
- Why to make 2017 your ISO transition year
- Changes and what it means for you
If you have any requests, question or need support on your ISO transition project – please get in touch with the team using the contact details at the top of the page.
ISO 9001 and 14001 2015: Changes and what it means for you - June 2017
The 2015 edition of the 9001 and 14001 standards sees both some significant changes and some minor wording amendments. At the highest level, the 2015 editions use the “Annex SL” harmonised structure. ISO 22301 (Business Continuity) was the first standard to use this approach. Forthcoming revisions of other ISO management system standards and new ones, such as ISO 45001 for health and safety are using the same 10-clause approach. The main implication for the new structure is to support the integration
of different management systems enabling improved performance
and reduced administration.
Outward Looking
In previous versions the focus was on customer and regulatory requirements – now the standards mention the need to understand the organisational context and the interested stakeholders along with internal issues that may influence the ability to deliver the desired quality / environmental performance. The new standards references market pressures such as competition, economy and societal needs. The impacts of increased globalisation are referenced through mention of understanding pressures from a local to global scale. CR Plus believes the requirement to monitor stakeholder interests is aimed at producing responsive, nimble systems
able to adapt to the external environment and minimise gaps between the ISO system and organisational activity.
Top Management
In previous editions, a “Management Representative” was nominated who was required to monitor system performance and report to management, which frequently isolated top management from active leadership in the management system. The requirement for a management representative has been dropped, with greater emphasis on top management to ensure the system is continuously aligned
with the strategic direction.
Documentation Requirements
In the latest version, there are no specific requirements for a documented manual or procedures – your company is left to decide the most appropriate approach for communication and organisation (on the basis of risk and opportunities).
The 2015 Standards introduce numerous requirements for documented information to the extent necessary to demonstrate effective implementation.
Process Approach
The new ISO 9001 standard has advanced the process approach from the advisory introduction into the requirements under section 4.4. This is focused at ensuring upstream and downstream interactivities and influence on performance are examined and acted upon for coherently
– something which was desired but not mandatory in the old standard.
No Exclusions
The old 9001 standard allowed for certain exclusions under appropriate circumstances. The 2015 risk and opportunities approach means the organisation is left to define significance and as a result means no exclusion of clauses is permitted in the 2015 standards.
In future news items, CR Plus will be discussing:
- The impact of technology on ISO systems
- Approach to lifecycle analysis requirements of ISO 14001
Previously, in this series if you have missed it was:
- Why to make 2017 your ISO transition year
If you have any requests, question or need support on your ISO transition project – please get in touch with the team using the contact details at the top of the page.
Don’t miss the boat: Get your ISO 9001 & 14001 transition going in 2017
- June 2017
According to the Quality Digest, as of December 2016 less than 20%
of the companies registered to ISO 9001:2008
had migrated their certification to the new 2015 standard. As the September 2018 deadline
becomes ever closer on the horizon, Ari Sinai, one of CR Plus’s management systems experts, outlines his thoughts on why starting progress now will be beneficial in the long run.
Maximise the opportunity 2015 brings
There are fundamental changes to the 9001 and 14001:2015 standards that reduce the administrative burden and address your company’s risks and opportunities. A well-crafted 9001 system should become a business management system, supporting the business growth, sustainability and resilience. Leaving transition activity close to the deadline poses a risk that the true potential of the management system is hidden in a race for compliance.
Ensuring continuous certification
For many companies, including CR Plus, certification is a requirement of business and source of competitive advantage when tendering. The volume of companies needing re-certification before the September 2018 deadline is forecast to put a strain on the availability of auditors, putting your certification at risk and possibly costing more in the process. In addition, due to the changes, the first round of re-certification audits are also likely to be subject to greater variability as the auditors increase their understanding of the standards. Those going for certification close to the deadline date may run a greater risk of non-conformances and delays in certification being granted.
Leadership and senior management
The new ISO standards require greater involvement from the organisation’s leadership. Gone is the management representative requirement and in comes oversight to ensure the system is actively supporting the business strategy. This requires greater input from senior personnel than previously. Transition projects can easily get behind simply through the senior personnel’s workload and schedule demands.
In future news items, CR Plus will be discussing:
- The changes between the old and new QMS and EMS standards,
- The impact of technology on ISO systems and,
- Approach to lifecycle analysis requirements of ISO 14001
If you have any requests, question or need support on your ISO transition project – please get in touch with the team using the contact details at the top of the page.
Increased Uncertainty & Rising Energy Costs -
March 2017
Non Commodity Costs
- Latest figures from the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR) suggest that the cost of environmental and renewable levies and on energy bills such as Renewable Obligation, Contracts for Difference, Feed-In Tarrifs and the Capacity Market will rise by nearly £13 Billion by 2020.
To put this in perspective, for a typical commercial/Industrial business that we often support in implementing cost reduction measures, their bills could be due to increase by 33% by 2020, of which the non commodity element would increase by 70%. This means such a business would have to find and implement substantial energy cost reduction projects, just to stand still on their energy budget.
Uncertainty
- Added in to the mix are the changing of energy policy, for example the introduction of the Capacity Market and the scrapping of the CRC. The current forecast for wholesale energy costs over the next 2-3 years is also one of volatility, with various factors such as the political situation (Brexit), supply issues (including French Nuclear on electricity and the Rough storage issues on gas) and of course the impact of the the de-valuation of the pound. All of which strongly suggest businesses will be hit with substantial enrgy price hikes in the coming few years.
CR Plus to co-host Low Carbon Swansea Bay Workshop -
February 2017
CR Plus are co-hosting a
Low Carbon Swansea Bay
Workshop with Vale (Clydach) with the aim of finding ways of “Doing the Right Thing” in a way that benefits you. The workshop aimed at dissecting the legislative & taxation charges that are becoming increasingly complex, into something organisations can work on, to cut or avoid costs.
The event will be held on the 1st March 2017, hosted by Vale (located at Clydach)
with CR Plus facilitating the workshop.
After many years of working in South Wales both providing consultancy support, project management and helping to acquire significant grants for organisations, CR Plus are pleased to offer assistance in this workshop to help the members of the Swansea Bay area. CR plus are a highly practical and pragmatic company that delivers real value to its clients, sorting out what is right for you.
CR Plus achieves 2015 ISO Certification -
December 2016
We are proud to announce that CR Plus is now certified to the 2015 ISO 9001 (Quality) and ISO 14001 (Environmental) Standards, as well as being recertified to OHSAS 18001:2007 (Health & Safety).
During our journey to achieve this significant step, made more challenging as our business is one where products are bespoke solutions, rather than widgets, we have developed our understanding of practical application of the 2015 ISO Standards even further. This has resulted in vast simplification of our business operating systems so they are really focussed on mitigation of real risk and realisation of improvement opportunities.
We can use this experience to help you really streamline your business and make the step to certification to the 2015 Standards.
To find out more please call Ari Sinai on 03330 064330 / 07816 684801 or email him at
asinai@crplus.co.uk, to arrange your free initial consultation.
ESOS – Our View on the Implications of Brexit -
September 2016
We have seen articles stating that the UK Government is drafting the existing European environmental / energy legislation as UK legislation, so that at precisely the same time that the 2 year Lisbon Treaty Article 50 exit period finishes, all of the legislation will come into force in the UK. Only after this will reviews be undertaken by the UK to investigate and make changes to the UK legislative requirements.
Furthermore, the UK has challenging carbon reduction targets in its national legislation, for example the 2008 Climate Change Act
sets a target for the 2050 net UK Carbon Account to be at least 80% lower than the 1990 baseline.
Our view is that in post-Brexit Britain carbon reduction legislation will feature significantly. Schemes such as ESOS are very likely to stay – whilst these may be reviewed to see if they can be made more practical and effective, we will only see these changes in the next decade, after the Phase 2 ESOS deadline of 5th December 2019.
Now is therefore the right time to look longer term at your carbon reduction strategy – be it by developing a sustainable framework such as ISO 50001
or by taking advantage of our ESOS Phase 2 special offer.
We recommend you contact us
to discuss your strategy and options.
2019 Energy Taxation Changes – Our Opinion & How We Can Help -
September 2016
It looks like 2019 will be a significant year for energy taxation changes – a couple of examples being the abolishing of the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) and large increases in the Climate Change Levy (CCL)
to offset the Government’s lost CRC revenue – for example electricity will increase by over 50% from its current rate to 0.847p/kWh and gas will increase by over 70% from its current rate to 0.339p/kWh.
To try and mitigate the impact for larger users, Climate Change Agreement (CCA) Participants will see their CCL discount percentage increase – for electricity from 90% to 93% and gas from 65% to 78%.
However, we believe that the smaller companies, which are neither CRC or CCA Participants, will be hit the hardest as all they will see is the large increase in CCL on their utility bills.
We can help you offset these changes in a number of ways, such as:
ESOS Phase 1 Enforcement Update -
August 2016
In the July 2016 ESOS Newsletter the Environment Agency announced that it has been looking at corporate data to identify those organisations that should be participating in ESOS and have not yet made their ESOS Phase 1 submission. It has identified 1,700 such companies and The Environment Agency itself is investigating 1,500 of these as they fall under its remit, using its dedicated ESOS Enforcement Team.
To avoid enforcement action we recommend that, if you think you may be one of these companies, you contact us immediately
as we have Qualified ESOS Lead Assessors and deliver ESOS work – see our ESOS Phase One webpage
for more information including case studies.
Management Systems - March 2016
BS EN ISO 14001 (2015) - 3 years to Re-Certify
The International Standards Organisation (ISO) have published the new 2015 standards for 14001, the Environmental Management System (EMS). Certified organisations (to 14001 2004) have 3 years to re certify to the latest standards.
If you want to take advantage of this opportunity to get more out of your EMS contact CR Plus today for a free no obligation assessment of your situation.
ESOS Update - January 2016
Energy Saving Opportunities Scheme (ESOS)
The EA confirms that only 60% of companies submitted compliance packs in time for the 29th January 2016 deadline.
If you have not yet complied contact CR Plus today for a free no obligation assessment of your situation.
