Strawson Limited, a vegetable producer in Nottinghamshire, wanted to reduce energy cost as an overhead to the business and improve their understanding of energy consumption. They used us to carry out an on-site energy efficiency audit through E.ON, their energy supplier. 

The site has a main office block, student accommodation house, 13 potato stores, a grain store, a packing shed, various workshops and an irrigation pump house. Electricity use amounts to 4.23 million kWh (£360,000) a year.

Our engineer, Jim Allen, visited the site to assess the areas of primary energy use and advise where they could become more energy efficient and save money. Jim provided Stawson Limited with an action list detailing the areas of energy use where improvements could be made and the associated potential cost savings. These totalled £38,000 a year and included:

• Compressed air control and leak detection - £5,000 a year.
• Voltage optimisation - £5,000 a year.
• Lighting upgrades - £4,000 per year.
• Fan improvements - £4,000 per year.

Find out more about our on-site energy efficiency audits here, alternatively give us a call on 024 7669 6512 to find out how we can help.