Smart solutions reduces Fascia’s environmental impact

Fascia saves 130 tonnes of carbon emissions – equivalent to the daily output of 20,000 cars – through implementing SMARTech energy’s recommendations…

Fascia Graphics and SMARTech energy have worked together to reduce energy and carbon emissions at Fascia’s factory – with a saving of over 130 tonnes of carbon per year achieved – the equivalent to the daily output of over 20,000 cars^[1].

Having already invested over £1million in new technology designed to improve efficiency, Fascia commissioned SMARTech energy to conduct an Energy Management Survey to uncover where they could improve further. Once the factory had been assessed an energy plan was put in place to reduce Fascia’s electricity consumption and carbon emissions by a third.

The energy plan consisted of improving efficiency in a number of key areas of the factory. LED lighting combined with motion sensors to ensure no lights can be left on unnecessarily helped reduce energy consumption by a staggering 75 per cent. An energy efficient compressor proved almost as successful delivering a 73 per cent reduction. Optimising voltage and motors delivered more savings (17 per cent and 88 per cent respectively), and these strategies combined helped Fascia to achieve a 36.5 per cent energy reduction and a yearly carbon reduction of over 130 tonnes.

Ernie Griffin, Co-founder and Financial Director of Fascia Graphics said:

“Working with SMARTech energy has been a fantastic success on every level. From the outset they identified a number of key areas where we could make significant improvements, and committed to reducing our energy usage by a third. The fact that they actually exceeded this target will further benefit Fascia’s environmental credentials.”

Stuart Pearce, Managing Director from SMARTech energy said:

“We’re really proud of the work we’ve done with Fascia Graphics. Through implementing our market leading nine step method we have not just hit our target of reducing energy consumption, we’ve exceeded it. Working with Fascia has been really refreshing, as we enjoy working with likeminded organisations who are forward thinking and positively trying to improve not just their bottom line, but also their environmental impact.”

[1]This estimated figure is based on the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) data that estimates the average cars CO2 emissions per km is 156.6 grams.