Cutting waste in a systematic way will help SMEs to reduce cost and save material. A special waste-prevention plan will be very helpful in introducing such a systematic approach. It helps to understand where resources are used, where waste is generated, and to find and prioritise waste-reducing and resource-saving opportunities.
Tackling mounting energy and waste bills as business grows
Malcolm Allan Ltd is a family business, established in 1954, producing a range of cooked and chilled meats from its premises in Tamfourhill, Falkirk. With an annual turnover of € 12.5 million (£ 11) and 100 employees, the company has experienced recent year-on-year growth of 25 %.
Industrial symbiosis is an association between two or more industrial facilities or companies in which the waste or by-products of one become the raw materials for another. This is usually done for both commercial and environmental reasons. It involves a collective approach to competitive advantage through the physical exchange of material by-products. Typical examples of materials sold on to other businesses are shredded tyres, plastic pellets and waste steams from a factory.
VI Balkan & Black Sea Conference DAYS OF CLUSTERS VI Balkan & Black Sea Conference DAYS OF CLUSTERS
We are pleased to inform you about the 6th Balkan and Black Sea Conference "Days of Clusters 2015" which will be held on 22nd and 23rd of October 2015 in Brasov, Romania.
Join us at the ICT conference in Lisbon and generate new contacts, which could also result in common topic-related projects, research activities, and further cooperation between clusters, regions, policy makers and academics across Europe!
Memorandum of Understanding on multilateral Serbian-Czech-Russian-Romanian-Hungarian cluster cooperation
Slick energy saving for Sligo Park Hotel
Through its SME assistance and mentoring programme, Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland (SEAI) helped Sligo Park Hotel and Leisure Club to develop a new energy management system which identified substantial savings by upgrading its heating system and replacing outdated lamps.
Positive reading from smart-meter pilot
The Peacock Group plc is a leading UK value-for-money fashion retailer. The Group has 450 Peacock stores and 360 Bonmarché stores and employs more than 9 000 people nationwide.
The best of both worlds...
The first edition of World Efficiency Exhibition & Congress will be held in Paris , October 13-15th October 2015
This event, organised in conjunction with the COP21 Agenda of Solutions offers an opportunity to enhance clusters action for innovation to accelerate the ecology, energy and climate transition. A dedicated day for cluster to cluster and B2B collaboration will be organised on the 15thof October.