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Eco-friendly Technologies

Considering the environment when making business decisions doesn't have to be a purely moral or philanthropic decision.  There are serious savings to be made from both changes to company practices and the installation of eco-friendly technologies.   Are you looking to diversify or expand and want to consider ways to reduce your running costs at the first stages of project development?   Are you looking to relocate and want to make sure that the relocation will help reduce your running costs?   Would you like to improve profit performance by reducing your running costs? For years we've all been trying to cut out the middle man, but there are times when he is required.  Earthly Ideas acts as the middle man linking your business with the technical installers, making sure that any installation both meets your business needs and more importantly saves you money. The knowledge and experience of Earthly Ideas comes from running a heavily diversified farm business.  Jason built tourism facilities and a retail site and at every stage considered eco-friendly technologies and procedures.  He spent a lot of time researching the range of environmental technologies available in Europe and identifying which ones Deepdale could practicably install.  In some cases Jason edited domestic systems to fit the business, in other cases he adapted large scale technologies.  Like any business Deepdale Farm had to look at the bottom line, deciding whether the installation costs outweighed the running cost savings.  Jason also looked at technologies to see whether they would increase or decrease the quality of the customers experience.

"I'm a Research Fellow at a major university, investigating carbon reduction from buildings.  Since about 40% of UK C02 emissions are from buildings, it's always nice to see any company taking steps to reduce their impact on the environment.  But this is not only the very first campsite/hostel that I have seen with any kind of solar hot water setup, it's also one of the best working ones I've seen - hot showers after long walks test this well!  I was also very pleased to notice the use of PIR sensors for lighting - an idea which is only just being used in the UK, and it is measures like this that really show when people are looking to the future.  I think the environmental policies at Deepdale are excellent, and make for a very ethical, as well as very friendly campsite." - Neil Brown, Electromechanical Engineer

Environmental No Brainers Eco-friendly technologies installed at Deepdale include:   solar panels for water heating   underfloor heating   rain water collection systems   heavy duty insulation   waterless urinals   low flow water systems   motion sensor lighting solutions   linseed oil paints   wind pumps   double sided printers   full recycling   energy efficient light bulbs

Further Considerations Technologies considered include:   wind turbines   PV solar electric panels for electricity generation   large scale water recycling   hydro electric   composting   wood chip / grain burner for water heating

Through membership of organisations like AECB (Association for Environment Conscious Building), IEMA (Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment) and EABEC (East Anglian Business Environment Club), Earthly Ideas has access to the latest information, which can then implement into practicable sustainable steps for your business, saving your company money and reducing your carbon footprint.