Free energy efficiency seminar in the East Midlands

Companies in the East Midlands are invited to attend a free Continuing Professional/Personal Development (CPD) seminar aimed at highlighting how to reduce operating costs and improve overall energy efficiency through voltage optimisation. The event, hosted by leading voltage optimisation company EMSc (UK) Ltd, will take place on Wednesday 22nd February at the Jubilee Campus, Nottingham Universities.

The seminar will identify low carbon initiatives, look at energy legislation and explore voltage optimisation solutions and will include presentations by industry experts and keynote speakers. Powerstar sales engineer Kevin Simmonds will provide the keynote address on voltage optimisation. Guest speaker is Bill Mahoney, a member of the Energy Services and Technology Association and a committee member of the Energy Institute Midlands branch.

In addition Geoff Clifton, business development manager of VO4HOME Ltd will discuss voltage optimisation for domestic users and small businesses. 

Speaking about the event, Nick Lee, marketing manager at EMS said:

“This free seminar is aimed at helping businesses learn how they can benefit from voltage optimisation and the guaranteed cost savings the technology offers.”

Voltage optimisation is a simple, cost-efficient way to control a building’s incoming voltage in order to maximise energy savings and Powerstar, EMS’ voltage optimisation system, is recognised as being the most efficient voltage solution in the world – it can save up to 26.1% of total electricity consumption and related CO2 emissions without compromising the supply to electrical equipment. The payback period after installing the product is typically between 0.8 and 2.5 years.

The seminar is free to attend and will take place from 9:30 am until 1.00 pm. Attendees will be awarded with training certificates and self-assessment forms on completion of the event. Lunch will also be provided.

Bookings can be made via the Powerstar website, by calling 01709 836200, or by emailing  tracy.eaton@ems-uk.org


About EMSc UK
EMS is renowned for designing and manufacturing the Star® range of energy saving products. In addition to the market leading Powerstar voltage optimisation solution, the company also manufactures Airstar and Hotelstar, products that allow companies, organisations and hotels to reduce their energy costs as well as reduce their carbon emissions.

2011 - Winner Innovation of the Year Award Yorkshire Post Excellence in Business Awards
2010 - Winner of the Yorkshire Forward Innovator/10: Innovation in Action Award
2006 - Winner of the CARE4AIR AWARD
2006 & 2004 SMART Award for Innovation

About Powerstar

Powerstar:

Can save an average of 12-15% (up to 26.1% savings recorded) of electricity consumption.

Recognition for regional support organisation

Yorkshire Air Ambulance helicopter

Recycling company Bag It Up was presented with the Chairman’s Award in recognition of its on-going partnership with the Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) at the annual Yorkshire Air Ambulance Recognition Awards in Harrogate recently. As the YAA’s official recycling partner, Bag It Up has raised a remarkable £1.2 million through its textile recycling service since 2005, for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance alone.

The Awards celebrated the work of all involved with the YAA, which is an independent charity that provides a life-saving rapid response emergency service to 5 million people across Yorkshire.

Louise Knapton at Bag It Up said:

“We are proud of our longstanding association with the YAA, and we are honoured to receive this award. The funds raised through our recycling service have helped save lives across the region, and we would like to encourage people to keep donating their unwanted textiles, clothing and shoes to help save even more lives.”

Other winners on the night included Annabel Johnson from Veolia Environmental Services, recycling officer in the Sheffield area, who received a Corporate Supporter Award. Ms. Johnson played a key role in providing recycling locations around the city of Sheffield, where the public can donate their unwanted garments and textiles. She also played a major role in the ‘bra and shoe’ campaigns that have boosted donations to the charity and raised awareness of the recycling fundraising schemes. The recycling banks in Sheffield alone have so far raised over £84,000.

Bag It Up has operated its recycling campaign in conjunction with the YAA since 2005, and the sustainable income stream generates approximately £250,000 for the YAA each year. Supporters can donate unused clothing, textiles and shoes at over 200 clothing banks, which can be found at various locations across Yorkshire. Bag It Up and the YAA also work with businesses who wish to operate a corporate collection with their staff and colleagues.


About Bag It Up:

Established in 2005, Bag It Up collects and recycles unwanted clothing, shoes, household textiles and mobile phones, generating vital income streams for its charity partners, be it life-saving missions by air ambulance, new wheelchairs to help children become more independent, or support for children with life limiting conditions and their families. Donations of unwanted items have helped local charities across many regions. Bag It Up encourages people to clear out their wardrobe and donate to deserving local charities helping people across the country.

www.bagitup.org.uk

Harvard launches Custom LED Design and Placement service

Harvard engineers working on a bespoke PCB design & layout

Queen’s Award winner in the innovation category, Harvard Engineering, is pleased to announce the expansion of its successful Custom LED Design and Placement service. Established for nearly twenty years, Harvard has extensive knowledge in lighting and engineering, both essential in the delivery of bespoke LED lighting solutions.

The service was originally launched in 2010 and has proved to be so successful with customers that the company has invested in new technology and equipment to meet the growing demand.

Recent expansion to a purpose built advanced manufacturing facility in the UK ensures Harvard can provide reliable, high volume LED placement by combining the most advanced automated manufacturing processes, which also include fully automated surface mount machinery and thermal testing equipment.
As part of service, the company’s highly skilled engineering team of LED specialists will work closely with customers to deliver a bespoke PCB layout and design service. Every project will have a dedicated engineering development manager, who will be intrinsically involved from the start of each project through its completion. 

Michael McDonnell, sales and marketing director at Harvard Engineering, commented,

“It is an exciting time for the company. We have always had the in-house capabilities to provide this customised service, but we have never really actively marketed it. We have now put together an experienced team specifically focused on identifying opportunities, delivering solutions and meeting customer requirements. And with over 18 years electronics manufacturing and lighting experience, we are well placed to deliver cost efficient innovative tailored solutions.”

Harvard:

Established in 1993, Harvard has grown to be a leading player in the LED lighting and wireless street lighting industries. Harvard’s innovative range of products includes the CoolLED range of switchable drivers and LeafNut, the revolutionary wireless remote monitoring system for street lighting.

Awards:

2011 – Shortlisted for the Orange Innovation Award at the National Business Awards
2011 – Winner of the Innovation award at the Wakefield Express Business Awards
2011 - Winner of a Queen’s Award for Enterprise, within the Innovation category
2010 - Winners of the Yorkshire Forward Innovator/10: Innovation in Action Award
2010 - Winners of the Light Sources & Controls Award at the Lighting Design Awards

Community textile recycling project

Danielle Mugridge (front), with Ernie co-ordinators.

Southampton City Council, together with Southampton Solent University and the Central Baptist Church, has been working with one of the UK’s leading textile recycling companies Bag It Up in the Southampton area to manage discarded student clothing and textiles at the end of each academic year.

All the clothing and textiles collected by Bag It Up are processed for resale or recycling, with monies raised donated to Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance.

The project, which has been running since 2009, uses Southampton Solent University’s ‘Eco Ernie’ – an adapted milk float – and student volunteers to collect student clothing. The programme is all about creating and developing a culture of reuse and recycling across the Southampton region.

The partnership was shortlisted for the Best Partnership Project For Recycling in the 2011 National Recycling Awards and was a runner up in The Best Community Recycling Initiative, at the 2009 Awards for Excellence, organised by letsrecycle.com. In 2010 the partnership also won the LGC Awards to celebrate the ongoing management of student waste.

Danielle Mugridge, director at Bag It Up Ltd said:

“Our partnership with Southampton City Council has been extremely successful over the years not only at raising vital funds for the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance, but also at diverting the city’s student and resident textile waste from landfill.”

Free energy efficiency seminar in London

Wellcome Collection Conference Centre

Companies in London are invited to attend a free Continuing Professional/Personal Development (CPD) seminar aimed at highlighting how to reduce operating costs and improve overall energy efficiency through voltage optimisation. The event, hosted by leading voltage optimisation company EMSc (UK) Ltd, will take place on Wednesday 25th January at the Wellcome Collection Conference Centre.

The seminar will identify low carbon initiatives, look at energy legislation and explore voltage optimisation solutions and will include presentations by industry experts and keynote speakers. Powerstar sales engineer Gary Mills will provide the keynote address on voltage optimisation, while guest speaker Geoff Clifton, business development manager of VO4HOME, will discuss domestic voltage optimisation and its benefits.

In addition, Alan Aldrige, building services manager of Wellcome Trust, will share his experience of Powerstar at the conference centre site, followed by a tour of the installation.

Speaking about the event, Nick Lee, marketing manager at EMS said:

“This free seminar is aimed at helping businesses learn how they can benefit from voltage optimisation and the guaranteed cost savings the technology offers.”

Voltage optimisation is a simple, cost-efficient way to control a building’s incoming voltage in order to maximise energy savings and Powerstar, EMS’ voltage optimisation system, is recognised as being the most efficient voltage solution in the world – it can save up to 26.1% of total electricity consumption and related CO2 emissions without compromising the supply to electrical equipment. The payback period after installing the product is typically between 0.8 and 2.5 years.

The seminar is free to attend and will take place from 9:30 am until 1.00 pm. Attendees will be awarded with training certificates and self-assessment forms on completion of the event. Lunch will also be provided.

About EMSc UK
EMS is renowned for designing and manufacturing the Star® range of energy saving products. In addition to the market leading Powerstar voltage optimisation solution, the company also manufactures Airstar and Hotelstar, products that allow companies, organisations and hotels to reduce their energy costs as well as reduce their carbon emissions.

2011 - Winner Innovation of the Year Award Yorkshire Post Excellence in Business Awards
2010 - Winner of the Yorkshire Forward Innovator/10: Innovation in Action Award
2006 - Winner of the CARE4AIR AWARD
2006 & 2004 SMART Award for Innovation

About Powerstar

Powerstar:

Can save an average of 12-15% (up to 26.1% savings recorded) of electricity consumption.

Is fully designed and manufactured in the UK. All Powerstar components, including even minor items such as the paint, are sourced from UK manufacturers. The Powerstar design and any associated software are designed by EMSc UK Limited.

Requires no maintenance and has a 15 year warranty.

Comes with guaranteed savings.

Will improve the life expectancy of electrical equipment.

Will improve the power quality (reduce harmonics and improve the power factor).

Has the highest efficiency and provides better savings than any other voltage optimisation system sold in the UK (on the same load and same voltage reduction).

This has been proven in independent tests by the electricity supplier RWE npower.       

RWE npower commented: We did a trial with Powerstar and one other supplier. Powerstar showed a larger overall saving compared to the other supplier. In addition, it improved the power quality more. Powerstar was the better system in all aspects, including the technical design and capabilities.


Powerstar® is the registered trademark of EMSc (UK) Ltd. 

Green industry experts invited to participate in nationwide seminars

Dr Alex Mardapittas, managing director at EMS

As a result of a successful series of voltage optimisation seminars delivered across the UK in 2011, market leading voltage optimisation manufacturer EMSc (UK) Ltd, has announced it will continue with its CPD certified sessions and is inviting industry experts to participate in its line-up of 2012 events.

In particular, EMS is looking for keynote speakers to present sustainability, energy management and other green issues to businesses as part of its 2012 Powerstar CPD seminar roadshow, which will cover Norwich, Manchester, Luton, Bristol and Cardiff.

Dr Alex Mardapittas, managing director at EMS said:

“We believe that education and understanding on how energy saving technologies work is essential. Having achieved great success with our seminars in 2011, we are now looking to secure green industry experts to share the stage with us during 2012, in an effort to educate business professionals on credible energy efficiency technologies.”

EMS announced earlier this year that its turnover increased by 50%, to £12.4m. 
The company also doubled its workforce and has moved into new premises to accommodate the growth it has been experiencing.

EMS is also accredited with the Made in Sheffield accolade in acknowledgement of the quality of its manufacturing process, its expansion into international markets and the international success of Powerstar.


About EMSc UK
EMS is renowned for designing and manufacturing the Star® range of energy saving products. In addition to the market leading Powerstar voltage optimisation solution, the company also manufactures Airstar and Hotelstar, products that allow companies, organisations and hotels to reduce their energy costs as well as reduce their carbon emissions.

2011 - Winner Innovation of the Year Award Yorkshire Post Excellence in Business Awards
2010 - Winner of the Yorkshire Forward Innovator/10: Innovation in Action Award
2006 - Winner of the CARE4AIR AWARD
2006 & 2004 SMART Award for Innovation

About Powerstar

Powerstar:

Can save an average of 12-15% (up to 26.1% savings recorded) of electricity consumption.

Is fully designed and manufactured in the UK. All Powerstar components, including even minor items such as the paint, are sourced from UK manufacturers. The Powerstar design and any associated software are designed by EMSc UK Limited.

Requires no maintenance and has a 15 year warranty.

Comes with guaranteed savings.

Will improve the life expectancy of electrical equipment.

Will improve the power quality (reduce harmonics and improve the power factor).

Has the highest efficiency and provides better savings than any other voltage optimisation system sold in the UK (on the same load and same voltage reduction).

This has been proven in independent tests by the electricity supplier RWE npower.       

RWE npower commented: We did a trial with Powerstar and one other supplier. Powerstar showed a larger overall saving compared to the other supplier. In addition, it improved the power quality more. Powerstar was the better system in all aspects, including the technical design and capabilities.

Powerstar® is the registered trademark of EMSc (UK) Ltd. 

Shrewdd helps Innserve launch Best Cellars campaign 2012

Yorkshire based marketing agency, Shrewdd Marketing, has been chosen by Innserve to launch the company’s Best Cellars Awards 2012, developing all the company’s marketing collateral and supporting publicity.

Shrewdd worked with local photographer Kieron Nevison to create the supporting imagery and local actor Simon Kirk, who became the campaign’s fictional character, Rupert Lovebeer, to spearhead the campaign.

Rupert Lovebeer was created to put a unique spin on the campaign, emphasising a bygone era, where the only place to drink a quality draught beer was in the pub.

Innserve, the UK’s largest drinks dispense service company supplying to over 70,000 of the 135,000 licensed premises in the UK, holds its Best Cellars Awards every year to recognise exceptional cellar and business practices, as well as all the unseen work, skill and commitment that goes into serving wonderful beer.

Steve Lakin, business development manager at Innserve, commented,

“We are really excited to be launching the campaign for 2012 with Rupert Lovebeer. Shrewdd Marketing has developed a fantastic concept for this year’s launch, the best we’ve ever had.”

Alf Lombardi, managing director at Shrewdd Marketing, commented,

“It is great to be able to develop the Innserve Best Cellars Awards campaign for 2012. We were proud to be chosen to help develop the national campaign and are delighted that Innserve are happy with the results.”

About Shrewdd Marketing:
Shrewdd Marketing has been established for over eight years and provides media and public relations, copywriting, creative services and more to clients in a variety of business to business sectors. The company was established in 2003 by Alf Lombardi the current managing director.
www.shrewdd.com