Pets at Home makes 32% energy savings
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Pets at Home has recorded energy savings of 32% across its stores after a "game-changing" LED lighting project was embraced across the entire business, the firm's energy manager has revealed.
The company last year spent £8m on installing energy-efficient LED lighting and Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS) across its 427 vet practices and referral centres.
The investment represents the largest capital expenditure project ever undertaken by the firm, with a payback of under two and a half years.
Speaking ahead of his appearance at the edie Live exhibition next month, James Kokiet explained that the project’s first phase - carried out between September and December last year - recorded an energy-saving triumph barely conceivable when he joined the company two years ago.
“It’s been a huge success,” Kokiet said. “It’s been a game-changer for Pets at Home really. Through the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) process, it came out that the scale of opportunity was much higher than we imagined and it was a no brainer.
“We’ve seen savings between 30-32% across the stores, and sometimes a lot more, so it is pretty significant. It’s quite a staggering progress when you think we had done virtually nothing by September last year, with only a few pilots. We’ve really hit it pretty hard and by the end of June, everything will be LED.”
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