The Energy Challenge

The key objectives of Energy Challenge include:

Benefits

Participating companies will benefit from improved resource management and the associated cost benefits, while individual employees will benefit from an increased awareness and skill level regarding resource management and waste minimisation. The Sector and the economy as a whole will benefit from reduced carbon emissions and an improved environmental performance.

The emphasis of this project is the creation of a high level of environmental awareness and knowledge within the participating companies to support the effective use of resources. The adoption of new technologies and innovative methods will introduce cleaner and more efficient processes creating a positive effect on the environment and sustainability of the Sector. The use of IT and ICT for the partial delivery and management of the project supports the environmental sustainability requirements of the UK by reducing unnecessary travel and wasted time within busy organisations. This is also aided by the fact that the majority of the work is done within the company thereby reducing the need for participants to travel. The effective implementation of the project will ensure that the participating companies will improve their energy efficiency and waste management and reduction systems and become more environmentally sustainable themselves.

Partners

Confederation of British Metalforming

The Confederation of British Metalforming (CBM) is the leading trade association for UK manufacturers of fasteners, forgings and pressings; the very building blocks of UK manufacturing. The CBM have 200 member companies who provide high quality components to key industry sectors; indeed virtually every manufacturing sector buys components from a CBM member company, most of which hold a range of third party quality accreditations.

In addition to CBM's manufacturing companies, its associate members include suppliers of materials, equipment, consumables and services, universities (both in the UK and overseas) and research bodies - a true reflection of CBM's support of a totally integrated metalforming community.

Department of Trade and Industry

The DTI drives our ambition of 'prosperity for all' by working to create the best environment for business success in the UK. We help people and companies become more productive by promoting enterprise, innovation and creativity.

We champion UK business at home and abroad. We invest heavily in world-class science and technology. We protect the rights of working people and consumers. And we stand up for fair and open markets in the UK, Europe and the world.

Pro Enviro Ltd.

Pro Enviro is an established knowledge management consultancy specialising in the implementation of sustainable strategies and activities that respond to customers' environmental concerns, achieving potential savings from waste minimisation & resource efficiency and future proofing against legislation. Pro Enviro has extensive experience in implementing improvement processes within the manufacturing sector and have participated in a number of European and DTI projects to up skill the manufacturing supply change in the UK. It has solid experience of running interactive programmes and already has useful environmental knowledge and use of the Internet for training delivery.

Pro Enviro will be a leading partner, will create and deliver some of the training modules and will use its environmental knowledge management techniques to optimise the range of training courses produced and to ensure that they are effectively implemented in the UK.

A project funded by the DTI and DEFRA