Thomas Gameson and Sons Ltd
Thomas Gameson and Sons Ltd has a 200-year long history, providing hot dip and electro tinning services to clients from a large variety of sectors. They are based on one site in Cannock and are a family owned and managed business, dating back to 1818.
The current premises comprise mainly factory areas and some office buildings.
LCBEP Recommendation
Specialist low carbon consultant Environmental Solutions through Partnership (ESP) visited Thomas Gameson &Sons Ltd., to undertake a free LCBEP energy review that looked at all aspects of the business; existing EMS, vehicles and transportation, buildings, insulation and glazing, heating, cooling and lighting.
Investigation suggested that Thomas Gameson and Sons Ltd., has already invested in LED lighting throughout office areas while the factory used 400W MBFU lamps which had potential for replacement to LED with higher energy efficiency and longer life-span. In addition to substantial energy savings, replacing switch start fittings with high frequency LED alternatives meant that the lighting source can be instantly activated and switched on and off repeatedly without degrading the fitting itself, making them compatible with lighting controls and switch-off policies. LED lighting upgrade was completed as seen in the before and after images below and delivered an estimated energy saving of 38500kWh/£4,714.09/ 13.54TCO2e per annum.
Image on the left is their old lighting and the image on the right is the replacement lighting installed.
LCBEP Grant
Thomas Gameson & Sons Ltd., successfully applied for a grant for this work, totaling £4,266.31, and received their grant of £2,559.79 in August 2018.
Taking into account Thomas Gameson & Sons’ contribution of £1,706.5 and their estimated annual savings of £4,714.09, their project payback period is calculated as 0.36 years!
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