Welcome to the July edition of our Green Business Programme newsletter
This month's issue includes news about our first face to face event post pandemic, our latest podcast episode and more examples of local businesses who are reducing the cost of their energy bills and their carbon footprint after accessing the Green Business Programme.
There are only a few months left to apply for the Green Business grants and due to the popularity of our programme we are considering capping the maximum grant amount to £20K. More information will follow in the due course, if you are interested in applying please complete this form and send it back to us at your earliest convenience.
Team announcements
We are happy to announce that our colleague Sara Ballinger, GBP Business Advisor, has now returned to work following her maternity leave. Sara will be working four days a week and she is eager to help as many SMEs as possible in the following months.
This month we also had to say goodbye to our colleague Maciej Gasiewicz, who was working as a Programme Officer for our programme. Maciej joined us in 2020 on a Project Management Internship, after graduating with a first from Coventry University this year, he has now moved to Sweden where he will continue his studies.
Stay safe, stay green! 💚
Alex, Bernie, Clare, Jon, Maria, Matt and Sara.
We would like to thank our speakers and attendees for coming together to our first post pandemic in-person event.
At this event we discussed ways SMEs can access help from our programme but also from other local organisations such as the Growth Hub or Federation of Small Businesses.
The pictures and presentations from this event can now be downloaded from our website. If you’ve attended this event it would be great if you could please share your feedback with us.
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 Coventry's transport journey from the Motor City to the Greenest City
In our latest podcast episode we speak to David Pipe, Senior Officer at Coventry City Council, part of the Transport Innovation Team.
David explains what plans the council has got in place to make transport in Coventry greener and more accessible for everyone.
This episode is hosted by John Bates and produced by Maria Covlea.
For any feedback or comments please contact maria.covlea@coventry.gov.uk or complete our feedback form.
MPL Fabrications
“It is clearly a challenge for SMEs in manufacturing to make significant carbon savings. However, there are things that can be done,” says Kevin Duffy, Managing Director of MPL Fabrications Ltd.
GBP has recently supported MPL to make improvements to their business premises which will result in 10 tonnes of CO2 emissions saving per annum and a reduction in projected energy bills for a year by almost £2,800, a saving of around 25% off MPL’s average annual bills.
Alphateq
Alpateq has recently been awarded a grant of £5,758 from the Green Business Programme.
The grant has been used to make improvements to the lighting system which will enable the businesses to save 4.55 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually. The total cost of the new energy measures (£16,758) will be paid back in just over three years.
From improving efficiency and reducing business costs to creating more opportunities, the benefits of becoming more sustainable are harder to ignore. Saving our planet has never been more advantageous for businesses, but it's important to act before it's too late!
Coventry City Council are calling all parents and carers to complete a short survey about childcare within Coventry. If you live outside of Coventry but use childcare within the city you are also welcome to submit a response.
We will use the information we receive from this survey to ensure we have sufficient childcare places within the city.
This survey will close at midnight on Friday 30 September 2022. If you need this survey in a paper format or different language please call 024 7697 5451.
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Have you got an inspiring story about your business or organisation's efforts to become greener or more sustainable? Share it with us and we will publish it in our newsletter which goes out to over 1950 contacts free of charge.
Please contact our Marketing Coordinator, Maria Covlea, for more details, on maria.covlea@coventry.gov.uk or 024 7697 8358.
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Coventry
Warwickshire
Roadmap to Net Zero: Improve your competitive advantage
Date: 11 August
Location: Institute For Advanced Manufacturing And Engineering, Coventry
Organised by: CUE Business Solutions
This programme will cover the basics of Roadmapping and provide facilitation to enable you to create your organisation’s own roadmap identifying the key activities and technologies that will help your business achieve your Net Zero aspirations. Through a series of seminars and on-site visits, we will equip your business attendees with the understanding of how to create and maintain a strategic roadmap to Net Zero.
SMEs attending will have the opportunity to join a collaboration programme ending in March 2023, comprised of several workshops and 121 bespoke support.
Other events
We would like to remind you that all the free energy audits we offer to local SMEs are booked up weeks in advance, so if you are interested in booking one, please complete the registration form and send it back to us on greenbusiness@coventry.gov.uk
 100 charge point challenge offer
Now's the time to include electric vehicles in your roadmap.
Find out more about PlugIn Coventry.
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If you have any comments or feedback regarding this newsletter please contact our Marketing Co-ordinator on maria.covlea@coventry.gov.uk or 024 7697 8358.
The Coventry and Warwickshire Green Business Programme is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund and is delivered by Coventry City Council, Coventry University and Coventry University Enterprises Ltd.
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