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With increasing pressure from consumers, legislators and shareholders, manufacturing must "ACT NOW" to futureproof their business.

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Optimised Manufacturing

Partnering manufacturers on the road to Net Zero.

Manufacturing regulations and demands are ever evolving to support a green future.

Most manufacturing companies are working on what a low carbon future means for their business, and are faced with a tough challenge to reach Net Zero by 2050. Short term pressures should not distract focus from the main challenge of reducing CO2, kWh and ultimately cost from their business. With increasing pressure from consumers, legislators, and shareholders, manufacturing must “act now” to futureproof their business. 


From looking at what needs to be undertaken today, tomorrow and in the future, your roadmap can be planned, with capital committed at the right time. There are no doubt challenges ahead and strategic partnerships to help plan and execute the vision will be key. 

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Partnering Manufacturers on the road to Net Zero.

Manufacturing regulations and demands are ever evolving to support a green future.

Most manufacturing companies are working on what a low carbon future means for their business, and are faced with a tough challenge to reach Net Zero by 2050. Short term pressures should not distract focus from the main challenge of reducing CO2, kWh and ultimately cost from their business. With increasing pressure from consumers, legislators, and shareholders, manufacturing must “act now” to futureproof their business. 


From looking at what needs to be undertaken today, tomorrow and in the future, your roadmap can be planned, with capital committed at the right time. There are no doubt challenges ahead and strategic partnerships to help plan and execute the vision will be key.

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We work closely with end user clients typically becoming an outsourced extension of their own energy team delivering a range of services specific to their needs. As a one stop shop we focus on clients needs whilst also procuring our services through FM's, managing agents and strategic partnerships.

Innovation - we use best of breed technologies in the market integrating these with processes where business benefits can be derived. our partnerships with some of the best tech providers in our industry enable us to deliver innovation to our clients with quantifiable business value.


Our 24/7 bureau service ensures that portfolios of buildings are being continually managed and optimised.

Optimised Public Sector
Cheese Manufacturer

Food manufacturer saving £216.2k against target to date with Procurement



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Cheese Manufacturer
ESOS

Carbon manufacturer see 16.5% savings in Procurement Services for gas & electricity

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Cheese Manufacturer
The Arch Company

£50,000 annual energy savings forecast for cheese manufacturer


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Cheese Manufacturer
Grafton Group

Multi-site Agricultural Manufacturer achieves over 28% savings


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Stop Falling Short of Energy Regulations

The climate and energy policy tracker below outlines all current UK climate and energy related policy, legislation and regulation that could impact your sector, all available UK capital funds that support investment into decarbonisation initiatives and what’s upcoming on the horizon (scheduled or under consultation).

Envt Disclosure under

The Companies Act 2006

Cheese Manufacturer

Eligibility

Quoted UK Companies

Key Requirements

Quoted companies are required to include disclosures in their annual directors' report;

  • the main trends and factors likely to affect the future development, performance and position of the company's business; and information about:
  • environmental matters (including the impact of the company's business on the environment), the company's employees, and social, community and human rights issues.

Timelines

2006 onwards

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Streamlined Energy & Carbon Reporting (SECR)

ESOS

Eligibility

Quoted, large unquoted companies and limited liability partnerships (LLP) need to meet both of these criteria: -

  • Employs > 250 people
  • Annual turnover > £36m 

Key Requirements

Eligible companies need to report their energy use in kWh and scope 1 and scope 2 GHGs for all energy used within their financial control and include an intensity metric suitable to the business.


Narrative on any efficiency actions taken and how data obtained and calculated including emissions and estimates.

Report needs to include previous year to show comparison.

Timelines

Every financial year after 1st April 2019

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Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS)

The Arch Company

Eligibility

Large UK Businesses

Meet either Employees or Financials

  • Employs > 250 people
  • Annual turnover > £44 million and balance sheet > £38 million.

Key Requirements

Requires all eligible companies to audit their energy use in four-yearly cycles. These assessments are audits of the energy used by their buildings, industrial processes and transport to identify cost-effective energy saving measures.


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Timelines

The deadline for ESOS phase 3 is 5 December 2023

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EU Emissions Trading System

(EU ETS)

Grafton Group

Eligibility

Qualifying carbon intensive  operators

Key Requirements

Requires all operators under it to monitor and report their emissions for each year. By the following 30 April, they must surrender allowances to account for their annual emissions. Operators receive a partial free allocation to cover their emissions, and have the flexibility to buy additional allowances or to sell any surplus allowances generated from reducing their emissions below their allocation..


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Timelines

UK ETS will replace EU ETS going forwards

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UK ETS or

Emissions Tax

Cheese Manufacturer

Eligibility

Qualifying energy intensive industries, the power generation sector and aviation.

Covers activities involving combustion of fuels where total rated thermal input exceeds 20MW.

Key Requirements

The UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) replaced the EU ETS from 1 January 2021. Participants in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) must still comply with their obligations under that system for the 2020 compliance year.

Timelines

Jan 2021

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TM44 Air Conditioning

Inspections

ESOS

Eligibility

Qualifies if a building has a total comfort cooling output capacity of 12kW across the whole building.

*Re-evaluation required Should additional units be installed.

Key Requirements

Energy Performance of Buildings (E&W) Regulations 2007. Requirement to undertake a 5 year energy efficiency inspection of all A/C systems within a building with a total rated output of 12kW. Inspection report lodged on the Government Landmark website and must be readily available for audit. Report provides opportunities to improve efficiency.

Timelines

Every 5 years from April 2021

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EPC (Minimum Level of Energy Efficiency Standard)

The Arch Company

Eligibility

Rented UK commercial and public buildings.

Key Requirements

Existing regulations require all privately-rented properties in England and Wales to be at least EPC E by April 2023.

Where leases expire, property has to meet EPC E before it can be re-leased. After April 2023 Landlords are legally bound to bring their properties up to this rating, irrespective of whether occupied.

Intention to introduce the requirement to meet an EPC rating of B or above by 2030 with a potential interim requirement to introduce a C rating by 2027.

Timelines

2019-2023

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TCFD

Implementation

Grafton Group

Eligibility

Premium listed UK companies.

Key Requirements

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed that, from 1 January 2021, premium listed companies in the UK will be required to make better disclosures about how climate change affects their business, consistent with the recommendations of TCFD for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2021 (first reports anticipated in spring of 2022).


The new Listing Rule requires premium listed companies to report against all four pillars (Governance, Strategy, Risk Management Metrics and Targets) and 11 detailed TCFD Recommendations on a comply or explain basis.

Timelines

Jan 2021

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Sustainable Finance

Disclosure Regulation (SFDR)

Cheese Manufacturer

Eligibility

EU Financial Market

Participants.

Key Requirements

The European Union’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) applies in stages from 10 March 2021 and will impose new transparency obligations and periodic reporting requirements on Financial Market Participants (FMP’s) at both a product and entity level. The new SFDR legislation will require reporting on the following three factors;

  • Sustainability risk: Asset managers will be required to assess sustainability risk in a systematic manner, integrating sustainability risks into investment decision making.
  • Principal Adverse Impacts (PAI): Asset managers will be required to report on their due diligence policies regarding PAI.
  • ESG Approach positioning: Asset managers will be required to report on underlying ESG approach and impact

Timelines

Staggered introduction of disclosure requirements 2021-2023

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Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information Regulations

ESOS

Eligibility

Manufacturers of energy-related products.

Key Requirements

Provide new ecodesign and energy labelling requirements for certain energy-related products that are placed on the market in Great Britain. Including updated ecodesign requirements to increase the minimum energy performance and set material efficiency for electric motors, household appliances and electronic displays.


They also introduce such requirements for welding equipment and commercial refrigeration for the first time.

Timelines

Came into force July 2021

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 Current Climate & Energy Related Incentives

Climate Change

Agreements

Cheese Manufacturer

Eligibility

EPR, Part 1 A and Energy Intensive Activity as listed under the Trade Sectors Umbrella Agreements.

Support Offered

Requires agreement holders to work towards an energy efficiency reduction target and in return receive Climate Change Levy tax relief.

Timelines

Target Period 5 January 2021 - December 2022

Target result submission 31st March 2023

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Super-

deduction

ESOS

Eligibility

UK registered companies purchasing qualifying plant and equipment.

Support Offered

The super deduction tax means that eligible businesses can get a 130% write-down on taxable profits against qualifying plant and machinery equipment before 31 March 2023.

Timelines

The measure will have effect in relation to qualifying expenditure from 1 April 2021 and will exclude expenditures incurred on contracts entered into prior to Budget day on 3 March 2021.

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Preparing you for Industry 4.0

Short term pressures should not distract focus from the main challenge of reducing CO2, kWh and ultimately cost from their business.

It all starts with understanding the legislative environment, corporate goals, and the challenges facing your business. Once we understand what your goals are, and the key drivers, we can plan what is required, ensuring we have key milestone targets along the way. Our service can cover everything form looking at the supply side energy contracts in place, to ensure they are negotiated to achieve both cost and carbon objectives, to guaranteeing we eliminate as much energy waste from your operations as possible. All of the work we undertake is underpinned with our world class data measuring and reporting offering, which is used to focus on business outcomes. We want to ensure that success can be delivered, measured, and validated for maximum return on investment.

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Key Benefits

Optimised Manufacturing Key Benefits

Helping you get the most out of your manufacturing plant.

We help you on your journey to Net-Zero through optimising your assets.

We understand that not all companies needs are the same, so the services we offer have been designed to ensure they can be delivered as standalone solutions, or together as part of a longer term strategy. On the supply side we offer a full suite of energy procurement options, from import to export, onsite generation, renewable generation, to corporate power and gas agreements direct with renewable generators, all designed to ensure they meet your cost and carbon requirements.
 

When it comes to the energy being consumed on site, we look at every system, production line, and piece of equipment to ensure no stone is left unturned to improve the efficiency of your operation. As all factories move towards Industry 4.0, we also have the skills and services to ensure we can harness the power of data and the Internet of things (IOT) to improve uptime, reduce waste, reduce operational PPM costs, all whilst ensuring cost and carbon reductions.
 

Manufacturers must now place Net-Zero carbon emissions at the heart of their planning in the knowledge that the government and customers will demand ever increasing action, and agree a spend to save investment plan for the long term. At Optimised, we see ourselves as your strategic partner to help with the planning, and the delivery, of carbon reductions in the most cost effective manner possible.

HOW CAN YOU MAKE THE MOST OUT OF YOUR WORKSHOP?

Discover inside knowledge on energy efficient manufacturing practice, and how to get ahead of the game, for Industry 4.0.

Manufacturing HVCO (D)

HOW CAN YOU MAKE THE MOST OUT OF YOUR WORKSHOP?

Discover inside knowledge on energy efficient manufacturing practice, and how to get ahead of the game, for Industry 4.0.

Manufacturing HVCO (M)

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