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“Thank you very much for your support throughout this project, the lighting has made a great difference and we will also be saving money on our bills, so its win, win!”
Linda Baker, Westways Vending, Hailsham
Event Report: Low Carbon Innovation Showcase, Shoreham-by-Sea
Delegates from various environmental sector businesses made their way to Shoreham to explore the exciting and innovative journey towards bringing a new product or service to market.
Network Update – February 2016
Welcome to February’s Network Update. This month: Exporting and crowd funding seminars; Typical install timelines; Ringmer College renewables tour; EYE Project seeks workshop leaders; City Innovation Challenge; Floating solar; It’s our birthday!
Event Report: Sustainable Travel, Crawley
Delegates arrived by foot, bike, train and electric car to learn about sustainable travel in Crawley.
Network Update – December 2015
Welcome to a (slightly) new look Network Update! This month: Paris success? Hospitality, renewables and travel events; Rural grants; Environmental Healthchecks; Solar misery; Rent-free workshops. Have a great Christmas!
Report: Case Study Visit to Wakehurst Place
Barney the storm didn’t put of 50 delegates joining us for a behind-the-scenes tour of Wakehurst Place and the Millennium Seed Bank to find out about the energy efficiency and environmental initiatives they have implemented.
Meet the Buyer – Go-Ahead
Delegates from a range of industries gathered in Crawley Civic Hall for an opportunity to hear from members of Go-Ahead’s procurement team held on behalf of the University of Brighton’s Green Growth Platform.
Network Update – October 2015
Welcome to October’s Network Update. This month: Meet Go-Ahead; Weather Memory Bank; Tendering Masterclass; Sussex solar farms; ESOS leeway; Wakehurst Place tour; FITs petition; Earthship crowd-funding and 7.6 billion plastic bags!
Meet the Buyer – A Mitie Breakfast
The series of meet-the-buyer events continued this October in Crawley with the large property maintenance company Mitie, with businesspeople gathering to hear about their procurement process and sustainability policies over a business breakfast.
Sustainable Business Breakfast – Uckfield
The popular series of Sustainable Business Breakfasts continued this October morning in Uckfield, with Duncan Baker-Brown from BBM Sustainable Design and Steven Green from Ringmer College speaking about sustainable buildings.
Tendering Masterclass – Brighton
A Tendering Masterclass was held in Brighton with talks by Jo Southernwood from Carbon Minded and Julian Wood from the University of Brighton, plus a networking lunch.