Barnsley and Bradford Schools Partner with Amey for Notable Energy Savings

Barnsley and Bradford Schools Partner with Amey for Notable Energy Savings

(IN BRIEF) Amey, a facilities management provider, conducted an energy reduction campaign during Net Zero Week in schools across Barnsley and Bradford. They achieved significant carbon emission reductions of 5.91% in Barnsley and 5.4% in Bradford, totaling a reduction of 1,771 kilograms of CO2 emissions across participating schools. The campaign involved various activities, including educational presentations, posters, and informative emails, with the goal of promoting energy-saving behaviors like turning off lights and powering down computers. This initiative, which expanded from a pilot project in 2022, highlights Amey’s commitment to sustainability and its efforts to reduce carbon emissions across its operations.

(PRESS RELEASE) OXFORD, 22-Dec-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Amey, a leading infrastructure services and engineering company part of Ferrovial, has undertaken a proactive energy reduction campaign in schools across Barnsley and Bradford during Net Zero Week.

As the facilities management provider for schools in Barnsley and Bradford, Amey initiated an energy reduction campaign across multiple school sites during Net Zero Week. The results were noteworthy, with Barnsley Schools achieving an impressive 5.91% reduction in carbon emissions, while Bradford achieved a commendable 5.4% reduction. Together, these efforts amounted to a combined reduction of 1,771 kilograms of CO2 emissions across participating schools.

This marks the second consecutive year that Amey has organized this campaign, which encompasses various activities such as posters, educational presentations, informative email communications, and the option of school assemblies conducted by Amey’s energy team. What began as a pilot project with just two schools in Barnsley in 2022 has expanded this year to include staff and students from multiple schools in both Barnsley and Bradford. The participating schools include Outwood Academy Shafton, Outwood Academy Carlton, Darton Academy, Dearne Academy, Holy Trinity, Penistone Grammar, and Netherwood School in Barnsley, along with Titus Salt School in Bradford.

The campaign’s success was achieved through simple yet effective measures, including turning off lights, powering down computers instead of leaving them on standby, and adjusting biomass boilers to operate at a reduced summer temperature of 75° instead of the standard 85°.

Stephanie Hennebry, Operations Graduate at Amey Secure Infrastructure, expressed her enthusiasm, stating, “At Amey, we’re encouraged to bring forward any ideas that will have a positive impact on our business. When I heard about Net Zero Week last year, I really wanted our team in Barnsley to join in and challenge ourselves. I’m proud that we’ve been able to expand and pilot the campaign in Bradford this year too, it’s down to our team and the schools that got involved that made it such a success. I look forward to seeing what we can achieve by continuing these behaviours going forward and getting more schools involved next year.”

Cara Akroyd, Executive Principal of Outwood Grange Academies Trust, emphasized the importance of educating staff and students about reducing carbon footprints. “At our Academies we’re making it a priority to educate our staff and students on the importance of reducing our carbon footprint. We have Eco Groups where we encourage people to be more considered in their choices and Amey’s Net Carbon Week initiative gave us an opportunity to bring this work into the spotlight again. It was a great campaign to be involved in and to engage the students, we’ll be continuing the mindfulness around the energy we use all year round.”

Alan Crossley, Regional Technical Service Manager at Amey, underlined the company’s commitment to ambitious carbon reduction targets for clients and within its own core business properties. He stated, “We recognise the urgency and focus needed to reduce emissions and so we’re working towards reaching carbon net zero by 2040. The work our Barnsley and Bradford teams have been proactively engaging in is a great example of how collectively we can contribute to achieving this. Amey’s Social Value Plan envelops our commitment which is not to simply offset our emissions but realise absolute reductions.”

Amey’s dedication to reducing carbon emissions and fostering responsible energy use reflects its commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship within the communities it serves.

About Amey

We are a leading provider of full life-cycle engineering, operations and decarbonisation solutions, for transport infrastructure and complex facilities.

Our purpose is to deliver sustainable infrastructure solutions, enhancing life, protecting our shared future.

We combine exceptional expertise in Consulting & Design, Advisory & Analytics, Transport Infrastructure and Complex Facilities to design, manage, and maintain clients’ assets throughout their lifetime.

Our leading data and analytics capability enables us to create transformative solutions that strengthen resilience and drive sustainable improvements.

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