Founded in 1935, Kӓrcher is a world-renowned family-owned business specializing in cleaning equipment. In their commitment to energy conservation, they enlisted LCMB’s expertise to ensure seamless ESOS compliance. LCMB’s strategic guidance not only helped achieve regulatory adherence but also fostered improved energy efficiency and sustainability. This case study reveals how LCMB turns compliance challenges into opportunities for sustainable growth.
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Kärcher ESOS compliance
Summary
Situations
ESOS regulations mandate that large companies must compile comprehensive energy usage reports every four years, a complex process requiring deep understanding of both energy metrics and regulatory nuances. This intricate process was the challenge faced by Kӓrcher, compelling them to embark on a journey towards sustainability with the help of LCMB’s profound energy management expertise.
Actions
LCMB supported Kӓrcher in preparing the necessary documentation for ESOS compliance, which included a comprehensive calculation of total energy consumption and carbon emissions across buildings and transport. Through an investment-grade audit, LCMB identified opportunities for energy efficiency improvements, estimating potential savings of 275 tonnes of CO2 with an average payback of 3.5 years per project.
Benefits
LCMB’s strategic intervention enabled Kӓrcher to:
- Gain insights into their energy consumption and carbon emissions, with fleet emissions accounting for 75% of their total carbon footprint.
- Commit at the board level to undertake measures aimed at reducing carbon emissions.
- Submit an accurate and timely energy usage report to the ESOS scheme, thereby achieving compliance.
Challenges and Achievements
In their quest to achieve compliance, Kӓrcher faced the challenge of measuring energy consumption and carbon emissions for the first time. Gathering the necessary data and coordinating with energy suppliers were considerable hurdles. However, with LCMB’s assistance, Kӓrcher was able to overcome these obstacles and successfully calculate its carbon footprint.
The results of the audit empowered Kӓrcher to identify and prioritize energy and carbon savings projects, thereby building a strong business case for investing in energy conservation measures. With the data obtained, Kӓrcher was also able to establish a Net Zero strategy for its carbon footprint in the UK, allowing the company to take immediate action to reduce its environmental impact.
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“LCMB helped us understand & accurately measure our energy consumption as a business across all our sites so we could create a clear strategy & implement initiatives to reduce our carbon footprint in the UK. The information gathered & opportunities put forward under ESOS have contributed to our global net zero strategy & ensured actions are taken now in reducing our CO2 emissions”
Mark Venner
Chief Operating Officer
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LCMB improves the financial and environmental sustainability of buildings and estates, and the productivity and well-being of the people using them. We do this by reducing building operating costs, energy used and improving building space and its’ utilisation. We offer Workplace Performance, Facilities Management, Project Management and Resource optimisation support.
Amongst others our clients include King’s College London, Birmingham Airport, Tata Technologies, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Bouygues Energies & Services.
