• ACIS and TrustFord enhance carbon offset partnership
    • 13/07/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    ACIS has committed to plant a tree for each repair that the TrustFord group completes within its repairers. Over 5,000 trees were planted on behalf of TrustFord in 2022, which equates to a carbon offset of 1.2 million kgs of CO2, or the equivalent of over three million miles travelled in a car. Stuart Mustoe, [...]
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  • Date set for NBRA’s Greener Bodyshop Awards
    • 19/05/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The National Body Repair Association (NBRA) has announced it will host The Greener Bodyshop Awards on 14 September at Alton Towers, Staffordshire. Chris Weeks, Executive Director of the NBRA, said: “Following the success of the past years events, we are thrilled to once again host The Greener Bodyshop Awards. [...]
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  • Government pledges £77m to green innovation
    • 15/05/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The government has announced £77m in new funding for projects developing clean transport technologies. The schemes, which range from work on battery-powered buses, to a hydrogen-powered version of the Ford Transit van, will support more than 4,400 jobs across the UK over the next decade. Joint government and [...]
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  • AW announces 12th site
    • 31/05/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    AW Repair Group is planning to take eco-bodyshops to the next level with the opening of their 12th site later this year. Pioneering new electricity harness and storage technology, the 13,000 sqft Sheffield site will be working towards using its solar-generated power to support the operation of electric [...]
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  • BCF addresses sustainability at annual conference
    • 30/05/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Over 150 senior decision-makers from the UK's paints, coatings and printing ink sectors gathered in Birmingham for the annual British Coatings Federation (BCF) Annual Conference. The opening keynote from the UK Government’s Business Department (BEIS) highlighted the government’s growth drivers and net zero [...]
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  • Belron announces 43% emissions reductions
    • 17/05/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Belron UK, the parent company of Autoglass, has reduced its carbon emissions by 43% over the past four years as part of its ongoing commitment to responsible business practices. This equates to a reduction of more than 5,600 tonnes, New figures released in Belron UK’s Responsible Business Insights Report show [...]
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  • BCF launches new VOC initiative
    • 16/05/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    From this month, paint manufactures will be able to promote their sustainability to credentials to customers after the launch of a new scheme. The British Coatings Federation has introduced the ‘TRACE’ Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) statement which identifies products with VOC content of less than [...]
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