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‘PUMPING UP’
AWARD FOR
“Andrew’s determination to see
more properties provided with
ANDREW
this green and cheaper energy
has seen him attract external
funding, including government
Harrogate Council employee is in for a grant, to support this council’s
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Andrew Ellis
major national award on the back of a contribution to fit ground source heat pumps
local housing heating scheme but he in a further 85 properties.”
needs votes from the local community to make It is mainly due to Andrew’s work that
sure he takes the title. Harrogate Borough Council recently took the title
Andrew Ellis, the council’s Home Energy of Sustainable Landlord of the Year and winner of
Conservation Officer, has been shortlisted in the the Public Sector category of the Micropower
Green Award category of the National Council Awards 2009.
Worker of the Year awards where the winners Andrew’s achievements have been
will be decided by a public vote. They will be recognised nationally and internationally and his
announced in July during the annual conference peers have sought him out. He has held learning
T
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of the Local Government Association which is days for government, council and industry
being held at the Harrogate International representatives from all over the county.
Centre. Andrew has won through to the final for “Now it is our turn to help him by making
his pioneering work to provide ground source sure he gets enough votes to win, added Mr
heat pumps in council homes. Sampson. “The award will go to an individual who
Stoking solid fuel boilers or using expensive has developed a green initiative in their local area
storage heaters became a thing of the past for that has had a beneficial impact on the
council residents in eight bungalows in Copt environment. We believe Andrew deserves this title.
Hewick, the first to benefit from Andrew’s work. All his colleagues are right behind him and we
The village has no gas supply and sourcing heat hope you will be too.”
from underground has resulted in lower energy Full details of Andrew’s pioneering work are
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bills and warmer homes. available on the council’s website at
The council’s Chief Executive, Wallace www.harrogate.gov.uk Voting can be done on
Sampson, hopes that the community will get line at www.localgovernmentchannel.com. The
behind Andrew by voting for him. He said: closing date for votes is 18 June 2009.
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LAUNCHES EBOOK decisions, however, in today’s environmental impact. compliance; and a paperless
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Dimension Data has be a challenge. energy, 6.4 kg of Green house program on how they can still
launched an eBook that helps ”The new Dimension Data gas, 180 litres of water waste, leverage the same best
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bridge the gap between tested and proven industry and that’s without printing or Green procurement
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practices and cost organisations to employ and year this adds up to an outlines the important criteria
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environmental waste, and “Leveraging eProcurement have all been mapped to at environmental benefits that
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Data CTO, Ettienne Reinecke: implementation and enablers. These include process.
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