news 11 Autojumble brings £3m to New Forest


A study by the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs (FBHVC), in association with the University of Brighton Business School, has found that the annual Beaulieu International Autojumble brings a local economic benefit of £3 million to the New Forest area, particularly significant given that tourism and leisure play such an important role in the region‘s economy.


The event, which has been running since 1967 and is held over three days in September, is responsible for more than £11m turnover for the national economy and contributes in excess of half a million pounds to the UK Treasury through VAT. It provides direct temporary employment in the region for some 220 people and also benefits local hotels and guest houses with accommodation bookings.


Lord Montagu, president of FBHVC, said: ”A survey undertaken by the FBHVC in 2011, in conjunction with the Historic Vehicle Research Institute, showed that the hobby of preserving and using historic vehicles generates more than £4 billion turnover for the British economy each year and supports employment for over 28,000 people.


One man‘s trash is another man‘s treasure in vision for ‘zero waste‘


An ambitious international project is aiming to develop new approaches to eliminate waste and reduce the environmental impact of industry.


ZeroWIN (Towards Zero Waste in Industrial Networks) is a five- year project, funded by the EC under the seventh Framework Programme, with 31 academic and industrial partners across Europe and Asia. The project is concerned with regional collaboration of companies from traditionally separated sectors, which exchange by-products – energy, water and materials – in such a way that the waste


from one industry becomes raw material for another.


For business, zero waste can mean greater competitiveness ... more from less


The project will determine how existing approaches and tools can be improved and combined to best effect in an industrial network, and how innovative technologies can contribute to achieving the zero waste vision.


The specific environmental targets are: 30% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, 70% overall re-use


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and recycling of waste, and 75% reduction of fresh water use.


Ian Williams, professor of applied environmental science at the University of Southampton and project partner, said: ”The term zero waste is perhaps a bit misleading in that it does not mean that wastes will not arise in society. Zero emissions represent a shift from the traditional industrial model, where waste is considered the norm, to integrated systems, where everything has its use. It advocates a transformation, whereby businesses minimise the load they impose on natural resources and learn to do more with what the Earth produces.


”Knowing that the team involved had also done an economic impact study on the 2010 London to Brighton veteran car run, I took the opportunity to ask if they might undertake a similar exercise to see how much of a contribution the annual Beaulieu International Autojumble makes towards that overall £4b total, and, more importantly, to the local economy.”


Beaulieu International Autojumble: 1967 and recent


The event is responsible for more than £11m turnover for the national economy and contributes in excess of half a million pounds to the UK Treasury through VAT


At a presentation of the report‘s results, attended by New Forest MPs Julian Lewis and Desmond Swayne, Geoff Smith, vice- president of FBHVC, said: ”This latest in a series of economic impact studies commissioned by FBHVC, highlights the economic significance to a local community such as the New Forest area, of historic vehicles and the industry that supports their preservation. Vehicles from the past are not only part of our heritage, but also significant economic contributors in the present.”


”The zero waste approach envisions a ‘second industrial revolution‘, with all inputs used in final products or converted into value-added materials or resources for use by other industries or processes. For business, zero waste can mean greater competitiveness and a continuation of its drive towards efficiency that started with productivity of labour and capital – producing more from less.


”Zero waste in industrial networks can therefore be understood as a new standard for efficiency and integration. However, the widespread implementation of such improvements depends on the architects, designers, construction contractors and their clients making the effort, taking the time and, initially, bearing some extra cost.”


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