“We recognise that sustainability is an increasingly import ant fa ctor for the fra nchising community and that fra nchisors will carry on embra cing the green agenda and looking at diff erent ways to become increasingly environmentally conscious”


Recycle Base is a ground reinforcement system


made utilising stone and low-grade waste plastic, including ocean plastic. Johnny Pearce, Co-Director for Oltco, said:


“We’re so proud to see our passion and values recognised with the Sustainability Warrior award. Our ethos is ‘to feel good about the work that we do and the decisions that we make’ and this covers every aspect of our business. Just providing resin bound flooring solutions wasn’t enough for us, we wanted our products to leave a positive impact on the environment.” Cafe2U made it to the finals thanks to the


brand’s multiple green initiatives. Most recently, the brand has introduced zero emission electric vans to its fleet of nearly 100 vehicles; its goal is to replace the entire fleet with electric vans


by 2025. By switching from petrol-powered to electric vehicles, the company estimates it will reduce its CO² emissions by a staggering 12,672g CO²/km per annum. Cafe2U's sustainable business model also made


the company one of the UK's most popular mobile coffee franchises among new franchisees in 2021; despite COVID-19 disrupting operations, the company still increased its number of franchisees by 20%. Martyn Ward, CEO for Cafe2U, said: "While we're delighted to have developed a reputation as a sustainable franchise, our ambition is to become the UK's first carbon neutral coffee company, so we'll continue to improve the business until we make it as environmentally friendly as it can possibly be." 


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