FACILITIES MANAGEMENT


ROYAL MAIL POSTS ENERGY EFFICIENCY RESULTS


By focusing on the identification and delivery of ‘no cost and low-cost’ energy efficiency measures, facilities management provider Mitie is helping Royal Mail Group achieve significant energy savings


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ounded in 1987 and employing 64,000 people, Mitie is a leading facilities management and


professional services company. Looking after its customers’ people and buildings – from banks and retailers, to hospitals, schools and critical government strategic assets – through the use of advanced technology, Mitie transforms facilities to be more flexible, safe, sustainable and attractive. Mitie helps its customers on their decarbonisation


journeys by employing low-cost energy conservation measures (ECM). This is part of the company’s ‘Decarbonisation, Delivered’ approach, which includes a range of solutions designed to support British businesses aiming to reduce their carbon emissions, cut costs and secure their energy supply. In fact in one recent application Mitie has, in partnership with EEVS, worked with Royal Mail Group to deliver significant energy savings. EEVS is a neutral third party, which Mitie and Royal Mail Group used to independently verify the savings attributable to the scheme. The EEVS-assured figures have been used to determine and verify the results from this first year and will continue to do so until the end of the scheme.


ENERGY EFFICIENT MEASURES The five year partnership is designed to help Royal Mail Group achieve energy savings of at least 15% across the top 230 energy consuming sites in its portfolio by 2026. During the first 12 months, Royal Mail Group has seen energy savings of over 16.69GWh, which is the equivalent to the annual usage of 1100 UK homes. According to Mitie, the energy savings delivered


so far – specifically 12.23 GWh of gas and 4.46 GWh of electricity – were achieved by focusing on the identification and delivery of no cost and low-cost energy efficiency measures. These optimisations were centred around two primary categories – heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), and lighting. Examples include on-site energy audits, full reviews


of building management systems, and optimising the lighting control system in the main sorting halls – all while tracking energy performance on a weekly


basis to direct investigations towards areas where consumption is higher than expected. The energy savings achieved through these small and affordable cost saving measures have also helped to deliver around £1.3 million* of savings for Royal Mail Group over the past year. Commenting on this, Greg Sage, deputy director


Corporate Affairs & ESG, Royal Mail Group, said: “Our partnership with Mitie has demonstrated that energy management for our buildings can deliver financial and environmental savings by optimising the equipment already at our disposal and helping our colleagues be more energy aware. The programme is a core part of our environment strategy, Steps to Zero, aimed at mitigating our key climate risks and reaching Net Zero by 2040. Mitie’s best practice energy optimisation expertise, combined with EEVS’ critical independent verification role, provides us with a robust commercial model that will ensure significant energy and financial savings across our estate.”


SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS According to Pradyumna Pandit, managing director, Energy and Decarbonisation, Mitie is proud to support Royal Mail Group’s mission to increase energy efficiency across its large and complex estate. Pandit said: “The significant savings delivered this year demonstrate the remarkable impact of the most affordable energy conservation measures, and confirm we are on the right track to achieve our aim of 15% energy reduction across Royal Mail Group’s estate.” Adding to this, Ian Jeffries, managing director, EEVS,


commented: “We are delighted to be helping Royal Mail and Mitie build a successful partnership using EEVS-verified figures. As well as determining the energy saving impact of the scheme, our impartial ‘fact-checker’ role is key to demonstrating the results to stakeholders and to building an open and collaborative relationship between the organisations.”


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* Based on indicative unit rates supplied by Royal Mail Group


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