Imageco makes solar power investment

Leeds-based print and signage firm Imageco is to install 256 tier 1 photovoltaic solar panels to generate enough energy to power its 2,788m2 facility.

The new solar solution will save enough energy to power 18 homes for a year, and dramatically reduce the company’s carbon output. The Co2 savings per year would be equal to travelling 135,000 miles by plane and to offset this carbon, over 2,500 trees would need to be planted. The latest move comes just months after Imageco installed a voltage optimiser in its facility to help cut the carbon output by 9,363kg of Co2 per annum. Imageco MD, Nathan Swinson-Bullough, said: “We’re excited to be embarking on a new journey towards a more sustainable future with the installation of our very own solar panels. This marks a beginning of our solar campaign, which will give us the edge on our competitors, allowing us to continue to innovate and stay green. We will be saving 62,000kwh and 33,647kg of Co2 per annum.” PlanetU is the green energy supplier working with Imageco. Its CEO Grant Nicholson added: “It was an incredible opportunity to work with Imageco, an ultra-eco-conscious company that shares the same vision for the future as we do. Imageco have green roots and it shows, their dedication to sustainability is incredible.”