With a little Googling, I have found out that if it wasn't for global warming, these cold snaps would actually happen more often. In the 40's & 50's, it was a regular occurance. The reason we are so damn surprised when the weather turns is because it is now so unusual. And that is the problem.
The environment is everyone's responsibility and as a business, we take it very seriously. As a printing company that has undergone the extensive commitment to achieving the environmental standard ISO 14001 and as the only printing company working with the charity Tree Appeal (www.treeappeal.com ) we are doing all we can to lower our impact on the environment.
Closer to home, I recently commissioned the services of Airmaster UK (www.airmasteruk.com). Ian Fisher, the Maintenance Manager at Airmaster, attends my BNI networking group. Ian is a great character, very passionate about what he does and full of mind-boggling facts and figures about the environmental impact that poorly maintained air conditioning can have.
I shamefully failed to have the air conditioning system in our new office serviced for well over a year, despite the fact that it was wracking up a massive electricity bill and doing pretty much nothing in return. Anyway, having pulled my finger out, I got the guys from Airmaster in who have sorted out my problem. We now have a warm office, an efficient system and we are, importantly, compliant with current regulations.
So, are you compliant with F Gas Regulations?
Did you know that if you operate refrigeration, air conditioning or heat pump equipment in your business you are now legally required to maintain records covering the maintenance of equipment and any refrigerants added to or reclaimed from your systems?
Poorly maintained units run the risk of refrigerant leakage during winter due to higher than usual running pressures. Ian explained to me that with the size of my air conditioning units, a slow undetected leak could result in the same environmental impact as driving a car 28,065 miles!!!
If you want to know how that calculation was worked out or what your environmental impact is, why not speak to Ian at Airmaster yourself?
Ian has offered a special rate for those people coming through printing.com where you will go straight onto their lowest contract rate of £32/hr & 55p/m (instead of £38.50 & 60p) for any site attendances and 10% off your first maintenance bill if you choose to accept a contract with Airmaster. Just contact Ian at ian@airmaster.uk.com and quote 'printing.com'.
Hopefully I've given you one idea on how you can make an environmental difference in your business - other than using printing.com - and with that, I shall leave you with my favourite video so far to come out of this excess of snow....
Snowboarding on the streets of Sheffield!
Sarah
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