Sweet smell of success
October 1st 2006 Well known chocolate and confectionary manufacturer Cadbury Trebor Bassett, has ten manufacturing sites in the UK with a combined energy bill of more than £16 million.Cadbury's has committed to reducing carbon emissions by 10% within the next ten years.Therefore group energy manager,Tony Spencer, sought advice from the Carbon Trust on how to achieve the target Cadbury Trebor Bassett was particularly keen to improve the efficiency of its compressed air systems at each of its ten manufacturing sites. Between October 2003 and January 2004, an initial review of the sites was carried out followed by a detailed assessment and analysis of the compressed air systems.These surveys helped Cadbury's to identify where they could make savings and helped them to create a structure through which they could benchmark future performance. As a result, Cadbury Trebor Bassett was able to implement recommendations such as introducing a new cost-effective energy management system at the Sheffield site that has significantly reduced the compressed airgeneration costs. Results were benchmarked and continue to be monitored and assessed as manufacturing demands vary.The methodology adopted has been so successful that Cadbury's plan to extend the practice to its nine other UK sites and potentially, across Europe. As a result of working with the Carbon Trust, £90 000 of potential savings has been identified and more than £30 000 has already been saved. Tony Spencer, group energy manager at Cadbury Trebor Bassett said,"We knew our compressed air systems were good, but we've been surprised at the savings we've been able to make, and more importantly demonstrate, for a low upfront cost. Through the Carbon Trust,we've been able to access the funding and advice we needed.We now believe we will be able to cut our carbon emissions by 10% as a direct result of this survey." Dr Garry Felgate, director of delivery and external relations at the Carbon Trust said,"Without help from expert consultants it can be difficult to recognise the hidden costs of energy but many businesses, like Cadbury Trebor Bassett, have found they can save thousands through properly analysing their usage. Some of the greatest savings can be made through better management of compressed air and Cadbury's is a great example of this.We would encourage any business who hasn't contacted us already to do so to see how much they could save." More articles from Carbon Trust Enterprises Ltd: | 
