20th April 2018 | Residential Energy
ScottishPower is increasing energy prices in a move that will affect 950,000 households. The company is hiking its standard variable gas and electricity prices for around a third of its customers from 1 June, with impacted households facing an average increase of 5.5%. Scottish Power attributed the rise to an increase in wholesale energy costs,…Read more
18th April 2018 | Recycling
The UK’s largest coffee retailer, Costa Coffee, has committed to recycling half a billion coffee cups a year by 2020 in a landmark act to tackle plastic waste. The pledge, which amounts to recycling the same volume of cups it puts onto the market, would take a significant chunk out of the 2.5 billion takeaway…Read more
17th April 2018 | Recycling
A plastic-eating protein grown in a British laboratory could revolutionise recycling and prevent thousands of tonnes of non-biodegradable waste clogging up landfill sites and the world’s oceans. The enzyme, created by accident during tests by researchers from Plymouth University, is the first known protein capable of digesting polyethylene, one of the most commonly used plastics…Read more
16th April 2018 | Recycling
Open a newspaper, turn on a TV and it’s likely you’ll find a story about green or sustainable issues. It’s become a massive issue for businesses and industries across the world and it can no longer be ignored, as the environmental, and financial costs of current working practises are realised. Our industry is no different….Read more
12th April 2018 | Residential Energy
EDF Energy is to increase its standard variable electricity tariff by 1.4% – £ 16 a year – from June, affecting around 1.3 million customers. The French energy giant is also increasing charges for using cash or cheque payment by £6 per fuel. The company said 59% of its customers who are on a fixed…Read more
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Since then we have worked with FTSE 100 companies, one-man bands, across all categories.
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