Sectors
The technical challenges and decision-making context vary significantly by industry. A hotel’s priority is balancing energy savings with guest comfort and operational routines. A brewery needs to decarbonise process heat without interrupting production schedules. A mid-sized manufacturer is navigating electrification decisions without a dedicated energy team. In each case, we work within the sector’s specific constraints, language, and commercial priorities.
SECTOR 01
Hospitality & Leisure
The Challenge
Energy costs typically represents 10-15% of a hotel’s operating expenses, and a significant portion of that spend is avoidable. Heating systems sized for peak demand running year-round, hot water systems are often provided by inefficient boilers, and hotel heating systems often operate at full capacity when hotel occupancy is low. At the same time, there is a growing awareness of the need for hotels to be more sustainable, there are increasingly stringent EPC targets, and there is a volatile cost of energy.
What We Do
Our approach balances three considerations that are often treated in isolation: operating cost, occupant comfort, and carbon performance. The aim is to identify the opportunities with a real cost benefit, without sacrificing comfort. Our experience with leisure centres, with a very similar cost profile to hotels, has shown a 35% cost reduction.
SECTOR 02
Commercial Real Estate
The Challenge
MEES standards are shifting – EPC C by 2027, probably B by 2030. CRREM alignment is becoming a normal investor request. Tenants, particularly corporate occupiers, are increasingly considering sustainability factors when making leasing decisions. For owners of portfolios, it is no longer a question of whether to start a capital works program, but how to effectively prioritise a significant capital spend on a portfolio of assets with differing levels of condition and a likely sequence of works.
What We Do
We are technically proficient with a strong understanding of property economics. Every recommendation comes with a detailed analysis of NPV, payback, and CAPEX phasing that aligns with business planning horizons. Our goal is to provide asset managers and fund managers with the necessary information to make informed investment decisions.
SECTOR 03
Food & Beverage Manufacturing
The Challenge
The majority of the energy consumption of food and beverage manufacturing facilities is process heat: steam, hot water, and refrigeration. Process heat is typically 5-12% of the overall production cost. At the same time, key customers (supermarkets, quick service restaurants) are increasingly pressuring suppliers on Scope 3 emissions. Technical solutions are available: high-temperature heat pumps, electric boilers, biogas, and heat recovery. However, assessing these solutions effectively requires expertise that most mid-sized food and beverage manufacturers do not possess in-house.
What We Do
We provide process heat decarbonisation analysis designed around production continuity. The work covers energy mapping by process, technology feasibility assessment, heat recovery identification, and phased implementation planning. We also support grant applications (IETF and equivalent schemes) that can materially improve the economics of capital projects.
SECTOR 04
Industrial SMEs
Electrification & Process Optimisation
The Challenge
Industrial SMEs in plastics, packaging, print, light engineering, textiles, etc. have a particular problem. Energy is a significant cost (often 5-10% of revenue), the need to address electrification and process optimisation is becoming increasingly pressing, yet they do not have a dedicated energy manager or in-house engineer to assess their options. Vendor presentations are made with optimistic projections, with little independent verification. The risk of making a wrong decision with significant cost implications is all too real.
What We Do
We offer independent technical advice to industrial SMEs on their approach to electrification and process optimisation. This includes determining whether heat pumps, electric boilers, or hybrid technologies are feasible for your business; auditing your compressed air systems, motor drives, or thermal systems for efficiency improvements; reviewing vendor proposals from a critical engineer’s perspective; as well as helping to build a business case, including grants and incentives, to ensure that your board is fully behind your plans. We are a practical business with a commercial approach to our work. We understand that a capex decision for an industrial SME has a very different risk profile from a large corporation.