Midlands manufacturer invests £500k in self-sufficiency and sustainability drive

A Midlands welding manufacturer is spending £500k in a bid to become self-sufficient in its energy needs within the next 10 years.

Fabweld Steel Products (FSP), in Telford, which designs and manufactures standard and bespoke access covers for the construction and built environment industries, has committed to the investment in phase one of its sustainability and self-reliance plan.

Over the past two years, FSP has grown its turnover by 20 per cent but uses 50 per cent less energy.

Wayne Carter, Managing Director, said: “Our customers are under pressure to ‘green’ their supply chains, reducing the carbon footprint of their projects both up and downstream.

“Our commitment to sustainability and self reliance is not just ‘greenwashing’. We are taking action to reduce our energy use and our carbon emissions, and we can prove this through our ISO 40001 accreditation, and our Carbon Footprint Account Reporting (CFAR).

“Our philosophy is that whether you start the journey now or later, we all need to get to net zero by 2050, so why put it off?

“We are well ahead of our competitors when it comes to green credentials, but we know it’s worth the investment as we are future-proofing our business, helping our customers achieve their environmental targets and making our operations more profitable.”

As well as its commitment to onsite renewable energy generation, FSP is planning to introduce energy storage batteries and high-speed electric vehicle chargers installed, and the company is investing in electric fleet cars and forklift trucks as alternatives to petrol and diesel models.

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