UK ORGANISATION BECOMES ENVIRONMENTAL HERO
Posted: Friday 30th January 2009
Birmingham based process engineering company Enpure Ltd has won the Bronze Green Apple Award in recognition of the environmental project – Boughton Water Treatment Works. This was done in consortium with Morrison Construction Ltd.
The trophy was presented by The Green Organisation at the annual international awards ceremony at the House of Commons on Monday (November 10).
The Green Apple Awards are presented annually in recognition of companies, councils and communities carrying out projects that enhance environment and there were 500 nominations this year.
The judges commented: “The need to increase capacity has met with the desire to improve efficiency with this water treatment works. A novel pumping system is stepped to maintain efficiency at al levels of demand, and rainwater is added directly into the treatment process, reducing costs and carbon further.”
The award-winning project will be featured in the next Green Book, the world’s only work of reference on environmental best practice, and they will be receiving a Green Hero Wall Shield during a special prizegiving ceremony on board the Royal Yacht Britannia, Edinburgh, next February.
The Green Apple Awards campaign is run by The Green Organisation, an independent, non-political, non-profit organisation that recognises, rewards and promotes environmental best practice around the world.
Their supporters include the Environment Agency, the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management, the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health and various other professional bodies.
Campaign Manager Mark Wolens commented: “To show continued interest in environmental issues during the current financial climate shows great foresight and they deserve the recognition of being Green Apple Award winners.
“To then go further and become Green Heroes is an even bolder statement of environmental intent, and organisations that go the extra mile and become Green Heroes are demonstrating a serious commitment to the world around them. They invest in a better future for us all and deserve to be recognised for their efforts.”
