Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Bolton are being urged to apply for a new grant to make energy efficiency improvement projects. The grant of up to £5,000 is on offer from Green Economy, which has been commissioned by Greater Manchester Combined Authority to deliver business support programmes. The programmes will be funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund Levelling Up project to support the ambition to be a net zero city region by 2038.
BOC Car Centre in Bolton manages and leases a number of car showroom forecourts to independent car sales firms across the North West. The firm has received support from the sustainability and net zero team to identify opportunities to increase efficiency, cut costs and reduce carbon emissions. After an onsite review, an advisor recommended upgrading the existing heating and lighting systems.
The business was awarded a grant to replace the existing gas warm air blower with electric Infra-Red heaters and the fluorescent lighting with LED light fittings, reducing the firm's gas and electricity consumption, equating to 65.2 CO2e tonnes and creating cost savings of £18,183 each year. READ NEXT > Future 'Levelling Up' funds could be diverted to national service scheme READ NEXT > Queues for the soup kitchen continue to grow under Bolton's famous arches Manager of BOC Car Centre, Jawed Patel, said: “Receiving this grant was integral to delivering our energy saving project as we didn’t have the necessary capital due to other busines.