Earlier this year, we were flattered when Plantworx organisers approached us looking for the most low-emission and eco-friendly welfare available as part of their mission to make this year’s exhibition as sustainable as possible.
We were more than happy to supply Plantworx with a selection of our new solar-powered Generator Free and Deep Green welfare so they could put the cabins through their paces and prove their eco credentials at such a top-level industry event.
Plantworx Operations Manager Stuart Favill explains:
“When Plantworx had an on site accommodation need that had to tick boxes in terms of being as green as possible then there was only one place to go, Boss Cabins.
“Our operation required multi use facilities, 24/7 and with low impact to both the environment and the local community especially surrounding the event site. We approached Boss Cabins with our shopping list and they certainly delivered, professional, understanding with high quality cabins but above all, friendly and nothing was too much trouble.”
The six GenFree and Deep Green cabins supplied were on site for 2.5 weeks in total and were given a very strenuous workout indeed, with the cabins being used by site operatives day and night for far longer than you would expect – up to 24 hours a day in some cases – and often using 4-5 times the amount of energy you’d expect in a standard welfare cabin.
Stuart added:
“At times we felt guilty for the high usage but none of the units faltered one bit.”
With the cabins being almost wholly solar-powered, Plantworx were able to drastically lower their carbon footprint compared to using traditional welfare, saving on fuel, lowering emissions and also eliminating any welfare-related generator noise, very important with some of the entry point cabins sited next to residential streets.
In extremely conservative calculation, Boss Cabins estimates that over the 2.5 week period, Plantworx saved 867 litres of fuel with a cost of £1863, and avoided over 2.7 tonnes of CO2 emissions, the equivalent of planting approx. 108 trees in a year.
However, this is compared to cabin usage on a standard construction site of just a few hours per day. With Plantworx energy usage and occupation figures being 4-5 times standard, the actual saving was likely far higher than that.
Boss Cabins Head of Customer Experience, Nicki Wordsworth commented:
“We were delighted that our GenFree welfare could contribute to helping Plantworx bring down its carbon footprint and achieve its sustainability goals this year. As the GenFree range was already shortlisted for a Plantworx Environmental Innovation Award, it was great to be able to demonstrate to Plantworx organisers in real life just how well the generator free cabins perform under duress and what a benefit they can bring to any site set up.”
Plantworx’ Stuart Favill concluded:
“Going forwards, now we have a good working relationship, Boss Cabins will be our go-to supplier especially for being green, clean but certainly not mean!”
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