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BELLAMY’S ‘GREEN’ SEAL OF
APPROVAL FOR BRISTOL HOUSING
REFURBISHMENT
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Environmentalist and botanist Professor David local residents, to plant the six trees.
Bellamy has given his ‘green’ seal of approval to Chamois is working with its housing association
the ongoing £70 million refurbishment of Bristol and local authority clients on a national tree
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City Council’s housing stock. planting scheme as part of its efforts to create a
Professor Bellamy was in Bristol this week to Chamois ‘forest’ across the UK.
plant six trees to symbolise the estimated 3,500 Professor Bellamy, a non-executive of director of
trees that have been saved so far by installing Chamois who works with the company to
eco-friendly kitchens in hundreds of properties promote sustainable practices, said: “This is
across the city. great news for Chamois and the world. Trees
Last year Bristol City Council selected local provide both shade and shelter, stabilise organic
builders Rok Plc and Wates Living Space to soil, help alleviate the effects of
carry out a five-year programme of planned both floods and droughts,
repairs and improvements to 29,500 council- while providing habitats for
owned homes. wildlife and wild plants. Trees
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In the first year this has included the installation are the route to sustainable
L-R: Andy
of more than 600 kitchens supplied by Chamois landscapes and traditional Atkinson,
Eco Kitchens, which are made from 100% lifestyles. Chamois is part of a
Resident
Liaison
recycled timber panels. Every kitchen helps save European Consortium that has
Officer, Rok
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the felling of around six trees. saved the felling of more than
Bristol,
Michelle
Professor Bellamy saw for himself some of the 39 million trees by recycling
Lawrence,
Resident,
newly installed kitchens before making his way waste wood.” Professor
to council-owned Littlecross House on Phipps Chamois managing director
Bellamy and
Lynne
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Street in Bedminster where he was joined by Andy Jones-Dutt said: “We are Scoulding,
members of the city council, representatives from delighted to be working with
Resident
Liaison officer,
Chamois, Rok and Wates, together with several Rok and Wates Living Space
Wates Living
Space
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1,000TH CHAIN OF part of the FSC Chain of UNIVERSITY GOES FOR directly converted into
CUSTODY CERTIFICATE Custody has enabled DCP to GREEN WITH 600 useable electricity.
IN THE UK promote responsible SOLAR PANELS It is thought that this will be
FSC UK is delighted to management of the THE University of Central the largest renewable energy
announce that there are now world’s forests.” Lancashire (UCLan), one of project a UK educational
over 1,000 companies FSC UK’s Marketing Officer, the country’s fastest growing establishment has
holding FSC Chain of Rosie Teasdale, said “It is universities, has teamed up commissioned to be installed.
Custody (CoC) certification in wonderful news that there with Planet Solar to help Phase one of the project
the UK. are so many certified reduce its carbon footprint will commence at the end of
Dataforms Chartered Press companies in the UK. It is not and generate its own energy. October and will see 180
(DCP) was the 1,000th surprising, given the current The Preston-based panels installed at a cost of
company to be issued CoC interest in FSC within the educational establishment, £199,000, which has been
certification in the UK. paper and print sector, that which has over 32,000 part-funded by a Government
The company provides a the 1,000th certificate holder students, has commissioned grant which gives 50 per cent
range of printing products, is a printing company.” Planet Solar to install 180 of costs toward renewable
including promotional “The increase in FSC Solar Photovoltaic (PV) panels energy projects.
material, annual reports and certificate holders ensures that which is part of a three-phase Paul Morris, director of
financial documents. the consumers and businesses project which will see 600 facilities management,
Chris Kiernan, of DCP, said have more opportunity to panels installed across the commented that improving
“Some of our clients had choose timber products University’s building portfolio. sustainability across the
expressed interest in FSC. We, sourced from well-managed Solar panels are University’s Estate was a
at DCP, listen to our customers forests, or produced from manufactured from layers of key priority.
and always aim to provide the post consumer waste. specially treated silicon where He said: “The solar panel
best service possible, catering As the demand continues to one side is positive and the installation will reduce energy
to our clients needs. We also grow we hope it will not be other negative. As daylight drawn from the National Grid
consider our impact on the too long before we celebrate hits the silicon in a PV cell this and provide technologies for
environment to be an the next milestone - 2,000 causes a flow of electrons student study on Built and
important issue and becoming certificate holders!” inside the cell which Natural Environment courses.
generates a voltage. This is “The University will be
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