Alcan Packaging launches energy saving campaign

Alcan Packaging, Cumbria, has launched ‘Batteries Not Included’, a campaign designed to help reduce the carbon emissions the company produces. The launch follows the successful completion of project ‘Gridlock’, which ran between September 2006 and September 2007, reducing energy consumption by 10 percent and removing over 1612.6 tonnes of carbon from the company’s footprint – the equivalent of taking 4,341 lorry miles off the road.

As a plant-wide initiative, ‘Batteries Not Included’ will range in methods from encouraging employees to switch off lights and electrical devices when not in use, through to shutting down plant and factory equipment whenever possible. The scheme challenges all involved to reduce Alcan Packaging Cumbria’s energy consumption by an additional 10 percent by September 2008.

Grant Beverley, continuous improvement expert, Alcan Packaging Cumbria, commented: ‘We’re delighted by the results of the campaign to date, and its success is a testament to all employees involved and their commitment to saving energy. The focus now is to continue this process and further reduce our energy consumption.’