A quantum leap for energy efficiency

Citation

(2001), "A quantum leap for energy efficiency", Facilities, Vol. 19 No. 13/14. https://doi.org/10.1108/f.2001.06919mab.004

A quantum leap for energy efficiency

A quantum leap for energy efficiencyKeywords: Energy efficiency, Best practice

The Energy Efficiency Best Practice programme is being restructured to enhance the services it offers to business. Quantum Partnership Ltd (QP) has taken over management of the programme from the Government and will run the programme on behalf of The Carbon Trust which has around £150m to spend to help business to save energy and money. The new structure for the programme will draw on the expertise of a wide range of subcontractors, and QP – part of the Foundation for the Built Environment – will itself be run by a management team with extensive experience in business, energy and consultancy.

QP managing director, Don Fairley, said:

"The Energy Efficiency Best Practice programme has a well-established reputation as a source of high quality, independent information and advice to business, commerce and the public sector, and is expected to have achieved its target of stimulating £ 800 million of energy savings in 2000. Building on these strengths, we are bringing in new subcontractors and consultants to help business meet the challenges of the Government's Climate Change Programme. We are seeking organisations which have experience relevant for running on-site advice, marketing and IT contracts as well as those with technical expertise in buildings, industrial processes and transport."

The aim is to have the majority of the programme's new contracts in place by September 2001. Short-listed companies from those that have already expressed interest in working with the programme will soon be receiving more details about how services will be delivered in future. However, for some activities, QP is calling for new expressions of interest to make sure that it attracts tenderers with the right skills. For example, the marketing subcontractor will now require greater strategic and planning expertise than originally expected so a new tender has been advertised in the Official Journal of the EC.

Quantum Partnership Ltd was created in January 2001 specifically to act as lead managing contractor for the Energy Efficiency Best Practice programme. The directors are:

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  Don Fairley, managing director, was previously managing director of Owens Corning Building Products (UK) Ltd, and prior to that, CEO of Pilkington Insulation Ltd.

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  Dr Robert Allen, IT director, was previously with Nosis and Bland Blankart plc.

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  Dr Glyn Charlesworth, operations Director, was previously director of operations and leader of the Energy and Environment team for London Economics Ltd, and before that director of Strategy and Planning for PowerGen plc and British Gas plc.

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  Dr Vic Crisp, technical director, is on secondment from BRE where he was technical director in the Energy Division.

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  June Stanworth, marketing director, was previously a consultant with KPMG, 3i and March Consulting Group.

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  Nevil Wilson, customer services director, is on secondment from Enviros.

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  Professor Martin Fry, non-executive director, is chairman of the Energy Systems Trade Association, a visiting professor at City University, and has 20 years consultancy experience including director of WS Atkins Energy Ltd;

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  Kim Mackenzie, non-executive director, was previously executive director of Dalkia Utilities Services, formerly AHS Emstar plc.

For further information about Quantum Partnership please contact: June Stanworth, Marketing Director on Tel: +44 (0) 1923 665084; E-mail: june.stanworth@apl.org.uk

The Carbon Trust is a Government-backed business initiative originally proposed by ACBE (the Advisory Committee on Business and the Environment), which started work on 1 April 2001. It will be working with business, public bodies, Government and the research base to help the UK move towards a sustainable, lower carbon economy whilst maintaining competitiveness and quality of service. It is a major element in the UK Climate Change programme and is part of the Climate Change Levy package of measures, which awaits European State Aid approval.

In its first year, the Carbon Trust has around £150 million to help business save energy and money, by developing a range of programmes promoting low carbon research, development and business investment in energy efficient low carbon technologies and practices. In the long term it will develop the UK's capability to meet the problems of climate change, considering not only commercial and technological factors, but also wider socio-economic factors which hinder our move towards a low carbon economy.