Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Eco-Drive proves a big cash saver
Sandicliffe Motor Group’s Eco-Drive, launched in January 2007, has already saved the company “tens of thousands of pounds”, said organising director Paul Woodhouse. The target is a 25% cut in energy consumption.
He is confident of recouping all investment in eco-linked initiatives within 10 years and believes customers are responding “by thinking of saving pennies in their pockets if not the planet”.
The sharp rise in fuel prices recently is making customers much more interested in CO2 figures. “The prospect of a 115g/km Ford Focus has a meaning for people which it would not have done even two years ago,” said Woodhouse.
When Sandicliffe launched Eco-Drive, managing director Reg Tutt forecast it would save the business money. This year the company will introduce more sophisticated methods of measuring whether savings are linked to the programme.
DATED: 12.02.08
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He is confident of recouping all investment in eco-linked initiatives within 10 years and believes customers are responding “by thinking of saving pennies in their pockets if not the planet”.
The sharp rise in fuel prices recently is making customers much more interested in CO2 figures. “The prospect of a 115g/km Ford Focus has a meaning for people which it would not have done even two years ago,” said Woodhouse.
When Sandicliffe launched Eco-Drive, managing director Reg Tutt forecast it would save the business money. This year the company will introduce more sophisticated methods of measuring whether savings are linked to the programme.
DATED: 12.02.08
FEED: AM
