July/August 2021
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Green Grant brings energy savings for local firm
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etro mayor Dan Norris has paid a visit to a Bradley Stoke children’s playground specialist to see how the company is benefiting from a Green Business Grant scheme. Pentagon Play has received a grant of £3,000 from the West of England Combined Authority, which Mr Norris now leads. The cash injection means Pentagon Play can make energy saving improvements to its premises. The business, which designs and installs playground equipment Metro mayor Dan Norris (2nd from right) meets business owner James for schools and nurseries, is Collis-Pritchard (centre, seated) and some of the staff at Pentagon Play using its grant to fit eco-friendly LED lighting with sensors to help determine what sort of world managing director and owner save energy. our children and grandchildren of Pentagon Play said: “Our Metro mayor Dan Norris inherit. Thank you to James and business focuses on developing said: “Protecting our planet the team for showing me around learning and play environments whilst saving businesses money Pentagon Play’s HQ. I loved the for children of today to make shouldn’t be complicated, it obstacle course and the sturdy the world a better place for the needs to be child’s play. I’m wooden mud kitchen. The local adults of tomorrow. We believe urging businesses across the team was really enthusiastic and we have clear responsibilities to West of England to answer the clearly proud of their work.” make changes to our practices WB–garden ad.qxp_Layout 1 29/05/2021 20:51 Page 3 call decisions taken now will James Collis-Pritchard which support sustainable and
green trading. As well as our lighting improvements we have also purchased electric vehicles to reduce our emissions and are constantly reviewing our methods and implementing changes to the way we operate with the focus on reducing our carbon footprint to zero.” Green Business Grants are available up to £15,000 to help small and medium sized businesses make energy saving improvements to their buildings and business operations. The grant pays for 50 to 80 percent of costs depending on the business size, location and project. The grant is funded by the West of England Combined Authority’s Recovery Fund and the European Regional Development Fund. ● Pentagon Play installations in the local area include recent play area refurbishments at Jubilee Green, Bradley Stoke and Meade Park, Stoke Gifford.
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