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Lamson HQ goes off grid as sun rises with 767 solar panels
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Up for sale: Pat Regan's number plate
number plate Pup for sale
Industry trade partner The Lamson Group is running a solar farm of 767 panels on the rooftop of its Sefton
factory, addressing a key part of its strategic plan to reduce its carbon footprint.
The panels, installed in stages by SCE Energy Solutions over a period of four years, comprise one of the largest solar power installations in the industry, providing The Lamson Group with the ability to be totally off grid at its main site.
“Five years ago we decided
to lead the trade market in
our environmental footprint. Our partners were being asked about their supply chain and we wanted to be leaders to allow our partners to succeed. Our partners, which include print managers, printers, copy shops and mailing houses, are also
decided to invest in a full solar farm on all of the available roof space that we have to be able
to cater for more than what we currently require,” he said.
“The solar power installation has led into something we're proud of, in terms of doing the right thing for the environment – when the sun's up our main site is off the grid.” Frost said that as far he knows, The Lamson Group is the only business that is totally off the grid at its main site.
Frost says that in terms of savings, there will be a four and a half year return. The 767 panels receive just under 305KW per hour and so far, have been able to save 235 tonnes of CO2 a year.
“Ultimately, however it's not only about the cost savings. It's also trying to do the right things for the right reasons,” he said. 21
PRINTA
Off grid: Rodney Frost, CEO, The Lamson Group
increasingly keeping an eye on environmental impacts and carbon footprints, so it made sense to invest and to do the right thing,” said The Lamson Group CEO, Rodney Frost.
“In November 2018, we installed our first system of 312 panels on one of the roofs and we let that tick along for a couple of years, just to make sure that
it performed as proposed. We
rint’s ultimate set of car number plates, PRINTA, are up for sale, with long-time owner and
well-known Sydney industry identity Pat Regan putting them on the MrPlates website.
He bought the plates 40 years ago. Regan owned Mitchell Print, then worked in sales for SOS for a decade, before joining Lighthouse Print.
The value of the PRINTA plates remains to be seen, Regan said he won’t be accepting any less than $20,000 for them. 21
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