Behind the scenes Arden Winch is continually undertaking major investments and transformations to update our product range, service levels and enviromental footprint.
For over 200 years Arden Winch has been supplying the UK with high quality sustainable PPE, Workwear, Uniforms, Footwear and Janitorial goods. In recent years our team has been further developing our forward-thinking approach to investments.
To take a closer look we need to go back to 2022. In this year we undertook an independent energy audit of the business to identify what improvements and savings could be made. This provided the foundations for our carbon management plan and the investments needed to make the business more sustainable. Our aim? To become Carbon Neurtal by 2030!
Since then, we have invested more than £220,000 in multiple Solar Panel Arrays, SolaX Triple Power Batteries, EV charging stations, LED Lighting and a Ground Source Heat Pump to prevent an estimated 26.3 tonnes of carbon entering the atmosphere every year. This is a huge 47% reduction in company emissions from the baseline year, to put that into perspective this is equivalent to 13,150 fire extinguishers.
2023 came around and our big investment of the year was a brand new Embroidery Department Extension. Building work was completed in the first half of October and with the help of a new work structure, new machines and new members added to our team we quickly got the new space up and running. Instantly we recorded the positive effect this had increasing our workload capacity and decreasing our turn-around times.
2024 was a year full of connections, charity support and product research. We officially became a gold member with Made In Yorkshire, we continued our long-standing membership work with Eurosafe pushing forward ESPRO products and we attended events by Sheffield Chamber Of Commerce and numerous organisations in our community. We took part in the Sheffield Children's Hospital 20th Snowflake Appeal, donated 3 Ginkgo Biloba trees to Sheffield City Council and provided The Archer Project with bags full of our warmest winter clothes. Being at the forefront of supplying equipment we further assessed how the products we sell impact the environment and made key changes to our ranges, implementing more recycled products from sustainable manufacturers.
2025 so far has been spent raising awareness of PPE facts and helping our customers keep safe. Our work to become carbon neutral by 2030 is at the forefront of the comapany educating our staff on how we all make an impact - you can listen to our MD Steve Barker speak more on the subject at 11:00am on 30th April 2025 for an informative free webinar: ‘Carbon Reduction Lessons and Quick Wins' with Professional Energy People and Highland Carbon.
Where are we now on our investment journey?
Currently at our main Sheffield site we are undergoing a building extension for a dedicated goods in department and extra warehouse stock storage. Coming up soon is also our brand new website launch!
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To align your company with a sustainable supplier who puts service and products at the forefront of all investments contact our team at: [email protected]
0114 243 3755 / 0115 975 4112