Neil Stratford
Managing Director, TLC
Leading Printing Specialist
Neil Stratford
Managing Director, TLC
Thomas Leach Colour offers various services such as brochure design, folder printing, and vehicle graphics. With a long history as a leading print fulfilment and creative printing specialist, they combine the latest cutting-edge technologies with a traditional family-based approach. Installing solar aligns with their other eco-friendly practices like using recycled paper and vegetable oil-based inks, collectively contributing to the industry’s carbon-neutral and environmentally responsible goals.
This is a free system from Electron Green linked to a low cost Power Purchase Agreement. Installed with no disruption to TLC's business, the system is projected to generate 56,600 kWh of electricity per year. The 117 panels are expected to save £2,900 in the first year alone, significantly reducing the building's carbon footprint. Over 25 years, the system will save approximately 357 tonnes of carbon.
The print and media industry is the UK’s fourth largest industrial sector. The UK print sector alone has over 10,000 companies and employs more than 140,000 people. It is highly energy-intensive, from printing processes to machinery operations like stacking and labelling. In Q2 2023, 68% of British Printing Industries Federation (BPIF) respondents identified energy as a top business concern, highlighting the increasing focus on cost-saving measures like solar installations.