Welcome to the Making Carbon Work (MaCaW) Project!
Based at UCLan in Preston, the MaCaW project is funded by the European Regional Development Fund alongside the University of Central Lancashire and was set up to help Lancashire-based SMEs move to a low carbon model.
The project will assist businesses in reducing their carbon footprint with a range of support and the possibility of access to a 50% match funded grant for up to £15,000 to purchase low-carbon technology. The match funding also includes the installation costs which makes installing LEDs and solar panels more affordable.
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Sky is the limit for solar powered T&R
Aerospace supplier goes green with MaCaW support A leading aerospace supplier has reduced its carbon footprint and saved thousands of pounds, with support from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). After securing [...]
Energy saving? Sow the seeds now…
Businesses save on average more than £10,000 on energy bills and cut CO2e by 26 tonnes when they work with MaCaW. And with match funding of up to £15,000 for bringing low carbon technology [...]
How to Hit Your 2030 Decarbonisation Goal
If 2030 is your carbon reduction deadline, MaCaW can help you meet it. 2030 feels significant. In 2018 it was the “line in the sand” the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [...]
MaCaW invites expressions of interest for freelance ad-hoc support – Energy Auditing and report writing
The Making Carbon Work (MaCaW) ERDF project was awarded to the University of Central Lancashire in 2017. MaCaW helps SMEs in Lancashire to reduce their carbon footprint, save money on energy costs and provide grant [...]
Fitness firm in peak condition thanks to carbon-cutting audit
Commercial fitness equipment supplier Fitness Warehouse is eyeing sustainable savings in surface water drainage charges, thanks to MaCaW The Preston-based business is researching the potential for re-using rainwater captured from its roof [...]
Futureproof your business for the low carbon future
MaCaW’s Professor Karl Williams shares how Lancashire SMEs can futureproof their businesses for a low carbon future. The business sector in the UK accounts for at least 18% of natural greenhouse gas [...]
Do You Know Your Numbers?
You know your profit, your turnover, your margins. You probably see your overheads in your sleep. So is it time more businesses knew the numbers regarding their carbon footprint? Management guru Peter [...]
Leyland firm exhibits tangible savings thanks to MaCaW
An events, digital and film company is set to make savings of more than £3,000 annually as a result of the University of Central Lancashire’s (UCLan’s) Making Carbon Work (MaCaW) project. Leyland-based Glasgows [...]
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