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Welcome to The Leaf, Drayton's NEW monthly sustainability blog!

You might have spotted the recent Government announcements surrounding the future of home heating in relation to the UK’s Net Zero targets, and what can be done to improve existing system efficiency in the meantime. Remi Volpe, Managing Director at Drayton, discusses two new measures likely to be introduced; system balancing and the mandatory installation of thermostatic radiator valves, and how this can improve efficiency.

As part of our annual selected charity pledges, Drayton has made a donation to local marine conservation charity, Fathoms Free, a group run entirely by volunteers working tirelessly to remove plastics and other debris from UK waters, and campaign for better treatment of our coastlines.
 

Here at Drayton, we’re proud to have helped the dedicated team at University Hospitals Birmingham Charity (UHBC) get smarter control of the heating in the accommodation they provide to patients undergoing treatment and their families, saving them time and money to focus on doing what they do best.

As part of Schneider Electric, everyone here at Drayton is extremely proud that the company has been named most sustainable corporation in the world in the Global 100 index!
Top Of The Sustainability Leagues
The corporate league table, compiled by researcher Corporate Knights, ranks over 8,000 high-revenue companies in terms of sustainability. Having got to 29th last year, Schneider Electric accelerated to the top spot by stepping up collaboration with other firms to meet sustainability goals.

UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has set out a 10-point plan to revolutionise the sustainability of British industry, and is set to deploy £12 billion of government funding in areas including clean energy, nature, transport and innovative technologies; a plan being tipped as our Green Industrial Revolution.
 
The plan will create and support up to 250,000 British jobs in these sectors to support sustainability goals, which ultimately aim to eliminate the UK’s climate change contribution by 2050.

It’s been an historic month for the Exeter Chiefs, they closed their 2019-2020 season with not one but TWO Cups for their rapidly-filling trophy cabinet.
 
Just a week after fending off Racing 92 31-27 to win the European Championship, the Chiefs beat Wasps 19-13 and lifted the Premiership Cup, a staggering double-win for our local team.

We’re delighted to announce that Wiser, Drayton's smart thermostat system has been nominated for Best Heating System or Product in this year’s BuildIt awards. This follows Wiser being named by T3 as one of the best smart thermostats of 2020 in September.
We hope to add this award to our accolades. This is the second year running we have been shortlisted for this award, with Wiser being recognised for its ease of installation, affordability, flexibility and expandability.
 

Congratulations to Thomas J Thomas who recently won HIP Apprentice of the Year 2020!

Did you spot Wiser on This Morning this week? Autumn’s here, the temperature’s dropping and customers are now looking for maximum comfort and performance from their central heating - Alice Beer covers the benefits of smart thermostats on This Morning and advice for households on important pre-winter checks that heating engineers can carry out to save money on heating bills.
So remind your customers about these important checks to help them improve and maintain good central heating efficiency as systems click on across the UK.

As part of its ongoing commitment to a more sustainable future, Drayton has launched its search for the Drayton Eco Installer 2020. Throughout ‘Sustainable September’ Drayton is looking for heating engineers and electricians to share their sustainability

Drayton by Schneider Electric was today encouraged by the announcement from the Government on the detail of the much anticipated Green Homes Grants. Encouraging and supporting energy efficiency measures will be a key pillar of the UK’s plans to build back better.
 
This new scheme aims to upgrade over 600,000 homes by covering two thirds of the cost of energy efficiency measures up to £10,000.