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FIA launches green initiative
The FIA has launched an Energy Efficiency Audit service, designed to slash FIA members' energy bills by more than 25 per cent.
Developed to address members' rocketing utility bills, the FIA's service will look into ways of cutting a facility's energy consumption in areas such as heating, lighting, power, ventilation/air conditioning and water.
Prior to this national launch, the service was piloted with a number of multiple and single-site operators.
The FIA's operations director, David Stalker, said the results were encouraging, with one of the clubs cutting its lighting bill by 90 per cent - an annual saving of £12,000, equivalent to almost 27 years' FIA membership fees.
"This service is designed to help clubs during the recession by reviewing every cost to see how much can be saved," Stalker added.
The service, which is an evolution of the FIA's Collective Purchasing proposition, is a three-tier strategy comprising smart procurement, increased energy efficiency and the identification of private funding to ensure the implementation of any changes doesn't cost a company money.
Measures clubs and centres could make to save money could range from little changes, such as switching to LED light bulbs and using pool covers at night, to more sophisticated solutions such as adopting combined heat and power (CHP) devices.
"As an industry, we're probably one of the highest consumers of energy outside the heavy industry sectors," said Stalker. "While we're great at operating clubs, most of us can benefit from updates on technology, funding available and relevant new service providers.
"That's why we've launched our new Energy Efficiency service - because we know it will slash all our operators' energy bills, irrespective of their size."
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