CHALLENGE:
Since 1938, luxury automaker Bentley has housed their entire operations—from design to production to sales—in one historic location in Crewe, England. Throughout the years, Bentley has faced the challenge of updating their famous plant to meet the standards of modern motor manufacturing, while at the same time leading the industry in engineering, skills, employment, and environmental performance.
SOLUTION:
To overcome these challenges, Bentley implemented two industry consensus standards. In order to develop an energy monitoring system through a measurable, systematic approach, Bentley implemented ISO 50001, Energy management systems, a voluntary international standard that establishes a framework for small and large industrial plants, and commercial, institutional, and government facilities, to improve the way they manage energy, including energy performance, efficiency, use, and consumption. In order to support their environmental goals, Bentley leveraged ISO 14001, Environmental management systems (EMS), which provides a framework for organizations to design and implement an EMS and continually improve their environmental performance. In 2020, Bentley’s headquarters in Crewe was successfully reaccredited to ISO 50001 and ISO 14001.
IMPACT:
By implementing international standards for sustainability, Bentley has been able to establish sophisticated energy monitoring systems, target areas of energy fissures, and create strategies for improvement in areas covering the use of their boiler and compressed air systems, technology, heating and lighting, insulation, and more efficient variable speed drives on new cars. As a result, Bentley reduced energy usage by two-thirds for each car produced and by 14% overall for the entire plant, delivering savings of 230 GWh of energy – enough to power 11,500 houses for a year.
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