Established in 2006, Blaze Manufacturing Solutions are a leading provider of fire safety protection, detection and loss prevention solutions for harsh and challenging environments, providing solutions to the oil and gas, renewable energies, mining, commercial and industrial sectors.
Although the company has very well established HSEQ systems they were unsure how to tackle the net zero agenda as there was limited support and information that placed the agenda in layman’s terms suitable for an SME. They therefore took part in the NEERSF funded net zero literacy programme for SMEs in September 2021 to help build an understanding of how they should integrate net zero into their wider environmental plans.
Following the programme Blaze set itself the ambitious challenge of becoming Net Zero by 2026 and discovered the workforce was keen to support them. An environmental committee of staff volunteers is currently being formed to support Blaze’s quest to be net zero. Blaze’s commitment include:
- Striving to use innovation to make its services greener for its customers
- Managing and reducing its own emissions
- Supporting the workforce to become more environmentally aware in their daily lives to reduce their carbon footprint
- Auditing the supply chain to ensure they are as environmentally friendly as possible
The year one action plan includes:
- Undertaking a detailed measurement of Blaze’s Carbon Footprint
- Forming an environmental committee of staff volunteers
- Creating a programme of actions to reduce emissions to meet the target.
- Review all our vehicles to assess if there are more environmentally friendly options.
- Review our travel plans for the year and assess for optimum efficiency.
Ann Johnson, Sustainability and BD Director comments: “I have found the sessions to be essential to Blaze’s future, so much so I have just changed my role in the organisation from Commercial Director to a Sustainability and BD Director (quite the mix!!)”