No more landfill as Mereway invests in green future

KITCHEN and bathroom manufacturer Mereway has invested more than a quarter of a million pounds in a new state of the art wood fired burner that will reduce its CO2 contribution by 80% and eliminate the need to send waste to landfill.

The Tyseley, Birmingham-based firm worked with Birmingham City Council and Dutch company Kara Energy Systems to install and commission the new 990KW wood burning plant.

The new burner meets the criteria to qualify for the Government’s renewable heat incentive from the Department of Energy and Climate Change and its ‘Carbon Plan’, due to be introduced from next year.

Bob Norris, Mereway director, said: “The project took over 12 months to complete due to the complexity of the installation and the sheer scale of the burner, but this introduction has secured a greener future for our business.”

Steve Blue, operations manager, added: “We now fully heat our 130,000 square foot facility and offices using only material waste and emissions are well below all local, national and European required levels. 

“This reflects who we are as a conscientious British, family-run business and we hope we’re setting precedence for other manufacturers to follow.”