Packaging business wraps up solar investment to take control of its power
LVF Packaging has installed 670 new solar panels at its headquarters in Leeds.
It means the packaging manufacturer has now invested over £300,000 in solar power, with the panels generating nearly 300,000 kw of energy at peak times and 185MWh per annum.
In real terms, the investment means LVF is now producing all the electricity it requires to operate on a 24/7 basis.
Daniel Coates, business development director, said: “We first installed solar panels back in 2014 as part of a strategy aimed at making us a truly sustainable business.
Daniel Coates
“Back then it didn’t seem possible solar would eventually generate enough power to cover all the electricity costs for a manufacturing project the size of ours, but now, less than 10 years down the line, we’re in the position where we’re not only doing that but have significant scope for even more.
“There’s been an awful lot of businesses jumping on the green bandwagon in recent years and all they’ve done is tick a couple of boxes and make promises that won’t be delivered on, or even checked, until 10, even 15 years down the line.
“Like a lot of other packaging manufacturers, we’ve been working extremely seriously on the green side of our business for many years.
“We’ve recycled 100% of the plastic waste produced during the manufacturing process since 2020; we also recycle all our cardboard waste and are one of the few packaging companies able to legitimately claim that all of our products are fully recyclable.”
LVF Packaging also uses biodegradable plastic – Breakdown PET – which means any plastic waste produced in that material will naturally decompose should it end up in landfill.
