AM MAGAZINE SHELL - Australian Automotive Aftermarket Magazine
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NEWS<br />
AUSTRALIAN CLUTCH SERVICES LEADING<br />
THE WAY IN GREEN MANUFACTURING<br />
<strong>Australian</strong> Clutch Services of Wingfield, South Australia<br />
has progressively reduced its carbon footprint via various<br />
green initiatives.<br />
Working towards being a carbon-neutral company has been an<br />
important component of the long-term business strategy at <strong>Australian</strong><br />
Clutch Services (ACS).<br />
Some time ago ACS invested in a cardboard compacting machine,<br />
enabling the company to more efficiently recycle cardboard waste into a<br />
saleable commodity.<br />
This recycling initiative is one of many at ACS including a large scale<br />
metal recycling program and wood (pallet) recycling activities.<br />
The most recent and largest reduction in carbon footprint was<br />
achieved through a commercial scale solar power system.<br />
Adelaide Company Solar Depot recently installed a 30kw commercial<br />
grade solar power system on the roof at <strong>Australian</strong> Clutch Services.<br />
The system delivers nearly 80 percent of the company’s power needs<br />
during the working week.<br />
Unused power that is generated on the weekend is sold back into the<br />
grid further reducing the gap and almost eliminating the company's power<br />
bills.<br />
With plans to implement minor power use changes such as LED<br />
floodlighting and the like, ACS looks like achieving total selfsustainability<br />
in regards to electricity production and usage in the shortterm.<br />
The green initiative demonstrates the constant momentum by ACS in<br />
regards to leadership within the clutch industry.<br />
“In today’s automotive environment, larger corporates (retail chains)<br />
are looking to see what their suppliers are doing to move with the times<br />
in every respect, not just supplying product but how they operate their<br />
business,” ACS Managing Director, Brenton Jordan, said.<br />
“We have been very efficiency focused of late, with our ISO<br />
accreditation and so forth. This has flowed through every facet of our<br />
business including our energy usage.”<br />
For more information on ACS visit www.australianclutch.com.au<br />
AU T O M O T I V E A F T E R M A R K E T M AG A Z I N E J U N E 2 012 9
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