2923 September October
The Magazine for the marina industry
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GREEN CREDITS<br />
FiltaBund wash bays at its boatyards and solar panels on many buildings including those at<br />
Universal Marina (above) are examples of initiatives that have secured Premier Marinas its<br />
Silver EcoVadis recognition.<br />
debris, paint flakes and pigments as<br />
well as copper and zinc pollutants.<br />
The water is then recycled to use<br />
for further jet washing and tackles<br />
another sustainability objective – to use<br />
water more efficiently. The boatyard<br />
at Chichester Marina has recently<br />
commissioned its second FiltaBund<br />
wash bay.<br />
Promoting renewable energy is<br />
another objective and installing<br />
extensive solar PV panels across<br />
all feasible buildings has been a big<br />
investment for the future. Premier’s<br />
Universal Marina completed the<br />
installation of 193 solar PV panels<br />
in July, switching on the potential to<br />
harness 74.3kW of power from the sun.<br />
This takes Premier’s total solar capacity<br />
across all sites to 522kW.<br />
Premier Marinas CEO, Pete<br />
Bradshaw, said: “We are thrilled to have<br />
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