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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 />

38 www.marinaworld.com – <strong>September</strong>/<strong>October</strong> 2023

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