Event details
Sustainability in the Low Carbon Sector
| Time: | 6:00pm for a 6:30pm start |
| Date: | Thursday 21 January 2010 |
| Venue: | Sir Colin Campbell Building, University of Nottingham |
Chris Beattie, Director, Pedal Express
Pedal Express is a well-known eco-friendly Nottingham courier service that uses pedal bikes, electric and biofuel vans to offer a range of delivery options locally and nationally. They make one-off and multiple deliveries for some clients plus a full post room service for others whilst also offering a storage and retrieval service.
The business was founded in 1998 by a solicitor who ran it for just one year before Chris seized the opportunity to take it over. He found himself in the lucky position of turning his cycling hobby into a business and to build it up to where it is today. His business model has recently expanded to include new innovations such as selling mobile bike advertising, hiring and selling cycle trailers and offering cyclists a refreshing health drink by powering the bike's smoothie blender.
Mo Kelly, Sustainable Technology Engineer and SASIE Managing Director
SASIE, Solar and Sustainable Installation Engineers, is one of the UK's leading accredited installers of renewable energy systems. Based in Nottingham but working nationally it offers a high quality service across all technologies from concept to commissioning in both the domestic and commercial sectors. Their sustainable installation engineers and architect/ design team specify, supply and install among other things photovoltaic, solar thermal, ground/air source heat pumps, rainwater harvesting, micro wind turbines, underfloor heating and liquid screed floors.
Over ten years ago Mo Kelly worked on a solar house project designed by architect Rhon Stephenson, and together with builder Nigel Clark introduced one of the first integrated renewable technology homes in the UK. He ran his own renewable technology installation company and worked with Environ in Leicester and Nottingham Energy Partnership on its Sungain project. He was invited to become one of the directors of the Solar Trade Association before starting up SASIE just over two years ago. SASIE is a partner of the Building Research Establishment.