Social Responsibility
As a business over the years various actions have emerged to mitigate in small steps our impact on the planet as best as could be done. It seemed appropriate to reveal what we have managed to do. Hopefully these actions are received with approval and may inspire others to do similar. Some may call this virtue signalling but its worth the risk to let people know our ethics and maybe offer examples for others to copy. This is work in progress and if anybody has some new ideas then we are all ears!
Solar Power
In 2025 the business will be generating enough Solar Power to cover and exceed our energy consumption.
Whetman Equipment has invested in a solar farm managed by Ripple. By looking at our annual electric consumption in kWh and considering future requirements we purchased enough capacity to cover and exceed the energy we use. This is a cooperative solar project and there are more projects in progress.
In 2025 the business will be generating enough Solar Power to cover and exceed our energy consumption.
Whetman Equipment has invested in a solar farm managed by Ripple. By looking at our annual electric consumption in kWh and considering future requirements we purchased enough capacity to cover and exceed the energy we use. This is a cooperative solar project and there are more projects in progress.
Ripple solar power installation
Workshop lighting goes 12VAll workshop lights are now low powered 12 volt spotlights. Each spotlight is under 6 watts. Compared with 240V low power LED spots, by using 12V spotlights the current is higher and so you get a brighter spotlight.
Yes these have been made in the shed using plumbing tubes! Transformers convert 240V to 12V and a vehicle junction box puts fuses in the system. The power output of the transformer must exceed the power consumption of the circuits. This system can be supplied by local solar panels during daylight hours, which is usually when they are used. |
Recycling = zero to landfill
Whetman Equipment has a continuous contract with Devon Contract Waste (DCW) to remove and recycle all plastic and cardboard .
I first heard of Devon Contract Waste at a talk by Roy Beal at AS Watersports in Exeter. He had been on a mission to clean up beaches by kayak and all collected plastic waste and ghost nets were taken by DCW and properly recycled. We get through alot of card boxes and packaging. Any plastic will be taken including plastic bags of any type which is great to know and clears up alot of mess from the workshop! They will also take old/broken kayaks as long as they are cut up to fit in the bin!
Whetman Equipment has a continuous contract with Devon Contract Waste (DCW) to remove and recycle all plastic and cardboard .
I first heard of Devon Contract Waste at a talk by Roy Beal at AS Watersports in Exeter. He had been on a mission to clean up beaches by kayak and all collected plastic waste and ghost nets were taken by DCW and properly recycled. We get through alot of card boxes and packaging. Any plastic will be taken including plastic bags of any type which is great to know and clears up alot of mess from the workshop! They will also take old/broken kayaks as long as they are cut up to fit in the bin!
Wild life
The front of the workshop has a parade of evergreen shrubs in large pots including two Mahonias which flower in winter and provide food for bees and berries for birds. There is a feeder to the rear which is visited by five blue tits, a robin and a large Pigeon plus a resident rat from the hedge who eats the left overs.
The front of the workshop has a parade of evergreen shrubs in large pots including two Mahonias which flower in winter and provide food for bees and berries for birds. There is a feeder to the rear which is visited by five blue tits, a robin and a large Pigeon plus a resident rat from the hedge who eats the left overs.