• Swindon & Wiltshire Eco
• Friday March 21 2025

Hills ditches diesel in favour of veg oil in drive to cut carbon

Hills Waste Solutions’ commercial transport depot at Amesbury is the latest site to change from diesel to sustainable Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil. The Swindon-headquartered company says the move will reduce fuel-related CO₂ emissions by up to 90 per cent. “Following […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire Eco
• Friday January 31 2025

Climate change charity seeks support to get polar explorers into schools

Climate change charity Wicked Weather Watch is asking businesses to support them to get polar explorers into schools. The Corsham-based charity is helping to educate the next generation about climate change Arctic ecosystems, climate science, and sustainability. Wicked Weather […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire Eco
• Tuesday January 14 2025

Electric bin lorry hits the roads in Wiltshire

Wiltshire Council has unveiled an electric Refuse Collection Vehicle, which will be trialled around the county by its waste collection contractor, Hills Waste. The trial aims to test the performance of the vehicle in real operational settings across a […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire Eco
• Monday January 6 2025

New tech from Santa? Wiltshire Digital Drive will repurpose your old devices

Wiltshire residents lucky enough to have found a new phone, tablet, or laptop under the tree on Christmas morning are being invited to donate the tech they replaced to Wiltshire Digital Drive. This Friday (January 10) marks Wiltshire Digital […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire Eco
• Wednesday October 9 2024

Wiltshire Wildlife Community Energy launches first investment opportunity for a decade

Not-for-profit solar energy company Wiltshire Wildlife Community Energy has launched its investment opportunity in almost ten years. The company – which operates solar farms at Chelworth and Braydon Manor, as well as three rooftop solar arrays on Wiltshire Wildlife […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire Eco
• Wednesday August 28 2024

GEL Studios made ambassador of growing movement addressing climate change

Swindon-based creative agency GEL Studios has been made an ambassador of Clean Creatives, a growing movement of PR and advertising agencies coming together to cut ties with fossil fuels. As a B-Corp certified creative agency, GEL Studios is committed […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire Eco
• Tuesday July 23 2024

New Hills’ trucks take HVO message to the streets of Bristol and Bath

Trucks from business waste firm Hills Waste Solutions will be unmissable on the streets of Bristol and Bath, thanks to eye-catching new graphics celebrating the move from diesel to Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil – a change that will reduce fuel-related […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire Eco
• Monday July 22 2024

GWP instals solar panels at Cricklade factory

Packaging manufacturer GWP Group has invested £235,000 to install solar panels at its Cricklade site. The business, which was established in 1990 and became part of Macfarlane Packaging in 2021, expects the installation of the 380kW solar PV system […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire Eco
• Monday July 8 2024

Good Energy launches EV home charging tariff while sister company Zapmap flags new charging hubs

Renewable energy supplier Good Energy has launched a new tariff for customers charging their cars at home, while its sister company Zapmap has announced the installation of thousands of new charging hubs for motorists on the go. The tariff […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire Eco
• Friday June 14 2024

Swindon businesses to join the refill revolution on World Refill Day

Environmental campaigners at Refill Swindon are joining a global movement of businesses, community groups and all other sustainably minded people on Sunday, June 16 to mark World Refill Day. Many local businesses including Weigh It Up, Lush, Ten Green […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire Eco
• Tuesday June 4 2024

Bristol lorry fleet now powered by vegetable oil at waste firm Hills

Waste firm Hills is going the extra mile for a sustainable future as its Bristol fleet of HGVs has changed fuel from diesel to hydrotreated vegetable oil. The Swindon-headquartered firm says the move will reduce fuel-related carbon emissions by […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire Eco
• Wednesday May 15 2024

The Hills Group receives Habitat Heroes accolade for supporting conservation work

The pivotal role The Hills Group has played supporting the conservation and protection of wildlife in the Cotswold Water Park has been further strengthened by becoming a Cotswold Lakes Trust Premium Habitat Hero. Peter Andrew, group director at Swindon-based […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire Eco
• Tuesday May 7 2024

Good Energy provides Soil Association with ‘groundbreaking’ new clean power-matching initiative

Bristol-based environmental charity the Soil Association has signed up to a groundbreaking new way of sourcing its energy and demonstrating its commitment to a more sustainable future. The Soil Association is one of the first Good Energy business customers […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire Eco
• Tuesday March 26 2024

Profits up at Good Energy as it leads the field in microgeneration

Profits have soared at Chippenham-based renewable energy firm Good Energy, as the company positions itself as a specialist in clean energy microgeneration, including solar panels and heat pumps for homes and businesses. In preliminary financial results published today (Tuesday) […]

• Swindon & Wiltshire Eco
• Monday March 25 2024

Swindon’s Link Centre to go green with solar panels

Swindon’s Link Centre is going green with the installation of rooftop solar panels. Swindon Borough Council has won a grant of over £115,000 to make the town’s biggest leisure centre more energy efficient. Most of the grant will be […]