Service Type:
CARBON SERVICES
CASE STUDY: KIER GROUP
Energy Compliance Schemes in Safe Hands
The Group employs over 24,000 people
in its operations in the UK and overseas.
The UK portfolio is greater than 300 sites
consuming around 500 GWh of energy in
the United Kingdom.
“A SAFE PAIR OF HANDS”:
“As a large and complex company
we needed a partner who could
provide a wide range of services,
deliver them across a significant
contact network and handle the
technical detail throughout the
process – a “safe pair of hands”.
From day one it has been clear that
Energise could deliver what we
needed and they have played a key
part in the progress that we are
making towards our sustainability
goals.”
Peter Johnson
Group Environmental Manager
Kier Group plc
As a listed company, employing tens of
thousands of staff, and with a large and
diverse property portfolio to boot, the
Kier Group (Kier) is required to comply
with a myriad of UK Energy legislature
and schemes on an ongoing basis. As a
large organisation, Kier has to
participate in half a dozen different
schemes (inc. CRC, Mandatory GHG
Reporting and ESOS).
The management of these schemes, as
well as providing a significant
opportunity to the group also present a
significant risk if compliance is not
achieved, in the form of financial
penalty, lost opportunity and
reputational damage. With this in mind
Kier sought to partner to help both
eliminate this risk and maximise the
opportunity presented.
CHALLENGE
Kier is a leading property, construction
and services group. They operate across
a range of sectors including defence,
education, health, housing, industrials,
power, property, transport and utilities.
Kier recognised that to achieve
compliance in multiple schemes, as well
as seeking the necessary expert advice it
would need to take a pro-active
approach to energy data management.
The challenge set was to establish a
single system for data management,
incorporating financial, carbon and
management reporting. To add to this,
to progress internal requirements for
improved communication, the setup
required a helpdesk for queries within
the group to be directed to. To deliver
these requirements, Kier appointed
Energise.
“Kier conducted an extensive tender
exercise to find the provider who could
deliver the requirements and would be
able to deliver all of the demands of the
group – we found Energise”
Peter Johnson
Group Environmental Manager
Kier Group plc
Energise were instructed to conduct a
GAP analysis of portfolio to identify
areas where energy and carbon
management could be improved. The
outcome of this was a series of
recommendations for improvement and
an action plan for the future. A
foundation of the delivery partnership.
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SOLUTION
Energise were commissioned to
provide a central database, and then
provide energy and carbon
management advice relating to:
 CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme
 Mandatory GHG Reporting
 Carbon Disclosure Project
 Internal Management
Reporting
 ESOS
 Water Management
 Monitoring and Targeting
 Metering
The remit for Energise from day one
has been about providing a central
point of contact, coordination and
compliance work for the group,
covering a wide variety of schemes,
both compulsory and voluntary.
“We had to work closely with a wide
group of contacts within Kier to
develop a robust set of records and
processes so that our aim to
centralise could be achieved,
developing a real partnership.”
Simon Alsbury
Technical Director
Energise Ltd
Since being instructed in 2013,
Energise have assisted Kier in
developing a clearer strategy on
energy and carbon management.
Alongside a wider set of actions this
has seen Kier move from strength to
strength in carbon management.
“As a large and complex company we
needed a partner who could provide a
wide range of services, deliver them
across a significant contact network and
handle the technical detail throughout
the process – a “safe pair of hands”.
From day one it has been clear that
Energise could deliver what we needed
and they have played a key part in the
progress that we are making towards
our sustainability goals.”
Peter Johnson
Group Environmental Manager
Kier Group plc
Kier has already made sizeable progress
towards its goals, and the processes
established with Energise and the work
delivered together has and will continue
to play a key part in the achieving those.
Kier’s progress is apparent from recently
being listed in the Carbon Disclosure
Project Leadership Index. Kier achieved a
Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) 2015
disclosure score of 99, up from 89 in
2014, making it into the FTSE 350 CDP
leadership Index, the only FTSE 350
Construction Company to do so.
During the time that Energise and Kier
have been working together the
following key benefits have been
achieved:
 Centralised process for energy
management (inc. procurement)
 Establishment of clear protocols on
areas such as metering and reporting
 Passed multiple external assurance
audits on carbon reporting
 Significant improvement in carbon
compliance scheme processes
 Offered expert advice delivering
significant financial benefits both in
terms of process and financial savings
“Kier is clear about being a responsible
business, and needs partners that it can
rely upon to deliver a high quality
reliable service as part of attaining our
Vision 2020 goals. We have a great
partner in achieving our goals in
Energise.
Peter Johnson
Group Environmental Manager
Kier Group plc
OUTCOME
Kier has set some clear goals about its
future in regards to carbon
management, with a target to reduce
the group’s carbon footprint by 10% as
part of the Vision 2020 targets. This will
be challenging for a group that is
growing at significant speed (with recent
acquisitions of May Gurney & Mouchel).
For more information about our compliance and carbon services, contact
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