Bordeaux Quay is a big building, around 1,600 square metres in total. We have two kitchens, one bakery and a cookery school, dozens of lights, hundreds of seats and two staff showers. So it's essential that we do everything we can to reduce the amount of energy we need to keep the building light, warm and comfortable.

• Solar hot water panel on the roof to reduce the energy needed by the boilers.
• Low energy lighting and motion sensors in many rooms.
• Good insulation conserves the heat from the bakery ovens and the kitchens, reducing the need for heating in the winter
• The skylight and the large windows allow natural ventilation to cool the building in the summer and reduce the need for artificial lighting during the day
• Most of our staff come to work on foot, by bike or by public transport
• We were awarded the Business in the Community Big Tick for Eco efficiency in 2007 and 2008.
• We are working with The Converging World to address our climate impact