Sunbelt Rentals secures deal with Kier Group

Since the business acquisition of HPH earlier this year, Sunbelt Rentals has successfully increased BSU’s as part of an integrated hybrid power set up on a number of Kier sites. 

Following a strategic trial of ten battery storage units on Kier sites, Kier has established a monthly saving per unit of seven tonnes of carbon, an overall reduction in generator run time of 59%, and a cost saving of over £2,000, after BSU hire costs are accounted for.

This all contributes to Kier’s targets laid out in its Building for a Sustainable World framework. To achieve net zero carbon, Kier has pledged to introduce new technologies and ways of working which reduce and eliminate carbon emissions from its business operations and reduce and rebalance carbon emissions from its value chain. This includes Kier’s target to have a 65% reduction in business operations carbon by 2030.

Chris Lilley, Kier Group health, safety, wellbeing and sustainability director, said: “This is a positive step forward for us to achieve the commitments laid out in our Building for a Sustainable World framework. It will help us to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions in line with our pathway to net zero, outlined in our carbon reduction plan. Not only that, but it will allow us to significantly lower our fuel costs.

“We are grateful to be working alongside Sunbelt Rentals on our combined business journey to create a cleaner future within the construction industry.”

Mark Bown, national account manager at Sunbelt Rentals said: “This BSU agreement between Sunbelt Rentals and Kier dovetails with our on-going strategic capital investment in clean energy solutions. It also allows us the scalability to be able to provide cost-savings for our customers while lowering noise and carbon emissions.

“As a business we have the desire, the belief and the evidence to demonstrate that our clean energy solutions are not only market leading, but commercially, environmentally, and operationally successful. The agreement with Kier certainly aims to deliver just that."