SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Winning aQueen’s Awards for Enterprise…what a fantastic way tomark 20 years of business! Acorn Dairy converted to organic status in 1998, before launching Acorn Dairymilk deliveries two years later. Now, the firmdelivers to thousands of households and cafes directly or via wholesalers. Acorn Dairy was an early adopter of organic farming and organic milk retail. The business has since grown through the development of collaborations with fellow farmers and the conversion of additional farmland to organic Soil Association standards. Acorn Dairy’s Caroline Acorn Dairy
year and havemany red list species, including tree sparrows, oyster catchers and little owls.” The farmholds the Compassion inWorld Farming Good Dairy Award for Cow& Calf Welfare, and has previously been named the Soil Association’s Best Organic Dairy in 2012, Food Awards England’s Best Dairy 2018 and Ethical Consumer Magazine’s Best Dairy Milk Brand in 2020. ACORN DAIRY ArchdeaconNewton, Darlington, Co. DurhamDL2 2YB Tel: 01325 466999 • www.acorndairy.co.uk
Graham Tweddle & sister Caroline Bell with their organic herd.
reducing unnecessary foodmiles, and uses glass bottles, cutting 425kg per week of plastic from the local food chain. “Our overall business is stronger thanks to the sustainability interventions we havemade, and wonderfully we also witness the impact our practices have had on our local environment,” says Caroline. “We now host 98 different bird species across the
Tweddle says: “We are delighted to have won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise, especially in a field that is so close to us. Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do, fromhowwe feed the herd to how we generate our power.” The farm sources its energy from its own on- site wind turbine, bottles all milk in its own plant,
Milk is packaged using electricity from the farm’s wind turbine.
Armstrong FluidTechnology
Armstrong FluidTechnology is extremely proud to receive the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development.With eight manufacturing facilities on four continents, and employees around the world, it’s known as an innovator in the design, engineering and manufacturing of intelligent HVAC fluid flow equipment, control solutions and digital technologies. Working in the service of current and future generations, its team is driven to lead a global transformation in energy use. There is a change underway that will re-establish a sustainable balance between the health of our planet and the use of its resources. Armstrong is leading that change. Through implementation of existing energy-saving solutions, and tireless
innovation to develop ground- breaking solutions that are even more efficient, Armstrong is working to create a built environment that provides indoor comfort at the lowest possible environmental cost. Charles Armstrong, Executive “Sustainability is a key driver within our business. We are leading the way in developing innovative energy-saving solutions that help customers reduce their environmental impact. “With advanced solutions that leverage edge computing, iOT, machine learning, digital twin technology and demand- based control, we’ve advanced efficiency in building HVAC systems around the world. “In our own facilities we Chairman of Armstrong Fluid Technology, says: continue to reduce energy use and the related greenhouse gas emissions. We also run local
projects to help the community at large become more sustainable. We’re very proud of the progress we’ve made, as well as our history of service to the global community, and we’re honoured to have our work recognised through this award.” ARMSTRONG FLUIDTECHNOLOGY Wolverton Street, Manchester M11 2ET Tel: 08444145145 • info@armstrongfluidtechnology.com www.armstrongfluidtechnology.com
Charles Armstrong, Executive Chairman of Armstrong Fluid Technology.
Armstrong’s intelligent fluid flow equipment, pioneered for managing energy use, helps customers improve energy efficiency.
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