1-Jun 2007

GSH Delivers E-Training as Part of Green Strategy

GSH Group is set to save around 4,500 miles of car travel per week, making a significant reduction in harmful carbon emissions, thanks to its new e-learning strategy.

As a leading facilities and energy management company, GSH Group provides numerous training courses for its engineers, all delivered at its head office in Forge Lane, Stoke-on-Trent. As the engineers are based at various locations nationwide, this means extra travel to and from Stoke for each of the courses, leading to more mileage and more harmful carbon emissions.

GSH have addressed this emissions issue by investing the money in a full suite of training programmes which can be undertaken online at any agreed location, through an e-learning programme.

"This is a great opportunity for us to make a real difference to our own carbon footprint," said GSH Chief Executive Colin Tennent. "We are known for our expertise in helping clients to cut their energy consumption so it is vital we make significant savings with our own activities.

"We will still be able to maintain our high training standards but we will deliver them, on-line, at various sites. Obviously this will cut down on travel for our engineers and will save on fuel and carbon.

"It is a fantastic example of how we are not only addressing traffic-related problems of congestion on the roads and parking but also how we are having a positive impact on the environment," explained Colin.