Wednesday 28 July 2010

RAP Golf day


A charity Golf day hosted by RAP in aid of the Heart Of Kent Hospice at Pentland Golf Course, Boughton, near Faversham raised £6439.00. 54 Friends and clients were invited and split into teams and played through the 18 hole course. A great day was had by all for a great cause. The Heart Of Kent Hospice provide care and support to patients and their families suffering from terminal illness.

Tuesday 27 July 2010

CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme - Environmental Update

Environmental Update (July 2010)

Register for CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme

If the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme applies to your organisation you must register or make an information disclosure by 30th September 2010. If you want to register your private business separately from the rest of your organisation, your parent organisation must first register with the Environment Agency/SEPA by 31st July 2010.

What is the CRC?

The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC), formerly the Carbon Reduction Commitment, is a mandatory scheme designed to:

  • promote energy efficiency;
  • reduce carbon emissions; and
  • help businesses save money by reducing their energy bills.

The CRC targets emissions that are not already covered by Climate Change Agreements (CCAs) or the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). In addition, the following emissions are excluded from the CRC: domestic accommodation, caravan sites, transport, supplies provided to another party (except where you as a landlord are responsible for paying your tenant's energy bill).

Who does the CRC affect?

The CRC mainly affects large private and public sector organisations, such as supermarkets, local authorities and banks; small emitters are excluded from the CRC.

You are likely to be covered by the CRC if your organisation's electricity is metered by at least one half hourly meter (HHM) and you buy on the half hourly market. Your electricity supplier can tell you if you buy electricity on the half hourly market.

You will need to:

  • comply fully with the CRC if your half hourly metered electricity supply was 6,000MWh or more in 2008
  • make an information disclosure if your half hourly metered electricity was below 6,000MWh in 2008.

The Environment Agency/ SEPA has written to all UK organisations they believe have an obligation under the CRC. You are responsible for checking if the scheme applies to you.

InterArc Design and RAP Construction for care homes

Please download the PDF document below, containing informaiton on the delivery of care homes from RAP and InterArc Design.

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