Agriculture & Environment

Mayor Dan Norris has announced £2.3 million of funding for environmental projects across the West of England that will enhance nature, improve public health, and mitigate against the impact of climate change.

Wyevale Nurseries’ Sales and Marketing Director Kersten Catella has been selected to speak about her industry experience and leadership role at an inspirational ‘Women in Horticulture’ event next month.

Regenerative farming could provide the answer to healthier soils, farm business resilience and food security. And a major new conference which seeks to explore these links is offering a £5,000 prize fund to help farmers to make the transition to a regenerative farming system.

Cheltenham-based recycling firm Printwaste is alerting local businesses about potential penalties if they don't prepare for upcoming changes to food waste legislation, as it introduces a new in-house food waste collection service aimed at promoting compliance, hygiene and sustainability.

Businesses have met in Manchester to hear how a new law to protect and enhance nature will impact property development.

Local business Combe Garden is helping families reduce the carbon footprint of the food they eat, just one of the many small businesses helping to drive progress in the UK’s journey to Net Zero.

The West of England is set to launch its Local Nature Recovery Strategy on Thursday, 7 November, at the West of England Nature Partnership conference supported by the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority.

Leading Warwickshire green energy specialists Stratford Energy Solutions are delivering a pioneering project which will save a local school more than £1million.

Milton Park has been named as one of the country’s most sustainable innovation communities, thanks to its initiatives to reduce carbon emissions and maximise biodiversity. 

It was a night of double celebration for Peter and Jenny Olds of Cornhill Farm as they took home the trophy for ‘Best Commercial Farmer’ and were crowned ‘Cornwall’s Farmers of the Year 2024’, sponsored by Stephens Scown, at Addington Fund’s Cornwall Farm Business Awards last week.

An award-winning Somerset-based waste management company has invested £220,000+ in two new items of equipment to help it increase its efficiency when transporting larger quantities of waste material.

From 31 March 2025, the UK Government is introducing ‘Simpler Recycling’ legislation - and many businesses in the Southwest will need to ensure that all food waste is segregated from other waste.

Team members at Allison Homes South West, a leading housebuilder in the region, have been helping to keep a Devon beach clean of litter.

A Chester-based ecology consultancy company is the latest organisation to be acquired by Inflexion-backed Celnor Group.

Heatio, a Liverpool-based cleantech startup, has been named Equity-Backed StartUp of the Year.

On Wednesday 25 September, managing director of The Gardens Group, Mike Burks, was presented with the Pearson Memorial Medal by the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA).

Inyanga Marine Energy Group has successfully completed hydrodynamic testing of the revolutionary Passive Pitch Unit for its patented HydroWing technology.

With a strong focus on sustainability at this year’s UK Construction Week Birmingham show (NEC, October 1st to 3rd), the organisers has announced a brand new Net Zero Trail which will highlight the latest eco innovations and ideas driving the construction industry towards a net zero future, which visitors can seek out across the UKCW show floor.

Wyevale Nurseries’ Sales and Marketing Director Kersten Catella has been voted on to the board of the British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI) and will serve a term of five years with the trade body.

Liberty Recycling Solutions (LRS) is excited to announce the launch of its innovative automated recycling solution, specifically designed to address the rapidly growing problem of lithium-ion waste and starting its journey in being the first operator with the capability to recycle vape waste in an automated, safe and sustainable way.

Metal recycling and waste management specialist, Ward, is seeking views from businesses on new Simpler Recycling legislation, set to come into effect from 31st March 2025, as part of the government’s Resources and Waste Strategy.

A host of volunteers have rolled up their sleeves and dug in to help progress the £4.1m Stafford Brooks biodiversity scheme enabling wildlife and nature to flourish in the town.

An innovative collaboration project between industry leaders has been given the go ahead which aims to accelerate the generation and use of green hydrogen on industrial sites and take a step closer to a greener future.

Westerleigh Group has taken a significant step towards safeguarding its living memorial and tree collection by using industry-leading software.

Blackfinch Energy, in collaboration with BPG Energy, is proud to announce that the Bradley 2 Wind Farm in Deuchries, Aberdeenshire, is now providing clean, renewable energy to several of the UK’s most renowned high street names and 5-star hotels.

A leading British commercial nursery is creating a new reservoir to help capture, store and recycle more water while also protecting the environment and reducing flooding around its Hereford site.

An office block in Bedminster has turned its roof into a “renewable power station” by installing money-saving, carbon-cutting solar panels thanks to funding from Dan Norris’s West of England Mayoral Authority.

Local businesses could receive a multi-million-pound boost if a proposed solar development near Newark is approved.

A journey to sustainability that started with a summer holiday read has led to Crossbank Dental Care in Kendal being awarded Green Small Business certification, an ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) benchmark in sustainable and environmental excellence.

The new cooperative for environmentally-minded farmers is now looking for more members

Leicestershire developer Morro Partnerships has recently cemented its pledge to become better environment makers after sealing its sustainability partnership with waste management experts Bakers Environmental Solutions.

Cornwall-based Fishy Filaments, the world’s first recycler to transform end-of-life fishing nets into high-value materials for 3D printing and injection moulding, is launching its latest Crowdcube campaign to fund the next phase of its award-winning growth.

Midlands-based metal recycling and waste management specialist, Ward, has extended its contract with Nottinghamshire-headquartered Arc Partnership for another two years, following a successful two-year alliance.

A group of sustainably minded students have worked with experts from E.ON Control Solutions (ECS) to help make new energy work for future generations at Parrs Wood High School in Greater Manchester.

Following a successful first season, farmer’s wellbeing podcast Keeping on Track is making its return – with the support of leading agricultural law firm Thrings.

There are several positives offering welcome news for the dairy sector following the unprecedented challenges over the past 12 months.

A group of gardeners with learning disabilities are celebrating after showing off their pioneering garden to tens of thousands of people at the world’s largest flower show. 

DWF, the global provider of integrated legal and business services, has welcomed Michelle Headrige to its office in Manchester as head of environment, within the business' regulatory practice.

Wyevale Nurseries unveiled its first collection of trees for retailers at the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) National Plant Show recently after a 15-year absence from the market.

Chippenham-based energy management and reduction specialist SMARTech energy is celebrating its 10th anniversary in business.

Bristol based charity, the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) launches Solar Wizard, an innovative online tool supporting homeowners across the UK to evaluate their rooftop solar potential quickly and easily

Bristol City Leap, in partnership with Vattenfall Heat UK, is thrilled to announce that they have received two prestigious awards at two separate ceremonies on the evening of June 12, 2024.

The UK’s biggest net zero conference is back for the fourth year, taking place W/C 8th of July.

Roots Allotments, a trailblazing provider of shared spaces for local food production, has announced that its new Abbots Leigh growing community near Bristol has officially sold out.

A company that helps organisations reduce their carbon footprint and energy costs has become the first to design a method of harnessing waste heat from MRI machines.

A leading Somerset electrical company has boosted the services it offers customers through the acquisition of a firm in the county specialising in installing and maintaining renewable and sustainable energy systems.

A sustainable workforce goes hand in hand with a sustainable farm business, and farmers must address labour issues to truly achieve this.

University of Bath startup creates sustainable power from bacterial batteries – ‘Bacteries’ – that harvest electricity from soil

RWB Group PLC, a leading provider of drainage and infrastructure maintenance services in the UK, is proud to announce the successful completion of its comprehensive Confined Space Training program for its team of drainage operatives.

A 100,000-tree woodland is set to be established between Bristol and Bath, in a deal advised by Thrings Solicitors.

Yorkshire owned and operated waste and recycling company Divert appoints a new Operations Director, set to bring a fresh direction to the business.

Farmers are being advised to invest in crop nutrition after the wettest winter on record has caused nutrients to leach from soils.

UrbanChain pinpoints restructuring, growth and ambition aims and is gearing up for a Series B funding round push towards the end of 2024

Hot water specialists Adveco has expanded its sales team with the appointment of Ashleigh Rushton and Will Wright as account sales managers.

Celtic Renewables continues to lead the sustainable chemical revolution

WilSon Energy, a leading provider of fully integrated heating, metering, prepayment and billing and bureau services for residential and commercial properties,

Top 10 housebuilder, Keepmoat has partnered with Birmingham City University’s ‘Centre for Future Homes’ to conduct a pivotal research

Landowners, farmers, conservationists and others are being urged to help shape a "Toolkit" to help nature.

Wilkin Chapman has received an A+ rating for its energy-efficient web presence

A Lincolnshire food waste recycling operator has launched a spin out company to boost production of sustainable oil-based fuels.