Cheetham Hill is Tesco's first store built using our new, low-carbon blueprint
the result of bringing together everything that has worked well in our existing environmental stores. The store has a carbon footprint 70% smaller than an equivalent store built in 2006 and, planning permitting, this will be the model for stores built in the UK from now on.
The carbon savings come from an innovative mix of environmentally friendly design, materials and technologies. These include a frame made from timber instead of steel, 12 roof lights each measuring six metres across to cut down on artificial lighting, and a refrigeration system which uses CO2 as a coolant rather than more potent greenhouse gases, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
Attention to detail includes using more material with recycled content and designing store equipment such as signs to be easily recycled when we no longer need them.
The store is also our latest regeneration partnership, with around half of the 260 employees having previously been unemployed or on benefits for six months or longer.
"Tesco's climate commitments are proving that it is possible to combine new technology and good business sense to make dramatic reductions in their carbon footprint. This new blueprint store design is an example that we hope other businesses will follow."
maybe sainsbury's they can take a leaf here.................................................................................... I have been to see the stor in all its glory...very impressive!
Tesco today opens its first store of the future in Cheetham Hill, Manchester. The store has been built using Tesco’s new low carbon blueprint which will provide a foundation for stores built in the UK going forward.
The new 52,000 sq ft store is part of Tesco’s Climate Change Programme and plan for the future to build low carbon stores. Through a combination of energy efficiency measures, the store’s carbon footprint is 70% less than an equivalent store built in 2006. These measures will also deliver significant savings for the Company with a 48% reduction of the store’s fuel bill based on 2006 baselines.
Commenting on the Cheetham Hill store, Lucy Neville-Rolfe, Executive Director, Corporate and Legal Affairs at Tesco, said:
“The Cheetham Hill store is an exciting development in Tesco’s long term plans to reduce significantly the carbon footprint of its stores by 2020. The new blueprint, which will provide a foundation for future stores being built in the UK, demonstrates our commitment to tackling climate change. It will also considerably reduce store fuel costs going forward.
“In these tough conditions we feel that our Regeneration Partnership, through which we ring-fence a large number of jobs for people out of work or on benefits for at least six months, is more important than ever. Particularly in a climate where many people are worried about job security, we are delighted to be creating further employment in the greater Manchester region.”
The new store boasts an innovative mix of environmentally-friendly materials, technologies and design. Whilst similar in appearance to existing Tesco stores, the store architecture, fixtures and signage at Cheetham Hill store are specifically designed to both reduce the store’s carbon footprint and heat wastage and to maximise the use of recyclable content.
The design and store interior consists of many energy efficient features. For example: the store has a new lighting system that automatically dims individual lights when natural light increases; it has a natural refrigeration system whereby all fridges are cooled with CO2, which is significantly less damaging to the climate than traditional fridge gases; and it has a fully recyclable plastic moulded checkout packing areas, which have much lower carbon and water content. Importantly, despite these innovative adaptations, the consumer experience remains of the highest quality and relatively similar to that of existing stores.
Since 2000, Tesco has invested significantly in improving energy efficiency and it has succeeded in halving the amount of energy its UK stores require for every square foot of space (2006 baselines). The Cheetham Hill store is a major development for Tesco in meeting its long term environmental objective to dramatically reduce its carbon footprint.
The new 52,000 sq ft store is part of Tesco’s Climate Change Programme and plan for the future to build low carbon stores. Through a combination of energy efficiency measures, the store’s carbon footprint is 70% less than an equivalent store built in 2006. These measures will also deliver significant savings for the Company with a 48% reduction of the store’s fuel bill based on 2006 baselines.
Commenting on the Cheetham Hill store, Lucy Neville-Rolfe, Executive Director, Corporate and Legal Affairs at Tesco, said:
“The Cheetham Hill store is an exciting development in Tesco’s long term plans to reduce significantly the carbon footprint of its stores by 2020. The new blueprint, which will provide a foundation for future stores being built in the UK, demonstrates our commitment to tackling climate change. It will also considerably reduce store fuel costs going forward.
“In these tough conditions we feel that our Regeneration Partnership, through which we ring-fence a large number of jobs for people out of work or on benefits for at least six months, is more important than ever. Particularly in a climate where many people are worried about job security, we are delighted to be creating further employment in the greater Manchester region.”
The new store boasts an innovative mix of environmentally-friendly materials, technologies and design. Whilst similar in appearance to existing Tesco stores, the store architecture, fixtures and signage at Cheetham Hill store are specifically designed to both reduce the store’s carbon footprint and heat wastage and to maximise the use of recyclable content.
The design and store interior consists of many energy efficient features. For example: the store has a new lighting system that automatically dims individual lights when natural light increases; it has a natural refrigeration system whereby all fridges are cooled with CO2, which is significantly less damaging to the climate than traditional fridge gases; and it has a fully recyclable plastic moulded checkout packing areas, which have much lower carbon and water content. Importantly, despite these innovative adaptations, the consumer experience remains of the highest quality and relatively similar to that of existing stores.
Since 2000, Tesco has invested significantly in improving energy efficiency and it has succeeded in halving the amount of energy its UK stores require for every square foot of space (2006 baselines). The Cheetham Hill store is a major development for Tesco in meeting its long term environmental objective to dramatically reduce its carbon footprint.
Steve Howard, CEO, The Climate Group, said:
“Tesco’s climate commitments are proving that it is possible to combine new technology and good business sense to make dramatic reductions in their carbon footprint. This new blueprint store design is an example that we hope other businesses will follow.”
Importantly, the new store will play a significant role in the local economy employing 230 staff in total. It represents the latest store to open under the retailer’s Regeneration Partnership scheme, with 118 of the jobs being ring-fenced for people who have been out of work or on benefits for at least six months. Through the scheme Tesco has been working with key organisations, including those local to the area and the Government’s Learning and Skills Council, to offer training to these new employees in preparation for their new start.
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