JRC Specialist Slate suppliers deal with high quality, natural material every day, and are very conscious about the natural environment and maintain an environment friendly stance. As well as environmental concerns, they also ensure that they a continually looking to the future and the implementation of energy saving initiatives – such as their newly installed bio-mass boiler.

Due to increasing energy bills and increased environmental awareness everywhere, JRC wanted to source a heating system which would help them and the environment. The new bio-mass boiler and new radiators have been installed at JRC’s Burnley headquarters to help lessen the impact on the environment, with the added benefit of giving additional income to the company.

This boiler is the first of its kind in the UK, and is one of only a few which have been funded by Yorkshire Bank. This scheme is designed to help small and medium businesses improve their green credentials and help cut running costs, which have both been achieved with the new installation at JRC.

The new bio-mass boiler replaced our traditional water heater, burning wood rather than the more widely used (and more polluting) gas or oil. The reclaimed wood chips are burned in a controlled manner, with the right mixture of fuel and air to provide highly efficient heating with lower emissions.