A timber firm has installed solar panels in 15 of its sites nationwide, including one in Glastonbury, creating a solar photovoltaic portfolio it touts as one of the biggest in the industry.

It is hoped that Crendon Timber Engineering's panels, installed in collaboration with GB NRG, will reduce the firm's carbon footprint.

The portfolio of panels has a collective capacity of over 2 megawatts.

The initiative is not only environmentally significant, with financial benefits also expected through savings on energy bills.

Nathan Smith, business development director at GB NRG, said: "This has been a great project for both companies and sets a new standard for sustainability in the timber industry.

"It’s extremely satisfying to see happy customers like Crendon Timber Engineering benefitting from the financial savings that PV [photovoltaics] can afford whilst, at the same time, helping to achieve substantial carbon reductions.

"The financial upside is better than ever."

Ed Kirk, operations, innovations and sustainability director at Crendon, said: "We will manage our activities to minimise, wherever practical, their effect upon the environment."

The installations come after customer requests for the firm to provide environmental product declarations, or EPDs, as well as carbon reduction plans, to demonstrate its environmental commitments.

More information about GB NRG can be found at https://www.gbnrg.co.uk/.