Until March, Terra Infirma carried out environmental healthchecks on behalf of Envirowise, looking at waste, water and energy. We’ve just been reviewing the files of the two dozen or so visits we carried out under this scheme – in sectors as diverse as steel stockholding, pharmaceuticals and catering – and the average savings were a whopping £175 000pa.

Imagine what that means to a medium sized manufacturing company in these tight financial times – they could keep 4 members of staff on for that money, making them even more competitive as things start to pick up. Makes you think, doesn’t it?