Robert Price Builders’ Merchants has opened the doors to its brand-new Sustainable Energy Centre, based at the company’s Newport Branch.
Designed for customers to visit and learn about a wide range of renewable, energy-efficient products and building materials, Robert Price says its new facility includes “cutting-edge and sustainable heating systems, internal and external wall insultation, electric vehicle charging points and much more”.
The recent official opening event welcomed over 130 guests with the merchant’s innovative solution partners on hand to give visitors “a taste of their unique product offering and to discuss how their products could help customers reduce their carbon footprint”.
The launch event opened with a meet and greet and an introduction to two workshop rooms with scheduled talks and presentations. Seminars on specific products were held across the day on topics including ‘An introduction to SUDs & Permeable Paving’ and ‘How Solar Roof Tiles act as both a roof covering and electricity generating solution.’
An informative networking lunch was also hosted to discuss sustainable building practices, giving visitors an opportunity to talk to fellow clients about their own sustainability challenges and potential solutions.
Attendees were also able to see first-hand the range of training courses and NVQs available at the Robert Price Sustainable Energy Centre Training Academy. These courses have been designed to allow large or multi-operative contractors upskill their workforce or for private companies to “prepare themselves for the demands of installing and maintaining new technologies as Wales move towards our Net Zero targets in 2030 and 2050”.
Kassie Williams, Sustainable Partnerships Manager at Robert Price, said: “The opening day was a huge success, and we’re delighted to officially launch the Robert Price Sustainable Energy Centre to all our customers. We’re dedicated to helping our public sector clients achieve the national carbon-net-zero target ahead of us, and I’m confident that the fantastic product solutions on offer at the SEC provide the answers our industry is looking for right now.
“Our launch event was a huge steppingstone forwards and we can’t wait to welcome more customers, both new and existing, to visit and experience everything the SEC has to offer.”
