The Client

Amtico International based in Coventry is a specialist manufacturer of high-quality luxury vinyl flooring products. Acquired in 2013 by Mannington Mills, one of the largest flooring companies in the USA, Amtico International has 2 manufacturing plants in Atlanta USA as well as the Coventry UK facility.

The Brief

RUMM energy management services Wales were engaged by Amtico at their UK manufacturing facility for a number of reasons:
• legislation requirements to fulfil,
• compliance as part of their ISO 14001 Environmental Management Standard, and;
• the need maintain cost control of their energy use.

The Method

The site accepted the recommendations coming out of by the RUMM CAP to address a number of energy saving technical projects, and install a range of sub-meters and an aM&T system to identify and generate more savings. Amtico contracted RUMM to work in partnership with them over 5 years to continually reduce their energy consumption/cost.

RUMM’s resources contribute support and expertise to the partnership to help guide savings through data analysis, projects manage energy savings initiatives and to attend site regularly to monitor and report progress

The Results

In addition to meeting the brief of compliance to legislation and standards, the energy savings target of £ 1.1m over 5 years of engagement is on schedule. RUMM energy management services UK  is now engaged with the USA manufacturing facilities to evaluate opportunity to replicate this service.

Why it Worked

RUMM energy management services UK  and energy management services Wales  brought much needed resource to help deliver savings and were able to utilise the on-site knowledge and experience of Amtico staff. The data analyses that can be carried out remotely helps target and prioritise the next energy saving initiatives, and monitor and report progress to maintain momentum.

This is what RUMM has to say about their services and solutions:

RUMM is a specialist energy management company operating in partnership with its customers mainly in the manufacturing and utility sectors to make significant savings in energy, cost and carbon. We bring high level resource to your workplace to deliver savings. If you have an annual energy bill greater than £250k RUMM is “Your Best Energy Management Option”.

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- conform to the CRC EES (Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme) legislation
- maintain your current position with the CCA (Climate Change Agreement) and EU ETS (European Union Emissions Trading Scheme)
- achieve site wide visualisation, reporting, analysis, benchmarking & alarming across one/multiple sites
- clearly demonstrate corporate responsibility
- significantly reduce your utility consumption and associated costs

Areas We Cover

RUMM covers the whole of the Energy Management UK  & Energy Management Wales (Head Office). RUMM offers a full Energy Management Software  & Energy Management Wales Solution to create bespoke energy management packages guaranteed to give you a reduction in your business energy usage and costs.

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BRIEF
RUMM was engaged at the Newport plant to design and install the most appropriate metering infrastructure, and to provide full energy management services (EMS) in order to attack the annual energy bill.

THE METHOD
Initially 66 electricity, gas and water meters were installed to provide the consumption patterns to target energy saving projects. Half hourly utility data was analysed using the RUMM IBASS (Internet Based Analytical Software Suite) system.

Savings have been achieved across the site but in particular in the extraction and compressor systems where the IBASS data alarming function ensures that savings identified are achieved and will be sustained. Shutdown procedures have led to savings at no capital cost and have led to behaviour change. Low-cost, no-cost savings have been supplemented by capital projects with less than a year payback to give Enersys a structured and successful cost reduction plan.

WHY IT WORKED
From executive level through to the plant floor, RUMM worked in Partnership with everyone at Enersys. There has been a continuous focus from the company on their investment in the RUMM Partnership and to achieve break-even and generate net savings as soon as was practicable. The position was reported upon at each formal quarterly meeting which maintained a business footing for the Partnership. Subsequent to passing through the break-even point Enersys has invested in additional metering confident that the information generated would lead to more savings. Area benchmarking and targeting has raised the staff energy awareness — this ensures participation by all in energy saving behaviour leading to continuing success of the RUMM methodology. (energy management UK)