A HISTORIC men’s tailoring firm has adopted the latest renewable energy option to heat its premises – and make significant savings in energy costs.

Keighley-based Brook Taverner has installed a biomass pellet boiler to turn its 180,000 sq ft Ingrow mill green.

Brook Taverner director Jason Scott turned to Blubberhouses-based renewables expert Yorkshire Heat Pumps for the new installation, which will cut fuel costs by more than £19,000 a year – and with payments from the Government’s non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive scheme, recoup the cost of the installation in four years.

The 103-year-old business was using electrical heating and an ancient oil-fired boiler to heat the open plan factory floor, smaller specialist work areas, a workroom, showroom, quality control area and offices.

Jason said: “With high factory ceilings in the open plan areas, the building was a challenge to keep warm and The heating bills were eye-watering. We wanted to install a more energy and cost-efficient system to keep the office and factory floor staff comfortable in the workplace.

“Once the second phase is operational, no energy will go to waste." Already, thanks to the expertise of Yorkshire Heat Pumps, our carbon impact has reduced significantly with a CO² saving of over 162 tonnes per year.”

Brook Taverner will receive payments from the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme, with payments over a 20 year period for every kW hour of energy generated to heat the factory.