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NEWS
Vishwas
and Olu
Students celebrate
physics test success
Wolverhampton Grammar School students
won awards at the British Physics Olympiad
(BPhO), hosted by the Oxford University.
The competition is designed to encourage
the study of physics and recognise
excellence in young physicists.
Upper Sixth students Olu and Vishwas
took part in the Senior BPhO and achieved
a Silver award, while in February, 13 Year 11
students took part in the Intermediate
Physics Challenge Online. Three students –
George, Marc and Mason – achieved a gold
award, placing them in the top sixth of all
students nationally. Six students received a
silver award, and four achieved bronze.
Simworks thrilled by
success of new ride
Simworks, the firm behind Thorpe Park’s
popular Derren Brown’s Ghost Train ride,
has been nominated for a prestigious Brass
Ring Award at the International Association
of Amusement Parks and Attractions Expo
in Orlando, for its Pegasus Flying Theatre
ride. It is the latest brainchild of the
company, which specialises in the
production of rides with 3D headsets,
motion capture and 4D effects.
It’s a carbon neutral world-first
for Burke Bros Moving Group
International removal and storage company
Burke Bros Moving Group has successfully
become the first company in its sector,
globally, to receive PAS2060 certification
after becoming carbon neutral by measuring
and offsetting its carbon emissions.
The company is working to become fully
carbon neutral as it moves to Net Zero. All
emissions linked to the business have been
calculated to GHG (Green House Gas)
Protocol and offset through the purchase of
verified United Nations Carbon Credits.
This not only neutralises their emissions,
but also demonstrates positive humanitarian
benefits to the less privileged in our world.
“The journey to Net Zero is long,
especially within an industry that heavily
relies upon HGV and sea transportation,
where zero carbon technology is still
realistically a decade away,” explains Steve
Pitt, Transport Manager. “The climate crisis
didn’t happen overnight, and it certainly
won’t be solved overnight, but the fact that
Burke Bros Moving Group has now
established its boundary period carbon
footprint means it can begin executing the
plan to reduce them to Net Zero by 2040, 10
years ahead of the UK backstop,”
Laura Burke, financial controller, said
making the company carbon neutral had
been quite an undertaking. “We had to
collect from every element of the business
in this ‘carbon accountancy’ challenge and
the hard work doesn’t stop here.
“This is part of a longer environmental
journey to achieve Net Zero (a minimum
90% reduction in boundary emissions only
mitigating the embedded emissions
through the purchase of Carbon Offsets) by
2040. We will continue measuring our progress
and reporting regularly as part of our
commitment to the global climate crisis.”
Chris Burke, Director, said: “We are an
industry not exactly famed for having a
positive environmental impact, so this
makes our company’s achievement of
carbon neutrality even more pertinent.
“It’s important that the industry step up
and start making a difference for future
generations.
“We are extremely proud to have
achieved this milestone and to have
spearheaded the developments in this area
for our sector. We will continue working on
our journey to Net Zero and keeping our
customers and industry colleagues updated
on our company social media pages.”
The British Association of Removers,
confirmed Burke Bros is the first in the
industry in the UK to reach this milestone,
while the FIDI, the global alliance of
quality-certified international moving and
relocation companies, based in Brussels,
confirmed the company was a global first.
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