Portsmouth firm wins inaugural sustainability award
Portsmouth-based specialist IT solutions provider Novatech has won a top sustainability accolade at the inaugural Sustainability in Tech Awards.
Novatech won the award for Net Zero Project of the Year after converting its 30,000 sq ft headquarters in Hamilton Road, Cosham into a net positive facility that generates more energy than it needs to run its warehouse operations, feeding surplus energy back to the national grid.
As part of its drive to reduce carbon emissions, Novatech spent £500,000 improving insulation in the building; installing a 400KWh solar panel system of 825 panels; and introducing air source heat pumps and an electrical thermal unit, which has removed the need for gas-powered equipment and enabled it to become an A+ energy rated building.
It also invested in employee training to help reduce the company’s energy consumption.
CEO David Furby, who founded Novatech 35 years ago, said: “This accolade is a wonderful recognition of our hard work and genuine commitment to sustainability. The IT industry has had a bad name when it comes to its eco credentials, but as a business we are working hard to turn that image on its head.” In addition to its own carbon-reduction initiatives,
Novatech can help clients dispose of e-waste for recycling and remanufacturing, including the donation of usable IT assets to charities and schools.
Novatech delivers adaptable, high-performance computing solutions to the public sector, businesses, schools, colleges and universities in the UK and overseas. It works with organisations to provide the best IT hardware for running their critical applications. Based on 35 years of experience and detailed technical knowledge, flexible project design and partnerships with industry leading-equipment manufacturers and software houses, Novatech brings precisely the right solution for clients’ needs.
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