How Hall & Woodhouse reduced its energy bills

Hall & Woodhouse has revealed how it has achieved a reduction in gas and electricity.

Family brewer and pub company Hall & Woodhouse has revealed to the trade how it has achieved a 12% reduction in gas and 7% in electricity usage across its managed house estate. 

The savings equate to approximately 360 tonnes of CO2e, as the pub operator was its way towards net zero scope 1 and 2 energy emissions by 2027. 

It has exceed its own target to achieve a 10% year-on-year energy reduction through behavioural changes in 2024. Now, the company has committed £1m for 2025 alone to further its sustainability efforts.

How has the business cut its energy?

Hall & Woodhouse says it has largely achieved its energy reduction through behavioural change. It has implemented strict temperature controls at 19-21°C in winter, seasonal heating adjustments, and mandatory overnight shutdown procedures for ventilation systems and kitchen equipment.

The company has also piloted technical improvements, including the implementation of smart cellar cooling, smart kitchen ventilation, voltage optimisation and free-air cellar cooling, with the aim of embedding significant additional reductions in energy consumption.

It also installed solar panels in five of its pubs and brewery, and implemented insulation and draught exclusion measures across its managed house estate.

Its £1m investment into green initiatives this year includes further roll-out of existing technological improvements and will see work undertaken to increase the number of fully electric kitchens within its managed house estate from nine to 23 by the end of 2025.

"Being a sustainable business is woven into our purpose of making people’s day and enriching our communities from generation to generation," says Jon Mead, innovation manager at Hall & Woodhouse. "We recognise the critical importance that people and planet play in our long-term success and are committed to taking action now.

"We have set ourselves ambitious targets to reduce energy emissions. We’ve seen superb results, coming from a standing start in February 2024 when we launched our behaviour change project. The level of engagement from our team in embracing our energy saving focus has been extremely impressive. They have fully demonstrated their commitment to living our company values, thereby reducing the energy consumption and carbon impact of our business."

Hall & Woodhouse operates a collection of c.150 pubs that make up its managed house and business partner estate.


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