Cynergin Consultants have been engaged by Wyevale Garden Centres to undertake a study which is being part-funded by the Carbon Trust. Cynergin will ascertain the existing carbon and energy footprint of the organisation and identify opportunities for reducing carbon emissions and costs. Technologies to be investigated include low energy lighting and alternative fuel technologies for heat and power.

Wyevale Garden Centres Ltd. offers a wide range of gardening products, such as propagation trays, gardening tools and watering equipment to garden furniture, barbeques and outdoor lanterns. It provides a variety of bulbs, trees, shrubs, bedding plants and houseplants and seeds throughout the United Kingdom. The company also offers various gardening equipment, such as electrical trimmers, saws, power cables and circuit breakers. Wyevale have a substantial energy spend, covering a store base of 117 sites across the UK. Wyevale's aim is to align its products and operational standards with sustainable society themes in order to become the leader on environmental issues in the retail gardening/DIY sector.

Cynergin is an independent energy and carbon management consultancy that specialises in the development of ESCO and carbon Management contracts for the public sector. Cynergin have been directly responsible for, or played a leading role in the development of, a large number of ESCO contracts in the UK public sector including contracts at the Natural History Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital NHS Trust, Heart of England Foundation NHS Trust and at the London Borough of Havering. All of these projects have a strong focus on demand-side management and contain an innovative energy saving guarantee. Our approach is widely adopted by public sector clients seeking to reduce energy consumption, their carbon footprint, to transfer risk and access capital.

Cynergin was founded at the turn of the century and has grown steadily and traded profitably throughout its history. Our major clients include, among others, the Natural History Museum, The British Museum, Wal-Mart, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital and a number of Local Authorities. Cynergin holds company-wide accreditation from the Carbon Trust. A number of our consultants also hold individual accreditations from the same organisation.