Retail & Supermarkets

Climate Action Roadmap

According to The British Retail Consortium (BRC), UK retail market is the major contributor to CO₂ emissions. BRC's Climate Action Roadmap lays out ambitious targets for the retail industry to achieve Net Zero in the supply chain, direct operations and products sold by 2040. Nearly one third of household emissions in the UK are attributed to the products we buy, emphasising the importance of this goal, ahead of the government's 2050 Net Zero targets.

The roadmap sets our five pathways, three of which are linked to transformers; 1. placing GHG data at the core of business decision, 2. operating efficient sites powered by renewables energy and 3. moving to low carbon logistics. Transformers are essential in connecting renewable energy and EV charging infrastructure to the grid. This has seen an uptake in recent years with both shops and distribution centres aspiring to become more resilient.

We offer the UK's most energy efficient distribution transformer, Wilson e4 Ultimate Low Loss Amorphous® which offers 27% lower energy losses when compared to Tier 2 Ecodesign regulation. Opting for a Wilson e4, either when adding a new transformer or replacing an old one, results in significant carbon, energy and financial savings, essential to accelerating decarbonisation.

Similarly, our Wilson e4+ Ultimate Low Loss Amorphous® Transformer with OLTC maintains a constant secondary voltage despite supply fluctuations. This reduces over-voltage and under-voltage events to minimise disruptions whilst reducing energy waste.