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ZipCo

The world’s first sustainable, carbon positive* pub company. *puts more back in than it takes out. Burns no fossil fuels.

Phase 1. Year 1:

Making The Sun and Doves www.sunanddoves.co.uk a fossil-fuel-free business (no gas, no coal, no oil) to serve as a demonstration and dissemination model promoting the viability and benefits of carbon neutral operation to the entire hospitality sector and the public.

This builds on energy efficiency work already done on site and combines high efficiency technologies and on site renewable generation with green tariff electricity to make a high profile, innovative and commercially attractive model for the industry sector. A powerful argument for renewable source energy supply.

Phase 2. Years 2 – 3:

To further test the model in five Freehold ZipCo gastro pubs in south London. Outcomes in each new operation will be monitored and assessed to inform future expansion and achieve continually improving operational efficiency.

This estate will be the test bed for phase 3.

Phase 3. Years 3 – 5:

Expand strategically into 20 convenient locations across the south east such as Canterbury and Rochester. These population centres offer relatively low risk opportunities for successful rapid growth.

One ZipCo pub per County town will disseminate to a geographically and demographically wide audience.

Phase 4. Years 5-15:

Expand across the UK with a goal of operating in excess of 1000 pubs by year 15.

Ultimately on-site generation and resale to grid through the estate will create a carbon positive business and stimulate a sea change in energy use across the industry sector while promoting renewables to the UK population.