CENTRAL CO-OP
“ For us as an organisation , investing in a green funeral fleet is massively important , and there ’ s also an expectation from the public ”
PAUL LOCKWOOD HEAD OF PROCUREMENT , CENTRAL CO-OP
Moreover , in May the company opened a new shop in Staffordshire which , for the first time , had panels pre-installed .
“ We ’ re just over a third of the way through that journey and we ’ re very fortunate to have an executive and board who want to kick on with the investment ,” says Lockwood . “ We ’ ll have payback in less than three years based on our current commercial model which , for us , is unheard of .
“ For me , it ’ s brilliant as well because it ’ s something I ’ ve always been passionate about .”
Praising Central Co-op ’ s key partner on the project , he adds : “ The supplier we ’ ve had , SolPV , has been amazing and really hit the ground running .
“ Now , the exec is asking me ‘ what ’ s next ?’, which is exciting and it ’ s great to be challenged like that .”
60 November 2023