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    Chief executive Marc Bolland at the new M&S store

M&S opens its 'greenest ever store'
By editor | 14 Apr, 2011
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Marks & Spencer has unveiled its greenest ever store at Ecclesall Road in Sheffield. The store is the first of a number of new stores billed as 'Sustainable Learning' centres, that are part of M&S’ drive to become the world’s most sustainable major retailer by 2015.

The 12,400 sq ft Simply Food newbuild store, built on a former brownfield site, incorporates a host of sustainable design and construction features including an LED screen giving real time public transport information, electric car charging points and a green living wall to attract wildlife. All the bricks used in the build have also been reclaimed from a local mill.

The store on course to achieve a BREEAM rating of Excellent, making it one of the most sustainable retail outlets in the UK. Its carbon emissions will be 23% lower and energy usage 30% lower than a traditional similarly sized store.

Green features include:
  • LED lighting, which is 25% more efficient than standard lighting, is used throughout the store, a first in the UK.
  • Sun pipes bring natural lighting onto the shop floor.
  • 100% of the timber used is FSC certified.
  • Water costs will be reduced by up to 40%, compared with a traditional similarly sized store, by using harvested rainwater.
  • Capturing heat expelled from the store’s refrigeration units to help heat the store.
  • A living green roof of sedum plants and green living wall have created wildlife habitats, as well as insulating the store.
  • Bird boxes have been placed around the perimeter wall of the site.
  • In total, 62 different species of plants have been planted on or around the store.
  • Polished concrete floors have removed the need for floor covering.
  • 100% of the construction waste has been recycled.
Richard Gillies, director of M&S' Plan A sustainability initiative, said: “We are delighted to be opening this new Sustainable Learning store in Sheffield, the first of many we plan to build over the next few years. This store further shows that M&S is firmly at the forefront of sustainable construction. We’ve forged fantastic relationships with local suppliers and community groups, and gone to great lengths to source sustainable materials and expertise in the building of this store.”

M&S opened three greens shops in 2007, in Bournemouth, Galashiels and Pollok, and key learnings from these are now used by the company as standard when building or refurbishing.





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