Autogem is powering up its sustainability ambitions after investing in 146 additional solar panels at its Wembley headquarters, taking the total number on site to 256 and significantly increasing its renewable energy generation.

The latest installation adds an 84kWp system, taking the combined capacity of our solar array to 128kWp and marking the next major step in our long-term investment in cleaner energy.

The expanded system is expected to supply around 51% of our electricity requirements across the year, while during the sunnier months between April and September, we anticipate generating enough solar power to meet 100% of our electricity demand during daylight hours – with surplus energy being fed back into the grid.

The investment comes at an important time for us, with our transition towards an increasingly electrified vehicle fleet also driving up electricity demand.

Managing Director Prashant Chopra said the two investments were therefore intrinsically linked.

“Our move towards electric vehicles has significantly increased our electricity usage, so expanding our solar capacity makes perfect sense,” he said. “We want to reduce our reliance on energy from the grid while making greater use of renewable power generated here at our own site.”

The latest investment builds on our previous installation of 110 solar panels and forms part of a wider commitment to reducing our environmental footprint.

That commitment extends across the entire business, as we continue to reduce unnecessary packaging and waste, recycle cardboard and plastics, and explore more sustainable solutions across our product range. Our company vehicle fleet is similarly undergoing an electrification programme, helping to reduce emissions on the road as well as at our Wembley headquarters.

Prashant added: “Sustainability isn’t something we see as a single project or investment, but an ongoing process. We’re constantly looking at where we can make meaningful improvements, whether that’s the energy we use, the vehicles we drive, the packaging we send to customers or the products we develop.”