JC Atkinson based in the North East of England are using a combined heat and power plant to heat their factory.

They manufacture wood coffins and use the waste wood in their combined heat and power plant. Some of the electricity they produce at the same time is used for their machine tools and any surplus is sold onto green energy uk.

JC Atkinson won the award for best green company from the Sunday Times in 2008.

To learn more about how the waste wood is turned into electricity please click here to download PDF.