Kelda Showers have won the Sustainable Innovations Competition. The competition, which is run in partnership by Wates Group and Lloyds Banking Group, looks to champion the UK’s pioneering green tech innovators.
Award Winning Technologies
From Kelda Showers
Our remarkable success in this competition has earned us the opportunity to have our technology considered for a potential pilot project by Lloyds Banking Group, in line with their goal to achieve Net Zero carbon operations by 2030.
The competition extended an invitation to green tech innovators and providers of low carbon solutions, like ourselves, to showcase their products. The winner of the award receives an opportunity to become a Lloyds Banking Group supplier.
Among more than 200 applicants who participated in a pitching competition, Kelda emerged as one of the five chosen businesses!
“It’s been amazing to see the quality and number of applicants we’ve had for this year’s competition. It’s testament to the innovation we’re seeing across the UK, as companies develop impactful green technology solutions. We’re very much looking forward to working with this year’s winners to support us with our own ambitious sustainability goals.”Daniel CoakleySustainability Manager, Lloyds Banking Group.
Our Air-Powered ™ and BubbleSpa ® technologies entered the competition. These products harness the power of air and water to significantly reduce carbon emissions, energy usage and water consumption.
This competition was run inline with Lloyds’ ambition to attain net zero carbon operations by 2030, as well as Wates Group’s commitment to achieving net zero by 2045.
Since the beginning of this partnership in 2018, Lloyds has successfully piloted eight sustainable technologies.
As a winner, Kelda Showers have become official innovation partners through Wates Innovation Network portal.
This platform represents a pioneering network comprising the foremost sustainable technologies and services in the market.
“When we launched our WIN Portal in 2021, it was with an ambition to keep building the network through collaborative partnerships with our customers. The WIN Portal is designed to connect the very best, and potentially lesser known, technologies with the built environment to move us all closer to net zero.”Dr Zainab DanganaHead of Sustainable Technology Services, Wates.