A Sainsbury first

18 May, 2009

Sainsbury’s new flagship green store in Dartmouth, Devon is the first UK supermarket to fit Monodraught 750 mm diameter SunPipes in its main shop floor area, bringing all the benefits of natural daylight to the thousands of Sainsbury’s customers that shop there every week. A total of 85 energy-free SunPipes are installed in the pioneering store, helping it to achieve its target of slashing by 50% the energy currently taken from the national grid; and saving 40% off CO2 emissions.

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