Tangerine

Confectionery manufacturer Tangerine will achieve sweet savings on energy thanks to cogeneration
and trigeneration technologies from sustainable engineering group ENER-G.

Tangerine is installing energy efficient combined heat and power (CHP) systems at its Pontefract
production site in West Yorkshire – where famous brands such as Wilkinson’s Pontefract cakes and
Butterkist Popcorn are made.

Each year, Tangerine will achieve cost savings of almost £200,000 and save 630 tonnes of carbon,
equivalent to the environmental benefit of 63,000 trees. The two-phase project will involve the installation
of an ENER-G 500kWe cogeneration unit in September, followed by a 230kWe trigeneration system at the end of 2010, which will provide electricity, heating and cooling to supply a second production facility.

Tangerine has utilised ENER-G’s discount energy purchase scheme which entails no capital outlay
for the business. The contract is structured to deliver low-cost, low-carbon energy onsite thus
reducing the facility’s carbon footprint whilst improving profitability.

UK-based ENER-G is also working with Tangerine to develop CHP solutions on a number of other
sites. A multi-site roll-out will facilitate a significant carbon reduction which is increasingly important
given the advent of the government’s Energy Efficiency Carbon Reduction Commitment scheme.

Tangerine is the largest independent sugar confectionery manufacturer in the UK, owner of
brands such as Barratt, Lion, Mojo, Wilkinson’s and Butterkist. Its seven UK production sites
employ approximately 1500 people and in three years, turnover has increased from £40 million to
£150 million.
Its factory in Ferrybridge Road, Pontefract, comprises two production units - one manufacturing liquorice, gums and nougat - and the other making popcorn, chocolate and sugar panned products.