About.

IE has been founded by Matt Fulford, an experienced, senior advisor on energy, carbon and sustainability issues. He is well known in the sustainability sector having held positions including Head of Sustainability at EC Harris and Head of Low Carbon Buildings at Sustain as well as advising the RICS. He continues to serve the Diocese of Gloucester as their technical sustainability advisor on nearly 400 listed buildings.

Matt started off his professional career as a Quantity Surveyor having studied Construction Management, Engineering and Surveying at The University of Reading. This gives him a firm grounding in commercial reality, tendering, procurement and the delivery of contracts. While his role as a QS allowed him to use his extensive technical knowledge of construction, commercial acumen and desire for improving (commercial) efficiency, his passion for sustainability, encompassing environmental, social and economic issues soon came to the fore. Since 2005/6 he has been focused on delivering real practical outcomes in this area.

Matt is fairly unique in being as comfortable and competent in a boiler room as he is in a board room so long as he is delivering positive results and getting things done. Matt is not afraid to challenge conventions and subtly push boundaries in order to achieve positive results and he frequently inspires others to be more efficient.

Matt is supported by likeminded colleagues in the Inspired Efficiency internal team and also trusted partners to bring depth and experience to deliver results on project regardless of size or complexity.

Inspired Efficiency is as passionate about delivery its services sustainable as it is about delivering energy and carbon reduction of tis clients.

As such Inspired Efficiency has a environmental policy which is far more than words on a page, it commits to:

  • Never using air travel
  • Only have fully electric company cars (which we have done since the start of the business in 2014)
  • Only ever using 100% recycled paper products
  • Only purchasing 100% renewable energy (we use Ecotricity)
  • Never paying subsistence expenses for meat or drinks in single use plastic
  • Only bank with ethical banks (we use CoOp and Tridos) and investing in ethical investments including pensions
  • Donating at least 5% of its profits to local sustainable solutions which can not obtain other funding easily,
    this includes donating to UKSCN Teach the Future, paying to LED lighting in the local village hall and
    providing pro bono advice to local community organisations.

Inspired Efficiency have delivered tangible results as well as informed our overall energy strategy going forward. We’ve seen great savings and can move forward with continued improvements.

Alan Neale

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