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ESF Invited to Showcase

Smart Products at

UN Climate Change

Conference

NI company, Environmental Street
Furniture (ESF), has been invited
to showcase its innovative and
sustainable product range at the
upcoming UN Climate Change
Conference (COP26) in Glasgow,
which will be attended by more than
190 of the world’s most influential and
powerful leaders.
The Newtownabbey-based company,
which specialises in the supply of
street furniture, solar, security and site
furnishing products, is one of only 12
UK companies invited to participate
within the UK Government outdoor wired phone charging, LED lighting energy and will help to mitigate in
managed spaces, Blue Zone. This and WiFi; all of which are generated some small way, the effects of climate
comes following the company being from sustainable solar power. The new change.”
awarded the Queen’s Award for BriteBin solar powered compacting Alan continued, “We really need
International Trade in April 2021, for litter bin, which holds 10 times more global leaders to step up now and
exporting to 27 countries globally. litter due to an internal compacting agree plans to fight climate change,
The annual COP conference will be system, will also be on display. The the biggest threat we are
attended by many world leaders BriteBin offers live IoT reporting to facing.”
including Her Majesty the Queen, reduce unnecessary journeys to Commenting on ESF’s attendance
President Joe Biden and Pope service them. at the conference, FSB NI Regional
Francis, as well as environmental In addition to its environmentally Chair, Brendan Kearney said: “Climate
campaigner, Sir David Attenborough, friendly range of products, ESF change, and the response to it, will
who will come together to accelerate has signed up to the SME Climate impact us all and will likely be the
action towards the goals of the Paris Commitment and Road to Zero defining issue of this decade. Northern
Agreement and the UN Framework strategy and has also made a public Ireland SMEs are already leading
Convention on Climate Change. commitment to become a Net Zero the way when it comes to changing
In recent years, ESF has been at business by 2050. practices to reduce their carbon
the forefront of developing and Speaking about the invitation to footprint, and many are utilising new
supplying innovative smart products participate at the conference, ESF opportunities - as people look towards
that use sustainable power sources Managing Director, Alan Lowry, a cleaner, greener future.”
and reduce carbon – two topics that said, “Having the opportunity to ESF has worked with many global
will be prominent throughout the showcase our product range on the corporations including Disneyland,
conference. global stage at this year’s COP26 is Warner Bros and Legoland and
The company will be showcasing a a great honour for ESF. Over the last exports to countries including
selection of its products, including nine years, ESF has really focused our United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong,
the award-winning Stellar Solar Smart efforts on making innovative products Kazakhstan, United States of America
Bench, which offers wireless and that are sustainable, use renewable and Spain.

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