Carbon Reduction Plan

Hoists and Cranes UK Ltd, trading as Sky Height Safety, is committed to reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions across Scope 1, 2 and 3 by 2045. This plan sets out our baseline, where our emissions come from, the targets we have set and the programme that will deliver them. It follows the template and reporting standard in Cabinet Office Procurement Policy Note 006 (formerly PPN 06/21) and is structured for the NHS Net Zero Supplier Roadmap.

Supplier

Hoists and Cranes UK Ltd

Company no. 11188629

Net zero

2045

Scope 1, 2 and 3

FY 2030/31 target

−42%

Scope 1 and 2

Baseline year

FY 2025/26

Year ending 28 February

1. Commitment to achieving net zero

Hoists and Cranes UK Ltd is committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2045.

That is five years ahead of the 2050 date required by PPN 006 and set by the Climate Change Act 2008. We chose 2045 because many of the estates we work on are in the public sector, and the NHS has committed to net zero across its supply chain by 2045. We intend to be ready for that, not to catch up with it.

For us, net zero means cutting absolute emissions across Scope 1, 2 and 3 by at least 90% against our FY 2025/26 baseline, and neutralising whatever remains (no more than 10% of the baseline) with permanent carbon removals. Offsets are not counted towards any reduction target in this plan.

2. About us and the scope of this plan

Hoists and Cranes UK Ltd is a private limited company registered in England and Wales (company number 11188629). Our registered office is Windover House, St Ann Street, Salisbury SP1 2DR. We operate from our head office at Unit 11, Melbury Business Park, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 0AF, and from our London office at 66 Paul Street, London EC2A 4NA. The company has two divisions:

• Lifting equipment. Supply, installation, servicing, repair and thorough examination of hoists, cranes and lifting equipment under LOLER and PUWER.
• Sky Height Safety. Inspection, testing, certification and installation of fall protection and roof access systems, including anchors, safety lines, guardrail, ladders, walkways, davits and lightning protection.

Both are field-service businesses. The work itself happens on other people’s roofs, plant rooms and production floors, and most of the energy we use goes on getting engineers, test equipment and materials there and back.

Boundary. This plan covers the whole company, both divisions, every site and every vehicle. We use the operational control approach: we report every emission from activities we control, wherever they take place. Most of our work is in the UK. Travel for work abroad is included under business travel.

Period. Our financial year runs from 1 March to 28 February. Years are shown in this plan as, for example, FY 2025/26 for 1 March 2025 to 28 February 2026.

3. Where our emissions come from

For a business like ours, fuel for the vehicle fleet is usually the largest single source of emissions. Our reduction programme is weighted accordingly, and the finalised footprint confirms the split. The list below shows each activity, the scope it falls under and where the data comes from.

Each mile is counted once. Engineers who drive company vans straight from home to site are counted in Scope 1, not in commuting. Private cars used for work are counted in business travel.

4. Baseline emissions footprint

Baseline emissions are a record of the greenhouse gases that were produced in the past, before the introduction of any strategies to reduce emissions. They are the reference point against which emissions reduction is measured.

Baseline year: FY 2025/26 (1 March 2025 to 28 February 2026).

Additional details relating to the baseline emissions calculations. FY 2025/26 is the first financial year for which we have compiled a complete footprint, and it reflects the company as it is now: both divisions, both offices and the whole fleet. It includes the effect of the measures that were already in place (section 9), so every reduction we report is measured from the business as it actually operated. If the business changes significantly, for example through an acquisition, a new site or a methodology change that moves the baseline total by 5% or more, we will recalculate the baseline and explain why.

5. Current emissions reporting

Reporting year: FY 2025/26 (1 March 2025 to 28 February 2026).

This is our first Carbon Reduction Plan, so the reporting year and the baseline year are the same, and the figures are those in section 4. From FY 2026/27 onwards this section reports the latest year alongside the change against the baseline, and the chart in section 8 plots it against our targets.

6. Methodology and data quality

• Standards. Emissions are calculated and reported under the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard, the GHG Protocol Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard and the PPN 006 reporting standard for Carbon Reduction Plans. Scope 1 and 2 follow the government’s Environmental Reporting Guidelines, which include the Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) requirements.
• Conversion factors. We use the UK Government greenhouse gas conversion factors for company reporting, published by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, for the calendar year in which most of the financial year falls.
• Gases. All seven Kyoto Protocol greenhouse gases, expressed as tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO₂e).
• Consolidation. Operational control. Leased vehicles and premises that we operate are included in Scope 1 and 2.
• Scope 2. Reported on the location-based method (the average UK grid factor). Once we buy renewable electricity we will also report the market-based figure, but progress against our targets is always measured on the location-based figure.
• Data sources. Fuel cards and fuel invoices give actual litres for most vehicles. Where only mileage is available, we apply the government factor for that vehicle type. Electricity and gas come from bills and meter readings, apportioned by floor area where we share a building. Waste comes from waste transfer notes, travel from booking records and expense claims, and commuting from an annual staff survey.
• Estimates. Where activity data is not available, for example for some supplier deliveries, we use spend-based estimates and say so. Estimates are replaced with measured data as our systems improve.
• Completeness. Every PPN 006 category is reported. A category that does not apply in a given year is reported as zero with a note, not left out.
• Review. Figures are prepared internally, checked against source records and approved by a director before publication.

7. Scope 3 screening

PPN 006 requires five Scope 3 categories, and we report all five. From April 2027 the NHS will expect suppliers to report every relevant Scope 3 category, so we have screened all 15 categories in the GHG Protocol Scope 3 Standard against how our business actually works. Categories marked for measurement will be included from FY 2026/27, using spend-based estimates where activity data is not yet available.

8. Emissions reduction targets

To continue our progress to net zero, we have adopted the following carbon reduction targets. All are absolute reductions against the FY 2025/26 baseline.

We project that our emissions will fall over the next five years by 42% across Scope 1 and 2 and by 25% across the reported Scope 3 categories by FY 2030/31. The combined tonnage and percentage will be published here with the finalised baseline.

The FY 2030/31 Scope 1 and 2 target is a 42% cut in five years. That is twice the 4.2% a year linear rate commonly used as the minimum for a 1.5°C-aligned target. The fleet makes it achievable: vans are replaced on a regular cycle, and from FY 2028/29 every replacement is zero-emission wherever a suitable vehicle exists (section 10).

Supporting milestones:

• By April 2027, every relevant Scope 3 category measured, ready for the NHS April 2027 requirements.
• By FY 2027/28, a renewable electricity tariff at every site where we hold the supply contract.
• From FY 2028/29, every replacement vehicle zero-emission wherever a suitable vehicle exists for its duty cycle.
• By FY 2035/36, a fully zero-emission fleet.

Progress against these targets can be seen in the graph below.

9. Completed carbon reduction initiatives

The following environmental management measures were already in place during the FY 2025/26 baseline year. Their effect is included in the baseline footprint, so no separate saving is claimed for them. They will be in effect when performing the contract.

10. Our reduction programme

In the future we will implement the further measures below. Each is carried into our ISO 14001 environmental objectives with an owner and a target date, and each year’s update of this plan reports what has been delivered and moves completed measures into section 9.

11. Offsetting and residual emissions

• Reduction comes first. Carbon credits are not used to meet any target in this plan and are never netted off our reported emissions.
• At net zero, no more than 10% of our baseline emissions will be addressed through carbon removals. That residual will be neutralised with permanent removals, verified under a recognised standard.
• If we buy carbon credits before 2045, we will report them separately from our emissions, with the standard, project type and volume.

12. Governance, monitoring and reporting

• Accountability. The director who signs this plan is accountable for delivering it. Progress against it is reviewed at our ISO 14001 management review.
• Monitoring. From FY 2026/27, fuel and mileage are reviewed monthly by vehicle and energy use quarterly by site. The full footprint is calculated annually.
• Reporting. We calculate our footprint for each financial year and republish this plan within six months of the year end (by 31 August), approved by a director. Where a contract requires it, we provide the annual update to the customer directly.
• Enquiries. Questions about this plan can be sent to info@skyheightsafety.com.

13. Declaration and sign off

This Carbon Reduction Plan has been completed in accordance with PPN 006 and associated guidance and reporting standard for Carbon Reduction Plans.

Emissions have been reported and recorded in accordance with the published reporting standard for Carbon Reduction Plans and the GHG Reporting Protocol corporate standard, and use the appropriate Government emission conversion factors for greenhouse gas company reporting.

Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions have been reported in accordance with SECR requirements, and the required subset of Scope 3 emissions has been reported in accordance with the published reporting standard for Carbon Reduction Plans and the Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard.

This Carbon Reduction Plan has been reviewed and signed off by the board of directors.