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    Mar 2023

    Last Updated: 15/03/2023
    Business
    Business

    Business Breakfast: Eco-focused Ripon business celebrates successful first year

    by Tim Flanagan

    | 15 Mar, 2023
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    The GreenHouse, an environmentally and ecologically-focused business in Ripon, is celebrating a successful first year this week.

    Rebecca Crallan, who owns and manages the independent retailer based in North Street, told Business Breakfast: 

    "We've had a fantastic first year year and are looking forward to many more."


    The business operates with a planet-friendly ethos, selling home and garden supplies designed to have minimal impact on the environment through use of refillable bottles, biodegradable packaging and the sale of items ranging from compostable sponges to bamboo toothbrushes, wax food wraps to solid shampoo bars.

    Ms Crallan added:  


    "In our first 12 months we have refilled over 1,200 bottles, saving them from landfill.
    "We're working with 26 local companies, artists and makers – seven Ripon-based and a further 19 around Yorkshire – fuelling business in our local economy.
    "These include individual artisans, such as Joe the Yorkshire framer, and companies such as Miniml, the West Yorkshire company that manufacture the refills we sell."



    As a footnote to its first year of trading, The GreenHouse has donated 137 pairs of socks to homeless people via Thriving Earth's donation initiative



    Harrogate climate firm appoints new scientist


    A Harrogate-based climate technology firm has appointed a new climate scientist.

    Flotilla, which is based on Station Parade, has hired Dr Charlotte Weaver to the company.

    Dr Weaver joins the firm after working with charities such as the United Bank of Carbon.

    She will be tasked with carrying out data analysis of Flotilla’s carbon accounting to ensure its accuracy for businesses to use to monitor their carbon footprint.

    Dr Weaver said:

    “I am ambitious and hard-working with a passion for the environment. Flotilla’s drive for creating a greener future through helping businesses reduce their emissions thus really appeals to me.
    “I’m also excited to be part of the talented, experienced, and friendly team that is Flotilla.”