A Corby-based manufacturing group is looking for businesses, researchers and technology specialists to help turn industrial waste into usable energy, with potential opportunities for companies across the town to collaborate.
See Limited, whose businesses supply and fabricate wood veneer and decorative laminate panels, will outline its waste-to-energy proposals during an online event hosted by the University of Northampton on Thursday 29 October at 10am.
The company wants to explore whether materials including wood offcuts, dust, cardboard and plastics could be used to generate energy rather than being sent for disposal.
Its longer-term ambition is to investigate whether waste from several businesses in Corby could be combined to create a commercially viable local energy solution.
The project forms part of FRESHPPACT 2.0, a University of Northampton-led initiative connecting businesses facing environmental challenges with researchers, innovators, technology providers and potential funding partners.
See Limited is among the first businesses to put forward a challenge through the programme.
Danielle Redgate, marketing director at See Limited, said: “We have already invested in reducing our environmental impact, but we want to keep asking what more we can do. This project is an opportunity to look differently at the materials we discard and explore whether they could become a valuable resource.
“Working with the University of Northampton gives us access to research and expertise to help identify the right approach. We are also keen to hear from other Corby businesses that may face similar challenges, because working together could make solutions possible that would be difficult to achieve individually.
“We would encourage anyone with relevant technology, ideas or experience to join the webinar and find out how they could get involved in the project.”
The university’s Centre for Sustainable Business Practices is supporting the project by investigating waste-to-energy technologies and potential funding routes.
Dr Oluwaseyi Omoloso, associate professor of sustainable business and deputy chair of the centre, said: “See Limited’s challenge is a practical example of that approach. We want to connect the business with collaborators who can help develop a solution that works commercially as well as environmentally, with the potential to benefit other businesses too.”
The proposals build on See Limited’s existing environmental investments, including the installation of 316 solar panels at its Bousfields facility in Corby and a £700,000 machinery investment at Performance Panels in Halifax.
Thursday’s webinar will introduce FRESHPPACT 2.0 and its approach to business-led sustainability challenges, with contributions from SouthSouthNorth and previous programme innovators Coco360 and Kelpi.
Businesses and organisations interested in participating can register for the webinar on Thursday 29 October at 10am.
Potential collaborators can also explore See Limited’s waste-to-energy challenge and submit expressions of interest before matchmaking closes on 30 November 2026.
Pictured: Exploring new uses for industrial waste: Dr Chijioke Uba, Natalie White, Danielle Redgate and Dr Oluwaseyi Omoloso (left to right) from the University of Northampton and See Limited.
