We're delighted to share a brilliant example of collaboration between two more of our valued members: 121 Business Links and Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens.
This powerful partnership began, fittingly, at a Do Business Networking event in 2024, where Chris Bonas from 121 Business Links first connected with Lucy Jenkins, Co-CEO at Ushaw College. Lucy shared concerns about rising utility bills, and Chris stepped in to help.
After a thorough review, 121 Business Links was able to secure a much better deal for Ushaw College, almost halving their annual energy bill! Even better, the energy sourced is 100% renewable, aligning perfectly with Ushaw's long-term ambition to become a net zero organisation.
Lucy Jenkins shared her appreciation: "Working with 121 Business Links has helped Ushaw Historic House to make big savings on our energy costs. This means we can put those savings into caring for our historic buildings and delivering our programme of creative and wellbeing activities for our local communities and across County Durham. Green energy also helps us meet our environmental ambitions as we work towards being a net zero organisation.”
Chris Bonas, Director at 121 Business Links, added: “It is such an honour to support Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens with our cost saving services. We are thrilled that we have played a small part to help them substantially reduce their energy costs so that they can reinvest more money into their buildings and community programmes. We look forward to working in partnership with Ushaw going forward, and highly recommend a visit to anyone who hasn't been!”
This partnership is a shining example of how our DBN community fosters connections that lead to impactful, positive change, not just for businesses but for the wider community and environment.
Ready to Review Your Business Utilities?
Inspired by Ushaw College's savings and commitment to green energy? Visit the 121 Business Links website today to see how they could help your organisation reduce costs and meet environmental ambitions!
Celebrating Collaboration!
This wonderful collaboration is just one example of the incredible things our DBN community is achieving together. If any of our DBN community have a collaboration story they'd like to share, please get in touch! We'd love to highlight your successes and partnerships on our blog too. Email connect@dobusinessnetwork.com
