Stuart Group Ltd are proud dealers of ‘Stronger for Longer’ Tsurumi Pumps UK Ltd, and we are delighted to announce that as part of their journey to Net Zero, the company has pledged that they will plant a tree for every Tsurumi brand pump purchased in the UK by customers in 2024. The Maidstone based company, formerly Obart, expects to plant more than 10,000 trees in the UK and abroad during 2024.
Trees are one of the biggest weapons in combating climate change. They absorb harmful greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide (CO2) into their trunks, branches, and leaves, then release clean and breathable oxygen back into our atmosphere. Trees also help prevent flooding, reduce local temperatures, and provide habitats for wildlife.
This fantastic initiative has come about through the partnership of Tsurumi with Carma, a B Corp-certified company that will fulfill the tree-planting project across various locations in the UK and Kenya. The added benefit of this union being, that it will have the simultaneous effect of combatting Climate Change and supporting our Armed Forces Veterans through the recruiting of The Green Task Force to plant Carma‘s trees. The Green Task Force is a charity established to take action against global warming, whilst providing re-employment for our veterans.
6% of serving and former serving personnel, and 17% of those that have been in a combat situation, are suffering from some form of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). It has been proven that getting veterans involved in Nature-Based Therapy (NBT) has a positive effect on their mental health.
Tsurumi pumps are reliable and long-lasting, which decreases the frequency of disposal, replacement, and reducing carbon from the use of sustainable products. The longest recorded Tsurumi pump was in service for 38 years, providing low whole-life costs, and increasing return on investment for fleet owners.
