Irish businesses often face unsustainable, escalating energy costs. Many retail leaders struggle to balance aggressive growth strategies with a commitment to environmental stewardship. Nourish, one of Ireland’s most established natural health and wellness retailers, decided to tackle this challenge head-on by adopting solar energy.

This episode explores Nourish’s decades-long evolution from an obscure health food store to a mainstream retail leader and details the operational decisions that led to their new HQ solar installation. Host Morgan Pierce and Lloyd Hewson discuss tackling high electricity bills, upcycling materials, the power of SEAI business training, and the surprising speed of solar payback.

Joining Morgan is Lloyd Hewson, Head of Operations at Nourish. Lloyd has seen the industry dramatically evolve during his 25-year tenure and shares his extensive experience managing growth and embedding sustainability at the core of the business.

THINGS WE SPOKE ABOUT

Nourish’s 40-year evolution and growth
Retail’s energy challenges and waste reduction
The HQ move and solar decision
Quantifying solar’s impact and payback
Debunking solar myths and key advice

GUEST DETAILS

Lloyd Hewson is the Head of Operations at Nourish, Ireland’s leading natural health and wellness retailer. He has been with Nourish for over 25 years, starting in warehouse and shop roles before moving into head office operations. He is an expert in balancing rapid business growth with sustainability and led the sustainable fit-out and solar installation at Nourish’s new headquarters.

MORE INFORMATION

Since 2020, SolarSmart has been driving solar adoption in Ireland. We’ve installed over 1700 systems for homeowners and business owners around the country. SolarSmart is now the country’s highest-rated solar installer on Trustpilot. 

Visit our website;  solarsmart.ie

This podcast was produced by dustpod.io