Marches firms offered 拢20k energy efficiency grants

Image source, Marches LEP

Image caption, Rachel Laver said the spike in energy costs was a major issue facing businesses

Businesses in Shropshire and Herefordshire are being offered grants of up to 拢20,000 to help them save energy.

Community buildings will also be able to access the money, Marches Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) said.

Each can use the grants from the 拢1.5m scheme for energy efficient equipment.

"The soaring cost of energy is one of the biggest issues to impact business in recent years," chief executive Rachel Laver said.

Experts could also visit organisations under the project and give them a free examination of their energy consumption and how to streamline it, the LEP added.

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