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M&S goes with the flow with Thames' first hydroelectric turbine

25 October 2011 • 2 min read

Marks and Spencer funds huge Archimedes Screw at Mapledurham Estate to supply power for its stores

The UK's biggest Archimedes Screw will be unveiled today at the site of the last working watermill on the River Thames. The £500,000 hydroelectric turbine has been fitted at the Mapledurham Estate in...

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