Green uniforms: David Luke Schoolwear completes 1,000-panel rooftop solar plant

Cecilia Keating
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Solar plant at uniform provider's Manchester headquarters made possible by green loan from HSBC

David Luke Schoolwear, one of the UK's biggest school uniform providers, has installed more than 1,000 solar panels on the rooftop of its headquarters in Manchester, in a move designed to slash energy...

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