Uni Smart Solutions charity partnership with Acorns Children’s Hospice

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Uni Smart Solutions in Charity partnership with Acorns Children's Hospice

Uni Smart Solutions, is proud to announce a new charitable partnership with Acorns Children’s Hospice, one of the UK’s most respected providers of specialist palliative care for children and their families. As part of this partnership, Uni Smart Solutions will commit to donate a percentage of its annual profits to support Acorns’ vital work across the Midlands.

Supporting Acorns’ Essential Services

Acorns Children’s Hospice provides specialist palliative care for babies, children, and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions, as well as support for their families. Their work includes respite care, end-of-life care, bereavement support, and emotional and practical assistance. Acorns relies on community fundraising, donations, and corporate partnerships to fund the majority of its care services.

Uni Smart Solutions reaffirmed the company’s commitment to giving back to the community and supporting services that make a meaningful difference to families facing the most difficult circumstances.

“At Uni Smart Solutions, we believe that technology and business should serve not just our clients, but our communities. Acorns Children’s Hospice provides extraordinary care to children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions, and we are honoured to support their mission. Our donation commitment is just the beginning — we look forward to deepening our involvement and helping raise awareness of their essential work” said Managing Director Chris Goff

Uni Smart Solutions’ business mission centres on sustainability — helping organisations reduce energy usage, cut carbon emissions, and create smarter, greener buildings. Supporting Acorns aligns with the company’s broader values of social responsibility, community investment, and building a positive legacy.

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Uni Smart Solutions becomes Sustainability West Midlands member.

Uni Smart Solutions becomes Sustainability West Midlands member

Uni Smart Solutions has officially become a member of Sustainability West Midlands (SWM), signalling a new phase of collaboration to support the region’s journey to net-zero carbon.

As part of SWM’s cross-sector network of over 200 organisations, Uni Smart Solutions will now benefit from enhanced access to regional sustainability initiatives, peer networks, funding opportunities and elevated visibility across SWM’s communications channels.

Why the membership matters — and how it supports Uni Smart Solutions’ offering

  • Greater reach and credibility: Being part of SWM associates Uni Smart Solutions with a respected sustainability organisation driving the West Midlands’ transition to net zero.
  • Access to networks & collaboration: SWM facilitates networking, referrals, shared learning and collaboration across public, private and third-sector organisations. For Uni Smart Solutions, this opens the door to partnerships and contracts with councils, institutions and commercial property owners looking to meet sustainability goals.
  • Support for scaling & funding: SWM provides industry insights, access to funding, and opportunities to engage in regional sustainability programmes.
  • Promotion & visibility: As a SWM member, Uni Smart Solutions will feature in the organisation’s communications, newsletters and member directory, providing a platform to showcase our smart-building technology and managed services to a wider sustainability-focused audience.

What Uni Smart Solutions brings to SWM — and the region

In joining SWM, Uni Smart Solutions commits to “introducing a new model of self-funded energy reduction through IoT-enabled smart building technology.” This managed, OPEX-based approach removes the need for capital expenditure — making it easier for organisations of all sizes to adopt sustainable building solutions quickly and at scale.

By aligning with SWM’s regional sustainability agenda — including the goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 — Uni Smart Solutions’ offerings help bring real-world carbon and energy savings to buildings across the West Midlands.

What this means for customers and stakeholders

For customers, whether public institutions, commercial property owners or private organisations, Uni Smart Solutions’ SWM membership provides assurance that the smart-building services they adopt are not just about operational efficiency, but are part of a broader, region-wide sustainability commitment.

For stakeholders and partners, this affiliation signals that Uni Smart Solutions is plugged into regional sustainability networks, funding channels and collaborative opportunities — which can accelerate deployment, ensure compliance with local sustainability policies, and increase access to potential funding and support.

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Uni Smart partnership with Siemens Financial Services

Uni Smart partnership with Siemens Financial Services

Uni Smart Solutions is a managed service provider for sustainable buildings. Uni Smart offers integrated finance as part of its service, to allow affordable investment. Working with Siemens Financial Services (SFS) to offer public and private sector institutions the opportunity to tackle their ambitious environmental targets:

  • Reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions
  • Lower long-term operational and maintenance costs
  • Support sustainability and net-zero targets

To achieve these targets public and private sector institutions often have significant challenges to overcome

  • Limited capital budgets – Large upfront investment for lighting upgrades is not feasible within existing capital expenditure constraints.
  • Aging infrastructure – Existing older systems were inefficient, costly to maintain, and lack intelligent controls.
  • Pressure to demonstrate value for money – Any solution needs to show clear financial savings and predictable costs over time.
  • Risk aversion – Require a low-risk approach that avoids performance uncertainty and unplanned expenses.

Uni Smart partners with Siemens Financial Services (SFS), to provide funding for all the Uni Smart Solutions EcoPulse suite of Intelligent Solutions

EcoPulse Smart Metering
EcoPulse Smart Emergency Lighting
EcoPulse Smart Air Quality
EcoPulse Smart Network
EcoPulse Smart Occupancy

EcoPulse Smart Digital Twin
EcoPulse Smart Lighting
EcoPulse Smart Asset Tracking
EcoPulse Smart Legionella Compliance

SFS provides a master lease facility as there will be several installations across a building or site. This means the customer can draw down for each installation, rather than applying for a new lease each time, ensuring no delays.

How the Model Works

  • Siemens Leasing provides a tailored finance package, spreading the cost of the project over an agreed term.

 

  • The financing structure aligns repayments with the energy savings generated, enabling the project to be cash-flow neutral from day one.
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The Benefits

  • Zero upfront capital cost – Projects are delivered with no initial financial outlay, removing a financial barrier for transition to sustainability.
  • Immediate energy savings – Reduced electricity consumption leads to lower utility bills from day one.
  • Predictable costs – Fixed, manageable monthly payments replace unpredictable maintenance and energy expenses.
  • Improved environment – Enhanced comfort, visibility, and wellbeing for users as the Smart technology can be programmed and adjusted as per the users requirements
  • Sustainability impact – Significant reductions in carbon emissions to support environmental commitments.
  • Visibility of data – Utilising smart technology enables customers to understand how their buildings are being used and make data driven decisions to make further savings.

The Outcome

Through the collaboration between Uni Smart Solutions and Siemens Leasing, private and public sector customers can

  • modernise without capital constraints
  • achieving measurable energy savings
  • improve building performance
  • achieve long-term financial certainty

This partnership model demonstrates how smart technology combined with innovative financing can remove traditional barriers and accelerate sustainability projects.

Find out more about Uni Smart’s partnership with Siemens Financial Services by clicking the link below

https://www.siemens.com/uk/en/products/financing/customer-stories/uni-smart-and-halesowen.html 

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