In May and June 2009 a series of hands-on workshops designed to help businesses cut costs and save the planet were held at Staffordshire University. Experts at the university teamed up with RENEW North Staffordshire to help local firms through the recession and provide access to practical advice and energy saving grants. Our picture shows Hardial Bhogal, director of RENEW North Staffordshire with Stoke North MP Joan Walley and George Marsh, chairman of Sustainability West Midlands.