Having lit up the Mall in London for the Queen's Jubilee celebrations in June, the MHM Group, a UK-wide supplier of solar-powered and diesel-free site lighting solutions, partnered with Essex-based event specialist Illumin8 Lights Ltd to brighten up the Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham last week, using 12 low-emission lighting towers.

This is one of many international events that are striving to achieve a greener, more sustainable future and by hiring solar-powered lighting, they save nearly three-quarters of CO₂ emissions when compared with standard diesel-powered lighting towers.

This ongoing partnership will also see a further forty lights being sent to the Boardmasters Festival this week in Cornwall, which attracts almost 150,000 people to Newquay each year. Other festivals being lit up by the partnership in August include Boomtown in Hampshire and Creamfields in Cheshire.

Due to taking on significant projects such as these, MHM has recorded a 20% revenue growth during the first half of 2022 and is on track to reach 40% growth by the end of the year.

Brad Ireland, MHH Group sales director, said: “We are thrilled to have our products featured at these large-scale events. We aim to help businesses and events companies all over the UK achieve sustainable goals including zero-emission, lower running costs and reduced noise - and we hope that this project will begin a new wave of events taking on greener and more efficient practices.

“We have developed a great relationship with Illumin8, having partnered on so many exciting events recently - and I very much hope to continue contributing to sustainable projects with them in the future.”

Illumin8 managing director Neil Fenwick said: “Many of the companies we work with have made commitments to actively reduce their environmental impacts and Illumin8 will continue to advise businesses on greener alternatives. As ever we have had first-class service from MHM in this they are always keen to help our clients achieve their sustainable goals.”