With increasing environmental regulations, insurer expectations, and customer demand for greener business practices, repairers across the UK are looking for practical ways to demonstrate their commitment to reducing their environmental impact. This is where ARIES comes in.
What is ARIES?
ARIES (Accident Repair Industry Environmental Standard) is a sustainability framework developed specifically for the UK accident repair sector. Unlike generic environmental standards, ARIES has been designed around the unique operational challenges faced by bodyshops and repair centres, providing a clear and achievable pathway towards measurable environmental improvement.
The framework helps businesses measure, reduce and evidence their carbon emissions while addressing key areas such as energy efficiency, waste management, environmental compliance and supply chain sustainability. It also provides a structured approach to demonstrating environmental responsibility to insurers, customers and industry stakeholders.
ARIES is built to support repairers in making genuine environmental improvements rather than simply making carbon-neutrality claims. Through measurement, planning, verification and accreditation, businesses can clearly demonstrate progress towards their sustainability objectives.
How AGM Services Can Help You Become ARIES Ready
Achieving the ARIES standard requires more than good intentions. Businesses need to demonstrate measurable improvements in energy efficiency, carbon reduction and operational sustainability. This is where AGM Services can provide practical, proven solutions.
Measure and Reduce Your Carbon Footprint with eM³ Energy Control Systems
One of the key requirements of any sustainability programme is understanding where energy is being used and where waste occurs. AGM’s innovative eM³ Energy Control System has been specifically developed to help bodyshops measure, monitor and manage spray booth energy consumption.
The fully retrofittable system can be installed on almost any make or age of spray booth and provides real-time monitoring of gas and electricity usage. Managers can track energy consumption, operating costs and carbon emissions on a per-job, daily, weekly or annual basis. This level of reporting allows businesses to identify inefficiencies, reduce waste and generate the evidence needed to support sustainability initiatives and ARIES accreditation requirements.
By understanding exactly how much energy each repair process consumes, bodyshops can make informed decisions that reduce both operating costs and environmental impact.
Improve Energy Efficiency Without Replacing Existing Equipment
Many repairers assume they need to invest in brand-new spray booths to improve their environmental performance. However, AGM’s Spray Booth Energy Efficiency Upgrades offer a far more cost-effective route to carbon reduction.
AGM’s Optimal range of retrofit solutions can transform existing spray booths with technologies such as automatic idle mode, automatic standby functions, variable speed drives, air recirculation systems and intelligent bake profiles. These upgrades reduce unnecessary gas and electricity consumption while maintaining productivity and repair quality.
Additional upgrades such as LED lighting conversions and auxiliary air movement systems can further reduce energy use while improving working conditions and process efficiency. According to our proven case studies, energy-saving upgrades can reduce spray booth energy consumption by up to 70%, delivering substantial carbon savings alongside lower operating costs.
Support Compliance and Continuous Improvement
ARIES is not simply about achieving a standard; it is about continuous environmental improvement. AGM supports this journey through ongoing servicing, maintenance, legislative testing and technical support.
With over 30 years of experience and a nationwide team of specialist engineers, AGM helps ensure spray booths operate at peak efficiency while remaining compliant with relevant regulations. Regular maintenance and performance monitoring can prevent energy waste, extend equipment life and support the long-term sustainability goals expected within the ARIES framework.
Turning Sustainability into Measurable Results
A recent AGM project with Northern Accident Repair demonstrated how combining the Optimal Energy Upgrade Package with the eM³ monitoring platform enabled the business to reduce energy consumption, lower carbon emissions and accurately measure savings on a job-by-job basis. Such data-driven improvements are exactly the type of evidence increasingly valued by customers, insurers and environmental accreditation schemes such as ARIES.
Want to know more?
Contact us today to find out more about how AGM can reduce your carbon, save you money and allow you to achieve the ARIES standard.
