Jamie Bartley is a leading authority on industrial hemp and the CEO of Unyte Group. With a background rooted in waste recovery solutions and land remediation, Jamie embarked on a mission to harness the power of industrial hemp for environmental sustainability and economic growth. His tenacious research into phyto-remediation and carbon sequestration has positioned him as a prominent figure in the field. Under his guidance, Unyte Group has taken an innovative approach to cultivating hemp, focusing on its potential to make substantial contributions towards decarbonization on a large scale and to revolutionize the construction industry with hemp-based materials.

• Industrial hemp has vast potential in decarbonizing the construction sector, which accounts for 40% of UK carbon emissions.
• Unyte Group's detailed research into various hemp cultivars has laid the groundwork for optimized cultivation and high yield in the UK.
• Hemp's high tensile strength and quick growth rate make it an ideal material for construction, offering environmental benefits over traditional materials.
• A significant barrier to expansion is acquiring the necessary £60 million capital investment for the first of five planned infrastructure facilities.
• Unyte Group has an assured market for its products among existing retrofit schemes and is ready to supply as soon as the infrastructure is established.

What Jamie Says:

• "We formed the group of companies around the potential for industrial hemp to decarbonize at scale." - Jamie Bartley
• "It's a cost efficiency scale calculation that means that, unfortunately, to be able to make cost efficient products, we need to have that infrastructure in place." - Jamie Bartley
• "If you build exactly the same passive house out of Hempcrete and hemp insulation, it achieves net zero carbon by 2035." - Jamie Bartley
• "All of our revenue generated comes through the waste business at the moment, but the majority of it is actually the retrofit works we're doing." - Jamie Bartley
• "The biggest barrier is unlocking the investment piece at the scale that's needed." - Jamie Bartley