By now you’ll likely have an understanding of ARIES and a clear picture of what the framework requires and why it is becoming commercially significant. This post explains how Rowley’s Energy Assessment Service fits into that picture, and what each tier of the service delivers in the context of your ARIES progress.
The Core Challenge ARIES Creates
To progress through the ARIES framework, bodyshops need to do three things. Establish a baseline of their current emissions and energy consumption. Set credible reduction targets based on that baseline. Demonstrate measurable progress against those targets over time.
The first of those three steps is where most bodyshops get stuck. Without a clear, measured picture of what their site currently consumes, everything that follows is built on guesswork. You cannot set meaningful targets from estimated data, and you cannot demonstrate genuine progress without something solid to measure against.
Where the EAS Comes In
Rowley’s Energy Assessment Service was built to move bodyshops from guesswork to measured performance. Each tier of the service supports a different stage of that journey.
Tier 1 — Pulse: Establishing Your Starting Point
The Pulse assessment is the right first step for any bodyshop beginning to engage with ARIES. Carried out by a Rowley engineer during a routine visit, it gives you a clear picture of your current setup across your spraybooth, prep area, compressors, lighting and wider site.
It identifies the obvious opportunities, flags anything that needs closer attention, and gives you a written summary of findings with a recommended next step.
From an ARIES perspective, Tier 1 helps you understand where you are starting from. It surfaces the quick wins that can demonstrate early progress, and it tells you whether the picture warrants deeper investigation through Tier 2 or Tier 3.
It costs nothing and takes less than an hour. For any bodyshop at the beginning of its ARIES journey, there is no reason not to start here.
Tier 2 — Pulse+: Getting the Numbers You Need
The ARIES framework requires measured data, not estimates. Tier 2 is where that measured data comes from.
Our engineers attach live monitoring equipment directly to your spraybooth, recording actual energy consumption over time. That gives you a real picture of what your booth is using, when it is using it, and where the inefficiencies sit.
Combined with an assessment of your wider site, Tier 2 delivers the measured baseline that ARIES requires — and the specific, costed recommendations to start improving it.
Tier 3 — Pulse 360: The Full Picture
Pulse 360 is the comprehensive assessment for bodyshops that need a complete, site-wide energy picture. It covers every system, every area, and produces a detailed report with a full reduction roadmap — the kind of documentation that supports ARIES progression at the higher maturity levels and gives you what you need to have a credible conversation with an insurer.
Pulse 360 is designed for bodyshops that want to make serious, long-term decisions about their energy infrastructure. Whether that is justifying investment to a board, meeting ARIES framework requirements, or simply building a business that runs leaner and costs less to operate, Tier 3 gives you the data to do it properly.
Which Tier Is Right for You?
If you have never had your site assessed before, start with Tier 1. It is free, it takes less than an hour, and it will tell you whether there is more to explore.
If you already know your booth is inefficient but need the numbers to justify action, Tier 2 is where you want to be.
If you are planning a significant investment, working toward ARIES compliance, or want a comprehensive view of your entire operation, Tier 3 will give you everything you need.
Every tier ends with a clear recommendation. You are never left with a report and no direction.
Why Rowley?
Rowley Spray Booths has been manufacturing and installing spray booths for over 40 years. Our engineers do not arrive at your site as external consultants trying to learn your industry. They arrive already knowing it, because they have spent their careers inside bodyshops like yours.
That depth of experience is what makes the EAS different. We know what efficient looks like, we know what wasteful looks like, and we know what is worth fixing and what is not. You get a genuinely useful assessment, not a document that sits in a drawer.
Spray Booth Manufacturer of the Year in 2023 and 2025, and still a family business. That matters to us, and we think it should matter to you too.