Record Co2 Reductions

Commitment to environmentally responsible business practices continues to be at the top of Duraweld’s agenda. Since being awarded the ISO14001 accreditation in December 2008, Duraweld has successfully passed six month reviews from the Quality Assurance Registrar, which allows it to retain this important accreditation.

We are also celebrating the fact that the successful implementation of our ambitious 20 step Environmental Policy which has resulted in significant reductions in our carbon footprint with total emissions down almost 20% in two years.

 
Other efficiencies reported in the 12 month period to July 2009 show:
• Electricity kwh usage - reduced by 18%
• Gas kwh usage - reduced by 20%
• Water consumption – reduced by 3%
• Skips sent to landfill - reduced by 30%
• Amount of new pallets/boxes purchased - reduced by 35%
• A4 office paper usage/purchased - reduced by 29%

 
Hannah Senior, Chief Operating Officer, Duraweld said: “As a factory-based business, we have had to be determined and focused in making our environmental policy work, and are delighted that we have achieved such outstanding results in such a short space of time.”

February 12, 2010 at 2:36 pm | Newsletter Spring 2010 | No comment