Ultraframe backs ISO 14001 with 1000 solar panel plan
Ultraframe is installing about 1000 solar panels on its Clitheroe HQ.
Operations director Andy Crowe said: “During maximum generation periods, the solar panels will see us become completely self-sufficient in terms of our energy needs...
VinylPlus sets the path for the next decade
The next ten-year Commitment of the European PVC industry to Sustainable Development will be launched at the VinylPlus Sustainability Forum next month, hosted live in Brussels with an online audience.
Organised by VinylPlus, the Voluntary...
Allumette puts £1m into cleaner, greener fleet
Allumette Group, the parent company of Vertik-Al and Ikon Aluminium Systems, has invested around £1million upgrading its delivery fleet to low emission large goods vehicles (LGV) and replacing its company cars with electric or...
Glass joins polymer and metal in new low-carbon consortium
Glass Futures has joined leaders from polymer, metal and other manufacturing sectors to form the Foundation Industries Sustainability Consortium (FISC) with the goal of driving low-carbon innovation for the UK’s raw materials.
“The products made...
Window Widgets is tonnes better with zero landfill
Window Widgets has marked its first year of zero waste to landfill with the announcement that it has diverted over 42 tonnes of PVC waste away from being dumped.
The manufacturer has also recycled 10...
New green homes award launched
A new green homes award has been launched today by the organisers of the Homebuilding & Renovating Show to spotlight innovations and initiatives aimed at creating more sustainable homes.
The inaugural Homebuilding & Renovating Green...
Collaboration to supply Low-Carbon Glass for specific projects
AGC Glass Europe’s Low-Carbon Glass has been selected by DOVISTA, a prominent industrial window maker, to produce and supply specific end-products in 2024.
This new agreement underscores the growing interest in and recognised value of...
Freefoam puts sustainability on the web
Freefoam has added a new section on its website highlighting the company’s journey from a linear to a circular economy in its progress towards a sustainable future.
The section features initiatives and case studies that...
UN honours Reynaers with sustainability label
Reynaers Group has been recognised by the United Nations with the award of its SDG (Sustainable Development Goal) Pioneer label for the manufacturer’s sustainability strategy.
Technical Director John McComb, who is also the company’s sustainability...
Glass people gather for net zero 2050
Professionals from across the glass supply chain and wider have come together to discuss the industry’s aim to achieve net zero by 2050.
More than 120 delegates joined British Glass to support the development of...
