Chiller upgrade saves a cool 550m3 of carbon for Deceuninck
Deceuninck has reduced its carbon output by 550 cubic metres per year by upgrading the water chilling system in its factory in Calne.
Operations director Darren Woodcock said: “Our current energy usage for chilling the...
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...
Freefoam features in Vistry future home project
Fascias, soffits, and gutter products have been used in Vistry Group’s ‘Home of the Future’ at the group’s new Innovation Centre at its timber-frame construction factory in Leicester.
Vistry constructed the fully functional future home...
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...
Sternfenster goes for more solar
Lincoln-based trade fabricator Sternfenster has invested a further £400K in photovoltaic panels that is estimated to produce 490,000kWh per year provide - more than a fifth of the energy the company consumes, and offsetting...
