Environment

Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee has backed calls for the Green Homes Grant to be extended beyond the end of this month as well as a further boost to other schemes if it is to...

Rehau has become a member of “50 Sustainability & Climate Leaders” the UN-backed initiative aimed at drawing attention to environmental issues and giving companies a platform to showcase their commitment to an international audience. William...

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...

Epwin Window Systems has published a new brochure showing the manufacturer’s cradle-to-cradle approach to the sustainability of its systems. Business Development Director Phil Parry said: Sustainability is front and centre across all our business practices....

The role of glazing in the road to Net Zero was highlighted at the launch of a £16million research facility built to test windows and other energy saving features in the harshest weather conditions. Press...

The Government has scrapped the Green Homes Grant voucher scheme for householders just six months after its launch and only days after Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee warned of a roadblock to its 2050 Net...

Freefoam Building Products has been assessed by the sustainability rating platform EcoVadis to be in the top 9% of companies worldwide for its environmental practices, and granted the manufacturer continued use of its Silver...

The Glass & Glazing Federation has secured ISO14001 accreditation, a key step it says the on the path towards the glass and glazing industry becoming carbon neutral. Group health, safety and environmental manager Lauren Mawford...

Schüco is aiming to save over 380 tonnes of carbon emissions in the next 12 months alone after converting its entire fleet of diesel-powered haulage vehicles to operate on sustainably sourced Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil...

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...