Where we stand on the environment

	Low Carbon products: reduce the use of fossil materials.
	EU Green It Approved rooflights: energy efficient products made in part from sustainable materials.
	Recycling GRP waste.
	Recycling at end of life.
	Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP).
	Products which benefit the environment and the buildings E nergy Performance Certificate rating.
	Products which adhere to the Sustainable Building Code. n Products which reduce the use of aggregate materials.
	Alternatives to environmentally sensitive products such as lead and reducing the risk of water course pollution from water run off.
	dcarbon8: reducing embodied carbon in product manufacture, reducing green gas emissions, using green energy for production and offsetting emissions through the support of renewable energy programmes.
	Green Recognition: Green Heroes, Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation, Carbon Trust.
	Quality standards: BS EN ISO 9001:2000, BS EN ISO 14001: 2004, BS EN ISO 18001: 2007, and currently working towards BES 6001.

The environment and Hambleside Danelaw Limited

Hambleside Danelaw customers expect the best quality of product and service but always at a competitive price. To help meet these demands it is important that the Group continues to monitor and control its own costs and to remain at the forefront of developing new technology and innovative new products to meet both the industry and political demands.

This must today include an understanding of the cost to the environment of the Group’s operations and the responsibility it has to mitigate that cost for the benefit of its customers and the end users of its products.

Through developing and following strong environmental policies, the Group and its customers have benefited. The policies have led to a reduction in energy consumption, reduced product waste, reduced raw material consumption and reduced landfill, all enabling the Group to be competitive in the market and to offer products which meet ever increasing legislative demands. Working with independent environmental organisations such as dcarbon8 has also resulted in an understanding and knowledge of the embodied carbon element entrapped within the product range. This knowledge has been used to change production methods.

Hambleside Danelaw strongly supports Lord Stern’s assertion that ‘it pays to go green’ which he made when publishing his far-reaching report for HM Treasury on the economics of climate change. For building end-users, the specification of energy-efficient products, such as our own insulated rooflights, can mean significant savings on heating and air-conditioning bills. Recent anecdotal evidence from the United States suggests that because of the potential savings for the occupier, green buildings could achieve 5-10% higher rents over the long term and command a 15% premium in capital values.

Hambleside Danelaw is proud to be a pioneer in the building industry for its environmental work. Its environmental manager has been listed in July 2008 as ‘a green guru’ by Building, the industry’s best-selling magazine.

dCarbon8

As part of its corporate and social responsibilty commitment to the environment, the group has become a member of the dCarbon8 plan. Hambleside has developed strong policies to ensure that its production processes and its products during their service life minimise their impact upon the environment.

Currently the group is the only GRP building products manufacturer to offset its greenhouse gas emmisions to the extent of 110% making its products Planet Positive™.

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Environmental Environmental issues are viewed with considerable importance and the Group’s management systems are BS EN ISO 14001: 2004 approved. It has a dynamic policy to ensure landfill waste is reduced year on year and its products are designed to be recyclable. Recent 2006 awards such as the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation and the Business Commitment to the Environment demonstrate that Group is playing an active role in encouraging environmental practices to help reduce energy costs and waste pollution.

Click here to download a PDF on our current position on greenhouse gases, reducing electricity consumption and using using renewable resources as well as recycling and waste management.

Fridge-style energy ratings for buildings from October 2008

The Government has announced that from October 2008, all buildings that are constructed, sold or rented out will need to have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), which will give an energy rating from A-G and recommendations on how to reduce carbon emissions. The changes are part of new regulations, implementing the EU's Energy Performance of Buildings Directive.

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