Environmental and Social Issues

Cutting our carbon footprint

is an important step forward

 

OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 

Matworks - Sustainable thinking is Woven into our organisation.

Matworks may have achieved a lot in ten years since our purpose built enviromental factory was created in 1997 but we have contributed a great deal of  time and investment in adopting the best in environmental systems and practises:-

• Our purpose built factory is state of the art with built in environmental management functions. This is why we have the environmentally cleanest tile factory in europe. The factory is built on a brownfield site in a regeneration area to aid not only environmentally but also contribute to local economic factors
• As part of the National Floorcoverings Group we have BREEM "A" Rated products - representing good environmental performance.
• We buy and sell Carbon credits using the SEA Organisation enabling us to achieve our carbon quota
• We have ISO 14001:2000 Accreditation the International standard demonstrating that we develop our operations to fulfil environmental responsibilities
• We surpass all International standards for use of energy...we have been achieving year on year reductions in energy usage of 5% per year
• We are committed to electronic communication throughout our offices and sales teams
• Our waste sent to landfill has been reduced by 5% this year with the introduction of Navigator Plus which has a pre-adhered tackifier meaning no need for additional adhesive containers
• Throughout our distribution chain all pallets and other timbers are from renewable forests only certified by the PEFC andFSC organisations 
• All of our company cars are sourced ensuring they can be recycled 100% at the end of their lifecycles to offset thecarbon footprint it has produced throughout its working life
• We activley participate in forums identifying ways of recyling waste material such as our removal of existing tiles scheme from existing sites

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