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Timber Development UK (TDUK) – the UK trade association for the timber supply chain – has released average carbon data for the 10 major timber product categories – completely free for all to access. TDUK’s new independently verified Embodied Carbon Data for Timber Products calculates weighted average A1-A4 embodied carbon …

Changes to standards for concrete have been published by BSI, the business improvement and standards company, and could save 1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions each year. It is one of the most significant changes to the traditional concrete “recipe” for making concrete since the 1980s, is set to …

Tarmac has launched its third Supplier Sustainability Week to explore the wider sustainability landscape in partnership with its supply chain, its campaign will run from November 27-30. The will include a series of free-to-join 60-minute sessions on how the company and its supply chain partners can work together to improve …

Triton Showers has been recognised for its efforts in reducing its carbon emissions by winning the Bathroom Manufacturers Association’s Carbon Reduction award, in addition to being highly commended in the Open Category. The Carbon Reduction accolade was awarded in acknowledgement of Triton’s reduction of its Scope 1 and 2 footprint …

The Simon Acres Group has introduced a cycle to work scheme for its staff that encourages and supports those that wish to cycle to work.  Eight of the 20 staff have signed up for the scheme which will reduce their travel carbon footprint by 40%. The Cyclescheme is a government initiative, …

Statement from Viessmann in response to the Climate Change Committee’s 6th Carbon Budget, announced December 9th 2020, from Darren McMahon, Viessmann marketing director. We commend the ambition to reduce emissions in buildings to zero by 2050 in line with net-zero legislation. The CCC report rightly notes that emissions reductions from …

As part of its ongoing commitment to keeping up to carbon-neutral standards, XL Joinery, the market-leading supplier of doors and associated products, has announced its support of three inspiring projects throughout 2020.  The projects were chosen as a result of a staff vote at the company’s head office. The first …

Nadhim Zahawi MP, the Minister for Business and Industry has acknowledged the vital role the building materials industry will play in the development and delivery of new technologies that will significantly reduce carbon emissions, to help deliver the Government’s net zero target by 2050. Zahawi was speaking the Builders Merchants …