Tag Archives: Environment

A builders merchant has reduced the amount of plastic bags it uses by a quarter – and has raised £5,000 for charity in the process. Selco Builders Warehouse, part of the Grafton Group, has seen the number of single-use plastic bags sold across its 66 branches reduce dramatically, from 120,000 …

Goplasticpallets.com – The Responsible Plastic Pallet Company – has launched a range of open fronted Euro stacking containers designed to simplify retail storage and speed up order picking. With a total value of £153 billion, the UK ecommerce market is by far the largest in Europe.1 Rapid growth in the …

As part of its dedication to conserving and enhancing biodiversity across all business areas, building materials supplier CEMEX has worked with its employees to complete wildlife surveys at 23 quarries across the UK. The results show 13 sites recorded more than 100 species each, including a wide variety of wildflowers, …

There is growing public concern over the country’s use of plastic for packaging, with so much of it ending up in landfill. According to UK charity WRAP (The Waste and Resources Action Programme), around 40% of all the plastic consumed in the UK is used in packaging, and this generates …

The use of the RedProtect© water treatment system from Flamco offers the heating industry the ideal opportunity to reduce the amount of plastic waste generated after use of the chemical, in line with global and local opinion on plastic waste in the environment. Compared to traditional liquid domestic heating chemicals, …

Rapidly-expanding environmental consultancy Naturally Compliant has significantly extended its offering to clients with the launch of bespoke training courses aimed at raising environmental awareness in the construction sector. The Scottish-based company has already been asked to provide training for a multinational building and civil engineering contractor with operational interests throughout …

It is forecast that in 2050 the oceans will contain as much plastic waste as fish. The first indications are already visible today: animals are perishing after ingesting plastic; microplastic is being found in many species of fish. On this basis, Kaldewei have joined forces with WWF working with their …