We have put environmental responsibility at the heart of how we work,
producing print within an environmentally responsible, sustainable framework.
We hold ISO 14001 accreditation, the internationally recognised scheme for
monitoring and continual improvement of environmental performance. Our
extensive EMS – environmental management
system allows us constantly reduce our impact upon the environment.
Printing with a conscience is at the forefront of everyone’s mind.
Climate change, corporate social responsibility, we’re all accountable in
today’s world. We'd love the opportunity to help make your printing greener.
Call us for a green print chat or for a free 'green up your print'
consultation.
Achievements:
•ISO 14001
•100% renewable energy – reducing our carbon footprint
•Early adopter of CTP - reducing chemistry and hazardous
waste
•Soya based inks – using renewable resources / no heavy
metals or voc’s
•Water based coating – reduce voc’s (Volatile Organic
Compounds)
•Remote job submission (ftp) and proofing – reducing van
and car miles
•Reduction of landfill waste
•Extensive recycling scheme
•Our creative green projects promoting good environmental
practice with clients/suppliers/staff/community
•Strong links with friends of the earth and Greenpeace
Some of the things we recycle:
•Aluminium – turned into engine blocks
•Ink tin plastic cores – made into garden furniture /
underground pipes
•Hazardous inks – used to ignite blast furnaces – hospital
waste / cement kilns
•125 tonnes of paper – 20 full grown elephants worth
recycled into evolve paper
Upcoming announcements:
•Carbon
neutral – we have reduced our carbon
footprint and switched to 100% renewable energy. We will shortly be carbon
neutral. A process by which we will offset our reduced emissions by investing
in a project which cuts down co2 emisions, thus making the business carbon
neutral.
•Process
less plates – we will soon be switching to
process less plates, eliminating the use of chemicals and water in the plates
production.
