Sustainability
Fulfil your sustainable commitments with UPVC products from Eurocell – leading the way in UPVC sustainability
At Eurocell, we continuously strive to improve our environmental performance and reduce our carbon footprint.
During 2011 we invested £2.5m in our in-house recycling plant in Derbyshire, increasing capacity so that we can now process 10,500 old window frames per week. This ‘closed loop’ recycling significantly reduces the amount of PVC-U waste sent to landfill.
Eurocell is also leading the way in the development of sustainable products. We are a BRE Exemplar projects partner, contributing to Code for Sustainable Homes Level 6 (zero carbon) developments with Gentoo.
Our environmental management systems have achieved the widely recognised ISO14001 accreditation and we have introduced advanced, thermally efficient components made from 100% recycled PVC-U into our product range – enabling you to offer your customers genuinely sustainable products.
Our commitment to sustainability has led to our nomination in the Manufacturer of the Year category at the Building Awards in both 2010 and 2011.
UPVC – the sustainable window, door, conservatory and roofline material
PVC-U building components are widely recognised as a truly sustainable option, thanks to advances in recycling. When old PVC-U windows are removed from buildings they can now be recycled and fabricated into new finished products – up to ten times – with no detriment to the physical properties of the PVC-U. Combine this with the average 35-year lifespan of a PVC-U window (source: BRE), and PVC-U offers hundreds of years of re-use with minimal impact on the environment. Few other construction materials can claim such exemplary sustainable credentials.
In fact, PVC-U windows have now achieved the highest rating possible in the Building Research Establishment (BRE) Green Guide to Specification (June 2008), receiving an ‘A’ rating for residential buildings and an ‘A+’ rating for commercial projects. Eurocell PVC-U wall cladding has also been awarded an ‘A+’ rating in this influential guide. That means you can source PVC-U window, door, conservatory and roofline products from Eurocell that meet all of your sustainable criteria.
UPVC recycling eliminates waste
Eurocell’s own post-consumer PVC-U recycling facilities enable us to create an endless ‘closed loop’ of recycling and re-use for windows and doors. We use recycled material in the manufacture of many of our finished products. In fact, our PVC-U Thermal Inserts and Cavalok cavity closer systems are manufactured entirely from recycled post-consumer PVC-U, while our Ecologik profile system has a high recycled content.
Our manufacturing facilities re-use virtually 100% of our production waste, which amounts to around 6,000 tonnes of recycled PVC-U each year. Plus, we buy waste product from other sources for recycling. The result is virtually zero Eurocell manufacturing waste going to landfill.
Environmental policy sets tough targets
Our own environmental policy commits us to ongoing improvements that will help to reduce carbon emissions from transport and energy use, improve energy efficiency within our business and offer more energy-efficient products to you and your customers, as well as further reducing waste and promoting recycling throughout our operations.
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For more information about our market-leading commitment to sustainability and environmental innovation, please contact us.