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SUSTAINABILITY

How we minimise our impact on the environment,
OUR PRODUCTS
at every stage of production and supply.

RENEWABLE ENERGY CONTRACTS always have maximum efficiency and outstanding optical
design, so that you can be sure for every watt of power
consumed, you are getting maximum visibility on the road.

SHIPPING OF
FINISHED STOCK EU (BELGIUM)

via road and sea, avoiding air
shipping when and where
LOCAL UK AND possible. We only use couriers
EUROPEAN SUPPLIERS that have stated carbon AUSTRALIA (CANBERRA)
neutrality commitments
and targets.
Prioritised in the supply chain and
during sourcing activities to
reduce our upstream transport
emissions, and to ensure they follow USA (DELAWARE)
UK MANUFACTURING
EU environmental and human rights
standards and guidelines. LOCAL
in line with UKAS accredited,
WAREHOUSING
globally recognised environmental
standards, including ISO14001.
in each major market, for effective
and low carbon distribution.

WHAT HAPPENS TO OUR WASTE? BUT... We’re not yet where we want to be.
Here’s what we’re working on:
Our waste suppliers aim for at least 98% landfill avoidance. They use their state-of-the-art sorting and recycling
facilities to ensure that at least 50% of all waste collected is directly recycled and the rest is sent to EFW facilities
Supplier
to produce electricity. Each of our collections are weighed, to help us with our carbon emissions tracking and selection and
engagement in line with
counting, and the company release their own waste figures monthly for full transparency. with a commitment to
carbon reduction, and ultimately
our target for carbon
Supplier
neutrality.
selection
MAGNET MAGNET Upgrade based on miles
ERP system
travelled to our factory.
INCOMING SHREDDER 1 PICKING STATION SHREDDER 2 TROMMEL EDDY CURRENT to track carbon of
WASTE BAY C O N V E Y O R BAYS BELOW BAYS BELOW AIR SEPARATOR every component incoming,
and product outgoing.
Implementation
of carbon offsetting.
UK facility to be run
directly off solar
power by Q3 2023.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 in-house
More
component
Pre-sorted material from It is then fed into a shredder The material falls onto It then flows through an The material enters the The remaining material The mixed material flowing The materials It then enters an eddy current production, to reduce
GBN Depots is delivered by a mechanical loading a conveyor. The purpose over band magnet to picking station where it is is fed into the second from the picking station enter a second separator to extract any miles travelled 2025
to the Materials shovel. The material is of using conveyors is remove ferrous metals. manually picked to recover shredder where it enters a trommel screen over band magnet nonferrous metals and through for component parts.
Recovery Facility (MRF) shredded to a manageable to provide a controlled, wood, cardboard and paper is shredded to 70mm. which then separates into to remove small an air separator to remove the
and tipped into the size to recover the constant flow of which is discharged into two components: soil ferrous metals. heavy components which is OUR CARBON NEUTRAL DATE
loading area. recyclables (approx 200mm). material. the storage bays below. and stones. stored in another bunker.

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