Environmental Policy |
| Till & Whitehead Limited is conscious
of the impact of its activities and strives to take
a pro-active stance in the avoidance of damage to the
environment. It now appears that the external conditions
faced by us as consumers and producers, are changing
at an accelerating pace. We must prepare ourselves for
a life in the future world that is much more integrated
and unpredictable than today’s, with a more competitive
and mobile business environment and increased interdependence
between individual businesses. It is clear that the
effects of a growing and demographically ageing population
will lead to a dramatic increase in the emission of
gases and further accumulation of harmful nonbiodegradable
substances.
Specifics initiatives for Till & Whitehead and
its key personnel are:
- The staff trained to know the importance of recycling
packaging materials, reduce consumption of raw materials
(e.g. paper) and endeavour to purchase new materials
from a source which is aware of the duty to re-plant
felled trees.
- Any chemical materials and products are stored in
a sensitive manner and the products are stored according
to the coshh information.
- All vehicles are serviced on a regular basis to
reduce co emissions, coupled with a transport and
planning policy to utilise and acquire vehicles which
use unleaded fuel and are fitted with catalytic converters.
Routes for deliveries are carefully planned to keep
consumption of fuel to a minimum.
- There are various energy conservation procedures
in place at company premises. These include not heating
areas of the building which are open to the outside
for long periods, such as the loading bay. We also
take care to switch off unnecessary lighting points
and use computer screens which automatically ‘blank’
after a set period of inactivity.
- Our environmental policy is reviewed on an annual
basis with a view to continually improve our awareness
and performance in this area, taking into account
the changes in legal requirements and company commitments.
- The company will monitor and reduce waste arising
from its operation, promoting waste recycling and
disposal of waste in compliance with the duty of care.
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