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Sustainable distribution; wherever possible.
At Plasmor, we always strive to place our production plants, in strategic locations, close to the source of the raw materials we need to produce our building blocks and paving. We do this, to minimise the road journeys needed to transfer our materials from source to site. Where we can’t reduce the distance to less than 40 miles, wherever possible we’ll utilise the railways and inland waterways to keep our carbon footprint from transporting raw materials, as low as possible.
It's not just our production plants that are strategically located. Our distribution plants are also carefully considered. We strive to place our distribution plants as close as possible to densely populated, urban areas, where demand for our products is highest. This helps to keep our LGV movements to a minimum. We’re also committed to continuing our use of rail transport to distribute our products. Already 18% of our finished products are delivered by rail, every day, that’s the equivalent of taking almost 50 LGVs off the roads.
Sustainable energy, recycled stationary & environmentally friendly packaging.
It’s not just what we manufacture and how we distribute it that’s getting more sustainable at Plasmor, it’s everything we do and how we do it. We’re using alternative fuels, including waste and recycled materials, to generate the heating and power we need to run every aspect of the business.
We’re modernising all our machinery, especially our energy generation and product curing equipment, to ensure it’s more energy efficient. We’re using recycled paper for all our stationery and business forms. Our company literature if it is printed, is printed Elemental Chlorine Free on sustainably soured sheets. Our products are distributed using minimal packaging, and where there is packaging, the materials used are biodegradable or recyclable.
Over the last year we have seen the installation of 1311 solar panels on A plant at our Knottingley site. These panels have generated 497,189 Kwh and reduced CO2 release by 96.2 tonnes a year! This generation has also decreased our electrical consumption at Knottingley from the grid by 28% With plans to install more solar panels at our other sites, we continue to invest in renewable energy and continue our commitment to a greener and more sustainable future.
