Not All Plastic is Created Equal

• Reduce consumption of energy and materials
• Use electricity from renewable energy sources
• Ensure all recyclable waste materials are recycled
• Promote sound environmental practices to our employees, suppliers, partners, and customers

Our processes 

Manufacturing thermoplastics requires significant amounts of energy to produce the heat essential for the extrusion process. We can’t avoid this, but what we can do is ensure that as much of this energy as possible comes from renewable sources. 

Following a period of sustained investment, our Northern Ireland site has now converted 50% of our energy intake to sustainable sources.

Situated on a hillside above Mallusk, near Belfast, our 6.42MWp solar installation feeds directly into our manufacturing site. This produces enough clean solar energy to power the equivalent of more than 1,600 homes, and saves us 3,700 tons of carbon emission a year. That’s the equivalent of taking nearly 1,800 cars off the road.

Then there’s our on-site wind turbine. Particularly productive in the winter months, when the solar farm is least active — it ensures a reliable year-round supply of renewable energy.

Additionally, we maintain high product yields and efficient materials handling to minimize waste, all packaging we use is 100% recyclable, and our vehicles are being converted to hybrid or electric where possible.