Ab Glass

SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Waste Management

Introduction

AB Glass is a leader in the field of aluminium and glass facades. Since our humble beginnings in 1991 we have grown into a nationwide glazing company offering our services to all sectors of the market.

Our work can be seen on many landmark buildings throughout Britain including the DVLA in Swansea and Colston Hall in Bristol.

Although the majority of our works consist of large construction projects, we still hold true to good value and service for the domestic market.

SUSTAINABILITY IN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY

BENEFITS OF EMS (ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS)

Running an effective EMS will help you with:

Better Legal compliance Will help ensure your legal responsibilities are met and more easily managed

Effective use of resources Your business will have policies and procedures in place that help you manage waste and resources

more effectively and reduce costs

Marketing Running an EMS will help you prove your business' credentials as an environmentally aware operation that has made a commitment to continual environmental improvement

Increased sales opportunities Large businesses and government departments may only deal with businesses that have an EMS

Standards and EMS certification Gaining external certification of your EMS can give your business more credibility with customers and stakeholders.

Why AB Glass Choose EMS

• We were already carrying a number of Environmental Best Practice Techniques.

• As the company grew, we knew that we had to demonstrate our commitment to creating a cleaner environment, our Corporate Social Responsibility.

• Reduction in costs to make ourselves more competitive in our market sector.

• To enable us to secure future projects to safe guard the company’s future.

• Current Government plans to increase Landfill Tax to £72 per tonne by 2013

AB Glass Waste Management – The Key Factors

• Securing senior management support – allocation of time and resource.

• Employee awareness and training - secure staff buy-in to new ideas.

• Securing the services of a waste management company – ensure we comply with strict rules and regulations.

• Introduction of recycling points within manufacturing area and canteen – making it easy for the segregation and disposal of waste at source.

• Removal of all General Waste bins from offices – replacing with recycling points only.

• Recycling facilities installed on larger project sites – enabling AB Glass to recycle larger quantities of waste.

In terms of quantities of material used, in 2009 we recycled:

• Aluminium – Approx. 12.2 Tonnes

• Glass waste - Approx. 8.5 Tonnes

• Wood – Approx. 3.22 Tonnes

• Plastic waste – Approx. 2.61 Tonnes

• Paper – 1.95 Tonnes

And with our commitment to continuous improvement we look to improve on these figures in 2010.

Waste Management – What we recycle

• During 2007, we achieved our first reduction in waste to landfill by 15%.

• By the end of 2009-10 period, overall, we have reduced our annual waste to landfill by 83%, demonstrating a solid year on year improvement.

Waste Management – Waste to Landfill

Waste Management – Future Plans

AB Glass are committed to continuous improvement and we know that we can improve further by:

• Working with suppliers to further reduce non-recyclable packaging.

• Further investigation into our waste production and controlling at source.

• Continued training of staff.

• Supporting our smaller suppliers into improving their waste management techniques.

Achievements

• 2006 – Awarded Green Dragon Level 2 Accreditation

• 2007 – Kier Western Health, Safety & Environmental Accreditation.

• 2008 – Swansea Sustainability Large Business Award.

• 2009 – Awarded Green Dragon Level 5 Accreditation.

• 2010 – Swansea Sustainability Waste Wise Award

Thank you for Listening.

Clifford House,Felinfach,

Swansea West Business Park,Fforestfach,

SwanseaSA5 4HF

01792 584440

www.abforglass.co.uk