Sustainability
Alitex environmental sustainability policy
Alitex is a manufacturer of aluminium greenhouses and conservatories based near
Petersfield in the heart of the South Downs National Park. We have a commitment
to the pursuit of sustainable business practises in all areas of our operation.
We acknowledge the nature of our business can result in environmental impacts and
pollution, but we are committed to controlling and minimising this impact.
- We continually investigate opportunities to minimise our company’s product’s impact
on the environment, not only during their sale, design and manufacture, but also
in the product’s lifetime.
- We ensure environmental issues are considered in all key business decisions.
- We have a dedicated Sustainability Team, who regularly set and monitor the achievement
of environmental objectives in order to promote continuous improvement.
- We work with Surrey University and their internationally acclaimed Centre of Excellence
on Sustainable Development, to monitor our performance, and that of our products.
- We actively encourage waste reduction, re-use and re-cycling during the day to day
activities of our business.
- We minimise the adverse environmental impacts of waste generation and promote the
safe and responsible disposal of all waste.
- We include all members of our team in the suggestion, research and development of
new initiatives to both reduce our carbon footprint and create more sustainable
ways of going about our business.
- We continue to develop a more sustainable approach to the company’s activities.
Alitex environmental sustainability – the story so far!
Our mission is to identify and address environmental issues at Alitex - anything
from air and water quality, waste reduction through to C02 release. Aluminium and
gas are the biggest contributors of C02 at Alitex. Aluminium is core to our product,
but through smarter design and reduced wastage we are able to control this impact,
currently 32% of aluminium produced comes from recycled waste. Our main objective
is to reduce carbon footprint.
C02 reduction
- The insulation of the well oven has saved approx. 22Te of CO2 per year
- The new compressor produces only 50% of the old machines CO2, saving approx. 17Te
of CO2 per year
- Our new paint plant uses less gas and less wastage of paint reducing our footprint
by 12%
Waste
- Aluminium waste - where possible, is reused for the manufacture of new products
- Recycling by all departments is now in place with our overall non-recyclable waste
being reduced by 75% This has resulted in the number of skips going to waste being
reduced from 30 to 11 a year.
- We have become fanatical about ensuring that at the end of each day everything is
switched off at the mains.
Vehicle fleet
- We ensure that any vehicle used is the most efficient one available and suitable
for the job at hand.
- As part of our commitment to supporting low carbon initiatives we purchase cars
with low carbon emissions, high level of recyclable materials and long service intervals.
Greener living at Torberry Farm
- The introduction of the Alitex allotments in 2010 has created a glut of home grown
produce, lovingly tended by our current allotment holders.
- We make our own compost
- Onsite we have vast rain water tanks holding 20k litres which is used to water the
grounds reducing our demand for mains water.
Alitex was the ideal solution for this project, its modern interpretation of the traditional Conservatory fitted seamlessly within the renovation and extension of the 15th century Guernsey farmhouse. Their customer service attention to detail and back up has been exemplary."
Jamie Falla of Mooarc Architects
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