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Environmental Company
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Garnett Dickinson cares about the world we live in and has always taken a strong stance on minimising the impact of its operations on the environment. The company was awarded the ISO 14001 standard in 2002 and is
proud to be one of the first web printers in the UK to achieve this standard. We applied for Forestry Stewardship Council certification and received the award in September 2005. In 2008, we were accredited to PEFC.
Environmental Company of the Year 2007 – Quality in Print Media Awards
Garnett Dickinson is Best Environmental Printer 2005 – Highly Commended, Printing World Awards
Finalist in the Print Week Awards 2005 – Environmental Company of the Year
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Our factory is one of the most environmentally friendly print works in the country |
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Output has increased by 75% but we use 30% less electricity at our new site |
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Our many energy saving initiatives include automatic lighting in the offices
which only come on when occupied |
Environmental Targets and Objectives 2008/2009
Target
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To reduce transportation of pallets (pallet journeys) and associated costs |
Objectives
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To reduce transport by 25% |
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To reduce pallet and labour costs by 20% |
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To reduce associated use of lid’s, strapping, shrinkwrap by over 10% |
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) & Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)
FSC and PEFC are both international organisations promoting responsible forest management. FSC has developed principles for forest management which may be used for certifying the management of forest holdings,
and a system of tracing, verifying and labelling timber and wood products (Chain of Custody certification) which originate from FSC-certified forests.
PEFC is a framework for the mutual recognition of national forest certification systems that have been developed based on internationally recognised requirements for sustainable forest management. It also
certification of the material flow via processing, manufacturing and trading enterprises (Chain of Custody certification) to the final consumer.
Garnett Dickinson Print made a policy decision to apply for chain of custody certification. Now achieved, which helps show our commitment to environmentally sustainable, socially beneficial and economically viable
forest management. Our customers will benefit through product enhancement due to displaying the FSC or PEFC logo on products that comply. This certification is based on GDP using Chain of Custody approved
materials and ensuring that a full audit trail from receipt through to invoice is adhered to.
The chain of custody means buying FSC or PEFC approved material from FSC or PEFC approved suppliers (it is not acceptable to purchase FSC grades from non approved merchants) and ensuring all the requirements of
certification are complied with.
For further information, email Steve Guy on steve.guy [AT] garnett-dickinson.co.uk (replace AT with @) or telephone
01709 768105
Reducing Waste
Waste reduction is a key issue for all print businesses. Garnett Dickinson is extremely pro-active in terms of waste management to both reduce cost and minimise impact on the environment.
Our current waste agreements on larger contracts take advantage of various investments over the last two to three years, particularly the Tobias system (similar to CIP3), which have contributed to a reduction in
make-ready and running waste. In addition to this, our new press offers the following benefits:
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Reduced start-up waste on A4 products |
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Shorter cut-off 1240mm. This is a saving of 20mm per cut-off on the new press |
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Reduced handling waste due to new robotics in the bindery |
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Less make-readies (bigger sections) |
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Please click to read our Environmental Policy |
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Please click to visit Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Website |
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Please click to visit Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) Website |
Help for Customers
EC directives require publishers to monitor their own waste (pallets, strapping, shrinkwrap, polywrap, etc), and provide figures on an annual basis. This is an onerous task for most publishers.
We have a great deal of expertise in managing our environmental performance and knowledge of the law regarding this subject. We provide help to our customers in performing this task. For instance, we have provided
a resource each year to Mirror Group plc (Trinity Publications) to ensure that their figures were correct and submitted on time.
We can also help providing information on your jobs's carbon footprint. |
