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UK print press supplier, Papergraphics, has invested £1m in solar panels, a fleet of electric and hybrid vehicles, and new waste recycling equipment
Papergraphics, a UK supplier of wide-format printing solutions, has announced a £1m programme of sustainability initiatives undertaken to lessen its environmental impact.
As Michelle Dellow, product manager and sustainability lead at Papergraphics, explains: “Our sustainability efforts are motivated by the need to mitigate against rising operational costs, the desire to minimise environmental impact, and the critical need to meet customer expectations for environmental responsibility.”
A key part of the investment involves installing solar panels across the roof of the company’s headquarters in Crawley. Over 648 panels were fitted in a month-long project, which is set to reduce energy costs significantly, with the official solar panel switch-on having taken place at the end of last month.
The system can reportedly generate up to 266,700kWh annually, which is enough to power more than 100 average British homes.
The new clean energy source will be used mainly for Papergraphics’ day-to-day office requirements and the company’s new fleet of nine new electric and five plug-in hybrid vehicles. Any surplus energy will be supplied to the National Grid.
Dellow continues: “Six on-site electric vehicle chargers have been installed for staff and guests, and home charging options are available for employees with company vehicles. This shift will reduce the company’s carbon footprint and help to enhance air quality in our local area.”
The company has also invested in new sustainable solutions which aim to reduce the amount of waste it sends to landfill.
Papergraphics processes hundreds of media rolls daily, either converting them to specific roll sizes or delivering them to customers across the UK and Europe. Packaging materials alone contribute to large amounts of plastic and other difficult-to-recycle waste that previously ended up in landfill.
To address this, the company has invested in three balers, two for plastic and one for cardboard. The plastic balers have reportedly already drastically reduced waste by compacting many forms of packaging plastic, including bubble wrap previously destined for landfill.
Dellow says: “This reduction in waste collections cuts emissions and allows Papergraphics to reinvest savings into further sustainability projects. In just six months, we have recycled nearly four tonnes of plastic and over 15 tonnes of cardboard, diverting around 1,900 bin bags of waste from landfill.”
Summarising her feelings on the investment, Dellow adds: “This is a long-term project the whole company is behind. We are so proud to have made some significant investments in important areas of the business that will help us be a better and more environmentally conscious organisation.
“There is a lot more still to do, but we are working hard to make sure every project delivers measurable improvements to our operational well-being.”
