Our Commitment to the Environment
With the current political and social climate being very focused on protecting the environment, there is an increasing amount of pressure being put on companies to improve their environmental awareness, and rightly so.
Proof of Mangar International's commitment to increasing the environmental awareness of our company can be seen throughout our operations. Simple things like separating rubbish for recycling switching computers, monitors and lights off whenever possible; reusing scrap paper and printing double-sided are all commonplace; and out team of Environmental Champions are always on hand to advise and regulate. However, we don't stop there. We ensure that wherever possible all elements of all products are suitable for recycling.
Take our Archimedes bathlift for example:
- The plastic components can be ground down and re-moulded to make new plastic products.
- The batteries are reprocessed by a certified company and the metals recovered.
- The rubber of the suction cups and transit tie can be ground and reused in low-grade rubber items such as shoe soles and car mats
- The aluminium can be melted down and reused in all sorts of different aluminium based items - drinks cans, cars, even planes!
We are also making changes to our design processes to ensure that all plastics are marked with identification symbols as endorsed by the British Plastics Federation to help identify them when recycling.
In the Marketing Department we are moving towards having all printed materials produced on Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified paper. The FSC is an international, non-governmental organisation dedicated to promoting responsible management of the World's forests.
Of course the best option to protecting the environment is to reduce the amount of materials needed in the first place, and for that reason we now offer all our leaflets, newsletters, quotes, purchase orders, and many other documents in electronic format for email.
In addition to the measures above, the following are a selection of other initiatives we operate throughout the company to reduce our environmental impact:
- All departments only print documents when absolutely necessary, and then always print double-sided.
- All scrap paper is conserved and re-used.
- Packaging materials, such as polystyrene chips, received by us are reused by our Production Department to package spare parts.
- Wherever possible product packaging is homogenised (only one material used) to aid recycling.
- Electrical parts are passed to B2B Compliance for recycling in accordance with WEEE Regulations.
- Research is underway into the possibility of using only phthalate-free ink in our leaflets to avoid to toxins associated with phthalate chemicals.
- All National Sales Meetings are held in venues with easy access to train stations to avoid our Area Managers having to drive there from across the country.
- Following staff recommendation we have installed two large water butts to provide water for the plants and grounds at Head Office.
In recognition of this commitment to reducing our environmental impact Mangar International has been awarded the Green Dragon Certificate to Level 3. Green Dragon is a nationally acknowledged 5-stage environmental management system to recognise effective environmental management.
If you would like more information on our green credentials, or have any questions on how to recycle our products please contact us.