Sustainability
At PES, we take sustainability very seriously, and it is at the forefront of all job descriptions to be diligent and caring toward our environment.
Some of our sustainability initiatives include:
- Certification to ISO14001, achieved in November 2020 to enhance our Environmental Management System.
- Recycling all cardboard and jazz PE by investing in baling.
- Power consumption 10% reduction target:
- Monitoring screens in place measuring power consumption to aid target achievement.
- Studying machine settings for reduction in power consumption.
- Investigating the feasibility of replacing water chillers with alternative cooling systems.
- Carbon reduction by 10% target:
- Machine monitoring to provide accurate carbon usage to help achieve business target reduction as a percentage of sales/parts manufactured.
- Alternative power sources being investigated, such as turbines & solar.
- Recycling waste plastic.
Sustainability in Action
- EV charging available on-site for current EV company cars and visitors.
- Gas-powered forklifts to be changed to electric during the next replacement cycle.
- End-of-life disposal: The majority of our products are technically engineered multi-use products. By ensuring that our clients requiring new product have identified the type of plastic being used with the appropriate recycle logo at the design stage, we provide the opportunity for the correct recycling at the end of the product lifecycle.
- We aim to help all clients to consider their product end of life and, where possible, to design new products for ease of dismantling and recycling.
- Paper usage is minimised and all data stored electronically with a robust back-up mechanism in place.
- Used ink cartridges are collected and removed from site by a recognised collection agency for recycling.
- All electrical components are segregated and disposed of in the correct recycling stream by our registered waste specialist.
- All waste wooden pallets are collected and recycled by our registered waste specialist, many returning directly to use.
- Regular servicing of heating equipment to reduce risk of inefficiency.
- When buying, we always firstly consider local sourcing, quantities delivered & recyclable packaging.
- Some of our current clients utilise closed-loop returnable packaging, and we can provide the service to our customers if required.
- We review our sustainability program as part of Management Review, with new initiatives and ideas discussed and implemented once approved.