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2 Sustainable solutions that won’t cost the earth AGGREGATE INDUSTRIES believes in continuous improvement and development but not at the cost of the overuse of scarce natural resources or inefficient production processes. Our businesses... take a responsible approach to the consumption of resources, the management and minimisation of our waste and the impacts our operations have on the communities within which we operate. We are also mindful of the increasing customer requirement to describe the environmental performance of our products and services. With this in mind... we have developed a dedicated symbol to highlight those products that have especially strong sustainability credentials. The icon and strapline has been created to... embody the principles of innovation, sustainability and regeneration, and has been assigned to those sector products and services that conform to sustainability criteria, ranging from the use of recycled materials to systems for sustainable drainage.
AGGREGATE INDUSTRIES BUSINESSES Overview As an indication of our commitment to minimising impacts we have through the agreement of a target of net reduction, begun a process of reducing our emissions of carbon dioxide, working towards a target reduction of 12.5% per tonne of production, by the end of 2010. The acceptability of our products in use, and the desire to provide a better living environment for local communities and their future generations, are important issues for our business. As a demonstration of this, Aggregate Industries sponsors the Civic Trust Sustainability Award, which recognises and rewards excellence in sustainable landscape design. In addition, our Charcon business has given its name to the Civic Trust Hard Landscaping award, which encourages submissions from large or small schemes that exhibit imaginative and varied use of hard CONTENTS Sustainable solutions that won’t cost the earth HARD LANDSCAPING 4-5 SUSTAINABLE DRAINAGE 6-7 AGGREGATES 8-11 READY-MIXED CONCRETE 12-13 STRUCTURAL WALLING 14-15 DOMESTIC PRODUCTS 16-17 ASPHALT 18-23 COMPLEMENTARY SERVICES 24 AGGREGATE INDUSTRIES OVERVIEW 25 OTHER PRODUCTS AND SERVICES Inserts Dr Miles Watkins, Director of Group Environmental and Corporate Social Responsibility, highlights how Aggregate Industries provides a high quality service, delivers best value, and is committed to continuous improvement for the benefit of our customers and stakeholders; “At Aggregate Industries we have made significant inroads into assessing our impacts and improving our own sustainability. Further to our management system certifications, we have introduced comprehensive programmes on biodiversity, carbon management and community engagement to ensure we are continuously improving our performance. We now feel that we are in a position to assist our customers to meet their own sustainability needs by offering a range of products that exhibit considerably enhanced sustainability performance over the standard market place offerings. The products in this brochure represent only the beginning of what we see as an expanding line of developments, designed to help meet the requirements of the Code for Sustainable Homes, BREEAM, CEEQUAL, Agenda 21 Principles or whatever the drivers are for each of our customers”. landscape products to improve a living, leisure or work environment for its users. Charcon are also winners of the Contract Journal Construction Products Manufacturer of the Year Award 2005. All wholly-owned areas of our business are certified to the quality and environmental management system standards ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. Aggregate Industries received an award in November 2006 from the British Standards Institution for being the ‘Most Innovative Organisation’, as part of the celebrations of 10 years of IS0 14001. Our national contracting business is certified to the Occupational Health and Safety Management standard OHSAS 18001, is accredited to the Highways Agency (HA) sector schemes 12, 14 and 16 and is a licensed waste carrier. Aggregate Industries’ Sustainability Report is available to be viewed on www.aggregate.com/sustainability Bardon Contracting, which is also accredited to Investors in People, has adopted the European Quality Model (EFQM) as a standard for working, under which it undertakes benchmarking and the communication and implementation of best practice. Aggregate Industries actively promotes a culture of health and safety awareness throughout all levels of company operations. In the area of Corporate Social Responsibility, we support a number of charities, local schools and amenities and were delighted to have the opportunity to sponsor the British Paralympic team during the 2004 Olympics. 3
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