where possible. John Page, Site Facilities Manager at
Wolseley UK, said: “There are many reasons why we wanted
to achieve a BREEAM rating for our site, the main one being that it provides us with an industry standard to showcase our existing green credentials. We believe this standard provides a management tool to help keep delivering achievements.” Wolseley UK’s biodiversity plan adheres
Wolseley head office goes wild
Wolseley UK has achieved an excel- lent Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method, BREEAM, rating for the building man- agement of its head office. The property features a biodiverse meadow to aid plant growth and nurture wildlife. This was a debut BREEAM assesment
for Wolseley UK which is part of Wolseley plc;
the world’s largest specialist trade
distributor of plumbing and heating prod- ucts. A variety of habitats occupy an outdoor
space of approximately 3000 square metres, which links the Wolseley UK head office and national distribution centre in Royal Leamington Spa. This includes a pond, woodpiles, trees and shrubs, bird boxes and bat boxes. The meadow has also been allowed to grow long to en- courage ground nesting birds and voles and will be seeded in the new season with indigenous flowers. BREEAM In-Use is a scheme to help
building managers, investors, owners and occupiers reduce the running costs and improve the environmental performance of existing non-domestic buildings. It consists of a standard, user-friendly as- sessment methodology and an independ- ent certification process that provides a clear and credible route-map to improv- ing sustainability credentials of existing buildings. In order to develop the Biodiversity
Policy, an ecology survey was carried out by the site facilities team at Wolseley UK. The purpose of this was to describe and map the habitats on the site. The pres- ence of any protected or notable species was then identified and recommenda- tions were made for habitat enhancement
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to the Warwickshire Biodiversity Action Plan in partnership with Warwickshire County Council and Warwickshire Wildlife Trust. John concluded: “We are extremely pleased with our ‘ex-
cellent’ rating and have worked extremely hard to achieve it. Wolseley UK is commit- ted to protecting and enhancing the built and natural environment of its operational locations and we will work to encourage our supply chain to support us in working to our Biodiversity Policy.”
Hewitech expands
Due to ever increasing numbers of storm- water management projects to handle, plastic media company Hewitech UK has decided to take control of the installation of its stormwater attenuation tanks in- house. This is a significant move for Hewitech
UK as Managing Director, Dave Fozzard explained:
“This is very much part of our continuing
growth plan for the company. Installing our own products on-site means that we have better control over quality and health and safety, and at the same time we can be even more competitive on complete project costs.” Hewitech’s Variobox product, which is
used in making stormwater attenuation tanks,
is recognised as the strongest
product on the market at 700KN/m2 verti- cally and 200KN/m2 laterally, all tested to RAL standards. To carry out the installation work,
Hewitech UK has invested in both people and equipment. The installation team is to use state-of-the-art Demtech welders for welding the LLPE membranes around the assembled Variobox modules before then covering with 300gm protective fleece. The company also uses air testing equip- ment to test the tanks for water tightness and the seams, and thereafter be able to warrant all installations. Control boxes are also included in the Variobox tanks by the installation team to ensure ease of future access and maintenance. As well as installing stormwater at-
tenuation tanks, Hewitech UK can also install other SUDs applications such as membranes under permeable pavements and open pond lagoons. Recent storm- water management projects by Hewitech UK have been for companies such as Brookfield Multiplex, Rydon, Carillion, Keir and GB Building Solutions.
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