IN THE SPOTLIGHT: MANUFACTURING
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
GREEN TEAM SPEARHEADS ECO-FRIENDLY INITIATIVES
Beardow Adams, a leading global specialist in hot-melt adhesive technology, has further strengthened its environmental credentials by not only pushing the boundaries when it comes to inventing new eco-friendly products and services but also looking inwardly at their own processes. The latest
inventions by the market-leading manufacturer include an adhesive that washes off PET bottles entirely in an alkaline solution, allowing them to be re-used 10 to 15 times over, and an adhesive used for pallet stabilisation; the adhesive replaces expensive layer pads and reduces the need for an excessive amount of plastic pallet wrap. Beardow Adams has created a
The Green Team acts as a ‘THE
working party within the organisation. It was created to help drive environmental awareness across the business and builds upon their existing accreditation to the ISO 14001 environmental management system. With the industry
BLENDING OF MATERIALS TO MAKE HOT-MELT ADHESIVES PRODUCES ALMOST ZERO WASTE’
continuing to look for eco-friendly adhesive products, Beardow Adams is keen to place itself at the forefront of ‘green’
protagonists, hence the requirement of the Green Team.
The company’s chief
Green Team to help drive environmental awareness and build upon their existing accreditation to the ISO 14001 environmental management system.
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operating officer, Lesley Sheldon, who leads the Green Team said that: “sustainability, in terms of both materials and processes, is a key part of our agenda; we’re taking a 360-degree approach to this issue.” A significant part of the product
range at Beardow Adams is already based on the use of bio-based materials. This fact is good news for customers, who are increasingly
The manufacturing process is under continuous review
requesting bio-based hot-melt adhesives to help support them with environmental certification for their own products. “The manufacturing process at
Beardow Adams is under constant review,” added Lesley. “Water use is closely monitored for example, as are waste levels,
which incidentally are very low. As a process, the blending of materials to make hot-melt adhesives produces almost zero waste. Virtually 100% of the materials used by the process emerge as 100% useable product.”
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This issue’s spotlights are on the MANUFACTURING and HOTELS, CONFERENCES & EVENTS industries
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