SUSTAINABILITY
BUILDING FOR TOMORROW
Kerakoll UK explains how the company is aiming for sustainable growth with a major investment in new low-impact facilities and innovation.
Kerakoll UK Ltd is a subsidiary of the Kerakoll Group, a multinational company working in the construction industry, offering an integrated range of products and services for building better places to live.
Sustainability has been at the core of Kerakoll’s philosophy since 1984, when Romano Sghedoni, the founder, declared that “there is no value in industrial success if it is not linked to sustainable development”. And this approach has widened and deepened over the years to include a comprehensive commitment to ESG issues, with the Italian company becoming a Benefit Company in 2021 and the Group, including the UK, gaining B Corp certification in 2023.
Kerakoll UK is one of the few companies operating in the UK flooring sector that is investing in growth in the current tough economic climate. In the view of management, growth should be sustainable, and that sustainability should include the people who work for, buy from and supply the company, the surrounding community, and the buildings that the company operates from. When the company decided to expand their operations, they thought long and hard about where to place the new premises, with sustainability as a key driver.
The decision was taken to build as close to the old factory as possible where the company is a key local employer, and to continue to use the old premises which occupy most of a small industrial estate. This avoids hollowing out the area, supports the local community, and keeps commutes to a minimum for those that live close to the Leyland plant.
The new site is a short drive away on the outskirts of Preston, again keeping the business in the local community and allowing people to continue working for the company without having to relocate.
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Phase 1 is due to be completed in Q4 2026 and will include a warehouse, high bay storage area, SHS office area, and three- storey office building. This investment, in the region of £20m, will allow the company to consolidate and expand its UK operations and better serve the market.
“Our new site will set the baseline for the next step in improved levels of service for our customers, and the second phase in two- to-three years will incorporate a production tower to allow more volume for new initiatives,” said managing director Carl Gardner.
As you would expect, the new buildings are being constructed to BREEAM Very Good standards. A total of 2360m² of photovoltaic panels have already been installed on the roof. These should generate an estimated 340MWh per year, and save 65 tonnes of CO2 emissions each year.
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