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The wall tile is also contributing to better manufacturing efficiency, using a low temperature process that reduces greenhouse gases and takes far less energy than conventional ceramics. The tile is made with a patented process that replaces conventional high temperature firing for a 90% reduction in energy use and a 92% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
Sustainable sourcing Outside of a handful of British manufacturers, the majority of the UK tile specification industry is made of suppliers that source tiles from European producers. Here, the challenge is less about the manufacturing of tiles itself, but in the processes used to supply tiles to projects.
Every supplier should be looking towards tiles that are more sustainable - for example Parkside and Strata Tiles have over 40 ranges with a minimum 40% recycled content and have committed to also only source new tile collections with minimum 20% recycled content - but there is also much that can be done elsewhere in the chain to bring overall carbon neutrality.
Partnerships for the planet For this reason, Parkside and Strata Tiles have set a target of September 2022 – just a year away – to become a net carbon neutral business. To achieve this, the companies have established a partnership with WRAP to support sustainability initiatives that can offset carbon emissions and have collaborated with the World Land Trust to establish the 40 for 40 programme.
For every square metre of tiles with over 40% recycled content purchased from Parkside or Strata Tiles, the companies will donate 40 pence to World Land
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Trust, through the conservation charity’s Buy an Acre programme that preserves crucial natural habitats. Since its foundation in 1989, World Land Trust has helped to secure more than 2,222,247 acres of threatened habitat in 20 countries. The charity pioneered the Buy an Acre concept as a way of purchasing and protecting land for conservation.
These partnerships are part of the work of the Sustainability Council, an internal committee with the task to identify priorities and opportunities to lessen environmental impact in line with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Research is also being undertaken with the University of East Anglia into key issues through the tile supply chain including carbon reduction, climate change and resource depletion.
Leading the environmental agenda in tile specification With both companies currently in the final stages of ISO 14001 accreditation, working with manufacturers to find innovative tile solutions, a commitment to sustainable sourcing and partnerships that empower positive change; Parkside and Strata Tiles are leading the environmental agenda in the tile specification industry.
The commitment to become net carbon neutral in 2022 underlines the pace at which the companies plan to make a difference and have an impact on global climate change, helping facilities managers to achieve more sustainable tile specifications.
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