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BEWI ENHANCES SUSTAINABILITY WITH NEW JACKOBOARD LIGNIN


BEWI has announced the launch of a groundbreaking innovation into its Jackoboard construction board range – Jackoboard Lignin.


This new generation of tileable construction boards contains renewable raw materials and is produced in an environmentally friendly way, thanks to the utilisation of green electricity. This makes Jackoboard Lignin boards a responsible choice for environmentally conscious construction projects.


The core of the construction board contains the biopolymer lignin, which is a byproduct of the paper industry. In addition to lignin, the construction board core contains only recycled material. The product provides improved sustainability, with a reduced carbon footprint and an impressive 60% reduction in CO2 emissions compared to conventional XPS.


This new launch aligns with the emissions reduction targets in the building and construction industry, as well as with BEWI’s own ambitions to become circular, including increasing the use of recycled and non-fossil materials within the company’s product offering.


It is important to stress that Lignin retains the excellent product properties of the well-known purple construction boards from Jackoboard. Like


KERAKOLL APPOINTS MARTINA COLOMBARA AS GROUP CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER


Group HR & Organisational Director, making a decisive contribution to the integration of companies acquired by the Group and establishing an integrated organisational model at global level.


She subsequently consolidated her international experience in Andritz Sovema Group, guiding the alignment of HR policies in key markets such as the USA and China. More recently, in 2021, she held the position of Group Chief Human Resources and Organisation Officer at F.lli De Cecco, one of the world’s leading pasta manufacturers, where she coordinated numerous organisational development products focusing on sustainability, digitalisation, innovation and corporate wellbeing.


Kerakoll has announced the appointment of Martina Colombara to the position of Group Chief People Officer.


In her new role, she will be answering directly to Group CEO Marco Zini and will be guiding Kerakoll’s global strategies in human resources and organisation, thus becoming part of the Group Executive Leadership Team.


Martina’s contribution will have a decisive role to play in strengthening a corporate culture focused on participation, accountability and innovation, in a Group operating on three continents and directly or indirectly employing 2,450 people.


Martina’s professional career has developed in a number of important Italian and multinational companies. After graduating in Philosophy from the University of Padua, for around 15 years, she occupied positions of growing responsibility in Bauli Group, where she finally became


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Marco Zini, Kerakoll Group CEO, said: “We are happy to welcome Martina to our Group. Her professional experience, international vision and painstaking attention to the human dimension of the organisation will make a key contribution to supporting responsible growth in our Group. For Kerakoll, sustainability is all about enhancing the qualities of our people and making choices to improve their wellbeing and safety, as well as fostering their personal and professional development.


"Kerakoll would also like to thank former Group Chief Human Resources Officer Elisa Cavedagna for the commitment and professional approach demonstrated during her years with the Group, wishing her every success in the next steps in her career."


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all Jackoboard construction boards, Lignin can be used to form an ideal base for tiling. The surfaces of the Jackoboard system provide an extremely strong bond, which can be used on virtually any substrate. The boards are waterproof, thermally insulating, lightweight and very strong, making them ideal for waterproof bathroom and wetroom projects.


“We have launched Lignin in response to market demand,” said Michael Hailwood, Director at BEWI UK & Ireland. “Our customers are increasingly looking for sustainable solutions, and although the XPS of the traditional Jackoboard range provides many advantages from a sustainability point of view, mainly because of its very strong thermal performance and durability, some customers are looking for products which do not include fossil fuel-based elements within their manufacture – Lignin provides that.”


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