A W A R D S N E W S
d r ai n T R A D E R
L- R: M att H us kiss o n, G e n er al M a n a g er, P ol y pi p e Ci vils & Gr e e n
Ur b a nis ati o n; H olli e W hit e, C o m m er ci al M a n a g er, P ol y pi p e Ci vils & Gr e e n Ur b a nis ati o n; D a m e Fi o n a W o olf, M ast er of t h e W ors hi pf ul C o m p a n y of
B uil d ers M er c h a nts; a n d St e v e D ur d a nt- H oll a m b y, Di visi o n al M a n a gi n g Dir e ct or, P ol y pi p e Ci vils & Gr e e n Ur b a nis ati o n.
M e r c h a nt G uil d r e c o g ni s e s P ol y pi p e a s c a ri n g f o r t h e E n vi r o n m e nt P
ol y pi p e wi n s C ari n g f or t h e E n vir o n m e nt a w ar d t h a n k s t o it s c o m mit m e nt t o
r e c y cli n g a n d t h e i nt elli g e nt u s e of r ai n w at er i n e n h a n ci n g ur b a n gr e e ni n g.
P ol y pi p e Ci vils & Gr e e n Ur b a nis ati o n – o n e of E ur o p e's l e a di n g m a n uf a ct ur ers of pi pi n g, w at er a n d cli m at e m a n a g e m e nt s yst e ms – h as t h e w o n t h e C ari n g f or t h e E n vir o n m e nt A w ar d i n t h e a n n u al Cit y & A w ar ds L u n c h e o n, h ost e d b y t h e W ors hi pf ul C o m p a n y of B uil d ers M er c h a nts ( W C o B M) a n d st a g e d i n L o n d o n’s H a b er d as h ers H all o n M ar c h 1 6t h.
A c c or di n g t o t h e W C o B M, t h e a w ar d r e fl e cts P ol y pi p e Ci vils’s si g ni fi c a nt c o m mit m e nt t o, a n d i n v est m e nt i n, r e c y cli n g; its c or p or at e r e p ositi o ni n g t o Gr e e n Ur b a nis ati o n as a n e v ol uti o n of i nfr astr u ct ur e; a n d its i n n o v ati o ns i n w at er m a n a g e m e nt w h e n it c o m es t o s u p p orti n g ur b a n gr e e ni n g.
P ol y pi p e Ci vils & Gr e e n Ur b a nis ati o n h as b e e n o p er ati n g e n vir o n m e nt all y-f o c us e d pr oj e cts a n d i niti ati v es f or y e ars; wit h its p ar e nt gr o u p
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m ai nt ai ni n g a cl e ar str at e gi c pr o gr a m m e f or r e d u ci n g m at eri al c o ns u m pti o n w hil e i n cr e asi n g r e c y cli n g a n d r e n e w a bl e e n er g y us a g e a cr oss all its b usi n ess es.
T h e a w ar ds crit eri a w er e as br o a d as t h e y w er e d et ail e d, r a n gi n g fr o m t h e c o m p a n y’s m oti v ati o n a n d o bj e cti v es – s u c h as c o n v erti n g si n gl e- us e pl asti c i nt o r e c y cl a bl e a n d/ or r e us a bl e pr o d u cts – i n p urs ui n g a s ust ai n a bl e str at e g y, t hr o u g h t o t h e b e n e fits t o c ust o m ers a n d s o ci et y.
R e c e nt r e c y cli n g mil est o n es r e a c h e d b y P ol y pi p e i n cl u d e: 7 5 % of all c o ns u m e d p ol y m er b ei n g r e c y cl e d m at eri al; t h e r e pr o c essi n g – r at h er t h a n e x p ort – of 1 6, 0 0 0 t o n n es of U K- g e n er at e d w ast e e a c h y e ar; 1 5, 0 0 0 t o n n es C O 2 s a v e d p. a. c o m p ar e d wit h l a n d fill dis p os al, a n d 7 5 % of w at er e m pl o y e d a cr oss all r e c y cli n g a n d m a n uf a ct uri n g b ei n g r e c y cl e d.
S p e a ki n g of Gr e e n Ur b a nis ati o n, St e v e D ur d a nt- H oll a m b y, Di visi o n al M a n a gi n g Dir e ct or, e x pl ai ns: “I n t h e l o n g er t er m, o ur e ntir e a g e n d a
d r ai n T R A D E R | M ay 2 0 2 0 | w w w. dr ai ntr a d erlt d. c o m
is t o f u n d a m e nt all y c h a n g e t h e s u p pl y c h ai n, m at eri al s p e ci fi c ati o n a n d c o nstr u cti o n b est pr a cti c e.
“ Gr e e n Ur b a nis ati o n i ntr o d u c es a n e w g e n er ati o n of t e c h n ol o gi es t h at o pti mis es gr e e n ass ets t hr o u g h a n e xt e n d e d, i nt e gr at e d s ust ai n a bl e w at er m a n a g e m e nt n et w or k. T his i n cl u d es h y bri d s ol uti o ns t h at c o m bi n e gr e e n i nfr astr u ct ur e s u c h as r o ofs, g ar d e ns a n d tr e es wit h w at er st or a g e a n d m a n a g e m e nt s yst e ms wit hi n ur b a n e n vir o n m e nts.
T h e b e n e fits ar e m ulti pl e: r e d u c e d c h a n c e of fl o o di n g a n d e n h a n c e d dr o u g ht r esili e n c e, i n cr e as e d bi o di v ersit y, l o w eri n g of t h e h e at isl a n d e ff e ct, m or e gr e e n s p a c es a n d a m e niti es, b ett er air q u alit y, a n d i m pr o v e d h e alt h a n d w ell b ei n g.
“ T his a w ar d is a gr e at filli p f or us, a c k n o wl e d gi n g as it d o es o ur gr e at e ff orts t o d at e, o ur si g ni fi c a nt i n v est m e nt a n d t h e c o m mit m e nt of o ur b usi n ess t o m a k e a n e n d uri n g, p ositi v e, s ust ai n a bl e i m p a ct u p o n o n o ur cit ys c a p es”.
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