SUSTAINABILITY
PACKAGING REDESIGN IMPROVES RECYCLABILITY
Isover, the mineral wool manufacturer, is launching new packaging to improve recyclability and reduce its environmental impact.
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sover has reduced the ink coverage on its packaging to only 15%, with a change to white base foil. Additionally, the company will continue using 30% post-consumer recycled (PCR) content and aims to increase this in the future. The updated branding of the packaging has a cleaner look and includes a new suite of pictograms providing clear signposting for Isover product ranges, features and applications.
Michelle Placide, Head of Insulation Category at Isover, said: “This packaging change to improve recyclability demonstrates
Isover’s commitment to our purpose of making the world a better home while also improving our customers’ experience with the design changes to easily identify the Isover products for their projects”.
Isover will begin the roll-out of the new packaging for all insulation products manufactured at its plant in Runcorn, Cheshire. The plant manufactures insulation products from up to 82% recycled glass, and all electric equipment in the plant is powered by 100% renewable electricity. The phased launch plan is expected to continue across
the first half of this year.
The launch of this packaging is another key sustainability initiative from Isover, which is committed to supporting the circular economy and reaching Net Zero Carbon by 2050. In 2024, Isover partnered with The Pallet LOOP, a circular economy pallet supplier. Increasingly, Isover products such as Spacesaver and Acoustic Partition Roll are shipped on easily identifiable, green-coloured LOOP pallets, to significantly reduce avoidable pallet waste. BMJ
THERMALLY EFFICIENT LINTELS
Increasing thermal efficiency of the building fabric is a key element in the drive to more sustainable practices, as BMJ finds out.
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eystone Lintels is committed to staying ahead of the curve with the Future Homes Standard and updated Part L regulations, with engineered
products which can help to significantly improve the thermal efficiency of buildings.
That’s according to Ciaran McAliskey, national specification manager, Keystone Lintels, who says: “Our Hi-therm+ lintels, for instance, boast impressively low PSI values (0.03/0.06) and are designed for easy installation, aligning perfectly with housebuilders’ needs. By introducing this small but substantial change, housebuilders can achieve cost savings on their projects while meeting stringent efficiency standards. For example, in a comparative case study for a house type, using a one-piece lintel would incur less than 20% of the cost of increasing the cavity width by 50mm for the same saving in CO2.” He adds that further enhancements have been
made to the sustainability of the Hi-Therm+ Lintel, which means the pre-fitted insulation now includes a higher content of recycled materials, boosting thermal efficiency even more. “With up to 20% increase in performance, Hi-Therm+ Lintels can improve overall junction Psi values by up to 15%, making them an ideal choice for a fabric-first approach to meeting modern regulations,” he continues. “This makes Hi- Therm+ the go-to solution for contractors and housebuilders seeking high-performance, sustainable products that comply with current standards.”
Another development is that of Keystone’s Non-combustible Cavity Tray Lintel (NCCTL),
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which McAliskey explains was developed following the recommendations of the Hackitt report in the aftermath of the Grenfell tragedy.
Designed for multi-occupancy high- rise buildings over 18 metres, the NCCTL incorporates an A1 fire-rated cavity tray. One unique and key feature of this product is that it is self-supporting and does not require the use of tapes and mastic sealants because of the fact it has specially positioned, mechanically fixed stop ends. “This solution is a prime example of how we’re adapting our products to meet evolving safety standards in the construction industry,” he says. BMJ
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