Environmental
Environmental
 

 

 Good environmental practice and the impact that our operations have on the environment are of great importance to HellermannTyton.
 
  The main aim of HellermannTyton’s Environmental Policy is to comply with local, state and national environmental legislation in all jurisdictions in which we operate and to adopt responsible environmental practices.

Business Units are required to comply with Group policy and local statutory regulations and are encouraged to set their own environmental targets. An annual environmental questionnaire is completed by each Business Unit which highlights their environmental performance.

Our manufacturing sites worldwide operate ISO 14001 accredited environmental management systems.  ISO 14001 requires organisations to implement policies designed to mitigate their environmental impact rather than policies for carbon offsetting.  In 2007, the Carbon Trust conducted a comprehensive report at our Manchester (UK) manufacturing facility entitled ‘Assessment of Energy Saving Opportunities’.  Highlights of the report include: current energy situation, energy management opportunities, and energy saving opportunities.  Some of the areas being addressed are power factor correction, installing light sensors, and the installation of more energy efficient machinery. More generally, Business Units closely monitor energy consumption and where possible have introduced energy efficient measures. In addition, various sales and distribution locations worldwide have achieved ISO 14001 accreditation and a number are working towards achieving this accreditation. 

A large proportion of our products are designed and manufactured to take account of the recycling and disposal of the product at the end of its life cycle, with more than 90% of our finished plastic components being suitable for material recycling.  Our businesses comply with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations (“the WEEE Regulations”) and are working towards full compliance with The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2004 (“the RoHS Regulations”).

The environmental performance of the Group continues to improve with Business Units meeting goals for reducing energy consumption, reducing waste and greater recycling. There are programmes in place aimed at reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill by increasing the volume of recycling, include recycling materials during our manufacturing processes.  At our Plymouth facility we invested in soundproofing for the extraction system in order to minimise noise pollution. Group performance and risk exposure reviews are undertaken in parallel with those for health and safety as described above.

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