April 2007
Aggregate Industries' Sustainable Products Guide promotes Best
Practise in Sustainable Construction
Launched at Ecobuild 2007, Aggregate Industries’ new Sustainable
Products brochure is now available containing sustainable product
examples from asphalt to ready-mixed concrete.
The high-quality 26-page book showcases products from its
businesses which have especially strong sustainability credentials,
ranging from the use of recycled materials to Sustainable Drainage
Systems (SuDS).
A founding member of the UK Green Building Council, Aggregate
Industries has created an instantly recognisable symbol and
strapline, ‘sustainable solutions that won’t cost the earth’ to
highlight the products and services which satisfy certain
criteria.
Product Brands which have merited the use of the Sustainable
icon include: Charcon EcoPave, EcoKerb and SuDS, Masterblock
Enviroblock, Fyfestone Enviromasonry, Bradstone Old Town Chelsea
Cobble, London Claycrete and Bardon Superflex. Sustainable
aggregates are also featured within the publication. Aggregate
Industries’ range of sustainable products can be specified for a
wide range of sectors from sports and leisure to infrastructure,
residential and commercial building.
Dr Miles Watkins, Aggregate Industries’ director of group
environmental & corporate social responsibility, says:
“Sustainability is an integral element of our overall business
strategy. In response to growing demand, we have developed a
variety of products with considerably enhanced sustainability
performance over the standard market place offerings.
“The products detailed in our Sustainable Products Brochure
represent the beginning of what we see as an expanding line of
developments, designed to help meet the requirements of the Code
for Sustainable Homes, BREEAM¹, CEEQUAL³, Agenda 21 principles
and other construction drivers for our customers.”
As an indication of its commitment to the environment and
sustainability, Aggregate Industries has agreed a target of net
reductions within its production processes, beginning with reducing
carbon dioxide emissions.
The target is to reach a 12.5% reduction per tonne of production
by the end of 2010. It has also introduced comprehensive programmes
on biodiversity, carbon management and community engagement.