Sustainability policy

We are dedicated to supporting our clients and their investments to ensure that buildings and processes achieve a high level of quality and efficiency throughout their life cycles.

For us, the key elements to sustainability are Environmental, Social and Economic. Our commitment is key to our providing the best long term service to clients, to protecting the environment and to providing a good, profitable and satisfying future to employees and suppliers.

To this end, we have implemented, environmental, safety and quality management systems with mechanisms for continual improvement of our activities.

In particular we aim to:

ensure that, as a minimum, our activities comply with relevant environmental legislation and regulatory requirements
consider quality in conjunction with economic viability, environmental performance and social contributions during design
reduce the use of environmentally damaging materials and non-renewable energy sources in our specifications
reduce our waste production and consumption of natural resources
work with our suppliers and contractors to minimise the impact of their operations on the environment
maintain and develop relationships with our clients and supply chains which are profitable in terms of economics, social responsibility, health and safety
develop our services and the way we offer them to meet the changing needs of our clients
encourage and involve employees at all levels through effective communication, consultation and training
provide a quality office environment to promote employee satisfaction and health and encourage working efficiency.

Nigel Barnes
Managing Director
January 2010