Environment
We play our part in embodying the ‘cradle to grave’ approach for waste management, working towards recycling at least 95% of the material we work with.
As a licensed waste carrier we are fully conversant with current legislation, regulation and best practice in waste management and work closely with our sister company, Life Environmental Services, specialists in environmental compliance and risk management services.
For all projects worth £300k or more we will work with clients to produce site waste management plans which clearly set out our approach to maximising recycling levels and ensuring we have clearly defined and communicated processes for the safe, efficient segregation, storing and removal of waste from site.
We are experienced in dealing with a wide variety of materials found on-site including bricks, timber, rubble, plastics, metals and other materials such as roofing slates (for example, in 2010 we removed 300 tonnes of slate from the Maghull prison site in Merseyside).
Our environmental management system is audited as part of our ongoing membership of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors and in November 2010, we achieved the internationally recognised environmental standard, ISO14001.
As well as recycling, we ensure that we consider the environment in which we are working in terms of other environmental concerns, particularly noise, dust and traffic. All project plans are developed by experienced and fully qualified project managers using current best practice and are produced and agreed with the client to minimise any disruption during works.
We have worked in a wide range of environments, including busy city centres, operational manufacturing facilities, schools and colleges and hospitals and adapt our working methods to suit individual circumstances.