Environmental Policy
Date 22/07/2010
Norman Ellison Carpets Limited [NEC] is committed to providing a quality service in a manner that ensures a safe and healthy workplace for our employees and minimizes our potential impact on the environment. We will operate in compliance with all relevant environmental legislation and we will strive to use pollution prevention and environmental best practices in all we do.
We will:
- integrate the consideration of environmental concerns and impacts into all of our decision making and activities;
- promote environmental awareness among our employees and encourage them to work in an environmentally responsible manner;
- train, educate and inform our employees about environment issues that may affect their work;
- reduce waste through re-use and recycling and by purchasing recycled, recyclable or refurbished products and materials where these alternatives are available, economical and suitable;
- promote efficient use of materials and resources throughout our facility including water, electricity, raw materials, and other resources, particularly those that are non-renewable;
- avoid unnecessary use of hazardous materials and products; seek substitutions when feasible, and take all reasonable steps to protect human health and the environment when such materials must be used, stored and disposed of;
- purchase and use environmentally responsible products accordingly;
- where required by legislation or where significant health, safety or environmental hazards exist, develop and maintain appropriate emergency and spill response programmes;
- communicate our environmental commitment to suppliers, clients, and customers, and encourage them to support it;
- strive to continually improve our environmental performance and minimize the social impact and damage of activities by periodically reviewing our environmental policy in light of our current and planned future activities.
Norman Ellison Carpets Limited [NEC] is committed to seek opportunities to improve on the above principles towards the wellbeing and safety of all. This policy will be reviewed annually to take account of any organisational changes or new legislation.
The success of such a programme relies on the willingness of everyone to co-operate and work collectively.
Warwick Norman
Managing Director
