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sufficient , and thermally efficient building , which is environmentally and economically beneficial ,” Stephen explains .
“ We ’ re on a journey to become B Corp certified ,” he elaborates , “ and adopt the community ’ s three pillars , which are people , planet and profit . As a business , we need to be profitable to be sustainable , but we are focused on planet and people . We measure our performance not just financially , but in terms of our environmental impact and how we can reduce our carbon footprint , as well as how we serve our people , whether staff , customers or suppliers . I believe that if we care about those things , profitability to some extent will take care of itself .
“ To try and create change in UK housing , we need to build more SIP products . So , we put our money where our mouth is and developed a new facility in 2022 . It ’ s solely a SIP manufacturing facility and is 80,000 square feet , boasting three production presses , including our new press that is completely unique to us , to increase our capability and capacity . To create thermally efficient walls and roofs , we commissioned our bespoke press to manufacture the appropriate thicknesses for UK housing .
“ We care enough to know that to a certain extent we are a part of the problem in terms of using petrochemical products in our manufacturing processes . The foam we use is a byproduct of the petrochemical industry . While it helps to save energy , this is a finite resource and I want to know how we can begin to use biochemical alternatives . We shine a light on ourselves and what we do , but we ’ re constantly striving to see how we can do things differently to make positive change . We have deadlines around our own 2030 carbon positioning , so we ’ re continuously holding ourselves under the microscope to ensure we
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