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20th February 2004 Printing company gains green stamp of approval If you thought that caring for the environment and profitable business do not work together, a Gloucester printing company would gladly prove you wrong. Being green is good for business – that’s the message from Severnprint, who are celebrating having been officially recognised for their environmental achievements. Severnprint has just been awarded ISO14001, the internationally recognised standard for environmental management systems, and has been busy spreading the green word to their customers. Local firms Ecclesiastical Insurance, Made In Stroud and renewable energy company Ecotricity were invited to Severnprint’s factory to see the processes in action. They were joined by City MP, Parmjit Dhanda. Mr Dhanda welcomed the news. Speaking at a reception to present Severnprint with their award certificate, he commended their achievements: “It is really encouraging to see a local firm taking such an innovative approach to tackling environmental concerns. In addition to the benefits for the environment, you can see that this approach clearly makes good business sense too”. He was also impressed that Severnprint employs a full time Environmental Officer, Susan Morton, to look after the environmental side of the business. Susan was in charge of creating the environmental system. “Attaining ISO14001 was a demanding process that required us to look at environmental impacts across the whole of the business – everything from waste and energy, to packaging and transport,” she said. “However, the benefits of putting the system in place really makes our company stand out from the crowd”. Severnprint is only one of only a handful of printers nationwide to have achieved ISO14001 status, and since introducing their environmental procedures the company has made significant savings. Waste recycling and reduction schemes have cut £15,000 a year off their costs, and over 10% of the firm’s turnover comes from companies that use them because of their green practices. ENDS. |
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