Green Initiatives Brochure 0521

Green Initiatives Update Report 2021

Outline PART 1 Introduction PART 2 Accreditations Green Initiatives PART 3 Bathgate Sustainability Initiatives Report 2021 PART 4 Managing Waste PART 5 Leed PART 6 Breeam PART 7 Next Steps 02

Business 03 Name Introduction Bathgate Flooring are committed to a sustainable future. Throughout the companies lifespan we have been constantly looking at ways to reduce our environmental footprint and help construction sites gain easy access to raised access flooring with a minimal environmental impact. We are proud holders of ISO14001 accreditation and are constantly working to improve. Green Initiatives Report 2021

Accreditations Bathgate Flooring manage, monitor and certify our environmental impact. ISO14001 We have implemented a full ISO 14001 system to manage and monitor our environmental impact. This means we are constantly checking on our energy usage, recycling and waste to give Bathgate Flooring the minimal environmental footprint. FSC CERTIFICATION Our systems have been verified by the Forest Stewardship Council as able to track the origin of our timber purchases and pass this on to the customer in a full Chain of Custody. If you need FSC Certification on your Raised Access Flooring talk to us and make sure you state this on your order.

Environmental Management System ISO 14001 Annual Audit 2021

FSC Chain of Custody Full Supply Chain Checks on Timber

Bathgate Flooring have been working on sustainability since 2004. Here are just a few of the achievments so far; 1 PROUD RECYCLER 2 LED LIGHTING 3 IMPROVED INSULATION Factory and Office Waste is Low energy lighting and Improvement to Factory Insulation segregated and recycled movement sensors reduce wattage both reduce energy consumption and requirement by 50% improve employee comfort 4 BIOMASS BURNER 5 EFFICIENT HAULAGE Waste Wood Dust extracted Partnerships with FORS Silver transport from Production Process is used companies for energy efficient direct to site to heat the office and factory deliveries using low emission vehicles. We will keep on working to reduce our Environmental Impact. Green Initiatives 07 Report 2021

Measuring These are a few of the statistics we have prepared for Progress our ISO14001 audits which demonstrate the benefits of these activities KEY INDICATOR ACTIVITY / PROJECT DATA / OUTCOME Saved CO2 Equiv in KGS Via use of local recycling company 7212.8 CO2 KG Saved between 2019 and Feb 2021 110.99 tonnes recycled Metal Recycled between 2019 - Feb 2021 All waste metal is stored in a 245,126 tonnes saved from Landfil separated and returned for re-use 0.164kg Co2e/panel produced Wood Recycled between 2019 and Feb 2021 Wood offcuts separated and recycled and saved from landfil Energy Cost Per Panel Produced Our Main Production Function Green Initiatives 08 Report 2021

Reducing Office Bathgate Flooring are moving away from physical files Printing Costs and retaining all information electronically. This is helping us to reduce waste paper and print waste approx 44% Reduction in office Printing Green Initiatives 09 Report 2021

Reducing Energy Use We are producing more panels for our customers, but Per Panel our energy use has remained stable. This means that our energy use per panel has dropped substantially. Our First Carbon Report for 2019 - 2020 reported 0.164kgCo2e/panel produced. We are monitoring this with the aim of reducing further. approx 28% More panels produced for the same energy use Green Initiatives 10 Report 2021

EN 14322 Timber The main engineered wood core of our products is E1 E05 Emission Class made up from chipboard manufactured to EN 14322 standards. The binder for the product includes formaldehyde is classed at E1 E05 Emission Class. E1 classification relates to the raw board. This is the lowest classification available. This raw board is overlaid with decor paper which almost completely seals the board leaving only narrow edges The resulting surface is physiologically safe and approved for contact with food. There are no materials requiring REACH registration present in the material in any quantity above 0.1% mass. Green Initiatives 11 Report 2021

Manufactured to Meet the LEED Demands of Business and (Leadership in Energy & the Environment Environmental Design) Green Initiatives Utilising the Bathgate Flooring manufactured systems can help your Report 2021 project achieve an LEED Certification. Leed is the internationally recognised certification system for identifying environmentally green commercial buildings and was developed in the USA by the US Green Building Council. https://www.usgbc.org/leed The Leed accredication system allows transparency fo the end customers that the building has been designed and built using the latest Green technologies and products and these include water efficient, reduction of CO2 emissions, savings in energy and responsible stewardship of resources. The building project can achieve four levels of LEED Certification and is based on a points system. 12

Leed FAQs Helping you Understand the value of Bathgate Flooring System towards Leed Certification Indoor Environment Quality. MR Credits This relates to the VOC Content of the the products. MR Credit 3 - this relates to reuse of materials. Both our Our composite board core is certified to EI E05 which is Pedestals and Panels are suitable for re-use, we can the lowest certification possible. even manufacture panels to suit existing pre-installed Our sealants and adhesives 2788 contain no emisable panel systems from defunct suppliers VOC once cured and will not evolve over time. MR Credit 4 - relates to recycled content. Our Pedestals are 90 - 95% recycled, Our Steel casings are 15 -20% Floor Finishes recycled content. Our Chipboard core contains 40% uncontaminated used wood (recycled content) The information in this brochure all relates to a MR Credit 5 - this relates to travel distance of standard product. We do provide bonded surfaces manufactured products. Our entire system can be which can be the specifiers choice allowing increased supplied from the West Midlands region, allowing use of natural (wood) materials or other product to excellent access to all the UK. increase LEED value. MR Credit 7 - Relates to certified wood. Bathgate Flooring have FSC Certification and can offer a full chain of custody on all timber elements of the system. Green Initiatives 13 Report 2021

Manufactured to Meet the BREEAM by Bre Demands of Business and Building Research Establishment the Environment Environmental Assessment Method Green Initiatives The internationally recognised green building standard BREEAM can be Report 2021 supported by using Bathgate Flooring Systems. The rating is based upon recycled content materials, health and wellbeing of the overall project and is the most widely used. The BREEAM rating system can be applied to differing projects, such as large refurbishments, new builds and fit outs of large developments. It comprises of seven levels of achievement Credit Mat 1: This can be achieved through the use of floor coverings (loose or bonded) and can be highest available A+ Credit Mat 5: Responsible sourcing of materials. We hold FSC Chain of Custody and can provide certification where required. 14

Breeam FAQs Helping you Understand the value of Bathgate Flooring System towards Breeam Assessment Health and Wellbeing (Credit HEA9) MAT Credits This relates to the VOC Content of the the products. MAT 01 - this relates to Green Guide of Structural Our composite board core is certified to EI E05 which is elements, RAF components are currently excluded from the lowest certification possible. EN 14322 this section. Our sealants and adhesives 2788 contain no MAT 03 - For the purpose of MAT03 RAF is considered emmisable VOC once cured and will not evolve over part of the floor structure. The section relates to time. responsible sourcing. Our Pedestals are 90 - 95% recycled, Our Steel casings are 15 -20% recycled content. Our Floor Finishes Chipboard core contains 40% uncontaminated used wood (recycled content) and contains a full FSC Chain of The information in this brochure all relates to a Custody. Bathgate Flooring have ISO14001 and Full FSC standard product. We do provide bonded surfaces Chain of Custody certification. Our entire system can be which can be the specifiers choice allowing increased supplied from the West Midlands region, allowing use of natural (wood) materials or other product to excellent access to all the UK mostly in under 200 miles increase Breeam value. MAT 07 - This section refers to the use of robust materials. Our flooring systems are all provided with a 25 year guarantee. Green Initiatives 15 Report 2021

Waste in Manufacture We pride ourselves on minimising waste from manufacture and ensuring minimal waste to landfil. 1 TIMBER CORE 2 STEEL CASING The timber core is FSC Certified 70%. Chain of Our Steel sheets are manufactured from Custody is available where required. All waste in 15-20% recycled steel. Any steel which manufacture is either used in the Biomass to heat is not used in the manufacture of our the building or recycled. Nothing to landfill. panels is separated and sent for recycling. Nothing goes to landfil. 3 PACKAGING 5 OFFICE WASTE We segregate different packaging such as Our offices are supported by a local pallets, banding and hardboard tubes or recycling firm who take segregated office edging for reuse or recycling. Our waste is paper, domestic plastic and metal waste. carefully managed and our waste carrier Even our vending machine is set to take boasts a 100% recycling rate. staff own mugs or recyclable paper cups. Green Initiatives 16 Report 2021

Site Waste Any products brought to site can also bring an element of waste which has to be managed. Our packaging is kept to a minimum to protect the product in transit. We ensure it is all fully recyclable. 1 WOOD PALLETS 4 STRAPPING All pallets are made from wood and can Tough plastic strapping is used to hold be reused or recycled stacks of panels together. This product is fully recyclable 2 PLASTIC WRAPPING 5 EXCESS PANELS All flooring panels are plastic wrapped to keep them clean on their journey to site. Through careful planning we minimise site This wrapping is fully recyclable waste. Any Panels can be broken down to separate steel and wood. Both are fully 3 CARDBOARD EDGING recyclable. Collections from site can be arranged by agreement. We also have a next Panels have cardboard edge protection day delivery service on small additional orders when in transit. This is fully recyclable. of standard products which allows you to avoid \"just in case\" orders. Green Initiatives 17 Report 2021

Future Green As part of our committment under ISO14001 and our Initiatives Corporate Social Responsibility Policy we have set ourselves these objectives to further reduce our Carbon Footprint. Green Initiatives Report 2021 Staff Company Vehicles are being replaced by electric / hybrid options Invoice Capture software is reducing the printing and paper use in the offices Staff Cycle to Work Scheme has been run to encourage green transport Ongoing improvements in the production are reducing energy demands whilst increasing output. 18

Conclusion FEATURES Here are some take away facts to summarise the 70% Mix FSC engineered timber core sustainability of Bathgate Flooring Raised Access Panels; EN standard Class E1 chipboard FSC Chain of Custody available Green Initiatives Fully recyclable Steel case Report 2021 Steel Case between 15 - 20% recycled No VOC are present in our adhesives once cured (XP2788) 0.164 KG Co2E/panel Steel Pedastals between 94 - 95|% recycled content* All Steel fully recyclable *Main Supplier 20

Business Name Contact Bathgate Flooring Ltd www.bathgateflooring.co.uk 01432 347700