At Specialist Group, we have a companywide strategy to protect our environment. The use of renewable energy has been at the heart of this strategy.

Some of our key actions include:

• We only use electricity from certified renewable sources.  The Installation of our Solar Panel System generates 50% of our electricity
• The remainder of our electricity comes from renewable Energy with expected annual consumption of approximately 900,000kWh, and a grid CO2 intensity of approx. 400g/kWh, the CO2 reduction should be around 360,000kg / year .
• We operate a Mawera Biomass Burner to process all waste from the factory, which heats our workplace and assists with the operation of machinery.
• We have a heat recovery system to harness waste heat in the manufacturing process.
• We own and maintain over 100 acres of forestry in County Fermanagh.
• Woodland Trust Donation/Sponsorship – Planting of Trees in 2019

Other actions that ensure our sustainable manufacturing include:

• Accreditations  ISO14001, FORS, Waste Carriers
• FSC Certification
• PEFC Certification
• ZERO Waste to Landfill.
• ZERO Single use plastic.
• ZERO Environmental Incidents.
• ZERO Harm
• Operate a sustainable procurement policy and comply with EUTR.
• Business operations are monitored against our environmental code and carbon tracking.
• Only use Formaldehyde Free Products.
• We offer Low VOC/Water Based Paints, Stains, Lacquers
• All projects benefit from an environmental plan and Waste Reduction Strategy.
• Our Supply chain adopt our policies and exemplify the same level of excellence.
• We develop software to analyse efficiencies and reduce waste within our business.
• Packaging material is recycled.
• We invest in the latest and most efficient machinery available within our profession.
• We have intelligent lighting throughout the business to minimise energy consumption.
• Our fleet exemplifies the best in class vehicle emission, and we use planning software to plan our journeys.
• We are committed to enhancing biodiversity with our Headquarters campus and beyond.
• We operate the cycle to work scheme.
• We have a Dust Extraction and BEAM Vacuum system to reduce & eliminate dust in the facilities.

Into the Future:

We are always looking into the future and planning other ways that we can help the environment.  Other plans we have going forward include; Bee Farming, an extension to our Solar Panel System and development of other factories will be heated with a similar Wood waste Boiler System.