On the 29th of April, six of the UK’s major Civil Infrastructure Suppliers annouced major commitments to ensure a reduction in carbon emissions:
“Anglian Water – Love Every Drop , Heathrow, Lower Thames Crossing , @nationalhways , Northumbrian Water and @sellafield have committed to scale-back use of the biggest contributors to CO₂ emissions – diesel, steel, and concrete.” – @constructionenquirer
On Earth Day, we shared our plan for Steel Net Zero by 2050 and our plan to cut our CO2 emissions from 24.4g to 9g per £1 of sales by 2030. However, our strategies to improve our sustainability go far beyond this!
J&D Pierce is committed to:
Maintaining our current environmental accreditations – ISO 14001 and FSC.
Continuing our Energy Reduction Programme including using 100% renewables, LED lighting, and sensor based reduction systems. Plus installation of PV panels and utilisation of alternative heating sources across our facilities.
Continuing and expanding on our Waste Reduction Program including reduction in scrap metals, 100% reuse of timber (excluding damages), and enhanced recycling across our facilities.
Continuing and enhancing our Sustainable Haulage Scheme including use of modern and fuel efficient vehicles, transition from diesel to HVO fuels, use of electric vehicles wherever possible, and minimal haulage through our comprehensive in-house vertical service.
Offering reduced and lowest carbon steel production options to all of our clients utilising electric arc furnaces. This can lead to huge reductions in a project’s carbon footprint.
Operating our first zero carbon site.Much of this is already well underway but we hope to expand on this and reduce our carbon output as soon as we can!
