Environment
Roseville Contracts maintains a strong environmental awareness at all levels throughout the Company.
Always acting as a subcontractor to the Principal Contractor of any project imposes constraints upon us regarding the processes to be undertaken and the materials specified. However at the tender stage we always offer alternative methods or materials where available, which will meet or exceed the performance criteria; this gives us the opportunity to influence the environmental impact of any project. Where the Customer has an established environmental management system, Roseville Contracts will participate within their system and comply with its requirements.
Site waste disposal is usually provided by the Principal Contractor, however where Roseville Contracts Limited is required to dispose of its own waste, this facility can be provided. Although Roseville Contracts itself is not registered for waste handling or carrying, this will be subcontracted through correctly registered companies and the relevant certification passed on to the Customer. Such waste disposal can include a plasterboard waste materials recycling service, organised through our material suppliers.
There is always the opportunity for us to contribute to reducing the environmental impact of the work in hand; therefore Roseville Contracts will:
- Endeavour to purchase services and products from suppliers who demonstrate care for the environment and will provide ethically sourced product.
- Wherever possible, suppliers will be based (or have branches) near to the required delivery points in order to minimise the carbon based fuels used in transport for any contract.
- By Arrangement, participate in recycling schemes in conjunction with the materials manufacturers.
- By agreement on cost, offer to procure any timber used in our work from an FSC certified source.
- Arrange for fuel for engine powered plant to be delivered in self-bunded, sealed containers which are fitted with an integral pump, to reduce the risk of spillages to a minimum.
Also, Roseville Contracts operatives will:
- Use the minimum of power and resources to undertake the work (not to overdo task lighting, not to leave battery chargers on the mains, use only sufficient water in mixes and so on).
- Minimise the materials used to achieve a satisfactory end result (keep the number of opened bags to a minimum, use offcuts wherever possible for smaller infill areas of boarding, only mix sufficient materials to complete the work, etc.). This is, of course, without compromising the strength and integrity of the boarding or thinning out of a plaster coating.
- Segregate Gypsum waste from the regular site waste stream whenever the facility is available on site.
- Reduce the physical size of scrap items so that more of the available skip volume can be filled.
- Reduce the physical size of scrap items so that more of the available skip volume can be filled.
- Maintain control of all of their scrap and waste materials so that they do not spread around site or otherwise pollute the environment.
- Dispose of all waste and scrap materials only in the designated areas on site.
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