Environmental & social governance

Environmental & social governance

As a company, we take a proactive approach to reducing our environmental impact and are committed to protecting our natural resources. We’ve invested heavily in becoming ISO 14001 compliant and in green technologies across our UK sites, such as electric company vehicles, rainwater harvesting, energy efficiency, intelligent lighting and solar power. Bott Ltd is registered to and meets the requirements of the internationally recognised Environmental Management Standard - ISO 14001:2015 by NQA. We are also ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health & Safety Management System (OHSMS) compliant, this ensures we protect the health, safety and wellbeing of your employees, visitors and anyone affected by our activities.

Our UK manufacturing facility in Bude, Cornwall, is one
of the largest employers in the region and we’re proud to maintain a positive impact on the local community through a variety of support initiatives. 

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Quality

Quality

Bott Ltd is certified to ISO 9001 at its three sites in the UK.

It is the policy of Bott Limited to ensure that each contract is executed and fulfilled in a manner that is consistent with fully meeting the requirements and specifications of the customer.

The Company's reputation is built around the key service criteria of Total Quality, Rapid Response Times, Value for Money and Reliability. Quality objectives are continually reviewed and set in line with the company’s evolving strategic plan.

In order to support this policy, and the requirements of BS EN ISO 9001:2015, the Company has established and documented a formal Quality System that encompasses all functions within the organisation affecting quality.

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Packaging waste & recycling

Packaging waste & recycling

At bott, we recognise the need for us all to play our part in protecting the environment for future generations. We have an ongoing commitment to sustainability and are particularly focussed on recycling and on reducing consumption and waste to cut bott’s carbon footprint.

For example, since 2016 we have decreased our plastic packaging usage by 36%, or over 12 tons a year.

We are also working closely with our suppliers in this; for example, roof-racking systems previously were wrapped in plastic and delivered in boxes - they are now supplied on stillages (tailored reusable frames). This thinking is now being applied to other purchased items such as electrical parts.

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Energy saving

Energy saving

bott recognises that improving efficiency makes both business and environmental sense, we've worked hard to introduce:

  • An LED lighting system with intelligent controls to reduce electrical consumption
  • Modern plant equipment, which we regularly maintain to ensure maximum efficiency
  • Forced warm air recirculation from roof space to floor level
  • A camel back paint plant oven which naturally reclaims heat to minimise energy input
  • Cutting edge compressed air generation with variable speed drives for efficient fluid power systems

Our energy committee actively looks for energy saving opportunities, enabling us to grow our output whilst minimising environmental impact.

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Rainwater recycling

Rainwater recycling

bott has invested in rainwater recycling facilities at our manufacturing facility, the collected water is used for manufacturing processes and toilet flushing. The system has a maximum rainwater storage capacity of 30 tonnes and is in use all year round.

As a responsible manufacturer, bott has taken actions to treat the waste products from our processes. To achieve this, the company has invested in an effluent treatment plant, which removes traces of heavy metals and other pollutants, to ensure that the treated water can then be processed by the water authority.

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Transport

Transport

bott has built its very own transport fleet for delivery to our customers. To minimise the environmental impact of our fleet we’ve invested in the latest Euro 6 compliant vehicles and have installed electric charge points for our electric and plug in hybrid vehicles. The company also uses state of the art software to plan efficient routes for deliveries and aims to gain backhaul loads to ensure trucks are productive whenever possible.

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