Tullis Russell Coaters based in Bollington, Macclesfield, Cheshire is proud to announce that it has won the prestigious Northwest Business Environment Awards in the Small and Medium Enterprise category for fully integrating environmental performance into its business practices.
The Bollington manufacturing facility produces and supplies coated security paper and films for a global market. Its employs 110 employees, has been supported by Groundwork Cheshire, the Carbon Trust, Defra and Envirowise to make a wide range of resource efficiency improvements and gain the full support of all employees on site. Measures have included simple steps such as turning down thermostats, implementing routine power-downs of equipment and fitting low energy lighting.
Energy use has been further reduced by fitting insulation to the factory’s steam pipes, heat exchangers to the coating machine ovens and an economiser to the boiler. A waste paper compactor and tipper bins have been installed and waste is now segregated for pre-treatment and recycled, to reduce the amount diverted to landfill.
