AbbeyPrint and the Environment

Abbeyprint Limited has been established since 1956, with primary purpose of Print production, litho & digital, for commercial and non commercial customers, also the supply of Office Products both commercial and retail.

AbbeyPrint have been the proud holders of ISO14001 since 2008 ensuring that our activities are managed in order to minimise any impact on the environment as far as is reasonably practicable.

We are participants in the So-Go-Eco and Carbon Smart carbon reduction programme. On joining in 2007 our carbon footprint was measured at 129.88t CO2e annually and to date have reduced this by 4% per employee at a saving of £3100. As a service to our customers we can offer the carbon reduction plan to help reduce your own carbon footprint – contact us for more details.

It is the aim of Abbeyprint Ltd. To try and achieve the highest status in the So-Go-Eco reduction programme for our Spalding Operation and in order to eliminate and/or minimise any harmful effects on the environment, caused by commercial or other activity of Abbeyprint, the company has adopted the following environmental policies and objectives:

These are just a few of the changes AbbeyPrint have made to help reduce our impact on the environment

  • Only use vegetable based rather than oil based inks
  • 50% reduction in alcohol use on presses
  • Switching off of monitors/PC’s when not in use
  • Cutting down on unnecessary use of lighting
  • Changing from use of conventional light bulbs/fluorescent tubes to energy saving substitutes
  • Our Computer to Plate (CTP) technology we now produce processless plates, thereby greatly cutting down on use of chemicals
  • Where chemicals are used try to ensure these are water based
  • All chemical waste and consumables collected for proper disposal
  • More controlled separation of waste and use of skips
  • Waste product swap with customers e.g. their unwanted cardboard cartons for our unwanted scrap paper
  • Donation of waste paper to children’s nurseries, playgroups etc
  • Agreement with recycling company over disposal of waste paper
  • Own environmental policy giving us more kudos with multiples, local authorities
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Green Fleet Management Policy

Abbeyprint use their own vehicles to visit and deliver to its customers who are based all over the country the majority of which are within the Lincolnshire area. This requires significant driving by the staff of AbbeyPrint. As delivering is a critical part of our business we aim to run a green fleet which reduces its impact on the environment as well lowers CO2 emissions. In total we have 4 vans which are driven and maintained by our staff

Our Green Fleet Policy Management is supported by the following guiding principles:

  • Managing fuel consumption

    We currently monitor the use of fuel consumption in our vehicles. Using this data we aim to reduce our fuel consumption over the next year between 2 – 3%. Currently our vans represent 10.7% of our carbon footprint
  • Reduce Mileage

    Look to educate customers to collate orders for weekly rather than daily deliveries and ask suppliers to look at their stock levels to avoid less back orders enabling us to only deliver once instead of making repeat visits.
  • Promotion of Energy efficient vehicles

    We continue to use where possible energy efficient vehicles. We currently use 4 diesel vehicles which are more energy efficient and results in lower emissions than petrol equivalents and are looking into using an accelerometer to access drivers efficiency.
  • Driver Education

    Abbeyprint promote careful driving which avoids harsh acceleration and heavy braking which helps with better anticipation of the road ahead. Driver safety is paramount in our business and each company driver is required to drive within the rules and regulations of the highway code.

Our vehicles have a full road maintenance service record. The following measures are carried out by our staff on a weekly basis to ensure our vehicles run efficiently:

  • Tyre pressures and treads inspected
  • Water and oil lever top ups

We offer a free used cartridge and toner collection service to our customers – these are then sent away for recycling and any monies raised are donated to local charities. To date we have raised over £5000.

AbbeyPrint Environmental Policy

  • Ensure that we comply with existing and future environmental legislation
  • Endeavour to reduce our Carbon Footprint by 2-3% in our second year of the programme from our current level of 98.0 C02 (which represents 5.2 tonnes C02 per employee)
  • Raise awareness internally through an action plan of steps we need to take to reduce the carbon footprint
  • Work with suppliers and customers to present our carbon reduction actions, encourage their compliance in adopting the best possible environmental practices and activity
  • The Company will manage it’s product range to ensure that products do not cause unacceptable environmental damage through it’s receipt, storage and disposal methods
  • The Company will seek to minimise waste through unnecessary consumption. Through purchasing recycled products and packaging for own use. Recycling toner cartridges and reuse of packaging materials
  • In aiming to improve the energy efficiency of company premises existing buildings will be adapted where practicable and future purchases or leases will take account of energy efficiency and energy costs
  • Employees are encouraged to travel to work/during work using environmentally friendly methods, car sharing or use of public transport