HANSON UK have become the first brick manufacturer to achieve BES 6001 Responsible Sourcing of Materials (RSM) certification for all products from their UK brick production sites. The ‘very good’ rating covers all nine production sites which service the UK market.
The company has also been certified for its aggregate blocks, precast concrete and block paving products, covering an additional six factories.
The announcement follows certification of Hanson’s Thermalite aircrete blocks in May this year and their ready-mixed concrete and aggregates businesses in autumn 2009.
Martin Crow, Hanson UK’s head of sustainability, said: ‘This certification means that the RSM standard has been awarded to all of Hanson’s aggregates, concrete and building products, encompassing over 300 UK production sites. It also takes us a big step forward towards our goal of obtaining the standard across all our product lines from all production sites.’
The BRE Environmental and Sustainability Standard (BES) 6001:2008 covers the environmental and social issues for organizational management and supply chain management, including all the processes from the origin of raw materials, through all stages of the manufacturing process to point of sale.
For the client, specifier, distributor or end-user, accreditation provides assurance that products conform to environmental impact specifications.
The company has also been certified for its aggregate blocks, precast concrete and block paving products, covering an additional six factories.
The announcement follows certification of Hanson’s Thermalite aircrete blocks in May this year and their ready-mixed concrete and aggregates businesses in autumn 2009.
Martin Crow, Hanson UK’s head of sustainability, said: ‘This certification means that the RSM standard has been awarded to all of Hanson’s aggregates, concrete and building products, encompassing over 300 UK production sites. It also takes us a big step forward towards our goal of obtaining the standard across all our product lines from all production sites.’
The BRE Environmental and Sustainability Standard (BES) 6001:2008 covers the environmental and social issues for organizational management and supply chain management, including all the processes from the origin of raw materials, through all stages of the manufacturing process to point of sale.
For the client, specifier, distributor or end-user, accreditation provides assurance that products conform to environmental impact specifications.
