Company Marshalls Site Ramsbottom Project – Water and Materials Recycling System In August 2005 Marshalls commissioned a new manufacturing unit at their Ramsbottom site. Employees were involved from project conception and assisted with the planning, design, location and innovative ideas incorporated into the project. Part of the projects aims were to: reduce the amount of mains water consumed by the manufacturing process, maximise the use of free water available on site, reduce and recycle all wet-tipped concrete waste, reduce and recycle all rejected concrete products and reduce the use of virgin material and the impact on the local community by reducing inbound haulage. All the targets where successfully achieved resulting in annual benefits including; a reduction of 2,880m3 of mains water consumption, a reduction in landfill requirements of 9,725 tonnes, a reduction in consumption of 7,180 tonnes of virgin material, the elimination of 292 articulated vehicle journeys, a reduction of 13,140 miles of road haulage (8,500 litres of diesel) and a saving of over £150,000. RUNNER UP Contact Details Sean Butler, Marshalls, Fletcher Bank Works, Ramsbottom, Bury, Lancashire, BL0 0DD Tel: 01706 282 723 Fax: 01706 282 726 sean.butler@marshalls.co.uk Company Roger Bullivant Site Burton upon Trent Project – Bespoke Mesh The problem faced by the company was the amount of waste generated by using bought-in mesh. It was felt that the waste was excessive and it was decided to install an automated mesh machine. The machine has reduced waste and saved the company in excess of £100k a year. RUNNER UP Contact Details Stephen Parker, Roger Bullivant, Walton Road, Drakelow, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, DE15 9UA Tel: 01283 525 070 Fax: 01283 743 828 steve.parker@roger-bullivant.co.uk 23

SUSTAINABILITY CORPORATE AWARD Sponsored by The Concrete Centre www.concretecentre.com CORPORATE WINNER Company Tarmac Building Products Project – SavE - Tarmac Save Energy Information Campaign In 2004 Tarmac set out on a campaign to reduce energy by 15% per unit production across the business. The campaign was badged as SavE (Save Energy). To achieve such a reduction required a significant amount of input and commitment from all levels of the business. One of the most significant factors that could influence the outcome would be from the employees on the shop floor. To ensure that their commitment was obtained and retained, it was decided that they would need to be kept informed of progress and that any achievements made should be published. All sites were issued with a SavE branded notice board onto which were affixed a number of regularly updated pieces of information from energy used at site, from key performance indicators to best practice. Secondly, a regular two-page newsletter was issued to every employee that outlined general advice on energy saving at work and at home. Thirdly, periodicals such as the in-house ‘Tarmac World’ and intranet site ‘T-junction’ carried SavE articles. The company suggestion scheme has been put to good use collecting energy saving ideas from employees at all levels and rewarding the best ones. The result has been a much-heightened awareness amongst all levels about what the company sites and individuals are doing to save energy and feedback on how well their efforts are being rewarded. Contact Details Graham Green, Tarmac Building Products, Millfields Road, Ettingshall, Wolverhampton, WV4 6JP Tel: 01902 353 522 Fax: 01902 353 920 graham.green@tarmac.co.uk 24 Collecting the prize on behalf of Tarmac Building Products is Graham Green. Presented by Peter Robery (L) and Andrew Minson – The Concrete Centre (R)