Our Sustainability Journey
Intro
…from 1915 to present day
Timeline
1915-2000
Harvesting Rainwater
Lodge water is used on site to harvest rainwater for production.
Recycled Vinyl
Post-production vinyl is recycled.
ISO 9001
ISO 9001 quality certificate attained.
PUR Launch
Polyflor launches low maintenance PUR for reduced environmental impact.
ISO 14001
Polyflor gains ISO 14001 environmental certification.
2001-2010
BRE Global
Products are individually assessed by BRE Global, achieving A+.
VOC
First VOC emissions tests.
Recovinyl
Polyflor joins Recovinyl.
Recofloor Established
Polyflor co-founds Recofloor, the waste vinyl flooring recycling scheme.
FloorScore
FloorScore® VOC certification is achieved.
Global GreenTag
Products achieve Global GreenTag LCARate certification.
2011-2020
New Fleet
Polyflor’s new fleet has Euro V compliant engines for reduced emissions.
Vinyl Plus
Polyflor joins Vinyl Plus.
Carbon Footprint Improves
Polyflor improves its carbon footprint, reducing energy use by 43% and reducing carbon emissions by 15,236 tonnes.
Launch of Expona Simplay
Expona Simplay is launched, a premium loose lay LVT that is adhesive-free reducing environmental impact.
SA 8000
SA 8000 certification is achieved.
BES 6001
BES 6001 certification for Responsible Sourcing and Sustainability is obtained.
Improving Efficiency
Economiser installed on steam boiler increasing boiler water feed temperature to boiler, improving efficiency.
Green Company
Winner of ‘Made in the North West – Green Company 2015’.
BS OHSAS 18001
BS OHSAS 18001 is achieved.
Recycle Award
Recofloor wins the Let’s Recycle Award for Excellence in Recycling & Waste Management.
Improved Fleet
All Polyflor’s HGVs are replaced with Euro VI engines for lower emissions.
Record Year for Recofloor
Recofloor has a record year, recycling 570 tonnes of waste vinyl flooring from the UK. Recofloor Australia and New Zealand recycle 18.5 tonnes, more than double the previous year.
New Forklifts
Modern, electric forklift trucks replace diesel ones.
Anniversary
Recofloor’s 10-Year Anniversary.
Renewable Electricity
100% renewable electricity used.
2021-Present
Reduced Emissions
11% reduction in GHG Emissions Intensity.
Recycled Vinyl
71% more post-consumer vinyl recycled.
Year Review
- 7% less energy used
- 4% decrease in production’s GHG emissions
- 46% less water used
- 98% of total waste recycled or repurposed
- Singapore Green Building Product & Friendly Materials Eco Labels achieved
- Polyflor products listed on mindful MATERIALS
- GreenTag Product Specific EPDs for many of our products