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Sustainability
F. Ball is aware of its responsibility to minimise its environmental impact wherever possible, including managing what it consumes of raw materials and waste, as well as making it easier than ever for flooring contractors to do their bit.
Eco Packaging
Recyclable packaging has been introduced across many of F. Ball’s product lines, with much of the new packaging itself manufactured from recycled materials, including fully recyclable versions. This includes fully recyclable versions of five and 20-litre plastic bottles used for liquids, primers and tackifiers.
The positive outcome of the switch is that over 100 tonnes of virgin plastic material have been prevented from entering the waste stream each year.
Help to go green with F. Ball's Recycling Scheme
One of the main initiatives to support the industry’s quest for greener working practices is the introduction of the F. Ball Recycling Scheme, which provides branded recycling units at selected distributor partners where contractors can deposit empty recyclable F. Ball buckets and bottles for recycling, free of charge.
Working to international standards (ISO 14001), the company evaluates the entire life cycle of its products when looking for ways to be more sustainable. Starting with the materials used to make them, the manufacturing processes involved and how they can be recycled or disposed of responsibly following use. In line with this, we are making it as easy as possible for flooring contractors to recycle the packaging used for its products.
Innovative sustainability
Behind the scenes, changes to address the business’s carbon footprint at F. Ball’s Staffordshire headquarters have been introduced with the aim of consuming less energy and increasing the proportion of the energy that comes from renewables.
For example, over 1,000 solar panels with a 250 KwP output generate around one fifth of the site’s electricity supply. The factories benefit from state-of-the-art equipment, including high-efficiency motors and boilers to minimise energy required to produce F. Ball products, as well as significantly lessen the energy needed for heating.
The buildings incorporate the latest energy efficient technologies, including energy efficient LED lighting, which is either connected to proximity sensors or programmed to turn off when not required. The powder plant facility is gravity fed which reduces the energy required for production. There are also now 17 electric vehicle charging points on site for both company cars and employee vehicles.