DOING OUR BIT FOR THE PLANET
· SUPPORTING THE PLANET THROUGH OUR PRODUCTS ·
Many of our products are designed to help customers increase efficiency by reducing waste, energy, and water consumption. Longer product life cycles and reduced downtime also mean less resource use and fewer replacements, further supporting our sustainability goals.
We design our products to perform over many years, discouraging high product turnover and reducing the carbon footprint associated with frequent manufacturing.
Our mission is to ‘design and manufacture innovative solutions to optimise our customer’s productivity’ and in doing so, we help ensure production lines run efficiently, which in turn limits waste and contributes to lower energy consumption and more resource-conscious production.
2030
Global climate goal is a 45% reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions.
2050
Global climate goal is to achieve Net Zero CO₂ emissions globally.
HOW WE ARE PLAYING OUR PART
We are contributing to environmental protection through our products by helping our customers reduce their energy, water and waste costs and improving their productivity.
· PRODUCT DESIGN WITH THE ENVIRONMENT IN MIND ·
Air Efficiency Range
Engineered to significantly reduce the volume of compressed air consumption in industrial applications. These products optimise compressed air use to deliver high-performance drying & cleaning whilst using less energy consumption than traditional methods. This helps lower expensive operational costs & reduce carbon footprint.
IonRinse™
Replaces water based systems with ionised air rinsing to clean surfaces, reducing water consumption & environmental impact.
SmartControl Touch™
Allows for adjustment of settings on our bars. This ensures our products are running at optimal performance and reduces waste.
SOLAR POWER FOR A CLEANER ENVIROMENT
We are proud to share that as part of our mission to reduce our carbon footprint, we have invested in solar panel systems at our operations facility. These allow us to generate renewable energy on-site, reducing our reliance on non-renewable sources and supporting a greener energy.
Since installation, our solar panels have generated enough clean energy to achieve the environmental equivalent of:
Figures based on live environmental impact data from SolisCloud, our solar panel monitoring platform.
OUR MEASUREABLE RESULTS BENEFITING THE ENVIRONMENT
We have already taken several steps on our journey toward a greener future. Click on each icon below to explore our key milestones and learn more about the actions we have taken:
So, What’s Next for meech & the Environment?
We are proud of what we have achieved so far, but we also acknowledge the areas where there is more to do. Our focus going forward is working towards achieving ISO-14001 certification however change takes time, so we will not be able to achieve this ambition overnight – but we are working hard on it! In the meantime, we are still setting goals and working with our global offices to make a positive difference in a range of areas our business practices impact upon:
- INCREASING ENGAGEMENT THROUGH OUR ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE
- IDENTIFYING PRACTICAL WAYS TO FURTHER REDUCE PAPER USE ACROSS OUR BUSINESS
- WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH OUR SUPPLIERS TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS
- REVIEWING HOW OUR PRODUCTS ARE DESIGNED, USED AND DISPOSED OF
- WORKING TO MINIMISE OUR PACKAGING BY USING FEWER MATERIALS AND OPTIMISING SIZES
- CONTINUING TO MAKE ONGOING IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS
We are committed to learning and improving. We recognise that sustainability is not a box-ticking exercise, it’s an ongoing journey which takes time. We will continue to focus on realistic actions, honest progress and transparent communication and look forward to sharing more as we evolve.
