Latest Innovations in Environment

These include examples of innovative activity, which demonstrate constructors protecting and enhancing the environment.


Asbestos Recycling Scheme

Published 9 January 2023 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesConsultation Protect the local environment Specialist input
This regeneration brownfield project required the demolition of several industrial units, this led us the contractor look into how they recycle materials such as the sheet asbestos product on the roofs. Recycling demolition asbestos is a new idea and this site was the first in the United Kingdom to use use this process. Using this method required meticulous planning to...

Proplex Closed Loop Remanufacturing Scheme

Published 14 October 2021 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesReduced use of single use plastics
The UK construction industry has one of the highest rates of waste, and as a manufacturer of plastic temporary protection materials this contractor is passionate about sustainability and changing the way people think within the industry and the wider economy. This contractor has invested in a state-of-the-art wash plant and recycling line. This enables them to collect used, contaminated materials...

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