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News Release from: Rixonway Kitchens | Subject: Social housing kitchen manufacturer
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 12 September 2007
Rixonway helps fight global warming
Rixonway Kitchens has joined forces with Climate Care to measure and offset the CO2 emissions of its 66-strong dedicated vehicle fleet.
The company's carbon emissions will be calculated and Rixonway - a social housing kitchen manufacturer dedicated to community regeneration - will make an offset payment to reduce the emissions by the same amount This will help fund Climate Care projects that absorb, reduce or avoid an equivalent amount of greenhouse gases elsewhere
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 9 Apr 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Rixonway delivers products using its own transport, with all vehicles being less than four years old and fitted with efficient engine management systems to minimise the use of diesel fuel while reducing harmful emissions (NOx CO and PM).
In an attempt to reduce the carbon emissions - which are produced as a direct result of transporting goods - Rixonway also sources 80% of its products in the UK.
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Changes have also been made to its manufacturing process including replacing plastic fittings with glue and wooden dowels.
"As one of the UK's leading social housing kitchen manufacturers, we acknowledge our environmental obligations and take our responsibilities very seriously," says Rixonway's Operations Director Nick Greenall.
"Our partnership with carbon offset service, Climate Care, is our latest environmental initiative, helping to minimize further the environmental impact of our business activities." "Through a number of provisions, we have significantly reduced landfill costs".
"We also purchase our materials from renewable and sustainable sources, which has led to us attaining Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)* Chain of Custody accreditation**." It's this integrated approach that has seen the company scoop a number of awards, including a waste minimization award from Ground Work West Yorkshire and environmentally aware training from key customer partners.
Rixonway Kitchens has just launched a new brochure on its environmental commitment.
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