Environment
Sash Windows Northwest Ltd recognises that our day-to-day operations can impact both directly and indirectly on the environment. We aim to protect and improve the environment through good management and by adopting best practice wherever possible. We will work to integrate environmental considerations into our business decisions and adopt greener alternatives wherever possible, throughout our operations.
Our Wood Certifications
All the timber used by Sash Windows Northwest are either FSC or PEFC certified and is purchased from suppliers who responsibly source timber from around the world.
The FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) is an independent, non-governmental, not-for-profit organization established to promote the responsible management of the world's forests.
To learn more about their work click here
The PEFC Council (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification scheme) is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation. Founded in, 1999 the PEFC promotes sustainable managed forests through independent third party certification. The PEFC provides an assurance mechanism to purchasers of wood and wood products that they are promoting the sustainable management of forest.
To learn more about the work of PEFC UK click here
Forest Restoration
Trees for Life is an award-winning charity working to help restore the Caledonian Forest, which formerly covered a large part of the Scottish Highlands. Just 1% of the original forest survives today. Since 1989 they have been helping to bring this forest back from the brink, both through natural regeneration efforts and by planting trees. The long term vision is to restore the forest and all its constituent species, to a 600 square mile area west of Inverness. We now have our own grove where trees are planted on behalf of both ourselves and our customers.
In 2008 our manufacturers installed a wood burning furnace to heat the premises. They now recycle all our off cuts from production, which heats the work space and in turn reduces the amount of waste disposal to land fill. Prior to this the site was heated using a combination of a very old and inefficient oil fired boiler and a gas space heater both of which are now redundant.
Old timber frames and windows are removed from site by our installers and are then brought back to our workshop and dismantled. The glass and old iron weights are removed and the iron weights will be recycled into component parts for new projects.
All other waste is removed by a registered carrier and is sorted and recycled.
If you have any questions regarding our environmental impact and how we work to reduce our carbon footprint, please feel free to Contact us on 01772 619787 or email us at sashwindowsnorthwest@gmail.com.
