Environmental Policy

Mail Solutions regularly reassesses the environmental effects of its activities and it is our declared policy to carry out all measures reasonably practical to meet or exceed all necessary requirements for achieving continuous environmental improvement. We take into consideration the environmental aspect throughout all phases of business planning, expansion, manufacture and marketing, whilst maintaining to deliver high quality products to fulfil customer requirements and satisfaction throughout. The following aims will be pursued to the extent that they are realistically plausible:

• Utilising approved waste management specialists to ensure that all paper, cardboard, wooden and chemical waste is recycled;
• Minimise the consumption of raw materials, water and energy used in our manufacturing, packaging and despatch operations;
• Development of production methods to increase efficiency with the reduction of emissions and waste;
• Increase the use of recycled, recyclable and renewable resources;
• Minimise and/or limit the production of pollutants to water, land and air;
• Maximize the efficiency of transportation for raw materials, products etc. by developing delivery schedules to cut costs and minimise the related emissions on the environment whilst ensuring an optimum lead time;
• Limit the level of noise and other nuisances within and around the site;
• Provision of safe, clean and hygienic working environments for all employees and to safeguard members of the public from processes and activities associated with the company.

The company will foster environmental awareness and understanding to all employees, suppliers, sub contractors, shareholders and other stakeholders (including the public). Where practicable, the company will provide information and assistance to customers on environmental issues arising from its products and services.

Raw Materials

Wherever possible, raw materials are purchased from suppliers that have either ISO 9001-2000 accreditation or similar and conform to a published environmental and recycling policy.
As a large purchaser of the raw material "paper", the company has in place very strict policies on which paper suppliers it is willing to procure from. We source paper from Mills that are FSC and PEFC certified, using wood that has been obtained from sustainable forest regions and in accordance with all environmental regulations and guidelines. All manilla envelopes we produce utilise 100% recycled paper; this is something that we try and encourage our customers to use at every opportunity.

Manufacture

Our production system has been developed to deliver maximum productivity from the efficient use of allocated resources and to recycle as much waste as possible.

Where feasible, our print processes use water based ink; using an ink filtration unit we are able to cleanse all ink impurities from water so that it is suitable for reuse. In addition, all flexo print plates are water washed before storage, utilising a water purification unit to process any waste water prior to recycling or disposal.

All paper waste from production is separated and sorted by quality to be sold and used for recycling. Last year we managed to recycle 1500 tonnes of paper, a figure we are continuously trying to improve.

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A. D. Griffiths
Group Managing Director