What does sustainability mean to you? Sheffield Insulations is uniquely positioned within the supply chain to advise customers, housebuilders and specifiers, from an independent and impartial perspective on what sustainability means to you. Sustainability is an extremely broad term covering a multitude of themes. All insulation regardless of its type is sustainable, the more insulation that goes into a building the better, as it will be more energy efficient. All insulation products attract an ‘A’ rating in the Building Research Establishment (BRE) Green Guide.

Sheffield Insulations offer:

• Impartial advice and solutions on how to conform to the latest legislation.
• Advising on and supplying new product lines available to achieve higher standards and performance levels.
• Providing architects and specifiers with specialist training on the Code for Sustainable Homes.
• On site support.
• Technical literature/comprehensive specification information in print and on line.
• Specialist support teams.
  
  

Industry Information and Developments

As the Government’s sustainability targets intensify, the urgency increases for the industry to create long-lasting, energy-conscious buildings:

• Eliminating waste
• Reducing carbon emissions
• Developing new labour skills and building practices
• Creating innovative products and services
• Improving productivity

Looking to the future Sheffield Insulations will take a proactive role in developing new products, systems and markets. Our involvement and technical influence will increase as we continue to work closely with manufacturers to develop:

• Timber frame building – creating as much of a building as possible in controlled factory conditions improves sustainability by minimising waste and speeding up construction.
• Concrete formwork methods of construction – providing rapid construction programmes with impressive thermal efficiency.
• New generation building products – manufactured from natural renewable resources.
• Renewable technologies - ground source heat pumps, solar panels and wind turbines.

 
Sheffield Insulations Carbon Footprint Policy

As a leading supplier of insulation and related materials Sheffield Insulations is committed to minimising the environmental impact of its activities through good environmental management practices. 

As part of the ISO 14001 management system and to reduce carbon footprint we have set ourselves the following objectives:

1. Minimise the use of energy supplies in all aspects of our business
2. Implement the latest energy efficient technologies
3. Maximise the use of natural light within properties
4. Use renewable or recyclable materials wherever possible
5. Minimise the quantity of waste produced going to landfill
6. Make the most efficient use of vehicles, consistent with meeting customer requirements.