Environment Policy


The management and all who work at NESS FURNITURE LTD are committed to the care of the environment and the prevention of pollution.

The organisation ensures that all its activities are carried out in conformance with the relevant environmental legislation.

The organisation operates processes, which are prescribed under the Environmental Protection Act 1990: Part 1, and observes the requirements laid down by Durham City Council and the Environment Agency.

The organisation seeks to minimise waste arising, promote recycling, reduce energy consumption, reduce harmful emissions and, where possible, to work with suppliers who themselves have sound environmental policies.

An essential feature of the environmental management system is a commitment to improving environmental performance. This is achieved by setting annual environmental improvement objectives and targets, which are regularly monitored and reviewed. The objectives and targets are publicised throughout the organisation and all staff are committed to their achievement.

In order to ensure the achievement of the above commitments, the organisation has obtained BS EN ISO 14001 environmental management system Certificate No. EMS 74985.

This Policy and the obligations and responsibilities required by the environmental management system have been communicated to all employees. The Policy is available to the public on request.

Managing Director N.F.Corner
Date: 9 /09 /2003

It is the policy of this company to pursue implementation of FSC Chain of Custody during 2003 within it's quality management system.
Objectives and intention's
  Objectives
• Reduce electricity consumption by 5% by end of 2005
• Reduce volume of oil stored on our site by 65% by end of 2003
• Reduce water consumption by 4% by end of 2005
• Reduce waste going into landfill by 30% by end of 2006l
• Reduce powder paint waste by 20% by end of 2005
• Introduction of housekeeping improvement programs into each department by end of 2003
• Increase the use of wood from managed forests
 

by 30% by end of 2003
by 40% by end of 2004
by 50% by end of 2005
  Intention's
 

The company continues to seek efficiencies in it's use of power sources and in it's CO2 emissions.

 

 

 
Latest news
Ness Furniture are pleased to announce that they have recently been awarded FSC chain of custody certification Registration No.TT-COC-1813 for "The design, manufacture, assembly, sales and distribution of office furniture products made with chipboard, melamine faced chipboard and MDF incorporating a minium of 30% FSC certified virgin fibre".