Environmental Policy

The Printroom UK Ltd operates from premises in Liverpool, Merseyside, providing high quality, environmentally friendly printing to customers, using the most favoured environmental techniques and processes. We recognise however that our processes and products do impact on the environment so are committed to continually improve performance through the following measures:

  • The Printroom is accredited to ISO 14001 and will continue to improve its environmental practice
  • Comply with relevant environmental legislation and industry codes of practice
  • Seek to reduce environmental impact and prevent pollution created by our processes, through a combination of Waste Minimisation and Reduction, and substitution of harmful or hazardous materials. Such measures include:
    • the use of vegetable oil based inks,
    • elimination of solvents, our press is 100% Alcohol Free, thus no harmful VOC’S,
    • sourcing paper only from sustainable sources
    • continually recycling all of our waste products
    • continual use of 100% renewable electricity in our factory
    • working towards EMAS Certification in July 2012
  • Take account of concerns of interested parties such as regulators, shareholders, employees and the public
  • Continual monitoring of our objectives and targets relevant to The Printroom and our supply chain, to drive continual improvement programmes and regularly review environmental performance to ensure success
  • Ensure that all employees are aware of this policy and trained in their environmental responsibilities
  • Promote and make this policy available to all The Printroom’s Stakeholders
  • Active members of the Carbon Zero Federation www.carbonzerofederation.com
  • We are currently accredited to FSC standard, ensuring our commitment to sustainable sources. www.fsc.org
  • The Printroom is an active member of the B.P.I.F. www.britishprint.com
This Policy will be implemented within the framework of an Environmental Management System designed to meet the requirements of ISO 14001.

Mario Spatuzzi - Director
January 2012