Tiki International Plastics Ltd

Sector: Leisure Activities 

Number of employees: 30 

Region of UK: South West 

Summary

Global Action Plan is an environmental charity that focuses on environmental behaviour change and provides planning and advice for SMEs. Their client Tiki International Plastics Ltd recruited the Envision team to help assess energy, water and resource use against good practice and identify where environmental and cost savings could most easily be achieved.

Background

• Based in Braunton and established in the 1960s, the company designs and supplies high quality surf boards, clothing and associated products
• Products are sold directly to business outlets across the UK and Eire

How They Do It

• Carried out a full environmental business audit with action plans to evaluate waste, water, materials and energy usage
• Provided information about reducing the volume of plastic and cardboard used for transit packaging
• Supported the company in developing positive environmental aspects for a new building and helped with planning authority negotiations
• Created Green Travel Plan for the business
• Provided advice on “green” marketing

What Impact It Has

• Saving £2,000 annually after setting up a scheme to recycle 50% of waste produced on-site, reducing annual landfill by 20 tonnes per year
• Reduced CO2 emissions by 10 tonnes per year by switching to a renewable energy supplier
• Attracted new customers and grown the business thanks to enhanced “green” credentials
• Gained planning consent for new building with in-built waste material recycling facilities and energy-efficient lighting, saving a projected £3,000 a year

 Opportunities for future development

• Increased communication of ‘green’ credentials to customers as further environmental actions are taken

Quote

 “By reducing our waste and recycling more materials, our business is growing   and saving thousands of pounds”   

David Aldrich-Smith, Director, Tiki International Plastic Ltd