Torrington Stone

Sector: Aggregates 

Number of employees: 7 

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 Torrington Stone 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

• Aggregate company operating a quarry near Bideford since 1985
• Supply crushed, screened and natural stone in North Devon for domestic, agricultural and industrial use

How They Do It

• Helped business identify current regulations and get access to information about legislation
• Carried out a survey into reducing impact of noise on local communityProposals drawn up to make site more wildlife-friendly
• Delivered environmental training, enabling staff to understand environmental issues

What Impact It Has

• £1,500 a year saved on diesel fuel costs after replacing diesel power with electricCO2 emissions and fossil fuel use reduced
• Working life of quarry extended by recovering waste stone from the site into usable products through use of modern screening machinery
• Noise pollution reduced and wildlife actively encouraged onto the site

Opportunities for future development

• Explore new business opportunity of crushing and storing recycled glass or road planning’s at the site
• Working towards recognised national environmental standards (Environmental Management System BS 8555) to reduce costs further and tap into new “green” markets

Quote

“We have made significant fuel savings and are confident that we can ensure compliance with environmental legislation”   

Peter Setchell, Director