Environmental policy.

We are committed to conducting our business in an environmentally and ethically conscious manner.

Our aim is to promote year on year improvement in our environmental policy and to target waste as a central area for continuous improvement.

The key objectives of our environmental policy are:

• Strict compliance with all relevant environmental legal requirements, codes and regulations.

• Strict control of dust, noise and vibration.

• Ensuring the effective management of the natural resources used in our operations.

• Influencing the design process to maximise its environmental effectiveness.

• Seeking to replace raw materials with recycled alternatives.

• Improving the efficiency of our transportation and reducing our emissions with the effective management of vehicle use and scheduling of deliveries.

• Establishing targets for improvement in key areas and to improve on them year on year.

• Reducing the environmental impact of our back office operations by encouraging the use of electronic communication and improving the energy efficiency in all administrative working areas.