British Precast Targets 2012

Fourteenproposedsustainabilityindicatortargetswere discussedataBritishPrecastCouncilmeetinginDecember2009 andwereapprovedandsignedbyPresidentSteveParker.British Precastmembersarecommittedtoachievingthefollowing targetsby2012comparedwiththebaselineyearof2008: Reducing overall kWh / tonne of energy used in production by 10% Reducing CO2 emissions from production by 10% Reducing kg / tonne waste to landfill by 10% Increasing the proportion of alternative cement additions (as a % of total cement) to 25% Increasing the proportion of recycled / secondary aggregates (as a % of total aggregates) to 25% Reducing mains water consumption by 5% Reducing ground water consumption by 5% Reducing reportable injuries per 100,000 direct employees by 10% per year Increasing the % of production sites covered by an EMS (e.g. ISO 14001) to 85% Increasing the % of prod uction sites covered by a Quality system (e.g. ISO 9001) to 85% Reducing the convictions for air and water emissions to zero Improving the capture of Transport data Increasing the % of employees covered by a certified management system (e.g. ISO 9001 / ISO 14001 / OHSAS 18001) to 85% Maintaining the % of relevant production sites that have community liaison activities at 100% Forfurtherinformation,pleasecontact NormanRichards,BritishPrecastEnvironmentalConsultant, norman.richards@britishprecast.org orrefertotheBritishPrecastwebsite: www.britishprecast.org www.sustainableprecast.com www.sustainableconcrete.org.uk

SUSTAINABILITY CHARTER

TheSustainabilityCharterwaslaunchedonthe29th November2007andmemberswereoriginallyaskedtomakea voluntarycommitmenttothefollowingrequirements: Developproductsthatimprovethequalityandsustainabilityof thebuiltenvironment Liaiseeffectivelywithlocalcommunitiestofostermutual understandingandrespect Manageallwastestreamseffectivelyandminimisewaste disposaltolandfill Measure,reportandimproveperformanceonsustainability issues Minimisepollutionandemissionsassociatedwithproduction andtransportation Operateinaresponsiblemannertoprotectemployees, contractorsandvisitors Operateinanefficientandfinanciallysustainablemanner withoutcompromisinglegal,qualityorsustainabilityprinciples Operatetothehighestethicalstandardsnecessarytodevelopa skilledandcompetentworkforce Operatetothehighestqualitystandardsnecessarytosatisfy customersandconsumers Protectandenhancethenaturalenvironmentadjacenttoor affectedbyprecastproduction Recognisethatcompetitionencouragesthedevelopmentof moresustainableproductsandpractices Useenergymoreeffectivelyandreducecarbonfootprints Useprimarymaterialsmoreefficientlyandpromotetheuseof secondarymaterials Usewatermoreefficientlyandminimisedemandsonmains watersupplies Workconstructivelywithotherorganisationstodeliver sustainablepoliciesandpractices

RAISING THE BAR INITIATIVE

AspartoftheRaisingtheBarinitiative,BritishPrecast CouncilagreedthatwitheffectfromMay2011,allmembers willberequiredtosignuptotheSustainabilityCharter. Thiswillmeanthatafurther21memberswillbejoiningthe schemeinthecomingmonthsandwillbeauditedduringthe yeartoensurethattheyarefullyawareoftherequirementsof theCharter. Inordertohelpmemberskeeptrackoftheirstatusunder theRaisingtheBarschemeandtohighlightthevarious managementsystemcredentialsofmembers,BritishPrecast launchedanewmicrosite,www.bpcfcharter.com Visitors to this site can gain further information on the following: ConcreteTargetsCT2015signatorieslist TheBPCFSustainabilityCharter ListofCharterSignatoriesandCharterMembers Additionalinformationonmembercompaniesstatus withregardtoIndependentcertificationtothefollowing standards: ISO9001 ISO14001 OHSAS18001 BES6001 Achillesaccreditation Forfurtherinformationonthecontentsofthiswebsite,please contactDr.HafizElhag,onhafiz.elhag@britishprecast.org, whoisthewebsiteandcontentmanager.
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PRECAST 2011 update May 2011

British Precast

sustaInabIlIty matters uPdate 2011

Key Performance IndIcators

These indicators provide an overview of the impact of the precast industry on society and the environment, and how that impact is managed. The figures reported here relate to the 2009 and 2010 calendar years, and notes are included to indicate how performance has changed compared with 2008.

We are pleased to report precast industry KPI data for 2010 set against our targets to 2012 and our figures for the last two years. The data will be pooled with that from the other sectors making up the Sustainable Concrete Forum and published in due course in the Concrete Industry Sustainability Performance report issue 4 . Issue 3 can be downloaded from www.sustainableconcrete.org.uk The recession since May 2008 has set back the improvement in energy use per unit of output. This was predictable as capacity utilisation fell back with fixed energy elements in place. More worryingly our accident rate turned up slightly in 2010 partly due to wider coverage of previously non-participating companies. Every effort is being made to get progress back on track. Our Best Practice award winners are featured at ww.britishprecast. org and I congratulate all those who took part. Martin Clarke, Chief Executive, British Precast BytheendofApril,2011,thefollowing21membersofBritish PrecasthadsigneduptotheSustainabilityCharter: AggregateIndustries|BarconPrecast|Bell&WebsterConcrete BrettLandscaping|BuchanConcreteProducts CornishConcreteProducts|CPMGroup|EborConcretes ExploreManufacturing|FPMcCann|H&HUK HansonBuildingProducts|Litecast|LongleyFloors|Marshalls MiltonPrecast|Monier|RogerBullivant|SCC|StantonBonna TownscapeProducts AspartoftherequirementsoftheCharter,allsignatory companiesmustprovideKeyPerformanceIndicatordataonan annualfrequency. Inadditiontotheabovecompaniesbeingsigneduptothe SustainabilityCharterandsupplyingKPIdata,thefollowing companieshavealsoprovidedKPIdatafor2010: ABMPrecastSolutions|Cemex|Forticrete MarbleMosaic|Tarmac Pleasenotethatcompanieswhogainindependentcertification totheResponsibleSourcingofMaterialsstandard,canusethis datacaptureexerciseandthetargetssetbyBritishPrecast,to helpdemonstrateconformancetoBES6001withregardsto stakeholderengagementetc. Itisalsoimportanttonotethatthirdpartycertificationauditors areatlibertytomakecontactwithBritishPrecasttogain confirmationthatannualKPIdatahasbeensupplied.

Datafor2010hasbeenprovidedby26companiesrelatingto119productionunits andapproximately10.2mtonnesofproduction;therearebelievedtobeinthe regionof800precastproductionunitsintheUKandthetotalproductionoutput fortheindustryin2010,wassimilarto2009,atanestimated20mtonnes.Taking accountofthecontinuedcontractionintheindustry,itisestimatedthatdatahas beenreportedforapproximately51%oftheyearsproduction,comparedwith 48.4%in2008and53.3%in2009.Thefollowingstatisticshavebeencalculated fromthedatasupplied.

CoVERAGE

QUALITY ANd SATISfACTIoN

9.5mtonne,or93.1%ofreportedproductionwascoveredbyanISO9001UKAS certifiedqualitymanagementsystemorarecognisedManufacturersQuality AssuranceSchemein2010.Thiscomparesfavourablywith80.0%coveragein2008 and89.7%in2009. Note: 2012 target of 85% is already being achieved.

RESoURCE USE - MATERIALS

0.144Tonneofcementitiousmaterialswereusedpertonneofconcreteproduced in2010,consistingof7.5%flyash,6.2%groundgranulatedblast-furnaceslag,5.8% quicklime,4.5%limestoneand75.8%CEM1.Thesefiguresareslightlyworsethan thosereportedin2008and2009duetochangesintheproductmixandimproved accuracyofreporting. Note: 2012 target of 25% alternative cement use is not quite being achieved, but close at 24.2%. Aggregateusagein2010showedlittlechangefrom2008and2009with0.800 tonnesofaggregatesbeingusedpertonneofconcreteproduced.Theuseof secondaryaggregateincreasedslightlyfrom20.2%in2008to20.3%in2010. Note: 2012 target of 25% recycled aggregate use is not quite being achieved, but close at 20.3%.

ENERGY, INCLUdING CLIMATE CHANGE

PRodUCTIVITY

Thecompaniesreportingdatain2010employed6,732fulltimeequivalentstaff, continuingthedownwardtrendfrom8,681in2008and6,902in2009. 1,516tonneofconcretewasproducedperemployeein2010,comparedwith1,589 tonnein2008and1,602tonnein2009.

71.39kWhofenergywasusedpertonneofconcreteproducedin2010,ofwhich 45.0%wasgas,20.4%waselectricityand28.9%wasgas-oilordiesel.Thisis equivalentto19.9kgofCO2pertonneofconcreteproduced.Thesefiguresare slightlyworsethanthedatareportedin2008(57.13kWh)and2009(61.13kWh), duetoacombinationofreducedoutputlevelsandgreateraccuracyofdata collection. Note: 2012 target of 10% reduction in energy usage and CO2 per tonne is not currently being achieved.

HEALTH & SAfETY

RESPECT foR PEoPLE ANd THEIR LoCAL ENVIRoNMENT

Ninefactoriesoperatedformallocalliaisonschemesduringtheyear,compared witheightin2008and2009.

PoLLUTIoN/EMISSIoNS, INCLUdING TRANSPoRT

4.9mtonneor48.4%ofreportedproductionwascoveredbyanOHSAS 18001UKAScertifiedhealthandsafetymanagementsystemin2010,whichis significantlybetterthanthe25.4%reportedin2008. HealthandsafetydataiscollectedseparatelythroughtheConcreteTargets 2010/2015SchemesoperatedbyBritishPrecast;thisHSErecognisedscheme promotesimprovementactivitiesandsharingofinformation,bothwithin companiesandacrosstheindustry. Over7,000employeesintheindustrywerecoveredbytheschemein2010 andtheRIDDORincidentratewasat1425incidentsper100,000employees, comparedwith1305in2009,1343in2008,1466in2007and3920forthebase reportingyearof2000.

RESoURCE USE - wATER

9.22mtonne,or90.3%ofreportedproduction,wascoveredbyanISO14001or EMASUKAScertifiedenvironmentalmanagementsystemin2010,comparing favourablywith83.9%ofreportedproductionin2008and81.3%in2009. Note: 2012 target to increase coverage to 85% is already being achieved. Noenvironmentalincidentswererecordedorreportedtoexternalregulatory authoritiesin2009or2010,comparedwithoneenvironmentalincidentreported in2008. Note: 2012 target to maintain convictions to 0 is currently being achieved. Transportdatacoverageimprovedin2010,with21companiesshowingtheaverage lorrycarried21.8tonneconcreteproductperdelivery,comparedwith17companies reportinganaverageof18.6tonnein2008.Theaveragedeliverydistancein2010 was198km,comparedwith203kmreportedin2008.Transportdatawas providedfor9.8mtonneproductin2010,comparedwith7.3mtonnein2008 Note: 2012 target to increase capture of data is already being achieved. 6.88mtonne,or67.4%ofreportedproduction,wascoveredbyaBES6001 ResponsibleSourcingsystemin2010,comparingfavourablywith39.8%of reportedproductionin2009

99.4litresofmainswaterwasusedpertonneofconcreteproducedin2010, comparingfavourablywith108.5litresofmainswaterin2008and115.8litres mainswaterin2009,pertonneofconcreteproduced. Waterfromothersourcessuchasharvestingandrecyclingisnotincludedin thesefigures. Note: 2012 target of reducing mains water use by 5% is already being achieved.

EMPLoYMENT PoLICIES INCLUdING TRAINING

RESoURCE USE - wASTE

36.0kgofwastewasproducedpertonneofconcretein2010,ofwhich5.5%was disposedoftolandfill,41.2%wasrecycledonsiteand53.1%recycledoffsite.The overallwastefigurewasslightlybettercomparedwith39.7kgofwastepertonne ofconcreteproducedin2008,and37.6kgin2009.Thisresultedin2.0Kgwaste/ tonneproductbeingdisposedoftolandfillin2010,comparedwith5.6kgin2008. Note: 2012 target of reducing waste to landfill by 10% is already being achieved.

4,781or98.5%ofreportedemployeeswerecoveredbyformaltrainingand developmentpoliciesin2010,andanaverageof8.9hoursoftrainingwasprovided peremployee.Althoughthecoverageishigherthanthe89.7%figurereportedfor 2008,thehoursperpersonarelowerthanthe12.6hrreportedin2008.