Calverts
Company Profile
Founded in 1977, Calvert's specialise in graphic design for print or web, and state-of-the-art colour printing for a large customer base within the public sector. They also provide close support for end user clients and self-publishers.
Business Benefits
- Improved energy management has led to increased efficiency and the generation of cost savings.
- Various innovative methods of improving waste management and focussing on waste minimisation, such as investment in new print technology, has led to cost savings.
- Increased awareness of current environmental legislation and regulations has reduced the risk of prosecution.
- Recognition and positive publicity following their commitment to actively improve their environmental performance as a company.
Environmental Benefits
- Mineral-based inks have been replaced by vegetable-based inks, reducing solvent consumption and increasing the environmental performance of raw materials.
- Improved energy efficiency and switching to a renewable energy supplier has meant that carbon dioxide emissions from energy production have been reduced.
- The purchase of a new B2 5-colour Heidelberg printing press has cut process waste production dramatically as a result of automatic plate changing, registration and colour calibration.
- Recycling rates have been increased to include paper, plastic containers (recycled into plastic products for construction industry) and printing plates and ink tins (melted down to produce pure aluminium).
- Investment in computer-to-plate technology that has dispensed of film entirely, has meant that film developer, which contains toxic silver crystals, is no longer required.
What our clients say
'Calverts' environmental policy has evolved over 26 years as a natural outcome of Calverts' high level of health and safety awareness, in response to our traditional client base in campaigning, charity and public sectors, and as an outcome of our practice as a socially owned and socially responsible company. We wanted to formalise our achievements through an accreditation system but felt ISO 14001 very much a top-down process, not fitting with our co-operative structure, and also quite labour intensive'.
'Green Mark has given us a simple, straightforward quality standard which our existing customers appreciate, potential customers can understand, and we ourselves can manage easily."
Company website: www.calverts.coop
